The 2023 USTA league season is ready to go ... and so are the 3.0ers of Northeast Ohio!
That's right, it's tennis season again! And more than that, it's 3.0 tennis season again (which sometimes are two completely different things)!
So who was promoted to the near-professional 3.5 level and won't be playing this season? Who was demoted back to the nigh-lowest level of tennis possible and will be playing this season? Which teams will be playing this season? Which teams will win it all this season?! And which records will be broken this season?! Answers to all that and more (MORE!) can be found below!
Player's Leaving
Click here to find out who has been promoted to play at the almost-professional 3.5 level!
Player's Returning
Click here to find out who is returning like a hero out of Greek mythology!
Flight Reviews & Predictions
Click one of the Flight links for way more info than you'd ever want to know about the teams in that particular flight!
Records to Watch
Which records will fall this season? Will Captain Frank get captain win #100? Will someone overtake Craig's 113 career 3.0 wins? Will anyone care?! Find out here!
Player's Leaving
Congratulations to the oh-so-many big time impact 3.0ers from the 2022 Northeast Ohio season that will now ply their trade at the 3.5 level! All told, 23 players from 18+ and 11 from 40+ - some of them the same person (!) - were promoted to a level of tennis that probably earns massive amounts of prize money, it's oh-so professional. These elite 8%'ers enjoyed such a fine 2022 season that they will now face an even more elite challenge - 3.5 tennis!
From 18+, big name kids are heading to the even bigger time, players like Kuldeep, Anthony, and Abhijit from Force, Mirza, Sinan, Jose from Western Reserve, and singles stars Todd and Nicholas, the former a 2022 Akron Open Champion and the latter the D.F.O. 3.0 Player of the Year!
Speaking of champions, LaTuchie's Brian, Qingyuan, and Akron Open Doubles Champion Erik are all going to join Wembley's Larry and Fairlawn's William at the next level! They won't be alone, however, as almost the entire NCRC roster, a roster that finished an all-3.0-time 18+ Ohio best 4th at Nationals last season, will be joining them as well! So enjoy your new 3.5 lifestyles Jaime, Tim, Sunny, Benjamin, Mel, Allan, and especially Captain and Doubles Player's of the Year, Timothy and Matthew! Meanwhile, 2022 D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Famer Craig, and his long time dubs partner John, both Towpath 55+ National Champions, will be main attractions when it comes to 3.5 play in 2023 as well!
From 40+, stars like Thomas from Towpath, Shengyong from LaTuchie, Robert from NCRC, and Kevin from North Ridge will now enjoy retirement from 3.0 as well!
Congratulations to all on amazing 3.0 careers and who knows ... maybe with a little luck*, we'll see you back at 3.0 in no time?!
Player's Returning
The literary classic The Odyssey, the well-known tale of legendary tennis player Ulysses, a 3.0er who was at first promoted, and then after a series of trials at the 3.5 level, later demoted, back to 3.0.
While some players are leaving the world of 3.0, some, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, are returning to the world of 3.0 (that's not a great analogy, is it?). Indeed, after a voyage into the semi-pro 3.5 level, these adventurers of the tennis courts are returning to 3.0, thanks to the help of the USTA's NTRP system. And now they can give back to the level that once gave them so much! 25 veterans of 3.5, nearly 4.5% of all the 3.5ers, are back, including Paramount Westlake's Joe, Force's Travis and Michael, Avon Oaks' Patrick and Paul, CVAC's Andy, Michael, and James, CSC's Sanjay and Nyugen, La Tuchie's Neil, Zach, and Kevin, Towpath's Tom and Timothy, Springside's Manuel and Michael, Paramount Medina's John, NCRC's Joel, and MVRC's Thomas.
If you happen to meet one of these former 3.5ers, make sure you thank them for their service, like the proper veterans they are, as they return to grace the courts of 3.0 tennis all over Northeast Ohio!
18+ Flight 1
Just like last season, the kiddos of 3.0 tennis will be set up in relatively geographically based flights (sorry, Flight 1!), and play two singles courts and three doubles courts per match in their home-and-away series!
Force
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Scott Mellino 3 Adnan Kazazic 3 Nick Gretta 3
Jeremy Benjamin 3 Joseph Miksa 3 Marcus Sutton 2.5
Travis Haselswerdt 3 Anthony Kulka 3 Tyler Elwing 3
Eric Levine 3 Gunnar Schied 3 Nathan Chavez 3
Last Season's Record: 3-5 (4th)
Key Departures & Additions: Anthony Provoznik, Abhijit Nath, Kuldeep Vaghela (to 3.5); Nathan Chavez (from Bay Village), Travis Haselswerdt (demoted from 3.5)
Notes: After taking 8th place at Nationals in 2021, Captain Jeremy looked to build the program in 2022, getting some new faces to play for the fanciest tennis club in all of Rocky River (all of it!) during a rebuilding year. Now with a year of seasoning, and with singles additions like 2022 Akron Open Vice-Champion Nathan (from Bay) and 2021 D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Famer Travis (demoted from 3.5 play), Captain Jeremy looks to get Force back to the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons!
Questions: Will Captain Jeremy be able to prevent Travis' decaying tennis skills from eventually impacting - and thus also decaying - the skills of the rest of the squad?
Paramount Westlake
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
John Keller 3 Sean Schulze 3 Mark Smitek 3
Srinivas Merugu 3 Derek Reid 3 Spencer Dieken 3
Dan McCabe 3 Peter Bitounis 3 Connor Hensley 2.5
Mark Miller 3 Tim Austin 3 Mark Tabora 3
Doug Michelsen 3 Scott Saunders 3 Kevin Dieterich 3
Last Season's Record: 6-2 (Flight Champion), 0-2 (3rd at Districts)
Key Departures & Additions: Ryan Kowalski, Todd Lenet (to 3.5); Sean Schulze
Notes: After enjoying their first Flight championship in years, Westlake's favorite Paramount Tennis Club (take that Medina!) is looking to continue the good momentum as Captain John returns with most of his playoff roster intact. Yes, he lost singles star and 2022 Akron Open Champion Todd to 3.5, but in a great show of captaining and recruiting skill, he picked up Sean, who showed at the NTRP Midwest Championships with his semi-final appearance that he could be a key player to help Paramount Westlake win back-to-back flight titles!
