Flight One: Brad Pierce Moves Up With 6-1 NightBrad Pierce went 6-1 in two sessions and improved his record to 28-15 (65.12%) in 12 sessions this season. Others with winning nights were Evan Webeler 5-2, Matt Allare 2-1 and Bill Boughton 2-1. Click for full flight one results. Flight Two: Rafalo Wins Three to Move Above .500Steve Rafalo went 3-0 on his fight two court with John Van Lokeren, Barry Rudell and Scott Vaaler. He improved his record to 42-41 (50.60%) for the season. Click for full flight two results. Participation TotalsKyle Wilkins played two flight one sessions to increase his total number of sessions to 36, 32 in flight two and 4 in flight one. He has now clinched the "Ironman" award as he leads the second place player by 7 with only six regular sessions remaining. Click for a list of players and their participation totals.
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Rob Bakker and Luke White won this year's Hertzel Cup paddle tennis championship. Click for more Hertzel Cup results.
Bakker & White Heavy Favorites#1 seeds Rob Bakker and Luke White are heavy favorites to win this year's Hertzel Cup. Click for a round by round preview.
Flight One: Standings Tighten With Just 4 Weeks to PlaySeveral tight races developed as 15 flight one sets were contested. Scott Triplett maintained his #4 spot (players with a chance to qualify), but is now just 0.42% ahead of Michael Todd after a 4-3 evening. Patrick Shiels went 2-1 and is in sixth, but is less than two percentage points from fourth at 66.67%. Doug Jones inched 0.77% ahead of Rob Bakker for the top spot with a 7-0 night. Bakker needs to play 7 of the 8 remaining sessions to qualify, which most likely not happen since next Thursday is President's Cup day at the APTA Nationals. Eric Toth went 3-1 to remain comfortably in third place with a 14.44% lead over fourth. Click for full flight one results. Flight Two: Newcomer Van Lokeren Makes MoveJohn Van Lokeren went 3-0 to move within 0.76% of flight two leader Jeremy Kanter. Van Lokeren, who joined the league after the halfway point of the season, will have to play a few double sessions to qualify (needs 7 to reach 13). Kanter needs just one more as he has played 11 in flight two and one in flight one. Kyle Wilkins went 3-0 and Mike Herrel went 4-0 to improve their positions as well. Herrel is just 1.99% behind Kanter and has qualified with 14 total sessions. Wilkins qualified 14 weeks ago - he as now played a record 34 total sessions. Click for flight two results.
PT Leaguer Rob Bakker partnered with Scott Kahler (NJ) to win the Indianapolis Open. Click to read more about how other PT Leaguers did in the Indianapolis Open.
Small Turnout Due to Severe ColdThree 6:00 courts played despite the 0-degree temps. The 8:00 courts were cancelled as temperatures dropped to -5. Click for full results.
Flight One: Triplett 6-0, Louisville's McCrae DebutsScott Triplett jumped up to fourth place (players likely to qualify) with six wins on Thursday. Triplett is now 22-9 (70.97%) for the year. Making the trip up from Louisville with Triplett was Chris McCrae. McCrae, a former University of Alabama tennis player, played two sessions and went 2-4 in his league debut. Brett Decurtins, Dale Dobnicker and Doug Jones were all 3-0 for the night. Click for the full flight one results. Flight Two: Wilkins Reaches 100 Sets Played, O'Gara ReturnsKyle Wilkins went 5-1 in two sessions. He is now 52-49 (51.49%) for the season. During his second session, Wilkins became the first Platform Tennis League player to reach the 100 sets played mark. Guy O'Gara returned from injury, participating for the first time this season. Click for the full flight two results.
Thaddeus Reed won the Columbus Open Region IV President's Cup Qualifier. Heather Prop finished 5/6 in one of the toughest Women's national ranking tournaments, the Short Hills (NJ) Invitational. Andrew Jordan makes the final of the GCPTA D2-D5 tournament. Click for more about happenings from this past weekend's paddle tennis tournaments.
