Tennisfax Classic

Date

June 24-30, 2002

Location

Champions Tennis Club
3900 Westerville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43224

Sanction

This tournament is sanctioned by the USTA.

Divisions

MWsd, MW35sd, M45sd, W45s, M55sd, M65s, Mxd, 35Mxd, BG18sd, BG16s, BG14sd, BG12s (FMC singles)

Information

For more information call Alan Kinnard at 614-279-7175 or email classic@tennisfax.com.

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TENNISFAX 2002
Adult Player of the Week

BRIAN LAWTON

Brian Lawton upset the two seeded players in the men's 55 singles draw to capture the title and the Adult Player of the Week award for the Tennisfax Classic.

Lawton defeated Vince Solomon 6-0 6-0, #2 Dan Witteman 6-1 6-4 and the top seed and #1 ranked JD Schultz 3-6 6-3 6-2 for the championship.

With this performance, he jumped from #12 to #4 in the Tennisfax/COGP men's 55 singles rankings.

TENNISFAX 2002
Junior Player of the Week

ALEX MILLER

Seeded #3 in the boys' 16 and under singles, Alex Miller came through to win the title and Junior Player of the Week honors.

Miller advanced past Zach Augerinos by default then downed Michael Kathary 6-0 6-0, #1 seed Adam Schofield 6-4 6-2 and #2 seed Patrick Snyder 6-4 6-1.

With these wins, Miller jumped from #7 to #2 in the Tennisfax/COGP boys' 16 singles rankings.

2002 TENNISFAX RESULTS

Men's Singles

First Round
Aleksandr Itunin def. Ryan Thompson 6-3 6-2
#3 Ben Kathary def. Joseph Graham 6-0 6-0
Randy Kruger def. Lindsey Matthews 6-4 6-0
Steve Siegel def. Bryan May 6-3 6-1
Wyatt Wood def. #4 Reaves Kathary 6-3 6-0
Chris Landauer def. Marcel Matthews 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
#1 Tim Pleasant def. Itunin 6-2 6-1
#3 Kathary def. Kruger 6-0 6-0
Wood def Siegel 6-1 6-0
Landauer def. #2 Marcus Rutsche by default

Semifinals
#1 Pleasant def. #3 Kathary 6-3 7-6 (4)
Wood def. Landauer 6-2 6-2

Final
#1 Pleasant def. Wood 6-2 7-6 (9)

Men's Doubles

Semifinals
#1 Tim Pleasant & Marcus Rutsche def. Steve Siegel & Kevin Kroos 6-2 6-2
#2 Randy Kruger & Dale Woodruff def. Lindsey Matthews & Marcel Matthews 6-0 7-6 (2)

Final
#1 Pleasant & Rutsche def. #2 Kruger & Woodruff 6-2 6-1

Men's 35 Singles

First Round
Patrick Williamson def. Jeff Pannell 7-6 (9) 4-1 ret.
Bob Lang def. Willie Crawford 6-2 6-1

Quarterfinals
#1 Ted Becker def. Williamson 6-1 6-3
Mark Fazzina def. Bruce Jackson 6-3 6-4
Lang def. #3 Pete Mudre, Jr. by default
#2 Richard Jordan def. Chuck Rauck 6-2 6-2

Semifinals
#1 Becker def. Fazzina 6-0 6-0
#2 Jordan def. Lang 6-3 6-0

Final
#1 Becker def. #2 Jordan 6-7 (1) 7-5 6-4

Men's 35 Doubles

Semifinals
#1 Mark Liefeld-Wayne Manifold def. Arnie Jones & Max Quinton 6-4 6-4
#2 Mike Jarrett & Will Mohney def. Steve Milam & Mark Metcalf 6-2 6-0

Final
#2 Jarrett & Mohney def. #1 Liefeld & Manifold 6-4 6-3

Men's 45 Singles

First Round
Vince Solomon def. Brad Lindsey 6-0 6-2
Dimitri Teague def. Arnie Jones 6-3 1-6 6-4

Quarterfinals
#1 John Ballentine def. Solomon 6-0 6-0
Chuck Fisher def. Alan Kinnard 6-3 6-3
#3 Luis Orteza def. Teague 6-3 6-0
#2 Will Mohney def. Dave Brenning 6-2 6-1

Semifinals
#1 Ballentine def. Fisher 6-2 6-2
#2 Mohney def. #3 Orteza 6-4 6-4

Final
#1 Ballentine def. #2 Mohney 4-1 ret.

