Vanderbilt junior Gonzales Austin made school history in May
by becoming of one of two players this season (Ryan Lypman was the other) to be
the first ‘Dores players ever to earn All-American honors in singles and
doubles in the same year.
Sunday, he has a chance to add to his trophy case as he is
in three finals; men’s open singles and doubles and mixed doubles.
“I have never been in three finals in the same tournament,”
said Austin with a smile shortly after he and Vandy teammate Cameron Colton won
the mixed doubles semifinal match late Saturday afternoon.
“I took a couple of weeks off after the NCAAs, but I feel I
am in shape and will be ready to play three finals Sunday.”
Austin’s triple header schedule shows men’s open (9 a.m.),
men’s doubles (noon) and mixed doubles (2 p.m.)
Lots of Vandy Black: At noon, Colton and VU teammate Marie
Casares are in the women’s open doubles, while Austin and Elliott Orkin (No.5
singles at Florida as a freshman) are in the men’s doubles final on a nearby
court.
World Champs Face Off in Men’s 45s: A pair of age division world champions (Wesley
Cash and Ned Caswell) face each other in the Men’s 45s Doubles finals at 2 .m.
…
Top-seeded Cash-Ken Koelling take on Caswell and Robert Evans.
UTC in Mixed Open Finals: It’s UTC vs. Vandy in the Finals …
Unseeded Pavels Grigorjevs and Samantha Caswell take on the No.1 seeds from
Vandy, Gonzales Austin and Courtney Colton …
UTC Duo: Caswell is a rising freshman after an All-American
prep career at Baylor School, while Grigorjevs is a rising senior for the Mocs …
Grigorjevs-Caswell defeated No.4 Ian Chadwell-Kayleen Chadwell in the quarterfinals
and No.2 Will Reynolds-Marie Casares in the semis.
Austin was a 2014 All-American in singles and doubles, while
Colton lost in the first round of the NCAA doubles.
Busy Day on the Court: Sue Bartlett is running a GPS summer
tournament and also teamed with Mike Parker to win the Mixed 45s Doubles.
* Men’s 35s Doubles
Semifinals: Ben Fisher-Bill Harris def. Jim Jenkins-Philip
Johnson walkover; Ned Caswell-Robert Evans def. Mesa Carlson-Bryan Humphries,
6-4, 6-3
Finals Sunday 11 a.m.
* Men’s 45s Singles
Semifinals: Bayly Taff def. (1) Ken Koelling, 6-2, 6-3; (2)
Richard Johnson def. (4) Stephen Crofford, 6-1, 6-0
Finals: Sunday 9 a.m.
* Men’s 45s Doubles
Semifinals: (1) Wesley Cash-Ken Koelling def. Steven
Riley-Gino Bulso, 6-3, 6-0; (2) Ned Caswell-Robert Evans def. Stephen
Crofford-Bill Davis, 6-1, 6-4
Finals: Sunday 2 p.m.
* Men’s 55s Singles
Semifinals: Geoff
McDonald def. Keith Belcher, 6-2, 6-1; Robert Fisher def. (3) Hank Ream, 6-4,
6-1
Finals: Sunday 9 a.m.
* Men’s 55s Doubles
(1) Ken Koelling-Scott Shepherd def. Richard Johnson-Clive
Kileff, 6-0, 6-3 (2) Robert Fisher-Daryl Massengill def. Rob Healy-Thorny
Strang, 6-4, 7-5.
Finals: Sunday 11:30 a.m.
* Men’s 65s Singles
Semifinals: Marci Anthony def. (3) Chuck Maland, 7-6 (5),
2-6, 10-2; (2) Dennis Strickler def. (4) Ken Campbell, 7-6 (10-8), 2-6, 10-8
Finals: Sunday 9 a.m.
* Men’s 65s Doubles
Semifinals: (1) Chris Brown-Clive Kileff def. Bill
Brown-Morrow Chamberlain, 5-7, 7-5, 10-6; (2) Chuck Maland-Dennis Strickler
def. Ken Campbell-Darrell McDonald, 6-0, 7-5
Finals: Sunday Noon
* Men’s 75s Singles
Semifinals: Jack Myers def. Lamar Hooker, 7-5, 6-4; Don
Smith def. Ken Nelson, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7
Finals: Sunday 9 a.m.
* Men’s 75s Doubles
Finals: Sunday Noon – Darrell McDonald-Don Smith def. Lamar
Hooker-Ken Nelson, 7-5, 6-2
(Note: McDonald-Smith rallied in both sets to win … they
trailed 5-2 in the first and 4-1 in the second set before winning in straight
sets.)
* Women’s 45s Doubles
Finals: Susan Bevil-Caroline Bentley def. Maria
Iarossi-Kelly Matone, 7-5, 6-3
* Women’s 55s Doubles
Finals: Nancy Miller-Carol Smedley def. Janice Forsyth-R
Stimson, 6-3, 6-1
Mixed 45s Doubles
Champions: Mike Parker-Sue Bartlett
Parker-Bartlett def. Cynthia Jones-Randy Stephens, 6-3, 6-0
Parker-Bartlett def. Karl Gifford-Linda Hancock def. 6-3, 6-3
Cynthia Jones-Randy Stephens def. Karl Gifford-Linda
Hancock, 6-1, 0-6, 10-6
* Mixed 55s Doubles
Cynthia Jones-Randy Stephens def. Carlson-Warren, 6-4, 6-1;
Carol Smedley-James Smedley def. John Hartman-Judy Pratt, 6-0, 6-1
Finals: Sunday 9 a.m.
* Mixed 65s Doubles
Finals: Judith Siracusa-Pat Siracusa def. Deborah Wilhelm-Wayne
Wilhelm, 6-1, 6-0
* Men’s Open Singles
Semifinals
1 Gonzales Austin def. Carl Abalos, 6-3, 6-4; (2) Wayne Montgomery
def. (4) Forrest Edwards, 6-2, 6-1
Finals: Sunday 9 a.m.
* Men’s Open Doubles
Semifinals: (1) Elliott Orkin-Gonzales Austin def. Vikram
Hundai-Evgeny Silitski, 3-6, 7-5, 10-7; (2) Wayne Montgomery-Eric Diaz def.
Carl Abalos-Salif Kante, 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
Finals: Sunday Noon
* Women’s Open Singles
Semifinals: (1) Marie
Casares def. Carmen Blanco, 6-2, 6-3; (4) Natalia Maynetto def. (2) Courtney
Colton, 6-0, 6-1
Finals: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
* Women’s Open Doubles
Semifinals: (1) Marie Casares-Courtney Colton def. Samantha
Caswell-McCall Morgan, 6-0, 6-1; Kelsey Coots-Kayla Jones def. (2) Carmen
Blanco-Natalia Maynetto, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 11-9
Finals: Sunday Noon
* Mixed Open Doubles
Semifinals: (1) Gonzales Austin-Courtney Colton def. (3) John Hangstefer-Kayla Jones, 6-0, 6-0;
Pavels Grigorjevs-Samantha Caswell def. (2) Marie Casares-Will Reynolds, 7-6
(5), 7-5
Finals: Sunday 2 p.m.
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net