The 3.0er of the Year - Marcus McDorman
(Ketterington)
Singles Player of the Year - Marcus McDorman
(Ketterington)
Doubles Player of the Year - Richard Guinto & John Vandeursen
(Ketterington)
Doubles Team of the Year - Richard Guinto & John Vandeursen
(Ketterington)
Captain of the Year - Kyle Webb
(Quail Run)
Special 3.0ers of the Year - Michael OConnell & Son To
(Towpath)
The Dayton area dominated the 2011 rendition of the D.F.O. postseason awards with Captain Kyle winning Captain of the Year thanks to his double-digit winning season. Kettering, meanwhile, swept the remaining awards as Richard and John shared the doubles accolades as both shared equally impressive equal-win seasons! On the singles courts, their teammate Marcus enjoyed a dominating season, so dominating he also dominated the D.F.O. awards, winning both the Singles Player of the Year and The 3.0er of the Year!
Michael and Son, meanwhile, thanks to their riveting comeback story, earned Special 3.0ers of the Year thanks to their tear-jerking comeback, a comeback that saw them recover from 2010's defeat at the Akron Open to win the whole thing in 2011!
2011 DFO Player of the Year Nominees
* = Years at 3.0; Nomination Criteria
Tournament Qualifiers
Chad Allan*5
Tournament: Western Reserve Champion (3-0)
League: 3-5 Singles
Kuo-Ping Fon*2
Tournament: Kings Island Open Champion (2-0), Paramount Winter Semi-Finalist (1-1)
James Jacobs*2
Tournament: Perrysburg Open Finalist (1-1)
League: 8-0 Singles, 0-1 Doubles; Playoffs: 1-1 Singles
Eric Mull*2
Tournament: Paramount Winter Finalist (2-1), Akron Open Semi-Finalist (2-1), Western Reserve Quarter-Finalist (0-2)
League: 6-2 Singles
Ron Novak*7
Tournament: Paramount Fall Champion (3-0), Akron Open Consolation Title (4-1), Western Reserve Consolation Title (2-1), Washington Court Consolation Finalist (0-2)
League: 0-4 Singles, 0-1 Doubles
Michael O'Connell*6
Tournament: Akron Open Champion (4-0)
Ganesh Palaniappian*3
Tournament: Washington Court Champion (2-0), Paramount Winter Consolation Title (2-1), Akron Open Round of 16 (0-2)
Rahul Pundir*2
Tournament: Perrysburg Open Champion (2-0)
Kyle Webb*6 (KTC)
League: 6-0 Singles, 2-0 Doubles; Playoffs: 4-2 Singles
Marcus McDorman*2 (KTC)
League: 9-1 Singles; Playoffs: 5-1 Singles
Doubles Team of the Year Nominees
Tournament Qualifiers
Scott Bodnar*5/Rich Herbruck*2
Tournament: Akron Open Doubles Finalists (1-1)
League: 1-3 Doubles
Michael O'Connell*6/Son To*2
Tournament: Akron Open Doubles Champions (2-0)
Richard Guinto*2/John Vandeursen*9 (Ketterington)
League: 8-0 Doubles; Playoffs: 1-5 Doubles
Voting Notes
The Voting Panel had an incredibly tough field of nominees to sort through, as several could make a rightful claim to several D.F.O. awards. Marcus not only led his team to a Midwest Ohio Championships Championship, but he also led all nominees in singles wins. Andrew became the first 3.0 player to repeat a family legacy and win a title after his father (or brother ... or cousin ... we're not quite sure ... so let's just stick with "relative") had won one, and in fact Andrews father/brother/cousin/relative Adrian Fatu had earned consideration for the 2006 D.F.O. awards! Ganesh, meanwhile, repeated his nomination from last season, but this time by winning his first ever tournament title. Further, Rahul became the first winner of the Perrysburg Open, truly an historic first. And Michael, a long-time 3.0 player and doubles specialist, won the biggest and oldest event of them all, the Akron Open. Finally, Ron's longevity and multiple championships, consolation and otherwise, was impressive as well!
As for doubles, Richard and John's fantastic season put them in the running, as their season-high nine combined wins were truly eye catching. Meanwhile, comeback kids Michael and Son, as winners of the only doubles tournament of the season, winning an event they lost the previous year, were the Voting Panel's early favorites to take home the most made up award around. Indeed, their three year run together was also a factor, and it was a Hallmark Channel storybook ending that their three year tournament run ended with a big shiny trophy at the Akron Open ... but their lack of league and/or playoff play when Richard and John had excelled in league and/or playoff play kept the Voting Panel's eyes shifting back and forth between the two worthy teams.
As for the captains, Kyle was not only a fantastic player, but a fantastic captain as well, and with an Ohio leading 13 team wins on the year and a deep playoff run to his name, he was able to add his name to one more list - the list of captains who have won D.F.O. Captain of the Year!
Ineligible Nominees
Andrew Fatu*
Tournament: Paramount Winter Champion (3-0)
Ed Pearson*/Daniel Cho*2 (Ketterington)
League: 4-0 Doubles; Playoffs: 5-0 Doubles
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