Questions: Can Captain John get newbie Sean to replace two Paramount stalwarts in Ryan and Todd and get Paramount to back-to-back playoff berths for the first time in club history?!
North Canton Racquet Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Jeffrey Beck 3 Andy Baker 3 Michael Gibson 2.5
Adam Ranalli 3 Tim Tormasi 2.5 Tony Harley 3
Anthony Mazzaferri 3 Aniket Parekh 2.5 Boris Slogar 3
David Walters 2.5 Michael Curtis 3 Leon Crumpler 3
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight Champion), District, State, Midwest Champions, 4th at Nationals
Key Departures & Additions: Almost everyone! Captain Timothy Booher, Matthew Johnston, Mel Paulino, Benjamin Young, Jaime Unklesby, Allan Lynch, Sunny Makey, Tim Hinchliffe, Douglas Snyder (all to 3.5)
Notes: Last season's record-breaking 3.0 run was one for the 3.0 history books, but now that it's 2023, NCRC has to deal with the curse of a National's qualifying team - most their players were bumped to the semi-pro 3.5 level as well as now only four returning players can still play for the same club (odd rule, but the USTA is an odd mistress). Andy takes over the captain duties from last season's Captain of the Year, Timothy, while Michael, Leon, and Tony return as veterans hoping to lead a young and hungry team of newbies back to the 3.0 promised land!
Questions: How long does a championship celebration hangover last and will it hinder NCRC this season?!
Center Court Tennis Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Ragu. Sundararaj 3 Matthew Waler 3 Abhijit Borawake 3
G. Alagirisamy 3 K. Devarakonda 3 Jinho Lee 3
Brian Razum 3 P. Madhavanpillai 3
Last Season's Record: None
Key Departures & Additions: Everyone!
Notes: New to the 18+ scene, Center Court hosts seven newbies, one 3.0er who proudly won his 3.5 appeal, and one veteran 3.0er, and thus looks to be the dark-horse club of the Flight! If they can find some key players to fill the courts o' singles, they could make some big 3.0 noise in their first season in Flight 1!
Questions: How loud will that noise be?!
LaTuchie Tennis Center (2)
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Eric Bissell 3 Max Roszkowski 3 Jeremy Clemens 3
Joe Murphy 3 Alan Eng 3 Brandon Walch 3
Geoff Fiedler 3 Lorenzo Basil 3 Rishi Goel 3
Reddy Vittedi 3 Neil McHale 3 Kevin Blatt 3
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight 2 Vice-Champion), 0-1 (Qualifying Round)
Key Departures & Additions: Erik Wasowski (to 3.5), Nicolas Savelieff
Notes: Returning to the playoffs was no easy task for Captain Eric, especially considering the number of top-notch 3.0ers he had lost after LaTuchie's great 2021 season, including Ronald Thomas, Akron Open Doubles Champ Erik, and, of course, THE Great Scott Hovey. But return they did, showing Captain Eric certainly knows how to reload a 3.0 roster! With a number of new players this season and playing in a new west-side flight, it'll be interesting to see if Captain Eric can get LaTuchie back to the playoffs despite weekly road-trips from hell for a seldom seen 3.0 three-peat!
Questions: The drive from Stow to the west side kinda sucks. Not really a question, but yeesh, sorry guys!
Bay Village
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Andrew Silverio 3 Robert Traul 2.5 Charlie Post 3
Mark Jeffers 3 Colin Fishbaugh 3 Tom Mullee 3
Greg Ernst 3 M. Hendershot 3 Justin Stuart 3
Erik Overberger 3 Paul Shepherd 3 Eddie Digges 3
Last Season's Record: 4-4 (Vice-Champion)
Key Departures & Additions: Nathan Chavez (to Rocky River Force), Tony Slabicki, Brian Chambers; Eddie Digges (returning from Florida)
Notes: The return of all-3.0-time Bay legend Captain Mark over the past two seasons has seen Bay steadily improve their team record two years in a row, enjoying a well-earned Vice-Championship back in 2022! And while it'll be tough to replace singles stalwart Nathan and doubles star tandem Brian and Tony (and especially Brian's famous "cooler"), Captain Mark does have the valiant return of former captain Eddie Digges to rely on to help lead the team both on and off the court!
Questions: Will Bay's famous home court advantage as the only team with outside courts and outside courts only continue to pay big 3.0 dividends for Captain Mark?!
Flight 1 Predictions
In a crowded six-team flight, Bay, NCRC, Center Court, and LaTuchie all have big strengths but also some big issues that they may have to overcome if they're to challenge for Flight 1 supremacy! Indeed, Bay has the most veteran players, but like the Cleveland Guardians, some of their talented depth has been poached by other clubs, leaving Captain Mark with a bare-bones roster. Similarly, NCRC, one of the most successful clubs in NEO tennis history, is in rebuilding mode as Captain Andy looks to replace almost the entire 2022 roster. Meanwhile Center Court, has the most 3.5 and 6.5 veteran experience, but also the smallest roster in Flight 1. LaTuchie, meanwhile, with Captain Eric, is possibly the wild-card of the entire Flight, for while his roster looks new, he's proven he can "coach 'em up" in the past.
In the end it looks like Flight 1 may be a three-horse race, as last season's Flight Champion Paramount Westlake has not only the deepest roster, but returns most of last season's championship caliber roster as well. And while Captain John lost Todd, he gained Sean, who can play anywhere on the court. Local rival Rocky River Force, though, may have three things going for them this season - 1), Captain Jeremy engineered the free agent signing of the flight by signing top 3.0 free-agent Nathan from Bay, 2) Captain Jeremy has been secretly coaching up potential Rookie of the Year candidate Nick, and 3) Captain Jeremy has been not-so-secretly coaching down former 3.5er Travis, who is back to annoyingly push his way around the courts. Center Court, however, may be able to take advantage of these two perennial flight powers as, despite their small roster, they've been rocking the 6.5 combo leagues all winter long and look to be the most primed to get off to an early 3.0 start!
