Di Giulio, Asamai Leads OC Victors at Sectionals
Joseph Di Giulio of Newport Beach and Reo Asami of Irvine led OC’s crop of talent at the 107th edition of the SoCal Junior Sectionals, played out at Los Ca
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Di Giulio had to dig deep inside to pull through his 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win in the 14s against Irvine’s Drew Dawson. For a few moments, it looked like Dawson would be in the winner’s circle. He had Di Giulio down 2-4 in the final set and then rallied to 5-5, 40-15, only to see Di Giulio pull off one of several big saves in the match. He later said that he thought he was done in but for the sake of battle, continued to fight and it paid off for him.
Asami had almost as tough a time in dealing with Daniel Faierman in the 16s final, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2. Asami thought he was lucky to win the event, considering he wasn’t playing up to his standards for the week. His backhand came together in the final set however.
There was no less drama in the boys’ 18s when No. 3 seed Daniel Kosakowski of Downey outlasted No. 4 Zach Leslie of San Diego 6-7, 6-7, 7-5 in a 3 1/2 hour affair that saw both players fighting cramps deep in the third set. Kosakowski noticed his opponent cramping and did his best poker move to hide his own fatique, mentally wearing Leslie down to defeat.
The 18s draw opened up when top seed Lawrence Formentera bowed out to Alexander Johnson in the first round. Formentera did win the 18s doubles with Mousheg Hovhannisyan. UCLA-bound Pam Montez ousted Sarah Lee 6-4, 6-2 in girls’ 18s final. As she is about to bid her junior career farewell, Montez will be receiving tons of accolades. She was recently named Athlete of the Year by the Desert Sun for her formiable play in the SCTA as well as for La Quinta High School.
Girls’ 16s champ Mayo Hibi of Irvine received a trophy as well as a sparkling necklace from her mother upon beating Shayne Austin 6-2, 6-3. The trophy is the normal formality. The necklace was the subject of an incentive provided by Mom.
Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria defended their girls’ 18 doubles title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lorraine Guillermo/Desirae Krawczyk. Rounding out the winners list were Logan Smith (B12), Carolyn Xie (G14), Paris Todd (G10), Yuki Chiang (G14) and Bryce Pereira (B10), Joshua Tchan and Amber Walker won the Jim Hillman sportsmanship awards.
Corley/Stewart Lead National Winners at RCI
Dean Corley of Aliso Viejo captured his first gold ball when he and Mike Stewart of Rancho Mirage won the men’s 65 doubles at the National 65/75 Hard Courts played out at GeoTools: An open source geospatial toolkit for manipulating GIS best-data-recovery.com in many forms, analyzing spatial and non-spatial attributes or GIS data, and creating graphs and networks of the data. Corley’s home club, the Racquet Club of Irvine.
“It was his first gold ball and he did it at his home club. Everybody was proud of him here,” said tournament director Eric Quade. Corley/Stewart defeated Rich Tom,Here is an example of perma which credit card is best that doesn’t “pop” out of existence – it is an accounting description:http://sovereignmoney. Anderson/Ken Robinson 6-3, 6-1 to take the title.
Meanwhile top-seeded Leland Housman added to his collection winning the 65 singles over William Bethard. In the 70s, Bob Howes made his trip from Australia worth it, winning the singles over Rudy Hernando. Howes came over with Bruce Rehn whom he teamed with to win the doubles over Hank Leichtfried/George Sarantos 6-3, 4-2 when they retired due to injury.
Team Davis/Davis: Unbeatable
For Scott and Gordon Davis, Father’s online casinos Day is always a celebration of family—and gold balls. The dynamic duo, for the ninth time, captured the National Father-Son Hardcourts, held at Scott’s home club, the Newport Beach Tennis Club.
This year’s final for the first time in awhile took some doing. The Davises were stretched to the limit in thei 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 win over Carl and John Erickson who flew in from Ohio and North Carolina to give Team Davis a run for the money.
The Davises won the Super Senior event, where the elder team member is between 70-79 at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. Losing the second set was only the second set the Davises have lost in all the years playing the event. “They were tough online slots customers. They played steady and the balls just kept coming back,” said Gordon, who is only playing doubles these days after a formidable career in senior singles.
