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Naperville table tennis tourney draws local, international players

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Tim Anliker of Chicago volleys with Jacek Wisniewski of Naperville on Saturday during the annual table tennis tournament sponsored by the Naperville Park District and the Naperville Table Tennis Club.

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Anatoly Fuksman of Burbank volleys with Carl Bruebach of Plainfield on Saturday as the Naperville Park District and the Naperville Table Tennis Club host the city's annual table tennis championships at River Woods school.

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Jacek Wisniewski of Naperville returns a volley Saturday during the annual table tennis championships held by the Naperville Park District and the Naperville Table Tennis Club.

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Small orange balls pinged and ponged as players from the western suburbs and as far away as South America competed Saturday in the annual Naperville Table Tennis Tournament. The finals of the master's age division pitted a local versus an international, as John Brandt of Naperville faced Nestor Prato of Venezuela for the championship. "The final tends to get a little more intense," said Samantha Walden with the Naperville Park District. "There's grunting and groaning going on."