The top two seeds in both the men’s and women’s open singles advanced to this morning’s championship finals of the TVOC Tennis tournament at Manker Patten Tennis Center.
Website for all results: tvoctennis.com and click on tennislink
9 .a.m. - Men’s Open Singles: In the men’s open, No.1 seed Will Spencer faces No.2 Catalin Gard … neither finalist lost a set in gaining the championship match.
11 a.m. - Women’s Open Singles: In the women’s open, No.1 McCartney Kessler takes on Vivienne Kulicke
neither finalist lost a set in gaining the championship match.
Kessler and Kulicke could also meet in the women’s double finals … Kulicke and Mario Urquidi defeated Kessler and her brother MccLain in a mixed doubles semis match Saturday.
Noon, Men’s Open Doubles: (1) Julian Bradley-Nathan Pasha vs. Jake Briggs-Vincent Rettke …
Bradley won the open doubles title last year with Harrison O’Keefe …The unseeded Briggs and Rettke defeated No.3 Steven Karl-MccLain Kessler in the quarters and No.2 Daniel Yun-Vikram Hundal in the semis …
1 p.m. Women’s Open Doubles: (1) Somer Henry-McCartney Kessler vs. (4) Vivienne Kulicke-Kamila Galieva …
Kulicke-Galieva defeated No.2 Greene-Speaks in the semis ..
Kulicke is looking to win three titles today … she is also in the singles and mixed doubles finals
3 p.m. Mixed Open Doubles: No.3 Vivienne Kulicke-Mario Urquidi vs. No.2 Lucas Pleske-Ansley Speaks
9 a.m. – Men’s 35s Singles ... Erik Graves vs. Juan Vidour
10:30 a.m. - Men’s 45s Singles …Kevin Potts vs. Gordon Williams
Williams was in the 45s finals in 2016 losing to Philip Johnson
9 a.m. – Men’s 55s Singles … (1) Ken Koeling vs. William Taff
9 a.m. – Men’s 65s Singles … Larry Saheim vs. Mike Parker
Noon - Men’s 35s Doubles … Ben Fisher-David Allport vs. Marian Axente-Joe Thorstenson
2 p.m. – Men’s 45s Doubles … Ned Caswell-Roberts Evans vs. Ben Fisher-Gordon Williams
1 p.m. - Men’s 55s Doubles … (1) Wesley Cash-Pem Guerry – vs. (2) Ken Koeling-Scott Shepherd …
1 p.m. - Men’s 65s Doubles … Mike Parker-Ken Defoor vs. Tom Druffel-Benny Jones
11 a.m. - Women’s 45s Doubles … Sue Bartlett-Sue Webb vs. Barbi Gelabert-Teresa Evarts-Garibaldi
2 p.m. - Mixed 45s Doubles … Chris Shearburn-Sybil Shearburn vs. Daryl Kimche-Joe Perdue
First Time in Chattanooga: No.1 men’s seed Will Spencer is playing the TVOC for the first time and also his first visit to the Scenic City.
“I have been to the downtown area (north shore) and impressed that so many people are out walking or running,” said Spencer who played college tennis at Texas A&M and Georgia. “Chattanooga seems like a real active city.”
On the pro tour for the past two years, Spencer makes sure any tournament money won is used wisely.
“I like organic foods so I cook my own food at tournaments, string my on racquets and am fortunate to have free housing here in Chattanooga during the TVOC,” said Spencer who was a teammate and roommate of Chattanooga native Will Reynolds while at Georgia.
A $3,000 winners’ check today would also give Spencer good memories of Chattanooga.
Doubles Team Back Together … Men’s 55s top-seeded Wesley Cash and Pem Guerry are playing tournament tennis together for the first time in 20 years … the long-time duo first played together at Baylor School in the early 1970s and won a national interscholastic doubles title as seniors in 1975 among several other championships … they face Ken Koeling and Scott Shepherd in the finals at 1 p.m.
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net