TOURNAMENT RESULTS

SHIPWATCH ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

Shipwatch Tennis and Yacht Club, in Largo, Florida, hosted the very first USTA Adult Sanctioned One-On-One Doubles Tournament on Friday, May 30th from 4:30 -7:30pm.

Kevin "Poolstick Larry" Manning was the tournament director. One-On-One Doubles tournaments are played with a musical component. The JUKE JOINT KINGS, one of Tampa Bay's top rockin' blues bands, performed during and after the tournament.
All the tournament's players and club members embraced the new game and concept.

"The players were grooving to One-On-One Doubles Tennis and to the live, rockin' blues. Everyone had a great time and we are looking forward to hosting more of the new game tournaments," stated Manning, who is also ranked top five nationally in the Men's 50s division. All the tournament match results go towards the future USTA/FLORIDA One-On-One Doubles rankings.

Donna Roberts won the Women's Open; Wendall Walker won the Men's 4.0 Division; Dick Armstrong won the Men's 3.5 Division. The tournament was played in the new, non-elimination format of play.

UT HOSTS BATES COLLEGE IN NEW ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TENNIS FORMAT

One-on-One Doubles Tennis Day at the University of Tampa - Thursday, February 21st 4-7pm

The University of Tampa Women's Tennis Team beat the Bates College Women's Team in the first One-on-One Doubles college tennis match. The NCAA approved this new format of play for this dual match competition. The teams played six matches using the half-court, serve and volley singles game, known as One-on-One Doubles Tennis, in place of the Singles matches. There were three doubles matches utilizing the serve and volley rules of One-on-One Doubles Tennis. Following the college match, attending tennis fans and players were treated to a free, one-hour tennis clinic to learn and play One-on-One Doubles. The clinic was conducted by Ed Krass, founder and executive director, One-on-One Doubles Tennis, Al Dufaux, Head Women's Tennis Coach, University of Tampa, Paul Gastonguay, Head Tennis Coach, Bates College, and Coach Ray Belmudez, co-founder, Hillsborough County Tennis Association (HCTA).

RESULTS
2008 University of Tampa Tennis
Bates vs Tampa (02/21/2008)
#28 Tampa 7, Bates 2
02/21/2008 at Tampa, Fla. (UT Tennis Complex)

One-On-One Doubles Competition
1. Kourtney Stark (UTW) def. Alexandra Piacquad (BCW) 8-3
2. Estefania Greco (UTW) def. Caryn Benisch (BCW) 8-3
3. Lindsey Garyn (UTW) def. Mallika Raghavan (BCW) 9-8, 7-3
4. Caitlin Scudder (UTW) def. Liz Fleming (BCW) 8-1
5. Emily Kennedy (UTW) def. Caroline Gottlieb (BCW) 8-1
6. Ally Wooten (UTW) def. Anne Smith (BCW) 8-4

Doubles Competition (With Serve-and-Volley Rule in effect!)
1. Alexandra Piacquad/Caryn Benisch (BCW) def. Estefania Greco/Lindsey Garyn (UTW) 9-8, 7-5
2. Mallika Raghavan/Liz Fleming (BCW) def. Caitlin Scudder/Emily Kennedy (UTW) 9-8, 8-6
3. Kourtney Stark/Ally Wooten (UTW) def. Anne Smith/Laura Will (BCW) 8-1

Match Notes
Bates 1-2
Tampa 1-5; National ranking #28
One-on-One Doubles Tennis Format
First NCAA tennis meet to use one-on-one doubles tennis format


One-on-One Doubles Tennis Day at the University of Tampa
Coaches Ed Krass and Al Dufaux with the Tampa Boys and Girls Club during the first One-on-One Doubles College Tennis Match, Feb. 21st, at the University of Tampa


ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TENNIS AT THE ITA COACHES CONVENTION
A One-on-One Doubles Tennis prize money tournament was played on Dec. 16th at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association(ITA) Coaches Convention held at the Naples Grande Resort in Naples, Fl. The tournament was divided up with 4 groups of players competing in a round-robin up to the Semifinals.Scott Pennington, Head Coach of Millsaps College, defeated Billy Pate, Head Men's Coach at University of Alabama, in one semifinal, 4-2 ; Matt Lucas, Assistant Men's Tennis Coach at Princeton University defeated Thomas Mozur, Head Men's Tennis Coach at UNC-Greensboro, 4-2. Matt Lucas defeated Scott Pennington 4-1 to win the One-on-One Doubles title. The tournament was played with live, musical entertainment provided by the Marcel Anton Band, one of South Florida's premiere rockin' blues bands.

