Region I - NJ, NYC
Mix of New and Familiar Names Appear in 45+/55+/65+ Nationals ResultsFEBRUARY 28, 2010
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It was another brisk weekend for the annual Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care Mixed Platform Tennis Tournament that took place in Bronxville, New York, during the weekend of January 30-31.
Congratulations to Muffin Slonaker and B.J. DeBree for winning the 2010 APTA Women's 60+ Nationals. The tournament was delayed by the blizzard of 2010, but 8 teams regrouped on the 23rd and played the tournament on a day of continual rain. The tournament was held at Centercourt Athletic Club, future home of the Platform Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame. The day was a special day of memory for Winnie Hatch, a friend of many players, and Platform Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, who pased away last November.
Cynthia Dardis and Amy Shay clinched the 2010 APTA Women's 40+ National title on February 11, repeating their 2009 victory over Bobo Delaney and Tonia Mangan. Even the final score of 6-2, 7-5 was nearly the same as the year before. What wasn't the same was wondering if the raging east coast blizzard would interfere with the event. There was delay, but the tournament eventually took place under sunny skies.| Main Draw | Dardis-Shay | Delaney-Mangas | 6-2, 7-5 |
| Consolation | Shafaie-McGrath | Mead-O'Hern | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Last Chance | Bascio-Aisenman | Shapiro-Massa | |
| Reprieve | Manley-Mandell | Cromie-Jentis | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Qtr Reprieve | Tarzian-Jaffe | Finnegan-Arden | 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
Delaney-Mangan and Garrett-Parks Capture 1st National Titles of 2010
JANUARY 15, 2010
SCARSDALE, NY
The 2010 National Championship season began last weekend with the APTA Women's 50+/70+ Nationals at the Fox Meadow Tennis Club and the Scarsdale Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY. The tournaments were run by Judy Luskin and Ann Brown.
In the 50+ tournament, Bobo Delaney repeated her win from last year, joined this year by long time partner and sister in-law Tonia Mangan. They defeated Donna Charleton and Janet Faig, who were runners-up last year as well.
2010 APTA WOMEN'S 70+ NATIONALS
ANN BROWN, TOURNAMENT CHAIR
JANUARY 13, 2010
FOX MEADOW TENNIS CLUB
Helen Garrett and Mary Jane Parks, new comers to the '70s , swept to victory by defeating Nancy Libby and Gail Reifsnyder in the finals, 6-1, 6-0. Helen and Mary Jane have the habit of winning their 1st eligible age year. Congratulations.
Nancy Libby has the distinction of being in the finals 4 years in a row and 5 out of the last 6.
The draw was the magic number of eight as required by the APTA. We had perfect weather and the entrants are a fit and fun group. I always look forward to the competition and sharing the day with our age group.
Milbank & Delaney Triumph Again in NJ State Mixed
BRAD OHLMULLER, TOURNAMENT CHAIR
JANUARY 13, 2010
WEST ORANGE, NJ
What a difference a year makes for the NJ State Mixed Platform Tennis Championship. Last year, we had snow. This year, we had clear and sunny skies. Last year, play was marred by injuries to members of two of our top seeded teams. This year, we had no injuries other than the occasional bruised ego. The more things change, though, the more they stay the same. There were the familiar faces, some great paddle, lots of laughs, and a another great party. And, of course, another tournament win for Bobo Delaney and John Milbank, who reestablished their dominance without giving up a set along the way.
Complete Coverage, Draw and Slide Show
Shea & Arraya Prevail in CT Mixed
JUAN MARTINEZ-ARRAYA
JANUARY 10, 2010
NEW CANAAN, CT
I want to thank all the players for coming out today. It was very cold but the sky was blue! We had a typical winter day in CT. Despite a few problems with schedule and location, the tournament ran well and we finished on time to leave the hut for the CCNC members who were great and let us use their place.
I want to thank Mike Gillespie who was a really great help, Bob Sheehy, Bob Sehr and Lucie Duhamel who helped running huts, giving out the favors, and in many other ways.
Complete Draw Slide Show by Bob Considine
Video Clip 1: Arraya/Shea vs Mistriano/Dardis Video Clip 2: Arraya/Shea vs Mistriano/Dardis
Winners
Last Chance:
Winners: Mrs. Mueller (I dont call this Lady by her First Name because she called me a "girl" once, hahaha) - David Mueller (25th place)
Finalists: Hapgood- Scott Happgod (26th place)
Consolation
Winners: Connie Jones- Tom Jones (17th place)
Finalist: Heather Silver -Andy Timmerman (18th place)
16 Reprieve
Winner : Tammy Collins - Tom Kratky (9th place)
Finalists: Tracy Gibson - Faycal Rhazali (10th place)
Main Draw
Winner: Sheri Shea - some dude with red shoes (1st place)
Finalist: Susan Lovejoy - Jim "Old" Kaufman (2nd place)
Next Year - Bigger and Better!
 16 reprieve Finalists: Faycal Rhazali, Tracy Gibson, Tom Kratky, Tammy Collins |
 Main Draw Finalists: Juan Arraya, Sheri Shea, Susan Lovejoy, Jim Kaufman |
 Last Chance Finalists: Hapgoods, Muellers | |
Region 1 Women's President's Cup Standings
DECEMBER 9, 2009
Points for individuals and teams year to date.