18+ Flight 2
Mayfield Village Racquet Club (1)
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Robert Haught 3 Jeeho Chang 2.5 John Olenik 3
Roy Showman 3 Kern Jolibois 2.5 Mark Archual 2.5
Ravi Krishnan 3 Earl Beebe 3 George Raguz 3
Scott Limestoll 3 Sangyoon Lee 3 Hyundong Cho 3
Ryan White 3 Brandon Carrus 3 Mike Kanetsky 2.5
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight 2 Champion), 1-1 (District 3rd Place)
Key Departures & Additions: Nicholas Fasola
Notes: MVRC enjoyed a fantastic season in a loaded flight in 2022, narrowly missing out on a District Championship berth in no small part due to NCRC's historically great team. Captain Robert, rather than dwelling on that close defeat, instead used that as motivation and now enters the fray with one of the deepest rosters in all of NEO! Replacing 2022 Player of the Year Nicholas will obviously be difficult, but thanks to stud doubles players like Scott, John, and Hyundong, and rising singles star Brandon, as well as tennis coach Earl, look for MVRC to make yet another playoff run with their 3.0 depth, their 3.0 leadership, and their 3.0 experience!
Questions: Replacing a former Player of the Year is never easy, but this roster is loaded!
Cleveland Skating Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Jack Prause 3 David Jarus 3 Mark Malkin 3
Wayne Barry 3 Harmin Chima 3 Jeff Hulett 3
Paul Stroud 3 Erick Kauffman 3 Jacob Glenn 3
Lloyd Bell 3 Nicholas Wille 3 Bohuai Zhang 3
Michael Goldberg 3 Neil Vakharia 3
Sanjay Singh 3 Daniel Jacoby 2.5
Last Season's Record: N/A
Key Departures & Additions: Everyone!
Notes: Back in 18+ after a year off, Captain Jack has a number of star players to choose from, including NTRP Midwest Championships Vice-Champions Erick and Michael! If CSC can find some players to man the singles courts, CSC could very well enjoy a fantastic return to 18+ play!
Questions: The first year back is always the toughest ... how will CSC handle their return to the mean streets of 3.0 tennis?!
Mayfield Village Racquet Club (2)
Player Name NTRP
RJ King 3
Karl King 3
John J King 3
Jim King 3
Rick King 3
Michael Lynch 2.5
Phil King 3
Max Johnson 2.5
Brian King 3
Christian King 3
Matt Burnett 3
Matthew King 3
JT King 3
Michael Hallai 3
Last Season's Record: 3-7 (4th Place, Flight 2)
Key Departures & Additions: Brian King
Notes: The Kings of Mayfield are back! And with another new King ... Brian King! Using their now well-known but impossible to prepare for King family communication and twin'ness, the King's have wrecked tennis havoc all over the courts of NEO for the past three seasons and look to do the same this year! With the addition of a new King, Captain RJ will surely see his team - er, family? - improve upon last season's finish!
Questions: Do the King's themselves get confused at who is who when they're on the court?!
Cleveland Racquet Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Paul Shand 3 Peter Vinocur 2.5 Daniel Bergrin 3
David Harvan 3 Jantzen Roth 3 Derron Wrubel 3
M. P.-Schneider 3 Michael Levy 3 Jared Peizet 3
Dan Selle 3 Leonard Bashkin 2.5 Charles Napoli 3
Corey Roth 3 Jeffrey Hagman 3 David Garten 3
Charles Lanzieri 3 Eric Zalud 3 Miles Molyneaux 3
Nathan Hui 2.5 Michael Collins 3 Gabriel Rhoads 2.5
Last Season's Record: 6-4 (3rd Place, Flight 2)
Notes: With one of the deepest rosters in all of NEO, Captain Jared will have his prize of the litter to pick from when it comes to filling out 3.0 lineups this season! With almost the entire team returning from last season, will this veteran group be able to take advantage of their experience and repeat a top three Flight 2 finish?!
Questions: Will the club's 90% white dress code throw off the opposition?!
Wembley Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Kyle Hulewat 3 JP Ayyappan 3 Michael Deyo 3
Kiyo.Fukamachi 3 David Shisila 3 Bradley Young 3
Dino Rizza 2.5 Jim Hester 3 Andrew Burnight 3
Luis Junior 3
Last Season's Record: 2-8 (5th Place, Flight 2)
Key Departures & Additions: Larry Dubin, John Fenner, Gary Nowac, Michael Henry
Notes: Captain Kyle takes over for long-time Captain JP, but with JP still on the roster, this club enjoys loads of 3.0 experience! Combine their skills on and off the courts, it'll be a master-class watching these two put together one of the smallest, but most veteran, rosters in Flight 2!
Questions: Will there be a power struggle on the courts between the current and former captain?!
Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
David Deeter 3 Steve Poe 3 Tim Hofer 3
Mark Deeter 3 Matt Greenberg 3 Lance Fry 3
Chris. Manchester 3 Carl Parker 3 Aidan Sandstrom 3
Roger Lee 3 Mike Carroll 2.5 Jeffrey Spencer 2.5
Chris Janson 2.5 Zhigang Gao 2.5
Last Season's Record: 1-9 (6th Place, Flight 2)
Key Departures & Additions: Roger Lee (from injury)
Notes: Captain Mike takes over the leadership reigns from Captain Matt and will work to see historic CVAC climb the standings this season! And climb they should as with Roger and Matt, CVAC enjoys two of the best singles players in all of NEO! If CVAC can stay healthy and Captain Mike can harness some doubles power from his squad, CVAC will be an opponent no one will look forward to playing! (not because they're not nice, these are wonderful gentlemen!)
Questions: Perhaps the strongest singles lineup in the flight, will Matt and Roger flex their 3.0 single muscle this season?!
Flight 2 Predictions
In a flight loaded with deep and talented rosters, this is a doozy of a prediction predicament, and the main question is which club will be able to dethrone MVRC1?! That is, while each club enjoys strengths - CVAC has two of the best singles players, Wembley has the most experienced leadership, CRC has the largest roster, MVRC2 has the most look-alike family members, and CSC has the most unknowns (which, oddly, actually is a significant strength in the world of 3.0 tennis!) - MVRC1 enjoys all that as well as a championship pedigree! That being said, don't be surprised if the depth of CRC and the singles prowess of CVAC challenge for the Flight 2 title late into the season!
