Notes: The 20th rendition of the Akron Open saw youth versus experience as former 2012 Akron Open Doubles Champion William Fox took on 2022 vice-champion Rymwen in what turned out to be a match for the ages, going to a third set super tiebreaker!

Participants: Rymwen/Ralphwin (2-0), William/Tom (1-1), Dilshod/Hasan (1-1), Anthony/Christian (1-1), Diego/Chris (0-2)

Year: 2024

Akron Open Singles Champion: Chris Gnandt (4-0)

Runner Up: Quy Hoang

Entries: 16

Notes: Another full draw (with two people being turned away!) for the 20th anniversary of the Akron Open, entries included two returning participants as well as two out of state participants! In the end, Chris emerged victorious in winning his first ever 3.0 tournament title while West Virgina's Qoy enjoyed the vice-championship!

Participants: Chris (4-0), Quy (3-1), Jason (3-1, Sarkis (3-1), John (3-1), Christopher (2-2), Diego (2-2), David (2-2), Joe (2-2), Jason H (2-2), Lucas (2-2), Gregory (1-3), Chris W. (1-3), Mark (1-3), Scott (1-3), Leon (0-4)

Year: 2024

Towpath "1 Day Doubles" Tournament

Champions: Ram Medapati/Sumit Patil (4-0)

Vice-Champion: Ashish Sharma/Sanket Shah (3-1)

Entries: 5

Notes: For the first time ever, the legendary Towpath held a February event, and for the first time ever, Ram and Sumit won the whole thing! Ram, backing up his NTRP 18+ Doubles Championship from the week prior, teamed with newbie Sumit to go undefeated on the day. In doing so Ram became one of only a handful of 3.0ers to claim TWO doubles tournament titles in one season! And he did it in dramatic fashion, beating the vice-champions by only two points head-to-head!

Participants: Ram/Sumit (4-0), Ashish/Sanket (3-1), Hasan/Dilshod (2-2), Diego/Jeff (1-3), Patrick/Noah (0-4)

Year: 2024

Towpath "We Love Doubles" Tournament

Champions: Kishore Devarakonda/Sayyad Bajee Sheik (2-0)

Consolation Champion: Patrick Anway/John Ragner

Entries: 7

Notes: In the opening 3.0 event of the year, Kishore won his second doubles tournament of his career, this time with a new partner, Sayyad!

Participants: Devarakonda/Sheik (3-0), Brown/Lombardo (2-1), Anway/Ragner (2-1), Gao/Fry (1-2), Fox/Oler (1-1), Haney/Was (0-2), Belton/Pozza (0-2)

Year: 2023

Akron Open Singles Champion: Gunnar Schied (7-0)

Runner Up: Brian Piazza

Entries: 14

Notes: One of the biggest draws to date, the 19th annual Akron Open saw it's champion - Gunnar - notch the most wins of any Akron Open champion ever! Entries included two former Players of the Year, two current Hall of 3.0 Famers, three former tournament champions, and 11 grizzled 3.0 veterans, making this one of the most impressively experienced 3.0 fields in recent Akron Open Championship history!

Participants: Gunnar (7-0), Brian (5-2), Rymwen (5-1), Travis (4-2), Robert (4-2), John (4-2), Jay (4-2), Adnan (2-4), Scott (2-4), Xiaowang (2-4), Kane (1-5), Jason (1-5), Mark (1-5)

Nathan and Todd, Vice-Champion and Champion!

Year: 2022

Akron Open Singles

Champion: Todd Lenet (4-0)

Runner Up: Nathan Chavez (3-1)

Entries: 16

Notes: The third 3.0 singles event of the season and the third 3.0 Akron event of the year saw a near-record number of entries get cut down to a more manageable 16. The one-day event saw such notables as Nicholas and Benjamin, but when the 3.0 dust settled it was a 3.0 newbie, Todd, who took home the 3.0 glory!

Participants: Nicholas - 3-1, Shenyong - 3-1, Eric - 2-2, Jeff - 2-2, Adam - 2-2, Benjamin - 2-2, Matthew - 2-2, Kyle Schneider - 2-2, Sobirjon - 2-2, Stephen - 1-3, Mark - 1-3, Kyle Smith - 1-3, Kane - 1-3, Alexander - 0-4

Timothy and Matthew, holding their first ever 3.0 tournament championship ... boxes?

