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Published on: 3/17/2006
Last Visited: 10/24/2008
Adam Burton (photo above) is the FINALIST in the TennisNYC.com Advanced Level Tennis Tournament 2005.
He is shown holding his beautiful trophy during the Victory Dinner Party at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Edgewater.
Adam works full time as a Corporate Lawyer and plays tennis as a hobby to keep active and healthy.
Congratulations Mr. Frederic Boucher!
The Winner of the 2005 Advanced Level tennis tournament!
Frederic def Adam Burton in the Finals 6-1 6-0!
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Adam Burton (photo above right) is the first FINALIST in the Advance Division of TennisNYC.com tennis tournament.
A former Junior Champion from Alabama, Adam remains unbeatable.
He defeated David Lee (photo above left) in the semis 6-4 6-1 last Saturday, October 1, 2005.
The TENNIS WARRIOR from Canton China vs The Junior Champion from Alabama!
During last Saturday's round robin, TENNIS TIL YOU DROP, Sept 17 in Edgewater, 2 league players (photo above) literally dropped (not their pants!) to their knees from fatigue, exhaustion and cramping.
Photo above L-R shows Eric Jin and Adam Burton looking very exhausted after playing their singles advanced tournament match for more than 5 hours non-stop!
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Adam Burton on the other hand, developed a sore shoulder.
The score of the match?
First set went to Eric 6-1, Adam won the second 7-6 and they are on serve 5-4 in the third set when Eric Jin almost collapsed from cramping and exhaustion ... LOL..
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Sept 24 Adam Burton won the match 6-4 in the 3rd set.
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Adam Burton (wildcard) def Chris Bien in the Advanced level of the TennisNYC.com tennis tournament last Saturday, July 23 in Edgewater 6-3 6-0.
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#2 seed Adam Burton can potentially upset the top seed in the tournament and has a good chance of winning the Advanced Level Tournament of TennisNYC.com.
Adam comes from the South where he competed in a lot of junior tennis tournaments growing up as a kid.
He is now a corporate lawyer and is very eager to come back to a sport that he loves.
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3. Adam Burton (confirmed) Rank #2
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1 Frederic Boucher formerly ranked #75 in Montreal Canada wins against Marco Spranger 6-1, even with Emmanuel Rousson (1 win 1 loss) 6-4, 4-6, wins against Glen Choi, wins against Pete Bassey 6-4 6-4, wins against Adam Burton 6-2
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1. Chris Bien (lost twice) Lost to Adam Burton (1st rd) and Lost to Alan Yeung (1st rd)
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6. Martin Shaw (lost 2x) to David Lee in 3 sets 1st set: 6-4 (David) 2nd set: 7-6 (8-6) Martin 3rd set (6-3 David) and Lost to Adam Burton 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (7-4)
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10. Ian Katz (lost 2x) Lost to Adam Burton and Lost to David Lee in 3 sets and wins against Eric Jin in 3 sets
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15. Sal Hendricks (lost 2x) lost to Kevin Rosero and Lost to Adam Burton
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27. David Lee (lost twice) lost to Adam Burton 4-6 1-6, lost to James Valverde 4-6 5-7 wins against Roman Livson, wins against Emmanuel Rousson, wins against Ian Katz and wins against Fred Roman.