One On One Doubles Match at UT

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One-on-One Doubles® is the first alternative, competitive format to singles and doubles since the inception of the game in the 1870s. One-on-One Doubles can be played in both tournament and league format.

One-on-One Doubles
® is a half-court, serve and volley competition played amongst two players. There is a divisible line drawn through the middle of the court from the center service line to the middle of the baseline. On clay, one can use a regular court liner to make this divisible line through the middle. On hard courts, one can use chalk or white athletic/trainers' tape to mark off the middle line. MORE->
Testimonials
"The one-on one doubles tour would be a shot in the arm for professional tennis. I've played it and had a blast as a player, and watched it and enjoyed it as a spectator. It would add another dimension to the game that would add fun, excitement, and personality. It would help chip away the belief that tennis is a 'country club' and 'stuffy' sport, simply by the coolness of the game and also with the music added! Who wouldn't want to watch quick, exciting, high-quality tennis; listen to music; eat good food; and have a beer or two? One-On-One Doubles is a genius innovation and the players, spectators, and the game itself would be better for it."
-Dave Martin, ATP Doubles Champion at the SAP Open, San Jose, 2/08
"One-on-One Doubles is the game our nation's youth needs to play. It develops the many abandoned fundamentals that are critical to getting players to the top levels of the game."
-Chuck Kriese, Head Men's Tennis Coach, Clemson University (USPTA and ITA National Coach-of-the-Year Award Winner)
"The skills involved in One-on-One Doubles are critical to the development of today's top players. Just as importantly, they are fun to execute by players at any level."
-Dick Gould, Tennis Director, Stanford University & ITA Coach of the Decade 1980s & 1990s
"One-on-One Doubles is a fun, fast-action game that is totally different than playing singles. Playing this game makes you a better, well-rounded player."
-Ken Flach, Former #3 ATP Tour Doubles Player
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German Doubles Wizard Captures BMW One-on-One Doubles Title

By USTA/Florida

One-on-One Doubles, the new game of tennis sanctioned by USTA Florida, was part of the BMW Tennis Championships, March 19 -23 at the Sunrise Tennis Club in Sunrise, Fla.

The BMW Tennis Championships is an ATP Challenger tournament that draws numerous top 50 ATP pros who prepare for the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, March 26-April 6. There was a 16-man, qualifying One-on-One Doubles Tournament, with $1000 prize money on Wednesday, March 19th at 10:30am. The tournament's finalists earned a wildcard into the 8-man, One-on-One Doubles draw with 6 of the tournament's ATP pros.

Last year, Stefan Koubek, Austria's Davis Cup star, captured the One-on-One Doubles title in front of a packed house. This year, Chris Kaz of Germany, ranked No.31 in the ATP Doubles Rankings, defeated David Martin of the U.S., ranked No.51 in the ATP Doubles Rankings, 6-4, in the final of the BMW One-on-One Doubles Tournament played on Sunday, March 23. David Martin was coming off an ATP Doubles title, as he and Scott Lipsky won the San Jose ATP Doubles tournament (SAP Open) in February, defeating the Bryan Brothers 7-6, 7-5.

Tournament Results Quarterfinals: David Skoch, Czech Republic, ranked No.30 in ATP Doubles, def. Gene Highfield, U.S., 6-2 David Martin, U.S. def. Maurice Ruah, U.S. 6-1 Christiam Blocker, Germany (redshirt freshman at U. of Miami) def. Dominik Hrbaty, Czech Republic (Career High #14 ATP Singles ranking) 6-4 Chris Kaz, Germany, def. Carlos Gomez-Diaz, U.S., 6-1 Semifinals: David Martin, U.S., def. David Skoch, Czech Republic, 6-2 Chris Kaz, Germany, def. Christian Blocker, Germany, default Finals: Chris Kaz, Germany def. David Martin, U.S. 6-4 MORE->


BMW One-on-One Doubles Tournament finalists and Tournament Directors, from left to right: David Martin, Finalist, Ed Krass, Executive Director, One-on-One Doubles, Chris Kaz, Champion, and Gabe Norona, Tournament Director, BMW Tennis Championship.

Harrison Wins South Florida One-On-One Doubles Title

South Florida One-on-One Doubles Championship - Men's Open at Sunrise Tennis Center, March 19-20, Sunrise, FL Round of 16: Maurice Ruah def. Keith Dunlop, 8-0, Nathan Rosenfeld def. TJ Urhobo, 8-4, Sven Goth def. Francisco Carrasco, 8-5, Paul Davis def. Arthur Novoseletsky, 8-4, Sandy Monblatt def. Ricardo Mendivil, walkover(def), Boris Czarnecki def. Carlos Gomez-Diaz, 8-7, Arturo Carrasco def. Norm Schellinger, walkover(def), Mark Harrison def. Roman Pavlic, 8-3; Quarterfinals: Ruah def. Rosenfeld, 8-5, Goth def. Davis, 8-2, Czarnecki def. Monblatt, 8-0, Harrison def. Arturo Carrasco, 8-3; Semifinals: Ruah def. Goth, 6-3, Harrison def. Czarnecki, 6-3; Finals: Harrison def. Ruah, 8-7(8-6); Consolation Final: Francisco Carrasco def. Roman Pavlic, 8-5


South Florida One-on-One Doubles Championship finalists, from left to right: Mark Harrison, 9-time USTA National Gold Ball winner from Melbourne FL, Champion; Maurice Ruah, career high of #90 ATP Singles ranking in 1995, from Aventura FL, Finalist; and Ed Krass, Tournament Director.

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