Year: 2022

Towpath Doubles Tournament

Champions: Timothy Booher/Matthew Johnston (3-0)

Runner's Up: Akhil Suravajhala/Dennis Zaharija (2-1)

Entries: 4

Notes: The third 3.0 event of the season saw all four entries make their maiden Akron journey with Timothy and Matthew winning prizes in back-to-back weekends, taking the Towpath Title after taking Vice-Champion the week before at the Midwest NTRP Championships!

Participants: Greyson Morrow/Kurt Gambry (2-1), Kevin Dietrich/Sean Schulze (0-3)

Towpath "We Love Doubles" Tournament

Ron and William, champions of 3.0 tennis!

Champions: William Fox/Ron Novak (2-0)

Consolation Champion: Mark Robeson/Jeff Magistrelli

Entries: 3

Notes: In the opening 3.0 event of the year, veteran 3.0ers William and Ron tag-teamed their way to history as they round-robin'd their way to their combined fourth title, William's second Akron title and Ron's first!

Participants: Farr/Nelson 0-2

Year: 2021

Doubles (Summer)

Champion: Scott Hovey/Patrick Renz (3-0)

Consolation Champion: Robert Corts/Debabrata Ghosh d. Corey Morrill/Mark Robeson, 8-4

Entries: 8 (with 1 on standby!)

Notes: In the second most attended event in Akron Open history, first time doubles partners Scott and Patrick won their first ever 3.0 tournament event. Noted for being the second doubles event of the 2021 tour, the event was also notable in that 2020 Champions Corts and Ghosh won the Consolation bracket while 2020 Vice-Champions Gann and Haselswerdt took third.

Participants: Wasowski/Young 2-1, Gann/Haselswerdt 2-1, Birceanu/Crumpler 1-2, Corts/Ghosh 2-1, Morrill/Robeson 1-2, Bennhoff/Clark 1-2, Kessler/Soto 0-3

Benjamin, Travis, and Erik ... three of the best players of 2021?!

Singles Champion: Travis Haselswerdt (3-0)

Consolation Champion: None

Entries: 4

Notes: In the lowest attended Akron Open in Akron Open history, Travis became the first ever 3.0er to double-up their Akron Open Championship titles in an incredibly close contest of 3.0 ability. With a 7-5 victory over Benjamin and a 7-6 (10) victory over Erik, the veteran 3.0er slice and diced his way to what turned out to be the smallest trophy in Akron Open history as well. Special Note: Travis, now a two-time Akron Open champion, won both his titles in what turned out to be the lowest attended events in tournament history. Conincidence?! (Hint: no)

Participants: Benjamin Young (2-1), Erik Wasowski (1-2), Reneir Soto (0-3)

Towpath Doubles Championships

Champions: Abhijit Nash/Giju Oommen (4-1)

Consolation Champion: None

Entries: 6

Notes: The first ever winter rendition of the Akron Open, this Towpath event was a one day event was a first to six round robin, and the undefeated pairing of Abhi and Giju swept the competition en route to their first ever tournament title! 2020 champion Robert Corts enjoyed another fine tournament run, finishing Vice-Champion this time around.

Participants: Corts/Rosenau 4-1, Gann/Haselswerdt 3-2, Ghosh/Zagorski 3-2, Farr/Nelson 1-4, Gambol/Rexrode 0-5

Year: 2020 Singles

Champion: H. Michael Wiant d Aaron Reuen 10-7 ... 6-0, 5-1 Consolation Champion: None Entries: 10

Notes: Due to the pandemic, the Akron Open format was changed from a multi-day event to a one-day showdown! In the two brackets, H. Michael and Aaron both emerged victorious, going undefeated in a first to five format before H. Michael won the day in a first to 10 championship match. Besides being the first one-day event in Akron Open history, the tournament was notable for numerous other factors, including that both Aaron wasn't even from Ohio while H. Michael would later do an Akron first - win the 3.0 and 3.5 event! Moreover, Akron veterans Matt and Bob made their glorious returns to their legendary courts to add to their D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Fame status!