Flight One: Tennis Hall of Famers ParticipateA pair of Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame members made their Platform Tennis League debuts Thursday. Heather Prop, a 5-time Cincinnati Met tennis singles champ and former #1 ranked APTA national platform tennis player (w/ Lynne Schneebeck) went 1-2 on a court with Rex Cabrera, Evan Webeler and Vince Prop. Jeff Wolf, a 26-time Cincinnati Met tennis title winner, 6 singles, 15 doubles, 5 mixed, went 1-2 on his court with Evan Webeler, Doug Jones and Thorsten Knobloch. Doug Jones 6-0, Brett Decurtins 3-0 and Gene Kennedy 3-0, were undefeated for the night. Click for full flight one results. Flight Two: Kanter Climbs to Top, Palmer ReturnsJeremy Kanter took the lead in the flight two standings (players likely to qualify) by going 3-0 on a court with Ben Keating, Kyle Wilkins and Greg Carr. Kanter is now 23-13, 63.89%. Kanter has participated in 11 sessions, including one in flight one, and needs two more to qualify. The league welcomed back Ken Palmer, who participated for the first time since injuring his knee in week one. Click for flight two results.
Flight One: Schmahl Goes 3-0 to Climb Above .500Fabian Schmahl was undefeated on his court with Mary Zimmerman, Erik Simonson and Jim Heldman. Schmahl improved his record in flight one matches to 10-9, 52.63%. Simonson, a regular summer league participant, made his league debut. On another court, Doug Jones and Dave Montgomery survived triple set point before winning 7-5 against Scott Boster and Bill Boughton. Boster and Boughton returned the favor in the "for fun" set as they saved triple set point before winning 7-6. Jones was 3-0 on the court and 5-1 for the evening. Click for complete flight one results. Shot of the Night Overshadowed by Retrieval AttemptThe shot of the night, a severely cut backspinning drop shot by Matt Allare, was overshadowed by Scott McIntosh's retrieval attempt. Allare's shot was sliced perfectly and bounced on his opponent's side of the court first before zipping back over the net to his own side. Scott McIntosh (opponent) anticipated the shot, raced toward the ball and took flight, attempting to jump over the net and strike the ball while it was still in the air. Unfortunately, McIntosh clipped the net during his attempt and subsequently face planted on the other side. After the match, a discussion took place about whether or not McIntosh's shot would have counted if successful. I was not 100% certain, but my guess is that he would have had to end the point - most likely by hitting one of his opponents - prior to landing. I think it is legal to run to your opponent's side around the net to retrieve a shot as long as you do not set foot "in bounds" on their side of the court. I could be wrong ... not like this one comes up a lot. Personally, I would have just tagged him with the ball while he was lying there bleeding, just to make sure. UPDATE: In an APTA column about a similar retrieval - but around the net onto the opponent's side, not over the net - the question appears to be answered. The article sites this rule - This section of Rule 18 tells you what you may not do: “A team loses the point if…a player or anything the player wears or carries touches the post, net, net hand crank, cord, band or center strap, or the court surface on the opponents' side of the net, within the boundary lines, while the ball is in play.” I believe the key phrase here is - "While the ball is in play" - implying that if you could somehow end the point before you landed in bounds on the opponent's side, you'd win the point. For full article click Rules Guru. Flight Two: Rafalo 3-0, Wilkins 5-1Steve Rafalo evened his record at 32-32 (50.00%) by going 3-0 on a court with Kevin McClorey, David Wellinghoff and Lee Workum. Kyle Wilkins improved to 44-45 (49.44%) by playing two sessions and going 5-1. Click for full flight two results. Ironman AwardSince our league's mission is to "increase participation," as well as competition and camaraderie, this year we will give an "Ironman" award to the player who participates in the most sessions. The award recipient will get the same recognition and prizes as flight winners. Reliable, regular participants willing to play with players of various skill and experience levels are critical to our league's success. This award will recognize the player who has demonstrated their commitment through participation. Kyle Wilkins is currently in the lead for the award. He played his 26th and 27th flight two sessions and has played one flight one session for a total of 28. Doug Jones has played 23, Greg Carr 21, John Fovel 20, Bret Bruder 19, Steve Rafalo 18, Scott Vaaler 18 and Anthony Palmenter 17.
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