18+ Flight 3
Towpath Tennis Center
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Frank Licari 3 Vince Cheverine 3 Bryan Dudiwka 3
Michael Terapane 3 Ron Novak 3 Renier Soto 3
Steve Barker 3 Mark Robeson 3 Daniel Petersen 3
William Fox 3 Jonathan Rash 3 Chris Manby 2.5
Mike Devine 3 Brian Piazza 3 Peacock Gregory 3 Jason Haney 2.5
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (2nd Place, Flight 3), 2-1 (Summer Qualifier, District Vice-Champions)
Key Departures & Additions: John Consilio, Craig Warner (both to 3.5), Charles Graise
Notes: One of the most storied clubs in all of Ohio returns with one of the most storied captains in all of 3.0 Ohio, Captain Frank! After a Flight 3 runner-up finish last season and the upset of the playoffs, a 3-2 win over eventual District Champions NCRC, Captain Frank returns a loaded squad that is used to one thing - 3.0 winning! Yes, Towpath will have to replace the legendary pairing of John and 2022 D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Famer Craig, but with former D.F.O. Player's of the Year William and Ron on the roster, plus the second most winningest captain in the history of 3.0, you just know that when all is said and done, Towpath will be in the running yet again for 3.0 glory!
Questions: With a star-studded roster like this, will Captain Frank be able to keep everyone happy?!
Springside Athletic Club
Player Name NTRP
Raymond Habel 3
Jack Marsillo 3
Brian Fortney 2.5
Matthew Wachter 2.5
Dustin Fox 3
Thomas Whitehead 3
David Benson 3
Gregory Blatnik 3
Kyle Benson 3
Mario Muratori 3
Stan Oda 3
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (3rd Place, Flight 3)
Key Departures & Additions: George Roth (to 3.5); Dustin Fox (from Fairlawn)
Notes: Captain Kyle is back after another solid year for SAC! First up on the docket is replacing singles star and former Green Open Champion George, recently promoted to nigh-professional 3.5 level o' tennis, but thanks to free agent signing Dustin from Fairlawn, perhaps a replacement is in the wings?!
Questions: Who replaces George? WHO?!
Paramount Medina
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Phil Towne 3 Douglas Leohr 3 Ed Hardman 3
Denny Huff 3 Donald Albainy 2.5 Jonathan Glazer 3
Dustin Carpenter 3 James Jones 3 William Virgin 3
Roderick Yamat 3 Todd Zeiger 3 Ram Medapati 3
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (5th Place, Flight 3)
Key Departures & Additions: William Farr (to 55+), Bogdan Nicolae, David Gann, Scott Nelson
Notes: Few clubs have been hit as hard by departures as much as Medina's favorite Paramount (take that Paramount Westlake!), and Captain Phil will have his work cut out for him to replace the combined 37' height of Bogdan and David as well as the wily veteran experience of William and Scott! However, the rest of the roster is packed with veteran experience of it's own, including 60+ winner Denny and one of the greatest all-3.0-time singles player in all-3.0-time, Roderick!
Questions: If Paramount Medina played Paramount Westlake, would the universe implode?!
Green Tennis Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Mark Ludrosky 3 Robert Dale 3 Jeff Scafaro 2.5
T Bortz 3 John Beese 3 Zach Serafini 3
Rob Gonser 3 David Ginnetti 2.5 Tim Hanson 2.5
Joshua Ott 2.5
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (4th Place, Flight 3)
Key Departures & Additions: Munir Ahmad (to 40+), Elbert Enrique
Notes: Enjoying their best finish in years, Captain Rob looks to keep the good 3.0 times rolling despite losing a few key 3.0 pieces. Indeed, replacing singles players Munir and Elbert won't be easy, but while the squad is light in numbers it more than makes up for that lack of depth with some of the most veteran 3.0ers around!
Questions: What does "T" actually stand for?! "Tennis"?! WHOA!!!
North Canton Racquet Club (2)
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Gregory Beaufait 3 Skip Dowd 3 Randy Abrams 3
Guy Cecchini 2.5 Joel Reott 3 Greyson Morrow 3
William Emley 3 David Tates 3
Jack Dalton 3 Adam Olenick 3
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight Champion, Flight 3), District, State, Midwest Champions, 4th at Nationals
Key Departures & Additions: Almost everyone! Captain Timothy Booher, Matthew Johnston, Mel Paulino, Benjamin Young, Jaime Unklesby, Allan Lynch, Sunny Makey, Tim Hinchliffe, Douglas Snyder (all to 3.5)
Notes: Just like NCRC1 that is somehow in Flight 1, NCRC2 lost most of it's roster to promotion to the big leagues - 3.5! But Captain Guy's experience, as well as that of Skip, Randy, and William, all members of the National qualifying team last season, will no doubt pay dividends as they continue to celebrate last year's magical 3.0 run!
Questions: It's time for some new NCRC stars to shine ... so who will shine the brightest in 2023?!
LaTuchie Tennis Center (1)
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Xiaofeng Wang 3 Michael Schlayer 3 Steven Wood 3
Roger Bliss 3 William Parry 3 Bill Ferry 3
George Nemeth 3 Narendra Sahney 3 Dave Kindell 3
Jacob Shull 3 Christian Coughlan 3 Sean Freeman 3
Brian Banas 3 Dan Johnson 3
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight 2 Vice-Champion), 0-1 (Qualifying Round)
Key Departures & Additions: Erik Wasowski (to 3.5), Nicolas Savelieff; EVERYONE!
Notes: A completely new team with completely new players, who knows what to expect when Captain Brian rolls out the lineups?! (we clearly don't)
Questions: As the unknown underdogs, LaTuchie1 is already a flight favorite!
Flight 3 Predictions
Historically the flight with the most new players, Flight 3 could go one of two ways - a completely unexpected finish thanks to so many new players rocking the 3.0 courts ... OR a completely expected finish ... in which Towpath's experience wins the day, and thus the flight. As we are unabashed fans of all things Towpath (how's that for unbiased?!), from their amazing facility to their legendary players, it's hard to envision Towpath failing to take Flight Championship status!
40+ Flight 1
The middle-aged gentlemen of the 3.0 world are back at it, this time with three flights instead of last season's one! Relatively geographically based, they will play one singles and four doubles matches per meet-up in a home-and-away schedule, with the Flight Champions heading to the playoffs!