Participants: Travis Haselswerdt 4-1, Scott Hovey 3-2, David Gann 3-2, Kody Seibold 3-2, Matt Birkbeck 2-3, Bob Shearer 2-3, Tom Mullee 2-3, George Roth 1-4, Gabe 0-5, Jeff Scarfaro 0-5

Doubles

Champions: Robert Corts & Debabrata Ghosh ... 5-0 Consolation Champion: None Entries: 6

Notes: Due to the pandemic, the Akron Open Doubles format, just like the singles format, was changed from a multi-day event to a one-day showdown! And in that showdown, doubles tourney rookies Robert and Debabrata took home their first ever doubles championship!

Participants: Gann/Haselswerdt 4-1, Schneider/Schneider 3-2, Nash/Retti 2-3, Shearer/Ingersoll 1-4, Gambol/Rexrode 0-5

Year: 2019

Singles

Champion: Joshua Grischow d Travis Haselswerdt 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (8) ... 3-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Tommie Ford d Paul Papas 6-3, 6-0 ... 3-1, 2-2 Entries: 12

Notes: One of the most prolific 3.0 players of the last decade, Joshua made his final Akron Open 3.0 appearance one to remember as he earned his first ever Akron Open Championship in fantastic come-from-behind fashion, fighting back from 8-5 down in the deciding 3rd set to take home the well-earned title. Now a 3.5, Joshua ended his 3.0 career with an impressive 23-11 tournament singles mark and currently holds many 3.0 Akron Open records, including second all-time in appearances (tied-6), second all-time in wins (12), and third all-time in overall singles matches played (tied-17). Travis, trying to become the first ever 3.0 to repeat the 3.0 title, could take solace in the fact he not only blew a big lead, but that he also became the first 3.0 to repeat a finals appearance in back to back years, showing he may be a 3.0'er for life (though Josh would extend a tennis olive branch later in the year and team with Travis at the Paramount Fall Championships and lead Travis to title-town as the two won the 3.0 doubles event). Meanwhile, Paul, in his sixth showing at the event, now stands tied for second most appearances (6) and third most matches (17) all-time.

Participants: Abhishek Sreesaila 2-1, Daniel Schneider 2-1, Matt Hutchinson 1-1, George Roth 1-2, David Ginnetti 0-2, Renier Soto 0-2, Michael Hendrickson 0-2, Benjamin Young 0-2

Doubles

No Entries

Akron Open Shootout

Champion: Matt Hutchison ... 3-0 Consolation Champion: None Entries: 8

Notes: Matt earned his first ever title going undefeated versus a very strong field, including the future Akron Open Champion in Joshua, in a first-to-eight format.

Participants: Ben Flossie (2-1), Joshua Grischow (2-1), Brian Kendig (1-2), Roger Lee (1-2), Benjamin Young (2-1), Anson Zonar (0-3), Renier Soto (1-2)

Year: 2018

Singles Champion: Travis Haselswerdt d Mel Paulino 6-3, 6-7(2), 1-0 (5) ... 3-0, 2-1 Consolation Champion: Timothy Griffith d Timothy Benedict 6-1, 6-2 ... 2-1, 1-2 Entries: 7

Notes: In a tournament that had the lowest number of entries ever recorded for this event, Travis took advantage of said low entries to earn his first ever title in winning the Akron Open Championship in three grueling sets versus doubles specialist and member of a National Runner up squad, Mel. Perhaps more impressive, and advancing his own record, Timothy extended his appearance record to an impressive eight, two more than second place.

Participants: Joshua Grischow 1-1, Kian Nejadfard 0-2, David Ginnetti 0-2 Doubles

No Entries

Akron Open Shootout

Champion: Mayu Si d. Bernard Tauffer ... 5-0, 4-1 Consolation Champion: None Entries: 10

Notes: The D.F.O. 3.0 Player of the Year backed up his resume as Mayu swept the competition en route to his single 3.0 title! All the more impressive is he defeated several players who would be promoted to 3.5 the very next season ... and some of which who were his teammates. OH THE DRAMA!

