Meet the new champ … same as the old champ!
Despite high winds (there's always some weather problem this year, it seems!), the A-Draw finals between defending champion Arthur Bobko and challenger Dennis Baden went off today in style. The nearly 3-hour match was high quality and hard fought -- the two best players clearly had made their way through to the finals -- and came down to a handful of big points in the 3rd set. After going down 2-5 in the first set, Baden raised his game and stormed back to take the set 7-5. After going down a break in the 2nd, Bobko went on a run at 2-4, breaking Baden repeatedly to win the 2nd set 6-4. In the 3rd set, Baden again broke Bobko in the first game but then appeared to tire slightly. That slight edge was all that Bobko required to put the match away with a 6-3 victory (1 break).
All in all, it was the most gripping final we've had yet, and we thank our two finalists for offering up such a great closer to the tournament. And a special congratulations to Arthur Bobko for the first hat trick (threepeat? what do they call it in tennis??) in McTennis history -- next year we might have to give him a wood racket.
We'll see you all in the spring for the Williamsburg Doubles Open. In the meantime, check back here for tournament photos and news regarding the new dome over the courts (and yes, it really is happening). Cheers.
A-Draw Finals: 11 am this Saturday at McCarren!
Hi all, because we didn't complete the tournament due to all the rain, defending champ Arthur Bobko and his challenger, Dennis Baden, will play a 3-set final this Saturday, Oct. 15, on court 7 at McCarren Park starting at 11 am. We hope all of you can come out to watch -- it should be a great match!
Tourney Wrap Up
Despite the rain last weekend and this weekend, we almost got it all done -- in the B-Draw, Yoshi Kobari took out Tom Hughes by the score of 8-2 to win the trophy. Congratulations Yoshi! The A-Draw finals between 2-time consecutive champ Arthur Bobko and Dennis Baden was interrupted by yet more rain at 4-5, with Baden up a break and threatening to dethrone the champ. The finalists will resume the match sometime later this week. We'll keep you posted as to date, time and location -- hopefully it will be at McCarren next weekend, but if not, we'll let you know.
Thanks to everyone for putting up with the delays and changes. We hope you all had as great of a time as we did! We're happy to say that we raised nearly $4,000 for our courts. We're getting a final plan for improvements together now and should have news on that front shortly. See you all on the courts.
Matches Progressing; Only 1/2 Hour Behind Schedule
Our tournament is continuing today without a hitch. We're currently only 30 minutes behind schedule so please come down and watch the semis around 2:15 pm and the finals around 3:15 pm.
Eran Ginat Wins the Tennis Camp Package!
I'm happy to report that our trusty random number generator (see random.org) has picked Eran Ginat as the winner of the 2-day package including tennis camp & lodging at Stratton, VT! Congratulations to Eran and his guest -- it's a great camp and we're sure they will have a fantastic time. Eran, please contact us at info@mccarrentennis.org to claim your prize.
Drying fast … but not quite there yet.
As of 8 a.m., the courts are still a bit wet in places. With the sun and low humidity, we expect them to be dry in the next 3o minutes. We're going to stick to schedule for now, but please be understanding if you experience a small delay in your scheduled match time. See you on the courts.
Tourney goes on…
Well, we made it through one day, and while there was a lot of waiting around and a lot of watching the skies, we had some great matches. We'll kick tomorrow off at 8 am sharp, continuing the matches that were suspended around 3 pm today due to rain. From there, we'll stick to the schedule posted on the Schedule of Play. Thanks to everyone for their patience and good spirits -- tomorrow looks like it will be a much better day.
As always, the Draw has the results of today's matches. If for some reason anyone cannot make it tomorrow, please email meng@mccarrentennis.org and let him know.
Play resumes at 11!
We are back on! All 8 am matches will start at 11 am so please report to the courts ASAP if you were scheduled at 8. The new schedule of play has been posted as well, so please check it now to see your new match time. Cheers.
Delay until 11 am
Unfortunately the courts are still not dry. Here is the plan:
- if we can start play at 11 am, all 8 am matches will start then. We will update the schedule of play from there, so you can get your revised match time from our website.
- if we cannot start play at 11 am, we will cancel play for today (Saturday) and resume at 8 am tomorrow morning. We will update the schedule of play today, so please check the website.
Due to this delay, if we cannot complete the tournament this weekend, we will finish next Saturday. Thanks for your understanding.
Delay until 9:30
Though there has been no rain, the courts are not drying quickly. We are delayed until 9:30 am. Please check back for further updates.