Approximately 120 college coaches were in attendance enjoying the new game's competition and festive atmosphere. One coach in attendance was Ira "Boogie Down" Miller, Head Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University. "One-on-One Doubles Tennis is the best innovation in Tennis since the advent of the tiebreaker", states Coach Miller.

Another coach in attendance was Tim "All-World" Gray, Head Women's Coach at Auburn University, who said "One-on-One Doubles Tennis could be the next big thing in the Tennis world. I use One-on-One Doubles with my team and it has made them better doubles players and multi-dimensional singles players." The ITA Convention has hosted a One-on-One Doubles tournament over the past three years.
USTA/FLORIDA FIRST SANCTIONED ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES JUNIOR TOURNAMENT
USTA/FLORIDA First Sanctioned One-on-One Doubles Junior Tournament was held September 14th at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Fl.
Congratulations to the following divisional winners:
Girls 16s - Rebecca Bodine
Girls 12s - Stephanie Kurgatt
Boys 18s - Kosuke Hasegawa
Boys 14s - Reily Opelka
Boys 10s - Allen Vinson

2007 USPTA WORLD TENNIS CONFERENCE RESULTS
Tennis and Rockin' Blues featuring One-On-One Doubles Tournaments were a hit at the 2007 USPTA WORLD TENNIS CONFERENCE! One-on-One Doubles Tournaments were played in conjunction with the Marcel Anton Rockin' Blues Band, on September 18th, at the Saddlebrook Resort, as part of the USPTA WORLD CONFERENCE ON TENNIS. This year's tournament was headlined by Hank Pfister, who was ranked as high as #19 in the ATP in 1983. The tournament format was played in both the 9-point tiebreaker format and in the Superbreaker format for the Semifinals and Final rounds. The 3 One-on-One Doubles tournaments were completed in two hours of play-with live rockin' blues happening at the same time and with the band set up in-between the courts!

In the Women's Open Division:
Semifinals:
Amy Sun def. Dawn Bray 5-2
Shareen Lai def. Maureen Omalia 5-2
Finals:
Lai def. Sun 10-8
In the Men's Open Division:
Semifinals:
Chris Kader def. Arturo Costa 10-9
Adrian Zrguns def. Anish Manrai 10-7
Finals:
Zrguns def. Kader 10-2
In the Men's 35 & Over Division:
Semifinals:
Ricardo Mendovil def. Hank Pfister 10-5
Thomas Brinkoff def. Kevin Manning 10-5
Finals:
Brinkoff def. Mendovil 10-8

POOLSTICK LARRY WINS USPTA NATIONAL 50s CHAMPIONSHIP!
Congrats to Poolstick Larry, an avid One-on-One Doubles player from Clearwater, Fl., for winning the USPTA National Men's 50s Singles Tournament held at Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel, Fl. during the week of Sept.17-20."I definitely credit One-on-One Doubles Tennis for developing my Serve and Volley confidence and all-court game for my recent Singles success", stated Poolstick Larry.

One-on-One Doubles Junior Tournament at Harvard

ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TENNIS COMES TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Coach Ed Krass was welcomed back to Harvard, on July 6th, as he introduced the new game of Tennis to a group of 24 New England junior players. The players were treated to a Round-Robin, Tie-breaker tournament up to the Semifinals and a variety of Rockin' Blues music that was played throughout the tournament. The finalist was Federico Ochoa and the Champion was Dushie.

Dave Fish, Harvard Head Men's Tennis Coach, stated "We played a One on One Doubles Tournament at The Tennis Camps at Harvard, and our kids really enjoyed it. I was amazed at how enthusiastically they tried this serve-and-volley half court game. If this had just been a practice, without shortened scoring (we played tiebreaks instead of sets) and music, many of them would have moaned and groaned through the exercise. Instead, they tried and won, tried and lost, and laughed much of the way!"

ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT AT THE 2007 USPTA/FLORIDA CONVENTION
AT NAPLES GRANDE, NAPLES, FL


We just hosted the $4200 One-on-One Doubles Tournament at the USPTA/FLORIDA CONVENTION held at NAPLES GRANDE on Sat.,6/1. The tournament was rained out, so we decided to move the tournament "indoors" in one of the resort's ballrooms. We put up a net, made the lines for the new game, and we had a ball!

All matches were played one-match-at-a-time, in the old 9-point tie-breaker fashion/format. We had a 32 draw. We had the Marcel Anton Rockin' Blues Band perform as the players competed for the title.

