SPRING BREAK COLLEGIATE ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT - MARCH 13, 2011

Men's Division:

Round of 16:
Greg Maxson(Bucknell) def. Alex McDonald(Curry) 5-2
Pete Irwin(Hamilton) def. Mike Jones(WNEC) 5-1
Jaime Childrre(College of Coastal Georgia) def. Chris Holzinger(WNEC) 5-1
Scott Bernstein(Bucknell) def. Charles Edlund(Curry) 5-1
James Carr(College of Coastal Georgia) def. Brian Relihan(WNEC) 5-3

Quarterfinals:
Maxson(Bucknell) def. Irwin(Hamilton) 5-3
Childree(College of Coastal Georgia) def. Tim Saynte(WNEC) 5-0
Mike Moreno(Hamilton) def. Matt Mainahan(WNEC) 5-0
Carr(College of Coastal Georgia) def. Bernstein(Bucknell) 5-4(7-5)

Semifinals:
Maxson(Bucknell) def. Childree(Cocg) 5-2
Carr(COCG) def. Moreno(Hamilton) 5-3

Final:
Carr(COCG) def. Maxson(Bucknell) 5-1

Consolation Draw:
Jones(WNEC) def. Mainahan(WNEC) 5-1 in the Finals

Women's Division:

Round of 16:
Lauren Chuha(Curry) def. Chrissy Barbarasi(WNEC) 5-2
Melissa Mann(Hamilton) def. Amanda Ide(WNEC) 5-0
Meghan Kelly(Hamilton) def. Linda Mustafa(WNEC) 5-1
Alex Aaronson(Hamilton) def.Caitlin Hughes(WNEC) 5-0
Sara Shaughnessy(Hamilton) def. Emily Monelo(Curry) 5-0
Taysha Blessington(LIU) def. Lori Pagliano(WNEC) 5-0

Quarterfinals:
Aleksandra Pavlovic(LIU) def. Chuha(Curry) 5-0
Mann(Hamilton) def. Nikki Desemore(WNEC) 5-2
Aaronson(Hamilton) def. Kelly(Hamilton) 5-2
Blessington(LIU) def.Shaughnessy(Hamilton) 5-0

Semifinals:
Pavlovic(LIU) def. Mann(Hamilton) 5-0
Blessington(LIU) def. Aaronson(Hamilton) 5-0

Finals:
Pavlovic(LIU) def. Blessington(LIU) 5-1

Consolation Draw:
Barbarasi(WNEC) def. Hughes(WNEC) 5-3 in the Finals

Coaches Division: Order of Finish in 6-man Round-Robin:
1.Reinaldo Valor(College of Coastal Georgia)
2.Asi Phillips(LIU)
3.Paul Bellingham(SBS)
4.Jaime King(Hamilton)
5.Steve Schram(Bucknell)
6.Rich Blomgren(St. Ambrose)

Slideshow from Super Saturday Shipwatch One-On-One Doubles Tournament

Shipwatch Yacht and Tennis Club
Largo, Florida

January 31, 2009

Men's One-On-One Doubles Tournament Results (pdf)
Naples Grande Resort
December 14, 2008

2008 ITA Coaches Convention
Women's One-On-One Doubles Round Robin Results (pdf)
December 14, 2008

GERMAN DOUBLES WIZARD CAPTURES BMW ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TITLE

By USTA/Florida

One-on-One Doubles Tennis, 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

USTA FLORIDA JUNIOR ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
USTA Florida

The second annual USTA Florida Junior One-on-One Doubles Championships took place at Embry-Riddle University on Sept. 26 as a warm-up for the USTA Florida State Doubles Championships, Sept. 27-29 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.

All matches in the Girls' 18s division were played in the round-robin format of play to Rock N' Roll music. The winner of the Girls' 18s division was Morgan Roberts of Ft. Pierce with 26 games. The finalist of the Girls' 18s division was Emily Gfesser of Palm Beach Gardens with 19 games.

All matches in the Boys' 18s division were 8-game pro-sets with no-ad scoring. Drew Bacha of Port Orange won the Boys' 18s division with an 8-4 victory over Finalist Chase Neumayer of Winter Park.

All tournament participants and their parents enjoyed a pizza party afterwards.

"I'd like to thank Embry Riddle University for hosting our state tournament," said Ed Krass, Founder of One-On-One Doubles and the College Tennis Exposure Camp. "It was great to see our Florida Juniors serving and volleying and developing their games for College Tennis."

"The Women's Collegiate One-On-One Doubles tournament was a huge success," according to Gary Glassman, Head Tennis Coach at Stony Brook University and Director of the Fall tournament. "We had the music playing all day and it was great to see everybody serving and volleying and having a good time doing it! All of the coaches mentioned how much their players enjoyed the event. This is definitely something we would like to do every year. Thanks to Coach Krass for being such an innovator for the great sport of tennis!" states Glassman.

WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS - 9/20/08
Site: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
Participating Teams: Auburn University, Long Island University, Army, Stony Brook University, Southern Mississippi University, University of Toledo, Marist College and University of Alabama-Birmingham
Flight A:
Round of 16:
Fani Chifchieva(Auburn) def. Selma Babic(LIU) 6-1
Katherine Hanson(SBU) def. Sarah Giles-Madden(Army) 6-4
Melissa Koning(Auburn) def. Giorgia Romeo(UAB) 6-4
Natalie Zoubareva(Toledo) def. Lauren Gutterman(USM) 6-4
Elja Van Berlo(USM) def. Martina Wodzinski(Toledo) 6-4
Whitney Chappell(Auburn) def. Daa Lehens(LIU) 6-1
Evelien Strijker(UAB) def. Anne Houghton(Army) 6-2
Alex Haney(Auburn) def. Anna Pieschl(SBU) 6-0
Quarterfinals:
Hanson(SBU) def. Hanson(Auburn) 6-3
Koning(Auburn) def. Zoubareva(Toledo) 6-4
Chappell(Auburn) def. Van Berlo(USM) 6-3
Haney(Auburn) def. Strijker(UAB) 6-3
Semifinals:
Koning(Auburn) def. Hanson(SBU) 7-5
Haney(Auburn) def. Chappell(Auburn) 7-6(8-6)
Finals:
Haney(Auburn) def. Koning(Auburn) 6-4

Flight B :
Round of 16:
Mereiva Colon(Marist) def. Dunja Duranovic(Auburn) default
Maha Guirguis(Toledo) def. Erica Federgreen(SBU) 7-5
Jenny Cape(UAB) def. Erin McCarthy(Marist) 6-3
Shannon Rogers(USM) def. Stephanie Elie(LIU) 6-3
Alexandra Kaluza(USM) def. Michael Tollerton(Army) 7-6(7-5)
Heather Bybee(Auburn) def. Liliana Cortes 6-0
Hollie Robinson(USM) def. Salome Mkervalidze(SBU) 6-4
Daniela Vuckadinovic(Auburn) def. Melissa Reynolds(Toledo) 6-1
Quarterfinals:
Guirguis(Toledo) def. Colon(Marist) 6-2
Rogers(USM) def. Cape(UAB) 7-6(8-6)
Kaluza(USM) def. Bybee(Auburn) 6-2
Robinson(USM) def. Vuckadinovic(Auburn) 6-3
Semifinals:
Guirguis(Toledo) def. Rogers(USM) 6-2
Robinson(USM) def. Kaluza(USM) 6-4
Finals:
Guirguis(Toledo) def. Robinson(USM) 6-4

Flight C:
Quarterfinals:
Zoe Lee(USM) def. Emily Gevins(SBU) 6-1
Rubie Verano(Army) def. Ashley Frey(Toledo) 6-0
Jessica Azoulay(Toledo) def. Jurelle Mendoza(Army) 6-1
Ashley Harvey(LIU) def. Ceylan Engin(UAB) 7-6(7-3)
Semifinals:
Lee(USM) def. Verano(Army) 6-1
Harvey(LIU) def. Azoulay(Toledo) 6-1
Finals:
Lee(USM) def. Harvey(LIU) 6-1

SHIPWATCH ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT RESULTS
USTA/FLORIDA Sanctioned
September 20th, 1-4:30pm
Divisions of Play: Men's 3.5, 4.0 and Women's 3.5(NTRP)

Men's 3.5 Division
Round-Robin Format of play; All matches are mini-sets, first to win four(4) games
Round 1:
Joe Campbell def. Gary Lanyon 4-2
Thomas Lentsch def. Pete Mosher 4-2
John Todia def. Mark Wall 4-0
Round 2:
Campbell def. Lentsch 4-2
Todia def. Lanyon 4-0
Mosher def. Wall 4-0
Round 3:
Campbell def. Mosher 4-1
Lanyon def. Wall 4-1
Todia def. Lentsch 4-1
Round 4:
Todia def. Campbell 4-3
Mosher def. Lanyon 4-0
Lentsch def. Wall 4-0
Round 5:
Campbell def. Wall 4-0
Lentsch def. Lanyon 4-0
Campbell def. Todia 4-0
CHAMPION: Joe Campbell(19 games)
FINALIST: John Todia(16 games)

Men's 4.0 Division
Format of Play: CompassConsolation Draw for 8 players
8-game pro sets, tiebreaker at 7-all
Round 1(Quarterfinals):
Sean Craft def. Wendall Walker 8-4
Kevin Gallagher def. C.C. Walker 8-2
Dick Armstrong def. Chris Detone 8-2
J. Webb Horton def. James Johnson 8-4
Round 2(Semifinals):
Gallagher def. Craft 8-4
Horton def. Armstrong 8-3
Round 3(Finals):
Gallagher def. Horton 8-1
CHAMPION: Kevin Gallagher
FINALIST: J.Webb Horton
Consolation Semifinals:
Wendall Walker def. C.C Walker 8-1
James Johnson def. Chris Detone 8-5
Consolation Final:
Walker def. Johnson 8-4

Women's 3.5 Division
Format of Play: Round-Robin for 6 players; Mini-sets(first to win four(4)games
Round 1:
Anne Marie Molfese def. Nancy Gackenbach 4-0
Ruth McGhee def. Katie MacDonald 4-0
Laura Kehoe def. Linda Stonikas 4-3
Round 2:
McDonald def. Molfese 4-2
Kehoe def. Gackenbach 4-1
Stonikas def. McGhee 4-3
Round 3:
McGhee def. Molfese 4-1
Stonikas def. Gackenbach 4-0
Kehoe def. McDonald 4-0
Round 4:
Kehoe def. Molfese 4-1
McGhee def. Gachenbach 4-0
Stonikas def. McDonald 4-0
Round 5:
Stonikas def. Molfese 4-1
Gachenbach def. McDonald 4-1
McGhee def. Kehoe 4-2
Tie-breaker Playoff for Championship:
Linda Stonikas def. Ruth McGhee 7-4
CHAMPION: Linda Stonikas(20 games)
FINALIST: Ruth McGhee(19 games)

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


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

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 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!"