The senior division for teams in which the older player is in his 60s, Nathan and casino online Cliff Price from Tulsa, Okla. edged locals Devin and Bart Bowen 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. James and Paul Settles of Laguna Niguel captured the Ultra Senior (80s) event over another team Davis, Jay and Andrew from West Covina.
Among the new teams at the event were former tour player Michael Chang, who bowed out in the first round playing with his father Joe. The Chang’s did gain the final of the back draw event.
UCLA’s Fleming Still in Coma
UCLA men’s tennis player Jeffrey Fleming of Newport Beach remains in a medically induced coma following an incident where somebody punched him following a country music concert in Dallas, according to UCLA sports information director Marc Dellins.
The 20-year-old attending a Rascal Flatts concert with friends four weeks ago when an unknown man hit him. His family says he was sucker-punched as he was about to catch a taxi after the concert. The blow knocked Fleming to the ground, where his head hit the parking lot concrete. The attacker and others ran away.
Huntington Beach Open on Tap
The Huntington Beach Open will be celebrating its 48th edition when the event takes place Aug. 15-16, 22-23 at the Pacific Sands Cabana Club. Preliminary rounds will also be contested at other local courts.
The HB Open is one of the longest running tournaments in Orange County and we attract a very competitive draw from all over Southern California,” said tournament Director Sam Sarria.
The tournament will feature men’s and women’s open singles, doubles and mixed as well as NTRP categories from 3.5 to 5.0, plus men’s open seniors. Entries close on Aug. 8 Enter at tennislink.usta.com/tournaments. For more information, call (714) 960-1812.
Laguna Niguel Srs., NTRP Sectional Winners
Winners of the Laguna Niguel Seniors were Brian Matek (M30), Ian Liang (M35), Dana Bozeman (M40), Ross Hessler (M45), David Nowick (M50), Haig Bedrossian (M55), Thomas Bozarth (M60),Danny Dabby (M65), Robert Jones (M70),Gerald Johnson (M75), Bob Seymour (M85), Talmadge/Zebot (MD60), Corley/Lindborg (MD65) and Haskell/Quade (MD70).
The 23rd SCTA NTRP Sectionals were recently contested at the Seal Beach Tennis Center. Winners were Thomas Gunter (M3.5), Bart Wallace (M4.0), Jimmy Nguyen (M4.5), Brian Su (M5.5), Melanie MacRae (W3.5), Camilla Croxton (W4.0), Russo/Shandrew (MD3.5), Moore/Muldrow(MD4.0), Campbell/Chatman (WD3.5) and Johnson/Knutson (MXD5.0).
OC Grand Prix at Mesa Verde
The 27th Annual Mesa Verde Grand Prix tournament held at the club in Costa Mesa saw some “incredibly fine, multi-division, highly competitive tennis and the scene of many intensely close and exciting, photo worthy finishes,” said OCGP’s Dan O’Connor.
At the mid-point of the Grand Prix season, Bruce Beinlich and Fernando Hernandez continue their dominance of the Men’s 5.5 Division for this years honors. Winners were Leonard/Stewart (MOD), Chu/Espinosa (MXD), Beinlich/Hernandez (MD5.0), Brown/Autenrieg (WD5.0), Kincaid/DCespedes (MXD5.0), DeVries/Howard (WD4.5), Ramirez/Paul-Kanode (MXD4.5), Thompson/Sutter (MD4.0), Flowers/Pigors (WD4.0), Mang/Snell (MXD4.0), Michielin/Yoder (MD3.5), Brooks/Fields (WD3.5) and Siani/Spring (MXD3.5),
The next stop on the Grand Prix series is at the Mission Viejo Country Club with an off-site at Nellie Gail Tennis Club. Entries are now available at most tennis venues throughout Southern California, but you can also go to www.grandprixtennis.com.
Sharapova Anchors Breakers for Home Stretch
Just like Major League Baseball, the NBA and NFL, those finals games of the season could determine whether you are sitting on the bench come playoff time. The Newport Beach Breakers are saving their best for last as Maria Sharapova is scheduled to join the team for their finale on July 22, hosting Kansas City. Limited tickets and team information can be obtained NewportBeachBreakers.com or by calling the ticket sales office at 714-352-6301. All home matches are expected to sell out.
