MOMS AND daughters who play tennis together, win championships together. By Anna Marie D’Angelo Contributing Writer Or so it seems for Pam Hunter and Suzie Fought. The West Vancouver mother- and-daughter doubles team won the Canadian Family Champion- . Ships at Ontario’s York University for the third time last month in four years. The -fisst year Hunter, 58, and Fought, 27, took. part in the com- ; petition they: were runner-up fin- - ishers. “. “The competition this year was , Just. as good as in the past,’” said Hunter, - i ; . +, “Phere are a few very good “teams and any one of these tears ‘van win on a given day.” : _... Hunter started. playing doubles _competitively with her daughter - when Fovght was 12. The two entered open. events for parent and child under 14, ~< Besides family championship ti- ‘tles, the Hollyburn Country Club members have racked up titles on their own in amateur tennis. ‘.. Hunter has won three Canadian : * seniors titles including 40 (year- old) ‘doubles, 5G: singles and 50 | doubles. . Fought won under-14 doubles in Canada. Her play earned her a -tennis scholarship to Utah’s . Brigham Young University. . Both Hunter and Fought said doubles is a different game from singles tennis. **Doubles has a lot more strate- gy and a lot more activity at the net. Singles is more endurance and doubles is more shot making,’’ said Fought who is a teacher at Collingwood School. In. this year’s family champion- ships held over the Labor Day weekend the defending champions from the North Shore defeated the No. 3 seeds from Toronto 6-3, 7-6 (7-1). Hunter and Fought won two qualifying matches before the final. . Thirteen mother-daughter teams from B.C., Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New- foundland competed in the 1991 family championships. The national Family Tennis Championships are sanctioned by Tennis Canada and first began five years ago. One of the goals of the competition is to promote Bandits bite Cobras WEST VANCOUVER'S Pain Hunter (left) and Suzie Fought say two keys to winning big in family NEWS photo Cindy Goodman doubles are knowing where each other are cn the court and avoiding frustration. All in the family Mom-daughter duo take championship tennis at the grassroots level throughout the nation. The B.C. family tennis program began in 1988 and involves mat- ches at the club level before a THE DEEP Cove Bandits displayed an awesome acrial show last Sunday in the North Shore Ist Division Touch foot- ball. By Chris Rerup Contributing Writer The Bandits dominated the Cobras to the tune of 57-7, Bandit’s cffence was fead by quarterback Graeme Fane, along with two brother com- provincial tournament. Hunter said mental toughness was a key to winning doubles games. “*We've had close matches and binations, Chris and Neil Rerup, and Korm and John Triew. Chris Rerup began the day with a spectacular 50-yard catch and run. League MVP candidate, Korm Triew, followed suit with an equally impressive 60-yard catch, Other offensive majors went to John Triew, Pete Williams, and Neil Rerup. The teain’s elder statesman we didn’t let ourselves get frustrated. In family doubles, it’s important not to get cross,’’ said Hunter who is a bookkeeper for her husband’s company. Rory Seddon added two con- verts. The ‘‘ballhawk’’ bandit defence showed they can also put points on the board. Doug Biden rambled 50 yards for a touch down in the first in- terception of the game. Roger Bassam notched two offensive touchdowns, — while Korm Triew picked off three balls, and tis brother John had one. “Wild’’ Bill Matthews also 91 — North Shore News - 13 Hunter said age didn’t seem to play a big part in winning matches at the family championships because the two oldest mothers played in the final. Fought said strategy inciudes both of them getting close to the net when they play. **E think the reason we’ve done so well is that we work as a team. We know where the other one is on the court,’’ said Fought. Tennis is also the game of choice for Hunter’s husband Dick who has been called Mr. Tennis _ by Tennis B.C.. because of his work for the sport in the pro- vince. Like his sister, son Rick Hunter received a college scholarship for tennis but recently has become more active in water surfing and skiing. The family involvement in ten- nis extends to Fought’s husband, Rob who is ranked in the top ten B.C, players. Suzie and Rob met at Brigham Young University where they both had tennis scholarships. Mother and daughter were. sup- posed to have played in the inter- national family championships in Portugal last spring but the com- petition was cancelled because of the Gulf War. The Canadian family champs will go to the next international family championship in Austria if it is held. “The only time Hunter and Fought actually got to play in the international championship was last year in Florida. Hunter and Fought took home a Kiam Finalist Cup after playing the U.S. team at the 1990 Rem- ington International Family Championships. (Kiam refers to Remington president Victor Kiam who origi- nally developed the mother/ daughter, father/son champion- ships.) . : Although both mother and daughter are active in other sports, Fought doesn’t hesitate when asked why tennis is their favorite. ‘Because we Fought. Hunter has graciously given her half of the prize trip for the na- tional championship to her daugh- ter who is currently deciding be- tween going to the Bahamas or Guadalupe. Hunter explained why she liked playing tennis with her daughter. “I think any time family members play a sport, families are brought closer together,’’ said Hunter, love it,’ said added two sacks, and was im- pressive again on offence. In other league play the top contender, Joico Grid Dawgs thrashed the Panthers, 59-21. Joico quarter back Greg McClure was impressive, throwing for six touchdowns. Tony Vanderleelie accounted for two touchdown catches, while adding four sacks. Meanwhile, the Queen's Cross Hurricane’ upset Catano Fiddle Express 28-7.