The 26th Annual Volley For SERV Tennis Tournament, held June 15 at Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman, was a successful benefit for The SERV Foundation, raising a net profit of $45,500. These funds will support The SERV Foundation’s Scholarship Fund and the annual Wellness & Development Conference for SERV’s clients.
The SERV Foundation is the fundraising arm of SERV Behavioral Health System, Inc., which provides residential and support services for adults and youth with mental illness and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities in 10 counties around the state.
Top-ranking
junior
tennis
players who
performed an
exhibition
match for
guests at
Volley For
SERV are,
from left,
Alex Yang,
Matthew
Michibata,
Lex Decker
and
Christina
Rosca. All
are high
school
students
from Mercer
County.
Eighty-four
tennis players,
predominantly from the
Mercer County area,
played in Men’s, Women’s
and Mixed A & B
divisions. Because of
the large number of
players, the Women’s and
Mixed divisions played
at Cherry Valley, the
Men’s B division played
a few miles away at
Bedens Brook Club, and
the Men’s A division
played at Princeton
Community Park.
The following are the 2016 Champions and Finalists, who received awards during the reception from VFS Committee Chairperson Ted Golfinopoulos:
Women’s
A: Champions Gwen
Guidice and Louise
Gengler-Thomas;
Finalists Kimberly Vine
and Kei Imamishi.
Women’s B: Champions
Michele Kiszely and Dawn
Snider; Finalists Ann
LoPrinzi and Robin
Wolfe. Men’s A:
Champions Gino
Carolsella and David
Przystasz;
Gary
van
Nostrand,
left,
retiring
President/CEO
of SERV
Behavioral
Health
System,
receives the
SERVice
Award from
Richard
Anderson,
Chairman of
the Board,
at Volley
For SERV.
Finalists Will
DiPietro and Andrew
Lieu. Men’s B: Champions
Rich Anderson and Joe
Punia; Finalists Tom
Caruso and Hai Nguyen.
Mixed A: Champions Ginny
Mason and Rob Howland;
Finalists Kimberly Vine
and Dan Khoo. Mixed B:
Champions Sena Hill and
Barry Szaferman;
Finalists Donna and Mark
Nagel.
Following the finals, four top-ranking junior tennis players performed an exciting exhibition match for guests prior to the evening reception. All of the teens are coached by Glenn Michibata, Princeton Tennis Program’s Director of Elite Training and former ATP Pro and 3-time All American.
The
players included:
Christina Rosca, a
senior at Princeton High
School, who has a
national ranking of 35
in Girls 18; 
Kimberly
Vine of
Princeton
accepts the
6th Annual
Lou Natale
Jr. Players
Award for
her longtime
participation
in and
sponsorship
of Volley
For SERV.
Matthew
Michibata, a student at
West Windsor-Plainsboro
H.S. South who is ranked
#14 in Boys16 Middle
States; Lex Decker, a
sophomore at Princeton
Day School who is in the
top 30 in Boys 16 Middle
States; and Alex Yang, a
student at West
Windsor-Plainsboro H.S.
South who is ranked #38
in Boys 16 Middle
States.
During Volley For SERV’s evening reception, Gary van Nostrand was honored with the SERVice Award in appreciation for his 15 years as President and CEO of SERV and for his contributions to all of the boards of SERV. Mr. Van Nostrand is retiring in August.
Rachel
Ticktin,
right, and
Fae McKenzie
pick up
their Super
50/50 Cash
Raffle
winnings
from Keith
Hamilton at
SERV’s
corporate
office.
Also honored
during the reception was
Kimberly Vine of
Princeton, who received
the 6th Annual Lou
Natale Jr. Players Award
for her longtime
participation in and
sponsorship of Volley
For SERV.
At the evening’s conclusion, the much anticipated drawing for the Super 50/50 Cash Raffle took place. Rachel Ticktin of Barnegat won the 1st prize of $6,660 (40% of total raised). Second-prize winner was Fay McKenzie of Bordentown, who won $1,665 (10%).