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Teams for JP Morgan Chase and Gordon W. Ross-RE/MAX will face off in Saturday’s final of The 6th Annual International Gay Polo Tournament at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC).
Both teams won their respective matches Friday at IPC. JP Morgan Chase bested Cedar Crest 7-4, and Gordon W. Ross-RE/MAX defeated McGladrey 6-4.
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Photo: Liz Lamont Images/Phelps Media Group.
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“I have always wanted to play in this tournament. I’m absolutely thrilled!” said Tiffany Busch after her winning game for JP Morgan Chase. “Everyone has such upbeat, great attitudes out here. This is the kind of polo that I personally love to play. Everybody’s smiling – win, lose, it doesn’t matter. We’re all having a good time and looking at the big picture.”
Mason Phelps, who played on the winning Gordon W. Ross-RE/MAX slate, gave thanks to his teammate Joey Casey, Mike Harris and Palm City Polo Club for “putting it together for me in five weeks.” Phelps, a new participant in the GPL tournament, recently began studying and practicing at Casey’s facility.
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Charlie Muldoon, Gordon Ross, Stacie Simpkins, Mason Phelps and Phil Tremo. Photo: Liz Lamont Images/Phelps Media Group.
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Casey, a professional player and coach, said he was “really proud of Mason today in his first tournament – he played amazing and stayed in the flow.”
GPL founder Chip McKenney, who competed for Cedar Crest, described Friday’s game as “incredibly fast and tough,” adding, “I thought we were really well matched for the other team, but we were simply outplayed by Caroline Anier and Tiffany Busch, who were so quick off the ball and on the ball, off the pass and on the pass,” said McKenney. “It was amazing! We gave it a good go, and I’m proud of how we played. We’ll be cheering the other team on tomorrow in the finals.”
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Chip McKenney, Sunny Hale and Caroline Anier. Photo: Liz Lamont Images/Phelps Media Group.
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The action resumes Saturday at 1 p.m. at IPC on the Isla Carroll East field, when McGladrey plays Cedar Crest for the Founders Cup. McGladrey’s lineup is: Dwight Tran, Stacie Simpkins, Charlie Muldoon and Phil Tremo. Cedar Crest’s players are: Rafik Boughadoui, Jean-Marc Herrouin, Chip McKenney and Sunny Hale.
In the featured match at 3 p.m., JP Morgan Chase opposes Gordon W. Ross-RE/MAX for the Senator’s Cup. The lineup for JP Morgan Chase is: Busch, Caroline Anier, Jed Pearsall and Mark Bennett. Playing for Gordon W. Ross-RE/MAX are: Gordon Ross, Misha Rodizanko, Phelps and Casey.
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