Participants: Clayton Cundiff 3-1, Michael Moser 2-2, Jeffrey Polcar 2-2, Travis Haselswerdt 1-3, Joshua Grischow 1-3, Jim Mikolich 1-3, Jim Smith 0-4

Year: 2017

Singles Champion: Kevin Si d Kevin Le 6-2, 6-4 ...4-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Joshua Grischow d Levi Hall 7-5, 6-2 ... 3-1, 2-2 Entries: 18

Notes: Kevin, perhaps the youngest Akron Open 3.0 Champion of all-time, rolled through the tournament, dropping nary a set, en route to his first title in his first ever Akron Open appearance. Making his win all the more impressive is that he defeated renowned doubles specialist Kevin, who would soon move up to the 3.5 level on his own right. In the consolation bracket, long-time event veteran Joshua enjoyed his best finish to date, taking the Consolation title for the first time ... also in his first attempt! WOW! So many firsts! Speaking of firsts, future title holder but current rookie Travis failed to show up to his second round consolation match, showing that he had quite a ... well ... quite a journey ... to somewhere ... in front of him.

Participants: Trayton Crow 2-1, James Schulte 2-1, Mike Sherman 1-1, John Tomic 1-1, Trey Houk 2-1, Dominic Manning 1-1, Matthew Porter 1-1, Paul Papas 1-2, Erich Buehler 1-2, Sasa Savic 0-2, Michael Cuevas 0-2, Joseph Jackson 1-2, Gregory Bean 0-2, Travis Haselswerdt 0-2

Doubles

Champion: Le/Rodau d Buford/Crow 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (6) ...2-0, 1-1 Consolation Champion: Genger/Si d Bean/Sherman 6-1, 6-1 ... 1-1, 0-2 Entries: 5

Notes: Kevin Le enjoyed finals appearances in both the singles and the doubles, making him one of the few to ever accomplish said feat and showing that his all-around game was one for the ages! Kevin took home the doubles title in three hard fought sets while Kevin Si, who won the singles event, visited the championship courts in the doubles event as well, this time taking the Consolation title!

Participants: Bassak/Schulte 1-1 Akron Open Shootout

Champion: Joshua Grischow ... 3-0

Consolation Champion: None

Entries: 4

Notes: In the lowest attended event in event history, this was also the first ever 3.0 shootout event! 3.0 veteran Joshua made it count, however, earning his first ever 3.0 title!

Participants: Levi Hall 2-1, Erich Buehler 1-2, Raymond Vanaman 0-3

Year: 2016 Singles

Champion: John Tomic d Matt Birkbeck 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (8) ... 5-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Joshua Bertolone d Spencer Wess Wo (pc) ... 3-1, 2-2 Entries: 16

Notes: John, who set the record for most singles wins in a single Akron Open with five, won the event in his second attempt, and ended his 3.0 tournament career with an impressive eight wins to but two defeats before moving up to the world of 3.5! His worthy opponent, Matt, the current record holder for overall singles finals appearances (5) repeated his championship finals appearance from 2014, tying Bob Shearer and Travis Haselswerdt for most championship finals appearances ever (2), and once again put on a grueling three set display before John took home a hard-fought championship.

Participants: Daniel Chirayath 2-1, Joshua Grischow 2-1, Levi Hall 1-1, John Parry 1-1, Mike Sherman 1-1, James Schulte 2-2, Dominic Manning 1-2, Gregory Bean 0-2, Dillon Hughes 0-2, Maxwell Draffan 0-2, John Ragner 0-2, Geoffrey Polk 0-2

Doubles Champion: Caldera/Caldera d Kipp/Schulte 6-3, 6-3 ... 3-0, 2-1

Consolation Champion: Ragner/Sziraky d Stopka/Wilt 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (4) ... 2-1, 1-2

Entries: 8

Notes: The most doubles entries in event history, renowned doubles players Jesus Caldera and Ricardo Caldera repeated their finals appearance from last years 2015 tournament but this time enjoyed the championship this time around!

Participants: Bean/Sherman 1-1, Chirayath/Le 1-1, Heffner/Vanaman 0-2, Fairfax/Schneider 0-2 Year: 2015

Singles Champion: John Ragner d Charles Graise 6-4, 6-3 ... 4-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Mel Paulino d Michael Cuevas (ns) ... 3-1, 1-2 Entries: 19

Notes: With 19 entries, the 2015 rendition of the Akron Open tied for the most ever entries, showing that the Akron Open was indeed the preeminent 3.0 event in all of Ohio! John won his first ever title in his first ever attempt en route to defeating a who's who of 3.0 stars who's names litter the Akron Open 3.0 record books. The event also saw Charles enjoyed a finalist finish before he'd head off to the 3.5 sunset and enjoy much success at that level!