Mayfield Village Racquet Club 1
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Ravi Krishnan 3 Jason Kucharski 3 Jim Coburn 3
Jason Macko 3 Scott Dudley 3 Eugene Taylor 3
Kern Jolibois 2.5 Frank Jergler 2.5 John Hernandez 2.5
Earl Beebe 3 Mike Kanetsky 2.5 Trip Herbruck 3
Jack Gau 3 Earnest Colston Jr 3 Rhonda Flowers (C)
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (6th, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Nicholas Fasola (3.5)
Notes: See below!
Nicholas may be semi-pro 3.5 now, but can John & Brandon fill his mighty tennis shoes in 2023?!
Mayfield Village Racquet Club 2
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Robert Haught 3 Sangyoon Lee 3 John Olenik 3
Roy Showman 3 Brandon Carrus 3 George Raguz 3
Scott Limestoll 3 Mike McManemy 3 Dan Selle 3
Ryan White 3 Bob Berichon 3 Hyundong Cho 3
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (6th, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Nicholas Fasola (3.5)
Notes: Last season's squad, led by former leader Captain Earl, has split like a giant tennis amoeba into two squads! WHOA! Sadly, both lost D.F.O. 3.0 Player of the Year Nicholas, but with this many high-quality players, both MVRC team's have a shot at Flight greatness! Indeed, MVRC 2 by have the slight lead in the MVRC clubhouse, as they have several outstanding veteran players, including Captain Robert, doubles specialist Scott, and all-around players John and Brandon!
Questions: Will the two MVRC clubs compete against one another to the detriment of their combined tennis dojo?!
Western Reserve Racquet and Fitness Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Ovidiu Pica 3 Kurt Sosinski 2.5 Gaby Aoun 3
Charles Ciborek 3 Russell Niswander 3 Brett Daberko 3
Tony Cici 2.5 Brian Herx 3 John Bonham 3
Leon Zhong 3 Russell Duffley 3 John Marshall 3
Last Season's Record: N/A
Key Additions & Departures: Everyone!
Notes: Back after a one year 40+ absence, Stow's favorite club looks to get their 3.0 wheels rolling in their first season back in the middle-aged big leagues!
Questions: How far will those 3.0 wheels roll this season?!
Roger & Matt, can they carry CVAC to championship heights?!
Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Orlando Dangond 2.5 Adam Kohn 2.5 Jonathan Slain 3
Mike Carroll 2.5 Carl Parker 3 Roger Lee 3
Steve Poe 3 Chris. Manchester 3 Matt Greenberg 3
Tim Hofer 3 Jeffrey Spencer 2.5 Lance Fry 3
Last Season's Record: 1-9 (11th, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Jonathan Sherwin, Bill Glime
Notes: CVAC's Captain Steve looks to rebound from last year's one-win season, and certainly has some great players at his disposal to do just that! With singles stars Roger Lee, recently the NTRP Midwest Championships Consolation Champion, and Matt Greenberg, the 2022 NTRP National - national! - champion, CVAC has two of the best singles players in not just their Flight, but possibly in the history of all Flight's (no hyperbole there!). With that in mind, if Captain Steve can fill out the dubs courts, watch out world (and by "world" we of course mean O-H-I-O).
Questions: Will Captain Steve position two of the best 3.0 singles players in NEO as a doubles tandem thus creating the ultimate 6.0 player?!
Wembly Club
Player Name NTRP
JP Ayyappan 3
Kyle Hulewat 3
Doug Constantine 3
Kiyo. Fukamachi 3
Brandon Hopkins 3
Joseph DeBoth 3
Michael Deyo 3
John Fenner 2.5
Luis Junior 3
Jason Padley 3
Mark Chiacchiari 3
Jim Hester 3
Bradley young 3
Liming Yu 3
Dino Rizza 2.5
Andrew Burnight 3
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (7th, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Larry Dubin
Notes: One of the winningest captain's in the area is back at it as Captain JP looks to lead his crew to Flight 1 success! Hosting one of the most raucous home court advantages in the league, will Captain JP be able to harness that advantage and top the Flight?!
Questions: How raucous will it get this season at The W?!
Flight 1 Predictions
Despite losing star Nicholas, look for MVRC to take advantage of their depth, their experience, and their talent to enjoy some Flight 1 success this year.
What's that? Which MVRC are we talking about? Whichever one wins! Now THAT'S how you predict!
40+ Flight 2
Avon Oaks Country Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Ted Macfarlane 3 Fernando Bertero 3 James Sweeney 3
Anirudha Das 3 Michael Elliott 3 Patrick McIntyre 3
John Finucane 3 Ron Salim 3 Sean Haas 3
Greg Matzinger 3 Fernando Bertero 3
Last Season's Record: 4-6 (8th Place, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Andrew McNally, Greg Matzinger, Rick Baker, Bob Nicolay, Simon Lam, Garvin Carrington, Ken Luke, Michael Leszcz
Notes: Captain Ted is back at "The Bubble", looking to improve his team finish despite losing more players than the rest of Flight 2 combined! Getting over the loss of talent and the relatively small roster size may cause some 3.0 headaches for the boys from Avon, but with doubles vets like Ted, John, Michael, and Fernando, they'll surely be able to figure it out!
Questions: Will they be able to figure it out?!
Paramount Westlake Tennis Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Sean Schulze 3 Robert Huxtable 3 John Keller 3
Srinivas Merugu 3 Bob Nicolay 3 Oscar Avelar 3
Doug Michelsen 3 John Schuld 3 John Hill 3
David Fechter 3 Mark Smitek 3 Mark Tabora 3
Andrew Hall 3 Tim Austin 3 Chris Daniels 3
Ken Luke 3 Arindam Basu 3 Kevin Dieterich 3
Last Season's Record: 8-2 (3rd Place, Flight 1), 0-2 (3rd at District Championships)
Key Additions & Departures: Ryan Kowalski, Gale Wetmore, Robert Jurs (to Force)
Notes: Captain Sean's Paramount Westlake earned a first ever 40+ playoff berth last season and is no doubt hungry for more! With one of the deepest rosters in Flight 1, Captain Sean has a number of playoff experienced 3.0ers to call upon to try and make a repeat trip back to the 3.0 promised land!
Questions: Who will step up for the versatile Ryan?
Rocky River Force
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Jeff Firestone 3 Joseph Miksa 3 David Campbell 3
Sreeramesh Kalluri 3 Anthony Kulka 3 Robert Jurs 3
Adnan Kazazic 3 Timothy Chen 3 David Amen 3
Jeremy Benjamin 3 Scott Mellino 3 Harry Bendzuck 3
Dale Walter 2.5
Last Season's Record: N/A
Key Additions & Departures: Everyone!
