2009 DoDDS Europe Tennis Championships

October 28, 2009

All the entries are in for the 2009 DoDDS Europe Tennis Championships! The championships begin at 0800 Thursday, October 29 and continue through Saturday, October 31 in Wiesbaden, Germany with three different sites being used:

Vitas Tennis Facility in Nordenstadt
Hochheim Tennis Facility in Hochheim
Medenhalle tennis facility in Medenbach.

The format for the championships is a 32 man bracket in each: girls and boys singles and boys and girls doubles. With the exception of the number 1 seeds, all players will begin the championships playing best of 3 sets. Players who continue to advance through the bracket will play best of 3 sets, while those players who lose a match will drop to the other bracket and play and an 8 game pro-set. Championships matches are scheduled for Saturday, October 31 at the Vitas Tennis Facility.

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2009 Tennis Championship

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Team scoring

Division I—Ramstein 34, SHAPE 31, Heidelberg 28, International School of Brussels 23, Patch 19, Lakenheath 15, Wiesbaden 14, Vilseck 8, Kaiserslautern 4.
Division II—American Overseas School of Rome 18, Bitburg 15, Marymount International School of Rome 13, AFNORTH 12, Bahrain 11, Milan 11, Mannheim 9, Bamberg 8, Aviano 6, Naples 4, Vicenza 3, Baumholder 2, Black Forest Academy 1.
Division III—Brussels 7, Alconbury 6, Ankara 3, Ansbach 2, Sigonella 2.

Boys’ singles

Championship—Nikolay Gospodinov (3), SHAPE, def. James Chase (4), Heidelberg, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-2.
Third-place—Emir Isik (1), Bahrain, def. Jon Lightner (Patch) 9-7.
Fifth place—Clay Marquardt (6), Ramstein, def. Tyler Jakobs (5), Bitburg, by default.
Friday’s late consolation matches—Jakobs def Andy Kim, Bamberg, 8-6; Marquardt def Daniel Burroughs, Lakenheath, 8-4; Lightner def Jak-obs, Bitburg, 8-6; Isik def Marquardt, Ramstein, 8-3.

Boys doubles

Championship—Juan De La Torre and Andrei Mavris (2), SHAPE, def Brady Covington and Shota Shindo (1), ISB, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Third place—Cameron Meeker and Darrien Ward (4), Heidelberg, def Arman Alarilla and Jeff Holt (5), Wiesbaden, 8-1.
Fifth place—Daniel Langholz and Seth Marquardt (3), Ramstein, def Niccolo Lais and Daniel Roman-Cohen, AOSR, 8-2.
Friday’s late semifinals—Covington and Shindo def Meeker and Ward, Heidelberg, 6-3, 6-3; De La Torre and Mavris def Langholz and Marquardt, Ramstein, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Friday’s late consolation matches—A. Alarilla and Holt def Ian Connors and Jack Kolodziejski, Heidelberg, 8-6; Lais and Roman-Cohen, AOSR, def Tim Liebig and John McCrea (7), Bitburg, 8-5; A. Alarilla and Holt def. Langholz and Marquardt 9-8 (8-6); Meeker and Ward def Lais and Roman-Cohen 8-0.

Girls singles

Championship—Ginevra Bolla (1), Marymount International School of Rome, def. Lindsey Jones (3), Ramstein, 6-4, 6-4.
Third place—Carmen Fuccillo (2), AOSR, def Andrea Wheatcroft (4), Heidelberg, 9-8 (7-5).
Fifth place—Tamara Casteels (6), ISB, def Kaitlin Miller (5), Bitburg, 8-1.
Friday’s late consolation matches—Miller def Holly Martin, Patch, 8-0; Casteels def Svenja Jansen (7), SHAPE, 8-5; Fuccillo def Miller 8-4; Wheatcroft def Casteels 8-5.

Girls doubles

Championship—Meghan Augsburger and Olivia Rockwell (5), Ramstein, def Taylor BonenClark and Stephanie Seitz (2), AFN, 5-7, 6-0, 6-4.
Third place—Rachel Nevinger and Amber Veranen, Mannheim, def Katie Snell and Rachel Smith (6), Ramstein, 8-5.
Fifth place—Gaby Gargis and Ciara Ryan (4), Lakenheath, def Sara Reynolds and Donna Smales (1), Patch, 8-2.
Friday’s late semifinal matches—Augsburger and Rockwell def Reynolds and Smales 6-1, 6-3; BonenClark and Seitz def Snell and Smith 6-4, 6-3.
Friday’s late consolation matches—Gargis and Ryan def Rebecca Borner and Sarah Kempner-Strehlow, Wiesbaden, 8-4; Nevinger and Veranen def Alessandra Lochen and Ana Torrijos (3), ISB, 8-3; Snell and Smith def Gargis and Ryan 8-5; Nevinger and Veranen def. Reynolds and Smales 8-3.

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