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Fitness Get into the swing of things this Golf Season! Prepare yourself with: • Video swing analysis • Movement screen testing • Specific, individualized exercise recommendations Sessions are by appointment only. If you would like more in formation, send an email to Chris Barucci at: chrisuclub@ gmail.com, or leave a message in the fitness office. � UClubbers Ride a Century for Best Buddies On June 4th several University Club of Boston mem- bers headed out of Dorchester to bike ride 100 miles to Hyannis Mass in support of Best Buddies. Best Bud- dies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated em- ployment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Robin Jaye, successfully completed her 1st Century ride and with style swallowed 3 hamburgers, a plate of stir fry, and 2 brownies before showering up and going into dinner for a traditional New England styled Clam Bake. UCLUBBERS, Arlene & John McLaren (very serious bike riders), and Best Buddies veterans finished in ap- prox. 7 hours in change. Randy Carpenter of “Team Seaside Therapeutics,” and veteran Best Buddies rider crushed the ride in 51/2 hours! If that was not a big enough feat then let’s all ap- plaud Randy because her was the #2 fundraiser bring- ing in an excess of $29,000.00! Want to have some fun and enjoy some strong bragging rights? Next Year’s ride is scheduled for 6/2/12. The minimum fund raising goal is $1,500.00! Start training and begin your fundraising, and join the FUN! 6 The University Club • Boston July/August 2011

Squash "Ouch, that hurt...!" 2011 Massachusetts State Doubles Championships By: Tom Poor They fell like flies. It seems like there were more injuries of one kind or another this year than matches played (and that doesn’t count injured psyches!). None were more devastating than the torn calf tendon suffered by Robin Silver Grace on the eighth point of the Mixed final against Mar- got Kearney & Pat Malloy, finalists the previous two years. Robin and partner Doug Lif- ford had upset de- fendingchampi- ons Hope Crosier & Chris Spahr in the semis and had a shot at their first title before the curtain fell. Ironically, they had advanced to the semis when Dan Roberts & Fernanda Rocha had to default when Dan tore his hamstring, sending him to two months of rehabilitation. Margot & Pat, in their semi, defeated the Harvard Club duo of Sharon Bradey & Mat Sibble who in turn had advanced over Lori Stump & Matt Silver, beneficiaries of Hope Prockop’s default with Preston Quick when a knee injury sent her to the sidelines. In her resignation, Hope wrote, “This is the hardest squash e-mail I’ve ever had to write.” There will be no more chances with Preston as he moves to New York this summer.Hard times were in the Womens draw as well. With Robin on her way to the hospital, she & Sharon Bradey had to default the final to Hope Cro- sier & Fernanda Rocha. That spared the latter team the prospect of being finalists for the third year in a row, los- ing in 2009 & 2010 to Sharon & Jeannie Blasberg. Jean- nie is currently living in Switzerland for two years as husband John has a business assignment. In the semis, Hope & Fernanda defeated Breck Haynes & Kaitlin Sen- natt in four while in the other half, Robin & Sharon won over Wendy Berry & Sue Greene. The latter team had advanced at the expense again of Hope Prockop’s torn knee meniscus, short circuiting the appearance of her partner, Harvard’s Cece Cortes. Cece’s dad, Joe Cortes, has been a staple of the State B’s, winning three of the last four years. As so of- ten happens, however, fame in the States can be fleeting and such was Joe’s fate this year as he and partner John Lingos-Webb were dumped in the first round by Jim Milton & Tom McCarthy. In this draw of 34, none of the top four seeds made it beyond the quarters, indicative of either a lot of equally talented teams or just plain Poor seeding. Remember that title of the 2008 States article ”A Star is Born!”? That was Car- son Spahr, then 11, now 14 and the winner of the B’s with Chris Vernick in a five game beauty over Univer- sity Club professional Fernanda Rocha & top 5.5 singles player Max Montgelas. Carson & Chris had edged John Brazilian & Chris Lutes in the semis after dismissing #3 seed Michael Wang & Scott Beebe in the quarters. Bra- zilian & Lutes had advanced in five over #2 seed Jon Hartnett & Glenn Prichett. In the upper half, the Milton- July/August 2011 The University Club • Boston 7