Notes: Captain Jeremy's Force 40+ crew is back at it after a one year hiatus, and they look to have some of the best doubles tandems around! With veterans like Ramesh, Ado, Big Joe, Anthony, Tim, Robert, and Scott, all members of the 2021 18+ 8th place Nationals team, this crew doesn't lack for big-time 3.0 experience!
Questions: Loaded with dubs talent, who will Captain Jeremy peg as Force's primary singles player?
North Ridge Racket and Paddle
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Robert Corts 3 Brian Plantner 3 Duane Sycz 2.5
Robert Rosenau 3 Bernard Andrews 3 Matthew Shepherd 3
Santos Suarez 3 David Andrews 3
Michael Boukzam 3 Vasile Katsaros 3
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight 1 Vice-Champion), 0-1 (District Vice-Champion)
Key Additions & Departures: Abhijit Nath (to 3.5), Kevin Doss (to 3.5), James Wang, Lars Traner, Leif Christman
Notes: The odds on fav's to take another 3.0 trophy, this crack 3.0 crew is led by 2022 D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Famer Captain Robert! One of the winningest players and captains in all of 3.0 history, he knows how to do one thing - win! (Actually, he probably knows how to do more than just win as he's quite an intelligent fellow) Despite losing a number of players to promotion (or lack of interest), this roster is still stacked with veteran players like 60+ winner Robert and all-court player Matthew, making North Ridge the team to beat in 2023!
Questions: Abhijit rocked the singles courts last season; who will rock them for North Ridge this season?!
Bay Village
Player Name NTRP
Erik Overberger 3
Patrick Murray 2.5
Paul Shepherd 3
Travis Haselswerdt 3
David Karam 2.5
Jeff Kazol 3
Greg Ernst 3
M. Hendershot 3
Tom Mullee 3
Charlie Post 3
Steve Holly 3
Brian Chambers 3
Jeff Kazol 3
Last Season's Record: 3-7 (9th Place, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Travis Haselswerdt (from 3.5); Kuldeep Vaghela (3.5), Donald McLeroy, Tony Slabicki
Notes: Promotion and injuries have hurt Captain Erik's chances of getting off to a fast 3.0 start, but if anyone can weather the storm, it's his veteran crew of crafty 3.0ers (although since they play outside, they actually can't weather any storm, as it turns out). Captain Erik can count on himself and the return of Travis (from his one disastrous 3.5 season) to help solidify the singles courts while veterans Charlie, Brian, Tom, and hard hitting Michael help provide talent and leadership on the doubles courts!
Questions: If it rains, will Bay even be able to play?!
Flight 2 Predictions
In what can be anyone's Flight, each team enjoys some strengths ... but also some weaknesses! Bay has two of the top singles players in Erik and Travis while veterans Charlie and Tom can be counted on for doubles, but losing Kuldeep, Brian, and Tony hurts their already limited depth. Meanwhile, Paramount and Force are all loaded with dubs talent, but who will take the singles court? In the end, despite losing two big-time players, North Ridge and Captain Robert look to be the odds-on-favorites to take Flight 2 ... but odds are meant to be broken! (Or is that records? Oh well...)
40+ Flight 3
Towpath Tennis Center
Player Name NTRP
Frank Licari 3
Mike Devine 3
Ron Novak 3
Michael Terapane 3
Harvey Krieger 3
Mark Robeson 3
Rich Herbruck 3
Curt Binder 3
Brian Harris 2.5
Brett Kimmell 2.5
Peacock Gregory 3
William Fox 3
Vince Cheverine 3
Last Season's Record: 7-3 (4th Place, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: John Consilio (to 3.5), Thomas Parks (to 3.5)
Notes: A club rich with tradition and rich with a history of winning highlights Flight 3! And no wonder, with one of the all-3.0-time winningest captains at the helm, Captain Frank, and two former D.F.O. Player of the Year's on the roster, William and Ron, look for Towpath to be in each and every match this season!
Questions: With the roster down almost 33% from last season and missing two stars, will Captain Frank's Towpath have the necessary depth to make a Flight 3 title run?!
Paramount Medina Tennis Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Rob Skidmore 3 Jonathan Glazer 3 Andrew Chan 3
Ben Gilbert 3 Kenneth Fisher 3 Aaron Smith 3
Brian Seitz 2.5 Chad Wilson 2.5 Ram Medapati 3
Denny Huff 3 Max Steiner 3 John Richardson 3
Roderick Yamat 3 Ron Sanchez 3 Tobin Buckener 3
Tom Yoder 3 Dustin Carpenter 3
Last Season's Record: 1-9 (10th Place, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: William Farr
Notes: Returning almost the entire roster from last season's top 10 squad, Captain Rob has a wily and veteran crew to choose from when it's comes to match day! Add in 60+ winners Denny and Roderick, combined with former captain Ron's leadership experience, and don't be shocked if Paramount Medina increases their win total from last season!
Questions: Who will replace the all-court, singles and doubles stalwart, and one of the legends of the 3.0 game, Will Farr?!
North Canton Racquet Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Jeffrey Beck 3 Leon Crumpler 3 Tim Tormasi 2.5
Skip Dowd 3 Tom Mogus 3 William Woodard 3
Mark Ludrosky 3 Chester McClain 3 Elbert Enrique 3
Michael Curtis 3 Jason Kabbara 3 T Bortz 3
Last Season's Record: 9-1 (Flight Champions), 5-1 (District, State Champions, Midwest Vice-Champions)
Key Additions & Departures: T Bortz (from Green); Matthew Johnston, Timothy Booher, Mel Paulino, Douglas Snyder, Allan Lynch, Sunny Make (all to 3.5), Munir Ahmad
Notes: Last season's dream run was one for the 3.0 history books, but alas, all books come to an end and it's time for NCRC to write a new 3.0 chapter! And while this season will be mostly about rebuilding a championship caliber squad, writing that new chapter will be a member of last year's team, Captain Jason!
Questions: With so many departures, does Captain Jason know all of his new player's names?!