Participants: Aaron Smith 2-1, Joshua Grischow 2-1, Matt Birkbeck 2-1, Jesus Caldera 2-1, Kyle Novak 1-1, Michael Kramer 1-1, Paul Papas 1-1, Brian Arnold 1-1, Thomas Green 1-2, Michael Earnest 0-2, Tim Lastoria 0-2, JonDavid Smith 0-2, Ricardo Caldera 0-2, Andrew LaMar 0-2, Gregory Bean 0-2 Doubles

Champion: Carlson/Carlson d Caldera/Caldera 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (9) 2-0, 1-1 Consolation Champion: Bach/Busch 0-2

Entries: 3

Notes: The lowest entries in tournament history was made up for by the fact that for the first time ever, all players in the title match had names starting with "C" and for the first time ever, siblings battled versus siblings! Almost like a civil war, but on the courts of tennis rather than the fields of battle! HUZZAH! Year: 2014

Singles

Champion: Matthew Brenn d Matt Birkbeck 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (6) ... 4-0, 4-1 Consolation Champion: Aaron Smith d Charles Graise 6-2, 6-1 ... 2-1, 3-2 Entries: 18

Notes: In his only tournament appearance ever, Matthew enjoyed the perfect summer, going 4-0 and winning two three set matches to hoist the biggest 3.0 trophy ever, the Akron Open title! Matt, no stranger to the championship courts, made his first trip to the Championship finals, just narrowly falling in the final match in what has become his calling card - an epic three setter.

Participants: Mehdei Kafaeikivi 2-1, Amirhossein Molavi Tabrizi 2-1, Ricardo Caldera, Kenneth Stroempl 1-1, Norell Hodges 1-1, Timothy Benedict 1-1, Brian Arnold 1-2, Michael Kramer 1-2, Ronald Bassak 1-2, Bryan Ulmer 0-2, Edward Radke 0-2, Garold Kuebler 0-2, Paul Papas 0-2, Ethan Shajiei 0-2

Doubles

Champion: Kafaeikivi/Molavi Tabrizi d Lastoria/Petkovic 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8) ...2-0, 1-1 Consolation Champion: Birkbeck/Smith d Kramer/Krieger 6-3, 7-5 ... 1-1, 0-2 Entries: 4

Notes: Notable for 3.0 all-star Matt's first title win as well as Tim Lastoria repeating his runner-up status from 2013, this event tied the record for second fewest entries in Akron Open 3.0 history (4).

Year: 2013 Singles Champion: Joshua Magleby d Timothy Benedict 7-5, 6-3 ... 3-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Vishnu Chandran d Matt Birkbeck 6-1, 6-1 ... 4-1, 2-2 Entries: 19

Notes: With 19 participants, the 2013 Akron Open was the largest to date! In his only 3.0 tournament before moving up to the vaunted 3.5 level, Joshua made it count, taking home the title before moving on to 3.5 status, where he's enjoyed much doubles success. Long-time, 3.0 veteran Timothy, meanwhile, made another appearance to the championship courts while Matt did the same, once again showing that the two veteran players knew their way around the Akron championship courts!

Participants: Ron Novak 3-1, John Tomic 2-1, Sasha Djuric 2-1, Reynaldo Guillermo 1-1, Paul Papas 1-1, Joshua Grischow 1-1, Mehdei Kafaeikivi 1-1, Jeff Kimble 1-2, Mike Sherman 1-2, Garold Kuebler 0-2, Ethan Shajiei 0-2, Aaron Smith 0-2, Josiah Mendheim 0-2, Michael Spangler 0-2, Matthew Horwich 0-2

Doubles Champion: Chandran/Guillermo d Andrich/Lastoria 6-2, 6-4 ... 2-0, 1-1 Consolation Champion: Korban/Shajiei d Benedict/Stein 6-2, 6-3 ... 1-1, 0-2 Entries: 5

Notes: Reynaldo Guillermo returned to the championship courts, this time taking his first title in the doubles arena while Chandran enjoyed a fantastic tournament, playing on the championship courts in both singles and doubles! Meanwhile, Benedict/Stein scored their second finals appearance in as many years, this time in the consolation bracket!