Women's 45 Singles

Semifinals
#1 Kathy Kinnard def. Joyce Sullivan 7-6 (4) 6-2
Susan Hartmann def. #2 Wanda Fuller 6-4 6-4

Final
#1 Kinnard def. Hartmann 6-0 6-2

Men's 55 Singles

Quarterfinals
Mike Hersey def. Paul Rowley 6-1 6-1
Brian Lawton def. Vince Solomon 6-0 6-0

Semifinals
#1 J.D. Schultz def. Hersey 6-1 6-2
Lawton def. #2 Dan Witteman 6-1 6-4

Final
Lawton def. #1 J.D. Schultz 3-6 6-3 6-2

Men's 65 Singles

Quarterfinals
Russ Walkup def. Lester Wittekind 6-1 6-3

Semifinals
#1 Ron Tonidandel def. Walkup 6-4 6-0
#2 Chuck McNamee def. Richard Levett 6-1 6-1

Final
#1 Tonidandel def. #2 McNamee 6-2 6-1

Mixed Doubles

Semifinals
#1 Kathy White & Jason Roush def. Chuck Rauck & Chelsea Rauck by default
#2 Shelby Cheses & Steve Siegel def. Wanda Fuller & Larry Cumberlander 6-4 6-3

Final
#2 Cheses & Siegel def. #1 White & Roush 6-4 4-6 6-3

Boys' 18 Doubles

Quarterfinal
Anil Pattisapu & Justin Philip def. Michael Kathary & Scott Kathary 7-6 (4) 6-4

Semifinals
#1 Patrick Snyder & Adam Schofield def. Pattisapu & Philip 6-4 6-4
Colin Burling & Alex Miller def. #2 Sidd Nigam & Josh Vance 4-6 7-6 (1) 6-3

Final
#1 Snyder & Schofield def. Burling & Miller 6-3 6-4

Boys' 16 Singles

First Round
#1 Adam Schofield def. Cody Yeagley 6-4 6-2
Andrew Goodwyn def. Colin Burling 6-1 6-0
#4 Alex Miller def. Zach Augerinos by default
Michael Kathary def. Randy Rubin 6-2 3-6 7-6 (7)
Evan Carr def. Anil Pattisapu 4-6 6-2 6-3
#3 Josh Vance def. Justin Philip 6-1 6-1
Sidd Nigam def. Chris Hayes 7-6 6-3
#2 Patrick Snyder def. Andrew Shepler 6-1 6-1

Quarterfinals
#1 Schofield def. Goodwyn 6-1 6-3
#4 Miller def. M. Kathary 6-0 6-0
#3 Vance def. Carr 6-4 6-2
#2 Snyder def. Nigam 6-2 6-3

Semifinals
#4 Miller def. #1 Schofield 6-4 6-2
#2 Snyder def. #3 Vance 6-0 3-6 6-4

Final
#4 Miller def. #2 Snyder 6-4 6-1

Backdraw
Yeagley def. Burling 2-6 7-5 6-2
Philip def. Pattisapu 6-4 6-2
Hayes def. Shepler 6-2 3-6 6-4
Yeagley def. Rubin 3-6 6-3 6-2
Philip def. Hayes 6-3 6-4
Philip def. Yeagley 7-5 4-6 7-6 (6) (Final)

Boys' 14 Singles

First Round
Thomas Bellman def. Andrew Thomas by default
Andy Choi def. Nilesh Wickramanayake by default

