Roy, Brengle Win Grass Court Championships

©Colette Lewis 2005--
Roy, Brengle Win Grass Court Championships--

My schedule didn't permit me to stay in Philadelphia Saturday when the singles finals were played, (it's like leaving a movie with ten minutes remaining; not recommended) so I did not see Rupesh Roy's 6-1, 6-2 win over Wil Spencer, nor Madison Brengle's 6-3, 6-3 upset of Lindsay Burdette. Brengle played extremely well in her semifinal match, and was the third seed, so maybe it's not all that surprising, but Burdette seemed very comfortable on grass and is much more imposing physically than is Brengle.


As for Roy, I never saw him play on either of the feature courts, so I admit I'm not speaking with much hard knowledge, but he won both the singles and doubles titles, not losing a set in singles competition, so it would be hard to argue against his game, which, though not classic serve and volley, shows evidence of familiarity and suitability for grass courts. He has now won two ITF events in the United States since April, and made the quarterfinals in the other one, proving he's consistently good.

I hope to do a tournament wrapup story Sunday afternoon, with some personal impressions of the whole experience of the Grass Courts.