Main & Mandell Come Home with Jane B. Fleming Title
NICK BERGMAN
DIRECTOR OF PLATFORM TENNIS, MILBROOK CLUB
DECEMBER 4, 2009
GREENWICH, CT
The Jane B. Fleming Tournament was held in Greenwich this past Wednesday and Thursday (12/2-3/09). We had great attendance, 40 teams total. The weather couldn't have worked out better with the only rain in the evening between play. To handle a 32 team draw with a sign-up of 40 teams, we filled 24 spots in the draw from entries, then held a Challenge Round in which 16 teams competed for the remaining 8 slots on the main draw. The Main Draw had the full complement of back draws, and losers from the feed in Challenge Round had Consolations and Reprieves as well. Everyone got to enjoy several rounds of play.
We had a great time and we're already looking forward to next year.
Draw (pdf format) Challenge Round Draw (pdf format)
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!
| Draw | Winners | Finalists |
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| Main | Main-Mandell | Brzova-Arden |
| Consolation | Gambee-Davala | Bascio-Andrews |
| Consolation Reprieve | Meyer-Masters | Hoffman-Geiger |
| Reprieve | Denious-Minicus | Schelz-waine |
| Quarter Reprieve | Rabuse-Schild | Shaw-Lovejoy |
| Challenge Consolation | Rebak-Gilmartin | McMahon-Lostux |
| Challenge Cons. Rep. | Diddel-More | Keller-Justicz |
APTA Junior Tour Stops at Fox Meadow
DECEMBER 4, 2009
SCARSDALE, NY
The Fox Meadow Junior Open took place on Sunday, November 22. Juniors competed in 12 & under boys, 14 & under boys and girls, and 18 & under boys and girls events. Check the complete results and see the slide show, at the Fox Meadow Juniors page.
Long Island Wins Tri-State
MARK FISCHL
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
GARDEN CITY, LI
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On a warm Sunday in November the home team, Long Island, was able to win the second Tri State Cup at the Cherry Valley Club in Garden City. The Tri State Cup, conceived by Alex Bancila, was played last season in New Canaan, Connecticut. As was the case then the home team walked away with the title. Fielding a strong team lead by #2 in the Country Alex Bancila and Brad Easterbrook as well as #7 John Schmitt and Dan Rothschild Long Island finished with 12 victories. Westchester finished second with nine wins. The #1 squad from Westchester, Mark Parsons and Mike Cochrane finished the day undefeated. A large crowd enjoyed the warmth, some terrific platform tennis as well as a delicious bar-be-que. A good time was had by all watching the spectacular play of many of the top players. Next year the event will be moving to NJ where the home team will look to make it three in a row for the hosts. Special thanks to Alex Bancila for hosting the event as well as the entire staff at Cherry Valley CC, also to Tim Mangan for hosting the first two rounds at Nassau Country Club. Finally a great job by captains Ray Crosta, Juan Pablo Martinez Arraya, Mark Parsons and Mike Cochrane organizing their respective teams. Final StandingsLong Island - 12 points |
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Parsons Tops Full Singles Draw
ROGER KNIGHT
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
GREENWICH, CT
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Despite the concerns about the possible rain all weekend, the tournament went off without a hitch and was the most successful to date. Having achieved a full 32-person draw, the pace of activity was high from beginning to end. What was particularly gratifying was the success at both ends of the “ranking” scale. At the top end, we had a number or new additions that resulted in a top quality quarterfinals and semis/finals that took the tournament (and the sport of platform singles) to another level. At the same time, with the large draw, the 16 first round losers who were placed in the Consolation round had a very competitive tournament within a tournament. George Hamilton decided to act as videographer again this year so I look forward to seeing his next installment. [2008 video] He captured much more action this time around, filming much of the three-set final thriller between Mark Parsons and Mike Cochrane. One of my favorite comments came from a semi-finalist (former top tennis player who just took a head pro job on Long Island), who couldn’t stop analyzing his hard fought match against Mike Cochrane. After staying to watch the entire finals, he came by and said, “I have learned so much today – my only regret is that I have to wait a year to put my new plan to the test”. I also ran into a couple of APTA folks during the weekend, who stopped by to check out the action. Rich Lombard came by for the second year and asked if I would try to put something together about platform singles for the History of Platform Tennis coffee table book. It is good to see the buzz increasing about this form of platform which was founded simultaneously with the game of doubles and was always envisioned as an integral part of the game. |
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Mckessy & Mueller Repeat Patterson Cup B Title
SCOTT SLOBIN
OCTOBER 18, 2009
PATTERSON, NJ
The 11th Annual Patterson Club Men’s B Paddle tourney took place yesterday Oct. 17, hosted by the Patterson Club in Fairfield Connecticut.. A full 32 draw of teams from throughout the tri-state area battled in perfect cool cloudy Fall like conditions.
Special thanks to the following clubs who generously provided their paddle courts to this event: Fairfield Beach Club, Country Club Of Fairfield, Aspetuck Valley Country Club, Fairfield County Hunt Club, Wilton Riding Club, and Weston Field Club.
Congratulations to 2008 defending Champions David Mueller (Darien CT) and his partner Scott Mckessy (Wilton CT) for winning the 2009 tourney this year. In the finals they defeated Tim Randall (Trumbull CT) and Gaynor Brennan (Stamford CT) 7-6(5), 6-0.
Congratulations to the following back draw finalists:
16 reprieve- Terry Doran-Adriano Schaivo defeated Rob Kehl- Faycal Rhazali 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
Consolation-Gordon Teglas-Nick Teglas defeated Ed Budrawich-Rick Cutler 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
Consolation Reprieve-Mike Hoover-Justin Gardner defeated Nick Hanna-Sean Martin 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
New Site for Long Island Ladies
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
LONG ISLAND, NY
The Long Island Interclub Platform Tennis League has a new home on the internet at www.LIIPTL.net.
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