Participants: Birkbeck/Smith 1-1 Year: 2012 Singles

Champion: Kuo-Ping Fon d Scott Bodnar 6-1,6-2 ...4-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Kent Blacksher d Matt Birk

beck 7-6(4), 6-2 ... 3-1, 3-2 Entries: 16

Notes: With 16 entries, the 2012 Akron Open hosted the most participants heretofore in event history, making Kuo-Ping's run all the more impressive. Indeed, Kuo-Ping, one of the most decorated 3.0 stars in the history of the event, has won eight titles, championship or consolation, in the 11 championship events he has played during his 3.0 tenure, and in his final 3.0 tournament, the Akron Open, took home the title in impressive fashion. Matt continued his championship court appearances, this time repeating his Consolation finalist status from 2011!

Participants: Drew Bostian 3-1, Sean Turner 3-1, Paul Papas 2-2, Brian Dominguez 1-2, Max Juszczec 1-1, Steven Prazer 1-1, Michael Spangler 1-1, Sasa Savic 1-1, Ron Novak 1-1, Timothy Benedict 0-2, Byran Ulmer 0-2, Gary Wolfe 0-2, Philip Nagashima 0-2, Timothy Griffith 0-2, William Fox 0-2, Andrew Hopkins 0-2

Doubles Champion: DeWeese/Fox d Benedict/Stein 6-1, 6-2 ... 2-0, 1-1 Consolation Champion: Dominguez/Sprangler d Bach/Birkbeck 6-1, 6-4 ... 1-1, 0-2

Entries: 4

Notes: Bach/Birkbeck repeated their Consolation Runner-up status from last season in one of the smallest, but awesome, doubles tournaments to date.

Year: 2011 Singles

Champion: Michael O'Connell d Rich Herbruck 7-5,4-6,1(5) ...4-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Ron Novak d Matt Birkbeck 6-3,6-4 ... 4-1, 2-2 Entries: 15

Notes: Tying an up to then tournament record with 15 total entries, this was the largest Akron Open to date. Michael bested the field en route to a historical run in which he became the first 3.0 player in tournament history to pull off what historians have later called "The Akron Dub" as he won both the singles AND the doubles championship, a feat never before accomplished! 8-4 all time in tournament singles play at the 3.0 level, Michael moved on to much 3.5 success the next season. Matt, meanwhile, made the first of what would be many of his trips to the championship courts as he took Consolation Championship Runner-up status.

Participants: Eric Mull 2-1, Timothy Benedict 2-1, Reynaldo Guillermo 1-1, Michael Russo 1-1, Bob Shearer 1-1, Ji Tu1-1, Juvante Johnson 1-1, William Fox 1-2, Gary Wolfe 1-2, Son To 1-2, Ganesh Palaniappan 0-2, Douglas Benzel 0-2, Jacob Blevins 0-2, Bryan Ulmer 0-2, Isaac Lampner 0-2

Doubles Champion: O'Connell/To d Bodnar/Herbruck 6-4,6-4,1-0 (6) ...2-0, 2-1 Consolation Champion: Guillermo/Russo d Bach/Birkbeck ... 6-3, 6-4 ... 2-1, 0-2 Entries: 7

Notes: Michael O'Connell and Son To, avenging last year's loss in the finals, worked together for the third straight year, showing that good things do in fact come in threes as they won the event in their third, and final, attempt. O'Connell, meanwhile, became the first ever 3.0 participant to double up on wins, taking both the doubles AND the singles championship in the same tournament!

Participants: Fox/Novak 1-1, Tu/Tu 1-1, Benedict/Stein 0-2

Year: 2010

Singles Champion: Bob Shearer d Kent Blacksher 7-6(5), 6-3 ... 4-0, 2-1 Consolation Champion: Michael O'Connell d Timothy Benedict 6-0, 6-3 ... 2-1, 2-2 Entries: 11

Notes: Bob, a 2007 Akron Open finalist, won his first title with a fantastic tournament run, not dropping a set the entire event! 10-6 all time in 3.0 tournament play, Bob soon relocated to the more tennis friendly environment of the greater Florida area, but not before his name would be engraved upon the yet-to-be-made trophy that boasts all the names of all the Akron Open champions! Timothy continued his championship court visits, making his record third championship appearance while the event saw the first tournament for Matt, who would later go on to set several tournament 3.0 records.

