On June 10th, members and guests of the French-American Chamber of Commerce gathered at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York for the 19th Annual Tennis Tournament – BNP Paribas Cup.

The FACC was honored to feature BNP Paribas as Cup Sponsor. Event Sponsors also included Barclais CPA, LLC; Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy; and TCM Global Relocations.

Individuals and corporate teams spent the afternoon playing in a round-robin doubles tournament. Each player received a Tennis Channel bag that included items from the FACC and BNP Paribas.

The Women’s First Place award went to Nancy Knapp, and the Men’s First Place was won by Laurent Klajzyngier. Jade Associates was the winner of the 2010 BNP Paribas Cup, with Société Générale in second place and 1-Source in third.

Following the awards ceremony, players and spectators enjoyed a Champagne Paul Goerg reception on the terrace while an exciting array of raffle prizes were drawn.

The FACC extends its thanks to the generous sponsors of the raffle, and congratulates the following winners: 1 Year Subscription to France-Amérique, won by Matthieu Aimlon, Barclais CPA; a One-Day Pass for Two to the West Side Tennis Club, won by Alexandre Millet, Logfret; 4 Seats to NYSporTimes Tournament in Randall’s Island, won by Eric Tomasini, Crédit Agricole CIB and Camille Zhu, Barclais CPA; 4 VIP Seats to Pilot Pen Tournament won by Philippe Tellier, PA Consulting and Cécilia Wong, Barclais CPA; a 3-Day Stay for 1 Person at Total Tennis Resort won by Tracy Poulton; a Babolat Tennis Racquet won by Florent Levavasseur, Coface North America – all courtesy of USTA Board Member Bob Coburn; Hors d’oeuvres & drinks for 2 people at Bar Pleiades, won by Alexis de Bretteville, Michael Page International; a Lacoste duffel bag & clock, courtesy of Tennis Channel, won by Regina Giglio, Gina Homes; Two tickets to Roland Garros 2011, courtesy of Tennis Channel, won by Julien Vignal, Coface; Dinner & Drinks for Two at the Hudson Hotel, won by Veronique Marcus, Metlife; BNP Paribas sport/travel duffel, won by Michael Cone, Neville Peterson; a Longchamp Travel Bag, won by Alicia Mahase, Barclais CPA; 2 round trip tickets between London and Paris, courtesy of Eurostar, won by Guillaume Kalaydjian, Société Générale.

The Grand Prize of 2 Round Trip Tickets on Air France between New York and Paris was won by Nicholas Barrandon, Coface.

Guests enjoyed a sunset barbecue dinner on the Club’s terrace for the remainder of the evening while live jazz music played in the background.

Gift bags included items from premier sponsor Alès Group, as well as BNP Paribas, France Magazine, Tennis View Magazine, and Dr. Gérard & Dr. Sylvie Epelbaum.

The FACC would like to thank the sponsors whose invaluable support made this memorable event possible: cup sponsor BNP Paribas; Barclais CPA, LLC; Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy; and TCM Global Relocations.