Fairlawn Country Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
John Chlebina 3 Donald Albainy 2.5 David Benson 3
Michael Hardman 3 Dustin Fox 3 Jeff Novak 3
Douglas Leohr 3 Gregory Blatnik 3 Jason DiLauro 2.5
Mickey Remen 3 Thomas Whitehead 3 Jason Butterworth 3
Brian Fortney 2.5 Matt Kleinhenz 3 James Jones 3
Last Season's Record: N/A
Key Additions & Departures: Everyone!
Notes: Fairlawn has show steady growth over the past few seasons, and this year is no different, as Captain Brian leads his charges on a new voyage, a 3.0 40+ voyage!
Questions: With so many new players enjoying new experiences, how much memory-saving scrap booking will take place?!
La Tuchie Tennis Center
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Xiaofeng Wang 3 Dan Fordham 3 Timothy Adkins 3
Geoff Fiedler 3 Nicolas Savelieff 3 Jeremy Clemens 3
Flo. Marquinez 3 Alan Eng 3 Reddy Vittedi 3 Peter Culver 3
Last Season's Record: 5-5 (5th Place, Flight 1)
Key Additions & Departures: Reddy Vittedi; Shengyong Wang, Quingyuan Fan (to 3.5), Joe Paydock, Sanket Shah, Ashish Sharma, Christian Coughlan, Todd Hofer, John Clay
Notes: La Tuchie enjoyed a very solid season last year, finishing in the middle of the pack in what turned out to be quite a ... pack. Losing Sheng and Quin is a heart-breaker, but getting Reddy from the 18+ group could be the difference maker to help stabilize the La Tuchie roster!
Questions: Will Captain Geoff be able to repeat his fine first season of leadership from 2022?
Flight 3 Predictions
Every club in this Flight lost significant contributors from last season, but the club that looks the most stable is the old tried-and-true Towpath Tennis Center! Yes they lost valuable team members, but with Captain Frank's leadership, and his and two time D.F.O. Player of the Year Ron's versatility at both singles and doubles, combined with William's National Championship pedigree, it's going to be difficult to knock this legendary 3.0 club off their legendary 3.0 run!
55+ Flight
Last season's Towpath team did what no other Ohio team - 18+, 40+, or 55+ - had ever done before - ended the season crowned as National 6.0 Champions! To repeat said history this time around, these five clubs will play each other both home and away, with three dubs courts deciding the team results, which will in turn determine who will be Flight Champions! And most likely State Champions as NEO is one of the only areas to have such an assembly of elder tennis statesmen! WHOA!
Towpath Tennis Center 1
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
John Beese 3 Tavi Muresan 3 Vince Cheverine 3
Rick Cunat 2.5 Mike Devine 3 John Consilio 3.5
James Schulte 3.5 Troy Smith 3.5 Ronald Bassak 3.5
Jeff Belton 2.5 Mark Caldwell 3.5 Jeff Scafaro 2.5
Tom Pozza 3 Patrick Anway 2.5 Patrick Renz 3.5
Last Season's Record: 2-4 (3rd Place)
Key Additions & Departures: Craig Warner, Timothy Booher (both to 3.5)
Notes: A combination of two 2022 55+ 3.0 teams out of Towpath, Captain Ron has the deepest and most interesting looking roster in the entire Flight. With six professional-level 3.5ers, this looks to be the most skilled of all the clubs!
Questions: Will the 3.5ers be able to carry the day?
Towpath Tennis Center 2
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
William Fox 3 John Guran 3 Curt Binder 3
Chris Was 3 Brian Moore 3 Brian Lambright 3
Rich Herbruck 3 Ron Novak 3
Last Season's Record: 1-5 (4th Place)
Key Additions & Departures: Ron Novak; Dennis Virdo, Kenneth Anderson, Arthur Busch, James Cooper, John Anderson
Notes: Captain William lost a lot of depth from last season's squad, but the addition of two-time D.F.O. Player of the Year Ron surely helps solve several a roster issue! Add in veterans Chris, Curt, and Brian, and Towpath 2 looks to improve upon last season's 4th place finish!
Questions: Will they improve upon last season's 4th place finish?!
Avon Oaks Country Club
Player Name NTRP
Ted Macfarlane 3
Fernando Bertero 3
Rick Baker 3
John Finucane 3
Michael Elliott 3
Paul Sutor 3
Last Season's Record: N/A
Key Additions & Departures: Everyone!
Notes: Like Paramount Westlake, they're new, but not just new, brand new as this is Avon Oaks' first ever 55+ crew. As such, they're the Neil Armstrong's of Avon 3.0 tennis, so let's celebrate their Christopher Columbus-like season!
Questions: With the smallest roster in the league, will they be able to play each and every week?!
Paramount Westlake Tennis Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Ronald Longoria 3 Richard Lancaster 3 John Shami 3
Brian McKendry 3.5 Robert Barker 3 Thomas Campanella 3
Doug Young 3 David Bennhoff 3
Last Season's Record: N/A
Key Additions & Departures: Everyone!
Notes: Brand spanking new, Paramount Westlake is taking on the 55+ league after a year off. And while new, these 3.0ers aren't rookies, and will make a play to shake up the league this season!
Questions: Who is going to play with the professional player Brian?!
North Ridge Racquet and Paddle
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Robert Corts 3 James Wang 3 Michael Boukzam 3
Robert Rosenau 3 Bernard Andrews 3 Lars Traner 3
William Farr 3 Steven Pauwels 3 Duane Sycz 2.5
Last Season's Record: 3-3 (Vice-Champions)
Key Additions & Departures: Ben Zagorski, Clem Kissling, Gary Montgomery, Sreeramesh Kalluri
Notes: Captain Robert lost a lot of talent with several departures, but luckily for him he has a lot of talent left in the 3.0 cupboard! Indeed, as the third winningest 3.0er in 3.0 history, he highlights a talented roster with Robert and Will well over 60+ career 3.0 wins themselves. Add in James, Michael, and Lars, and that's even more wins, meaning it looks like this group will continue to do what they do best - win!
Questions: How many wins will Robert, who is currently at 100 even, end the season with?!
55+ Predictions
The elder statesmen of 3.0 tennis look to put on quite a show this season, with Captain Robert's North Ridge and Captain Ronald's Towpath looking to be the main attractions! North Ridge has a talented pool of 3.0ers to pull from, but Towpath's intriguing strategy of pairing 3.5ers with 2.5ers could change the way we see 3.0 tennis for years to come!