Participants: Richard Steiner 2-1, Chad Allan 2-1, Ron Novak 1-2, Brian Dominguez 1-2, Thomas Delagrange 0-2, Joshua McLaughlin 0-2, Son To 0-2 Doubles

Champion: Blevins/Blevins d O'Connell/To 6-3,6-0 ... 3-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Birkbeck/Murthy d Dominguez/Novak 6-4, 6-3 ... 2-1, 1-2 Entries: 9

Notes: The most entries ever (9), the Championship match saw the return of O'Connell, who repeated his Runner-up status from two tournaments ago.

Participants: Luppino/Steiner 1-1, Lucas/Marsh 1-1, DeWeese/Wozencraft 0-2, Marshall/McGinnes 0-1, Bach/Heese 0-2 Year: 2009

Singles

Champion: Brian Lucas d Thomas Green 6-4, 6-2 ...4-0,3-1 Consolation Champion: William Baxter d Tim Milburn 6-0,6-1 ... 4-1, 2-2 Entries: 15

Notes: An up to then record number of entries (15) for the second tournament in a row, Brian won his first ever attempt at a title, ultimately ending his 3.0 tournament career with a very impressive 4-0 singles tournament record at the 3.0 level. William, meanwhile, became the first - and only - player in Akron Open 3.0 history to take home two Consolation Championships ('07 and '09)!

Participants: James Glasgow 2-1, Michael O'Connell 2-1, Richard Steiner 2-2, Keith Moeller 2-1, Brandon Lenox 1-1, Igor Makarov 1-1, Ganesh Palaniappan 1-1, Michael McMillan 1-2, Lawrence Bach 0-2, Bob Shearer 0-2, Christopher Balson, John Randolph 0-2, Brian Dominguez 0-2, Kent Blacksher 0-2, Timothy Benedict 0-2

Doubles Champion: Balson/Moeller d McGriff/Turley 6-3,6-2 ... 3-0, 2-1 Consolation Champion: Lambright/Makarov d Bodnar/McGinnes 6-3,6-3... 2-1,1-2 Entries: 7

Notes: A heretofore record number of entries, John Turley would once again not be denied as he once again made a championship appearance, this time earning an impressive runner-up status, and this time with yet another partner, showing that those who believe that he is one of the greatest 3.0 doubles players of all-time are ... correct!

Participants: O'Connell/To 1-1, Benedict/Stein 0-2, Bach/Lembright 0-2

Year: 2008

Singles Champion: Yong-Cheol Kang d Edward Raffel 6-1,6-0 ... 4-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Mike Woods d Timothy Benedict 6-0,6-0 ... 3-1, 2-2 Entries: 14

Notes: A record number of heretofore entries (14), Yong-Cheol swept through the largest bracket heretofore (such a nice word) en route to his first ever title, dropping nary a set. Indeed, the next season, he then won the 3.5 bracket, ending his tournament career a perfect 8-0 with two Akron Open titles before no doubt retiring to an isolated Pacific island thanks to all his Akron Open winnings! In the consolation bracket, Timothy made his first of many appearances in the event, and his first of many appearances on the championship courts. Heretofore. Just because.

Participants: Mike Heffern 2-1, William Baxter 2-1, Thomas Green 1-1, John Derrig 1-1 Keith Moeller 1-1, Joseph Feil 1-1, Lloyd Yeh 1-2, Michael McWilliam 1-2, Bruce Tuttle 0-2, Brian Dominguez 0-2, Igor Makarov 0-2, Michael LaRocca 0-2 Doubles Champion: Starc/Wable d Busser/O'Connell 6-4,6-0 ... 3-0, 2-1 Consolation Champion: Crisalli/McGriff d Green/Makarov 6-2,6-2 ... 2-1, 1-2 Entries: 6

Notes: Greg Starc and Jim Wable became the first - and only - doubles team to repeat their doubles title, a record that still stands to this day!

