Longboat tennis pros ace friendly competition

Four Longboat Key tennis pros battled it out March 5 during a fundraiser at the Longboat Key Tennis Center.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 7:54 p.m. March 5, 2019
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Longboat Key tennis pros battled it out March 5.

On Tuesday evening, about 120 local tennis players gathered to watch their favorite tennis pros, Claudiu Retean, Ron Shields, Sergiu Pletosu and Jeff Otterbein, compete against each other as a tennis fundraiser.

Retean and Shields competed against Pletosu and Otterbein as the audience enjoyed a buffet from Nancy’s Bar-B-Q.

Dolores Levy and Cathy Powell
Dolores Levy and Cathy Powell
Ron Shields serves the ball during the Battle of the Pros.
Ron Shields serves the ball during the Battle of the Pros.
Sandy Campbell, Heather Whitfield, Carol Richard and Faye Blakely
Sandy Campbell, Heather Whitfield, Carol Richard and Faye Blakely
Jeff Otterbein competes in the Battle of the Pros.
Jeff Otterbein competes in the Battle of the Pros.
Bryan Goodwin, Steve Nicolai and Fred Berg
Bryan Goodwin, Steve Nicolai and Fred Berg
Claudiu Retean plays defense during the Battle of the Pros.
Claudiu Retean plays defense during the Battle of the Pros.
Robin Purcell and Anne White
Robin Purcell and Anne White
Sergiu Pletosu plays defense during the competition.
Sergiu Pletosu plays defense during the competition.
Michelle Coates and Sunny McGrath
Michelle Coates and Sunny McGrath
Claudiu Retean and Ron Shields compete together against Sergiu Pletosu and Jeff Otterbein.
Claudiu Retean and Ron Shields compete together against Sergiu Pletosu and Jeff Otterbein.
Michelle Coates, Tina Gelmisi and Sunny and Rich McGrath
Michelle Coates, Tina Gelmisi and Sunny and Rich McGrath
Ron Shields is a tennis pro at The Longboat Key Club.
Ron Shields is a tennis pro at The Longboat Key Club.
Ken Coates and Tom Ivaskiv
Ken Coates and Tom Ivaskiv
Jeff Otterbein competes in the Battle of the Pros game.
Jeff Otterbein competes in the Battle of the Pros game.

 

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