1-11-05
 New
England platform tennis is back !! After a long stint of not
being on the "National Circuit", Boston is finally
back on the schedule. It has been long overdue and Region
2 is very excited to host this event for years to come.
Despite the "Winter Storm Warning", the paddle community
in Boston was rejuvinated on the weekend of January 8th. Players
from New Jersey. New York and even Ontario, Canada came and
weathered the snow, sleet and freezing rain for a one-day
tourney that brought 26 teams to battle. (see picture of finalists
- this is not out of focus it is what they played through)
The New England "elements" provided a variety of
upsets. In the quarterfinals, Greenho/Morneau upset the #
2 seed of Cochrane/Rothschild in a 3 set match (7-6, 3-6,
7-6), where both teams had match points. In another quarterfinal
match the # 4 seed, Broderick/Slobin lost to the newly formed
Region 2 team of Bennett/Pierce (6-3, 6-4). The biggest surprise
of the tourney came in the Round of 16, where the "Maine-iacs"
Dana/Devine ousted Boston's nationally ranked team (# 13)
of Power/Power (6-2, 7-5) !! But in the end, the # 1 seed
of Anderson/Stulac dominated play throughout the tournament;
beating Bennett/Pierce in the Final 6-3, 6-2. view
full draw results
A gathering of well over 30 spectactors and players enjoyed
a tasty BBQ at The Country Club in Brookline (Home of the
1999 Ryder Cup). Jim "Shappy" Shapiro single handily
fed the crowd during the final match. He rivals with Sound
Shore's grillmaster Jim Borho !!
The tournament committee would like to thank Greater Boston
Platform Tennis League and out of town players for supporting
the tourney. We hope the word gets out next year that the
Boston National Open is definitely worth the trip. If you
want history, sports, entertainment and paddle, come to Boston
next year; WE WON'T LET YOU DOWN !!!
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12-27-2004
Greater Boston Open Draws will be on line here
Men's Draw
Women's Draw
03-03-2004
The playoffs and standings can be found in the Scoreboard
section, along with the final match with the #1 The Platform
Tennis Club at #2 Concord Country Club
11-12-2003
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