Nothing Middling about the Midwesterns
January 22, 2012
Cincinnati, OH
It was cold day with a little picturesque snow in the air, and a heavy chance of a Chicagoan winning the Men's Open.
The men’s semifinals were something to behold. All four seeded teams made the semi-finals. Third-seeded Brett Englesberg and Jeff McMasters of Pittsburgh faced the Chicago duo of Mike Marino and Dane Schmidgall in one semi. Marino and Schmidgall barely made an unforced error in their 6-0, 6-1 dismantling of Englesberg and McMasters.
The highly anticipated semi final match between the team of Scott Estes and Brian Uihlein and Juan Martinez-Arraya and Alex Bancila was a little slow to heat up as Arraya and Bancila needed a set to get comfortable with the extreme spin coming off the racquet of Uihlein. Unfortunately for them they couldn’t quite stretch the match to three sets and so lost 6-0, 6-4.
In the Women's Open, in the largest ever draw, locals Heather Prop and Lynne Schneebeck, currently ranked #4 nationally, defeated the Chicago team of Missy D'Alise and Katie Queenan to claim the title. (photo at right above: D'Alise, Queenan, Prop, Schneebeck.)
In addition to the Men's 90+ and 110+ events, this year the tournament added a Women's 90+ event, which drew 8 teams.
Complete Draws on Live Scoring
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
| Men’s Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAW | WINNER | FINALIST | SCORE |
| Main Draw | Mike Marino/Dane Schmigdall | Scott Estes/Brian Uihlein | 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 |
| Quarter Reprieve | Denny English/Nathan LeFevre | Ryan Baxter/Ricky Heath | 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 16 Reprieve | Huntley Montgomery/Tommy Croker | Rob Bakker/Thaddeus Reed | 6-2, 7-6 |
| 2nd Round Consolation | Eric Miller/Fayaz Bhanji | Scott McFaden/Paul Stulac | 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1st Round Consolation | Tom Wiese/Jim Welker | Brad Pierce/Michael Todd | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Last Chance | Bob Dorger/Seth Dimling | Andy Giannella/Robert Gerwin | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Women’s Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAW | WINNER | FINALIST | SCORE |
| Main Draw | Heather Prop/Lynne Schneebeck | Missy D’Alise/Katie Queenan | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Quarter Reprieve | Kelly Fisher/Jessica Guyaux | Nanch Budde/Tracy Glassmeyer | |
| 16 Reprieve | Donna Charlton/Janet Faig | Janet Mazzola/ Ann Turner | 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Consolation | Lisa Diemart/Erika Watson | Kim Cuneo/Julie Kolenda | |
| Last Chance | Sue Lancewicz/Amy Stover vs. Debbie Dudley/Maureen Hole | ||
| Women’s 90+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAW | WINNER | FINALIST | SCORE |
| Main Draw | Lisa Price/Molly Rogers | Karen Herkamp/Cathie Momper | |
| Semi-Reprieve | Campbell Jolly/Nancy Reisert | Debbie Davis/Donna Grafe | |
| Consolation | Terri Hinkley/Betsy Schmidt vs. | ||
| Consolation Reprieve | Emily Kelly/Georgianne Koch | ||
| Men’s 90+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAW | WINNER | FINALIST | SCORE |
| Main Draw | Greg Griffey/Slater Hogan | Ryan Floth/Vince Prop | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Quarter Reprieve | Dan Mott/Rusty Schubert | Todd Ward/Rick Remitz | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 16 Reprieve | Eric Miller/Paul Stulac | Ryan Baxter/Dave Read | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Consolation | Paul Haffner/John Keating | Eric Heil/Frank Heil | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Last Chance | Robert Gerwin/Chris Hopple | Dave McConnaughey/Moser | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Men’s 110+ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAW | WINNER | FINALIST | SCORE |
| Main Draw | John Peckskamp/Colin LeVeque | Steve Webster/Greg Lord | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 3rd Place | Dave Read/Will Higgings | Bob Birzer/Brian Riddle | |
| Quarter Reprieve | Bill Boughton/Ron Visscher | Dave Gold/Jay Dollrie | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Consolation | Jim Martin/Ken Jeffers | Bill Walker/David Walker | 6-2, 4-6. 6-2 |
| Last Chance | Paul Haffner/Ed Terrill | Greg Love/DaveGerberick | |
