We had the triumphant return of our singles tournament with 25 players. 16 Men and 9 Women in 4 divisions. The Mens draw had some last minute requests but we were unable to accommodate due to the limit of 8 players per division. Lesson here is to always register early to guarantee your spot. The weather was good, food tasty, and the tennis fun. We introduced a World Team Set to 5 games option to speed things along which some players appreciated.
Mens Division I (4.0 to 5.0): Final: Vignesh Iyer (Winner) vs Kyle Shin: 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6). Semi: Vignesh Iyer (Winner) vs Perry Lim 1-5, 5-2, 1-0 (10-7), Kyle Shin (Winner) vs Michael Alvarez 6-2, 6-1. Quarters: Kyle Shin (Winner) vs Sameer Ladiwala 7-6, 4-1 Ret., Michael Alvarez (Winner) vs Peter Dollinger 7-5, 6-2, Vignesh Iyer (Winner) vs Steve Lai 5-1, 5-1. Perry Lim (Winner) vs Mike Rodgers 5-0, 5-1. Consolation: Steve Lai (Winner) vs Peter Dollinger 5-1, 6-4
Division II (3.0 to 3.5) Final: C. Tung (Winner) vs Nad Karim: 5-1, 1-5, 1-0 (11-9). Semi: Nad (walkover), C. Tung (Winner) vs Steven Boljonis 5-0, 5-0. Quarters: N. Karim (Winner) vs Julian Tham 5-1, 5-2. Jim Hayes (Winner) vs H. Govindarajan 6-0, 6-1. Steven Boljonis (Winner) vs Arjun Vasan 6-1, 6-0. C. Tung (Winner) vs Todd Young 5-1, 5-0. Consolation: Todd Young (Winner) vs H. Govindarajan 5-3, 3-5, 1-0 (10-6)
Women Division I (3.5 to 4.0) Final: Fer Padilla (Winner) vs Lily Dao-Tran 6-2, 6-4. Semi: Fer Padilla (Winner) vs Izumi Yaskawa 5-2, 1-5, 1-0. Lily Dao-Tran (winner) vs Kathy Nichols 5-2, 5-2. Quarters: Izumi Yaskawa (winner) vs Aleta Nye: 6-4, 4-6, 1-0, Lily Dao-Tran (winner) vs Sumin Elarde 5-1, 5-0. Consolation: Sumin Elarde (winner) vs Kathy Nichols 5-3, 5-2.
Women Division II (3.0 to 3.5): Round Robin: Ruihua. Fang (winner) vs Jill Nagahara 5-4, 5-4. R. Fang (winner) vs Nicole Vournazos 3-6, 6-0, 1-0, Nagahara vs Vournazos 6-3, 4-0 Ret.
Submitted by Perry Lim
Tournament Director, August 2016