Buffalo Beach Tennis & Beach Tennis USA Present
2010 Buffalo Beach Tennis Bash
JUNE 10, 2010
Buffalo, NY - The first Buffalo Beach Tennis Bash was held at Woodlawn Beach State Park in Blasdell, NY. The weekend-long tournament featured 66 teams, 8 divisions and over 70 players including Beach Tennis athletes from as far away as California, Toronto and Aruba.
In the Mens Open Division, Brian Johnson and Stephen Sayoc went through their pool giving up only 6 games in 4 matches. They defeated Clark Driscoll and Matt Manzella 9-0 to earn a spot in the finals. Meanwhile, Bryan Matthews and Sam Korach went undefeated in pool play and they downed Bruce Vee and Dominic Eusanio 9-5 in the semi-finals.
The Johnson/Sayoc team continued to play at very high level in the finals and defeated Matthews/Korach by a score of 6-2, 6-3 to claim the Mens Open title. This was Stephen Sayoc's 3rd victory on the tour, his second with the paddle and it was Brian Johnson's 1st win.
The Womens Open Division had 2 four-team pools and the top 2 teams moved on to play in the semi-finals. The top seed in the tournament was the team of Alison Tepas and Caroline Bristol, who played brillantly by giving up only four games in pool play. In the semi-finals Tepas/Bristol defeated Claudia Smolinski and Pam Almeter 9-3 while Taylor Cole and Ashley Chevallier topped Lyn Matthews and Lynnette Diaz 9-3. In the final Tepas/Bristol won in the straight sets over Cole/Chevallier 6-2, 6-2.
In the Mixed Open Division, 16 teams competed in 4 pools. It was a very competitive division and in the finals Bryan Matthews and Alison Tepas defeated Clark Driscoll and Amy Boden by a score of 6-4, 6-2
The teams of Alison Tepas and Caroline Bristol and Sam Korach and Bryan Matthews are now preparing for the AAU Junior Olympics to be held in Virginia Beach on July 30th to August 1st.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
PRO Mens Open
Brian Johnson and Stephen Sayoc defeated Bryan Matthews and Sam Korach 6-2, 6-3
PRO Womens Open
Allison Tepas and Caroline Bristol defeated Amy Borden and Clark Driscoll 6-4, 6-2
Amateur Mens Doubles
Clark Driscoll and Geoff Becker defeated Dominic Eusanio and Zach Gabyrel 6-4, 6-3
Amateur Womens Doubles
Ashley Chevallier and Taylor Cole defeated Lisa Sayoc and Adrianna Boychecz 9-3
Amateur Mixed Doubles
Allison Riffel and Jamie Irving defeated Brittany Popovski and Dominic Eusanio 1-6, 7-6, 6-3
Juniors 14 & Under
Zach Cole and Anthony DeRose defeated Max Jones and Joseph Eusanio 6-4, 6-1
Juniors 12 & Under
Taylor Sayoc and Noah Sayoc defeated Adam Dunbar and Pat Philips 4-6, 7-6, 6-4