Quarterfinals
#1 Patrick Boyd def. Aaron Weisman 6-2 6-2
Micheal Kathary def. Bellman 6-4 7-5
#3 Caleb Speicher def. Bobby Addis by default
#2 Ryan Rauck def. Choi 6-0 6-3

Semifinals
#1 Boyd def. M. Kathary 6-4 6-2
#2 Rauck def. #3 Speicher 6-1 6-0

Final
#1 Boyd def. #2 Rauck 2-6 6-2 6-4

Backdraw
Bellman def. Weisman 6-4 5-7 6-4
Bellman def. Choi 6-2 6-1 (Final)

Boys' 12 Singles

First Round
Billy Weldon def. Austin Griffin 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
#1 Peter Kobelt def. Kyle Gerber 6-2 7-6 (3)
Preston Phillips def. Kyle Hilborn 6-4 6-0
Lee Dixon def. Weldon 6-1 6-0
#2 Alex Solove def. Alexander Leblanc 6-0 6-0

Semifinals
#1 Kobelt def. Phillips 6-2 6-2
Dixon def. #2 Solove 6-3 6-1

Final
#1 Kobelt def. Dixon 6-1 6-1

Backdraw
Gerber def. Hilborn 6-1 6-1
Griffin def. Leblanc by default
Gerber def. Griffin 6-1 6-1 (Final)

Girls' 18 Singles

Quarterfinal
Sari Rosen def. Brittany Snyder 6-0 6-1

Semifinals
Whitney Laurien def. #1 Ginny White 7-6 (6) 6-3
Rosen def. #2 Chelsea Rauck by default

Final
Rosen def. Laurien 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-3

Backdraw
G. White def. Snyder 6-2 6-0

Girls' 16 Singles

First Round
Jessica Sammons def. Bethany Gibson by default
Stephanie Wilks def. Julie Alton 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
#1 Chelsea Rauck def. Whitney Laurien 4-6 6-2 6-1
#3 Lauren Capano def. Sammons 6-0 6-0
Karen Bellman def. Imani Willis 6-2 6-2
Wilks def. #2 Brittany Snyder 6-0 6-0

Semifinals
#1 Rauck def. #3 Capano 6-1 7-5
Wilks def. Bellman 6-2 6-3

Final
#1 Rauck def. Wilks 6-4 6-1

Backdraw
Snyder def. Alton 6-3 6-3
Laurien def. Sammons 6-2 6-2
Snyder def. Willis 6-0 6-1
Laurien def. Snyder 6-4 6-2 (Final)

Girls' 14 Singles

Quarterfinal
Maggie Austin def. Stephanie Hutchings 6-2 6-2
Leah Bell def. Madeline Lewis 6-0 6-1
#2 Kelsey Kinnard def. Stacey Humphrey 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
#1 Tricia Wilks def. Austin 6-1 6-4
#2 Kinnard def. Bell 7-6 (4) 6-4

Final
#1 Wilks def. #2 Kinnard 6-2 6-1

Backdraw
Humphrey def. M. Lewis 6-1 6-1
Humphrey def. Hutchings 6-0 6-2 (Final)

Girls' 12 Singles

First Round
Abigail Lewis def. Corinne Rauck 6-0 6-1

Quarterfinal
#1 Allie White def. Maddie Kobelt 6-2 6-2
A. Lewis def. Audrey Orteza 6-0 6-0
Christina Danosi def. Jessica Easdale 6-2 6-4
#2 Amy Nini def. Mackenzie Austin 6-0 6-0

Semifinals
#1 A. White def. A. Lewis 6-0 6-1
#2 Nini def. Danosi 6-4 7-5

Final
#1 A. White def. #2 Nini 6-1 6-1

Backdraw
Orteza def. Rauck by default
Kobelt def. Orteza 6-0 6-0
Easdale def. Austin 4-6 6-2 6-3
Easdale def. Kobelt 6-1 6-2 (Final)