The finishers were:
#1 - John Boungon - $1000
#2(Finalist) - Ross Dubins - $800
#3 & #4(Semifinalists) - Chuck Gill and Scott Ehlich - $600
#5-#8(Quarterfinalists) - Pat Sheehan, Greg Neuhart, Norm Schellinger, Dave Freiman - $300

Boungon defeated Dubins in a 10-point, super tiebreaker, 10-3 for the title!
Thanks to the innovative idea of the USPTA/FLORIDA for wanting to play our new game in "Ballroom" style!

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MEN'S OPEN ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT AT THE 2007 USTA MEN'S FUTURES PRO CHAMPIONSHIPS

SADIK KADIR, from AUSTRALIA, defeated Kelly Jones, from U.S., 8-6 in the finals of our College and Pro One-on-One Doubles played at the 2007 USTA MEN'S FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS on May 19th at the Harbour Island Athletic Club and Spa, Tampa, Fl.
Alabama Collegiate "One-on-One" Doubles Tournament results

F Eric Riley (UVA) d. (2) Marko Rajivec (Ga. Tech) 9-8(9)
SF (2) Marko Rajivec (Ga. Tech) d. Marc Lux (Southern Miss) 8-4
SF Eric Riley (UVA) d. Ivan Bjelica (Miss St) 8-2
Q (2) Marko Rajivec (Ga. Tech) d. Jordie Kindervater (Alabama) 8-5
Q Marc Lux (Southern Miss) d. (4) Chad Tsuda (Colorado) Wo (inj)
Q Ivan Bjelica (Miss St) d. Dan Buikema (Alabama) 8-3
Q Eric Riley (UVA) d. (1) Jose-Carlos Pinto (Miss St) 5-0 Ret (inj)
16 (2) Marko Rajivec (Ga. Tech) d. Tony Haerle (Rice) 8-4
16 Jordie Kindervater (Alabama) d. Adrian Tollstam (UAB) 8-3
16 (4) Chad Tsuda (Colorado) d. Pierre Mouillon (Miss St) 8-5
16 Marc Lux (Southern Miss) d. Phillippe Frayssinoux (Miss St) 8-3
16 Dan Buikema (Alabama) d. Peter Bjork (Colorado) 8-2

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F Jarret Chirico (UVA) d. Alex Zuck (W&M) 8-3
SF Alex Zuck (W&M) d. Charlie Yemm (Colorado) 9-7
SF Jarret Chirico (UVA) d. Mark Gellard (S. Alabama) Def (ns)
Q Alex Zuck (W&M) d. James Bryce (Samford) Def (ns)
Q Charlie Yemm (Colorado) d. Peter Zimmer (Arizona) Wo (inj)
Q Mark Gellard (S. Alabama) d. Ryan Farlow (Miss St) 9-7
Q Jarret Chirico (UVA) d. Mikey Kantar (Minnesota) Wo (inj)
16 Alex Zuck (W&M) d. Eric Lim (Miss St) 8-4

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MEN'S Florida Collegiate Tennis One-on-One Doubles Championships
September 9-11, 2005


Seeded Players:
1. Vivek Subramanian (Miami)
2. Juan Carlos Osorio (FGCU)
3. Mislav Hizak (Embry Riddle)
4. Clifford Giel (Fla.Tech)
5. Sinan Sudas (Central Fla.)
6. Milos Koprivica (Fla. Southern)

Click here for final results in pdf format. One-On-One Doubles Final Results
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WOMEN'S Florida Collegiate Tennis One-on-One Doubles Championships
September 9-11, 2005


Seeded Players:
1. Tara Browning (Texas Tech)
2. Nora Kluge (Embry Riddle)
3. Belen Panore (Fla. Tech)
4. Maria Braniecka (FGCU)

Click here for final results in pdf format. One-On-One Doubles Final Results
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Krass launches "One-on-One" doubles tournament for collegians
Ed Krass, Director of the College Tennis Academy, is integrating his new game of "One-on-One Doubles" into two Fall of 2005 Collegiate tournaments.
One-on-One Doubles is a half-court, serve-and-volley competition that is played crosscourt with the alley included. Players must serve-and-volley on both the first and second serves.
Krass and J. Webb Horton, Head Men's Tennis Coach at Florida Gulf Coast University, will be directing the Florida Collegiate Singles and One-on-One Doubles Championships September 9-11 at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL.

Krass also will help Billy Pate, Head Men's Coach at the University of Alabama, conduct a "One-on-One Doubles" tournament as part of the Crimson Tide Fall Championships September 16-18 at the University of Alabama.
For more information on Ed Krass' "One-on-One Doubles" tournaments or to order his new "One-on-One Doubles Tennis" DVD, call 1-800-446-2238.
 
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