One-Doubles
A brand new league with brand new rules, these adventurers are embarking on bold new adventures of the 3.0 kind! Playing each team once for a total of seven matches, the top four clubs will head to a winner-take-all playoff ... against one another! And much like the playoffs, league play is winner-take-all, too ... just one-doubles match to decide who takes the team match. WHOA!
Bay Village
Player Name NTRP
Travis Haselswerdt 3
Anthony Kulka 3
Scott Mellino 3
Denis Zaharija 3
Notes:
Questions:
Wembley Club
Player Name NTRP
JP Ayyappan 3
Kiyo. Fukamachi 3
Notes: JP and Kiyo, two of the veterans of the Wembly scene, are hoping to get Wembly back to it's winning ways, and what better way to do it than in doubles, where JP is one of the best around!
Questions: With only two players, will JP and Kiyo have the stamina to play each and every match?!
Cleveland Skating Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Jacob Glenn 3 Jack Prause 3
David Jarus 3 Erick Kauffman 3
Notes: Jacob and Jack are two of the best doubles players around while Erick showed just how good he was by finishing runner-up at the recent NTRP Midwest Doubles Championships. Add in David for depth and CSC looks like one of the favorites to win the whole thing!
Questions: Will they win the whole thing?!
Western Reserve Racquet and Fitness Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Charles Ciborek 3 Tony Cici 2.5
Notes: Like Wembley, their roster depth is limited, but they more than make up with it with cool nicknames - Team CiCi!
Questions: How cool is that nickname?!
Mayfield Village Racquet Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Earl Beebe 3 Jeeho Chang 2.5 Ravi Krishnan 3
Notes: Earl, a high-profile tennis coach, and Ravi have experience to burn. Add in the flexible Jeeho and MVRC has just that - flexibility! - to make some One-Doubles noise!
Questions: Will Earl coach 'em up and lead MVRC to the playoffs?!
Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
David Deeter 3 Mark Deeter 3
Notes: The brother's Deeter look to defend CVAC's honor as the veteran David looks to bring rookie Mark along for the 3.0 ride!
Questions: Will their brotherhood be put to the test this season?!
Center Court
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Abhijit Borawake 3 Suhas Londhe 3
Notes: These two newbies are early doubles specialists and have been training all winter in the rough-and-tumble 6.5 combo league to prep for this very league! THIS VERY ONE!
Questions: Will all that training get them off to an early and formidable 3.0 start?!
Rocky River Force
Player Name NTRP Player Name NTRP
Gunnar Schied 3 Rymwen Mil 3
Notes: Newbies to the 3.0 scene, these two finished Vice-Champions at the 2023 Towpath Doubles Championships! With that kind of championship experience, look for them to make a run for the title!
Questions: Will they repeat their earlier success, only this time in league play?!
One-Doubles Predictions
In this brand-spanking-new league, anything can happen as eight teams vie to achieve an historic first - One-Doubles Champions! It's anyone's guess who will finish in the top four to earn playoff spots, but the power of Force, the training of Center Court, the tournament experience of CSC look to be the top three with the league experience of Bay, the leadership of Wembley, and the familial ties of CVAC all duking it out for the fourth and final playoff spot! In the end, it very well may be the winter training of Center Court's Abhi and Suhas that make the difference, and don't be surprised if they bring back the title of this most historic event!
Records to Watch
These 3.0ers listed below are about to hit some lifetime 3.0 marks! Which club are they about to join and how many wins are they away from said club is listed below!
The Wins Club
40 Win Club ... Scott Mellino (6), Mark Tabora (4)
50 Win club ... J.P. Ayyappan (5), Curt Binder (5), Michael Boukzam (4), Ben Zagorski (10)
60 Win Club ... Lars Traner (1), James Wang (4)
70 Win club ... William Farr (2), Denny Huff (1), Robert Rosenau (3), Roderick Yamat (2)
90 Win Club ... Frank Licari (5), Jim Montgomery (3), Ron Novak (10)
The "Crash Davis" Club ... Robert Corts and his 100 wins is good for 3rd all-3.0-time; will he catch 2022 Hall of 3.0 Famer Craig's 113?! Travis Haselswerdt ... sitting at 112 wins now that he's been demoted from 3.5, will he be able to retake his Crash Davis-like status in 3.0 tennis?
The Singles Club
10 Win Club ... JP (3), Denny (2), Mark Tabora (5)
20 Win Club ... Nathan Chavez (9), William Farr (4), William Fox (2), Ado (9)
30 Win Club ... Matt Greenberg (10), John Keller (10), Frank (9)
40 Win Club ... Ron (40), Robert Corts (9)
50 Win Club ... Roderick (4)
The "Crash Davis" Club ... Travis is four away from an impressive - and sad - 90 career 3.0 singles wins!
The Doubles Club
30 Win Club ... Travis (4), Mark Jeffers (4), Roderick Yamat (8)
40 Win Club ... JP (2), Ado (3), Anthony Kulka (10), Scott Mellino (6), Mark (9), Ben Zagorski (1)
50 Win Club .. Curt (5), Michael (6), William Fox (7), Ron (8)
60 Win Club ... Lars (1), James (7)
70 Win Club ... Robert Corts (1), William Farr (8), Denny (9), Frank (6), Robert Roseneau (3)
90 Win Club ... Jim Montgomery (6)
The All-Court Club (singles AND doubles wins!)
30/30 Club ... Travis (4 doubles wins!), Frank (9 singles wins!), Roderick (8 doubles wins!)
40/40 Club... Ron (2 doubles wins!), Robert Corts (9 singles wins!)
The Captain Club
30 Win Club ... Mark Jeffers (3)
50 Win Club ... JP and Jeremy are only seven away. AT THE SAME TIME!
60 Win Club ... Robert Corts (5)
90 Win Club ... Frank (3)
The "Sparky Anderson" Club ... James Jacobs, despite being a 3.5, has been managing his 3.0ers to the tune of 121 career captain wins and is only 9 away from a legendary 130!
Final Thoughts
After all this research and all this time, it's time for some final thoughts - these are a bunch of great 3.0ers! Even better, these are a bunch of great guys! So good luck to one and all this 3.0 season - may your shanks stay on the court and may your faults at least not be double! Good luck all!
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