Participants: Anrich/Petkovic 0-2, Bach/Lembright 0-2 Year: 2007

Singles Champion: Chuck Bishop d Bob Shearer 6-0, 6-4...3-0,3-1 Consolation Champion: William Baxter d James McKeen 6-2,6-1 ... 3-1, 1-2 Entries: 12

Notes: Chuck avenged his 2005 Consolation finals loss with a Championship round victory that would be just the start of a fantastic - and historic! - 2007 season in which he also won the Paramount Fall and Winter Championships, the only 3.0 player ever to win THE TRIPLE - winning all three Majors*! Now residing in California, he was soon bumped to 3.5, and Chuck's all-time tournament record stands at 21-25 and an impressive 12-6 at the even more impressive 3.0 level. William, meanwhile, would win the first of his two Consolation titles, his second coming in 2009, making him one of the few 3.0 stars to hold not one but two Consolation titles!

Participants: Bruce Tuttle 1-1, Roland Simon 1-1, Michael McWilliam 1-2, Brian Dominguez 1-2, Joseph Feil 1-1, Yogi Singh 0-2, Michael Buser 0-2, Anbu Kuppusamy 0-2 Doubles Champion: Starc/Wable d Rastetter/Stearns 7-5,6-4 ... 3-0,2-1 Consolation Champion: Pennington/Renicker d Orlando/Shearer 7-6(4), 6-4 ... 2-1, 1-2 Entries: 6

Notes: Jim Starc and Greg Wable won the first of their two doubles titles, a record still to be unbroken!

Participants: Lett/Ptak 0-2, Canterbury/Parks 0-2 Year: 2006

Singles Champion: James Salem d Timothy Brzuski 6-2,6-1 ... 4-0, 2-1 Consolation Champion: Robert Dunaway d Anbu Kuppusamy 6-4,6-4 ...3-1, 1-2 Entries: 11

Notes: After making the Quarterfinals the previous year, James went all the way this tournament, besting two future Akron Open champions (Shearer, O'Connell) along the way! Wow, what a gamut! Bumped to 3.5 the next season, James took home the Consolation Championship at the Paramount Spring Classic the next year and enjoys a current overall tournament record of 13-13. Tim would also make the 3.5 jump and enjoy several 3.5 titles in his future as well.

Participants: Joseph Oriti 2-1, Jim Houck 1-1, Joseph Feil 1-1, Bob Shearer 0-2, John Randolph 0-2, Michael O'Connell 0-2, Domenic Rocco 0-2

Doubles Champion: Oriti/Turley d Krummel/Lehner 6-3,6-4...3-0,2-1 Consolation Champion: Green/Houck d Leslie/Snyder 6-1,3-6,1-0(6) ... 2-1, 1-2 Entries: 6

Notes: John Turley, with a new partner, rebounded from the '05 finals loss to take home the title this time around!

Participants: Canterbury/Parks 0-2, Betz/McCormick 0-2 Year: 2005

Singles Champion: Barret Molenaur d Jeff Fazek 7-6, 6-3 ... 4-0, 3-1 Consolation Champion: Corey Harkless d Chuck Bishop 3-6,6-4,1-0 ... 3-1, 2-2 Entries: 13

Notes: The first ever Akron Open saw Barret take his first ever title in his first ever attempt. Indeed, according to USTA records, Barret soon retired from the sport ala John Elway, walking away with a title and with a perfect record in his last event ever (which ironically was also his first event ever). Similarly, Corey, in the Consolation match, would walk away with the title but would also soon hang up his tennis tournament shoes, participating one more time in '07 before heading to the tennis tournament sunset.

Participants: Michael Rotunno 2-1, Corey Harkless 2-2, Thomas Arcoria1-1, Timothy Brzuski 1-1, Gary Pavell 1-1, Michael Sell 1-1, James Salem 1-2, Anbu Kuppusamy 1-2, Douglas Larson 1-2, Thomas Greene 0-2, Domenic Rocco 0-2, Samuel Mensah 0-2, John Hammer 0-2

Doubles Champion: Leslie/Snyder d Lahovich/Turley 3-6,7-5,1-0 ... 2-0, 1-1 Consolation Champion: Fazek/Lehner d Clarke/Pavell 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 ... 1-2, 0-2 Entries: 4

Notes: The first ever doubles tournament had enough entries to actually run ... which is always an impressive inaugural start!

'05-'24 ... The Previous Akron & Towpath 3.0 Champions!

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