2006 Ocean City Open > Rush Cole & Darryl Cummings win their second straight Beach Tennis USA tournament with a victory in Ocean City
After winning the Virginia Beach Open on June 11, Rush Cole and Darryl Cummings traveled to Ocean City, Maryland on Fourth of July weekend and it was worth the trip. The duo won their second consecutive Beach Tennis USA tournament, defeating the team of Mike Duquette and Mike Edison by a score of 8-6.
Cole and Cummings took control of the match early and stormed to a 6-1 lead, but Duquette and Edison never gave up. Energized by a boisterous crowd that urged them on, “the two Mikes” fought back and pulled within a point at 6-7. Cole and Cummings had triple match point at 7-5, but failed to capitalize. Finally, in the 14th game, Rush Cole closed out the match with a diving backcourt save that was returned into the net by Mike Edison.
Competing in their first Beach Tennis USA tournament were two teams who drove to Ocean City all the way from Buffalo, NY, a 7-hour ride. They were Stephen Savoc & Matt Watson and the Johnson brothers, Brian & Dan. Both teams made it to the semifinals.