LAKEWOOD - Another day of tennis in the books and the championship matches have been determined for The Post-Journal Classic tennis tournament, held at the Lakewood Family YMCA.
In the Open Singles competition final, Martin Hoch will square off against Jeff Nuhfer at 7 a.m.
Hoch got by Shane Burns, 6-1 and 6-1, in the quarterfinals and then defeated Tom Anderson, 6-0, 6-2, in the semifinals to reach the championship round while Nuhfer took care of quarterfinal foe Jay Bowen, 6-1, 6-0, and Jim Panebianco, 6-1, 6-3.
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Above, Abby Kreinheder returns a serve during action in the Post-Journal Classic Tennis Tournament at the Lakewood YMCA on Saturday. Below, Jacob Thompson keeps the volley alive. See additional photos at cu.post-journal.com.
P-J photos by Mark L. Anderson
The Mole sisters, Rachel and Rochelle, will be in the hunt for the Women's Open Doubles title. The Moles reached the finals by defeating the tandem of Amy Raynor and Linda Rogers, 6-2, 6-2. Their opponents are Jan Coleman and Brooke Sheesley, who handled Anette Milller and Carolyn Becker in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-3.
Those finals are set for 8:30 a.m.
Ben Wright edged Troy Burns, 7-6 (5), 6-2, and then beat Matt Johnson, 6-3, 6-4, to earn a place in the "A" Singles championship match, slated for 7 a.m., against Cooper Miller while Sheesley, who went 2-0 in round robin play, must meet Andrea Cuevas in the Women's "A" Singles.
In Men's "A" Doubles, Michael Maturna and Ben Wright are scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. finals bout with Johnson and Miller.
Anderson and Panebianco, meanwhile, will face Kyle Hosier and Jorn Van Der Veer in the Men's Open Doubles championship at 8:30 a.m.
Mikayla Johnson and Abby Kreinheder hold a slim lead in the Junior "B" Doubles competition with 15 games, they are ahead of Josh Thompson and Neil Gens, who have captured 12 games.
See TENNIS, Page C3
From Page C1
Quinn White leads Joey Gerace by one game, 21-20, in the Boys 15 and under singles division; Victoria VanEvery is ahead of Heidi Meuller, 21-19, in the Girls 15 and under singles division; Ryan Whisner trails Mikayla Johnson by three games, 20-17, in the Junior 13-and-under singles competition and Carolyn Becker is tops in the Junior 17-and-under singles division with 22 games, just one more than Connor Clendenen.
The finals for boys and girls 15 and under, and the junior 13 and under, will be at 7 a.m.
Becker will battle Clendenen at 8:30.
SATURDAY RESULTS
Open Singles
First Round
Rachel Mole d. Christian Duro 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Martin Hoch d. Shane Burns 6-1, 6-1
Tom Anderson d. Gary Thompson 6-0, 6-2
Jeff Nuhfer d. Jay Bowen 6-1, 6-0
Jim Panebianco d. Mole 6-1, 6-0
Semifinals
Hoch d. Anderson 6-0, 6-2
Nuhfer d. Panebianco 6-1, 6-3
Finals
Sunday
At 7 a.m.
Women's Open Doubles
First Round
Jan Coleman-Brooke Sheesley d. Lynne Nalbone-Andrea Cuevas 6-0, 6-1
Semifinals
Rachel Mole-Rochelle Mole d. Amy Raynor-Linda Rogers 6-2, 6-2
Jan Coleman-Brooke Sheesley d. Annette Miller-Carolyn Becker 6-3, 6-3
Finals
Sunday
At 8:30 a.m.
"A" Singles
Quarterfinals
Cooper Miller d. Ryan Tuggle-Haskins 6-1, 6-3
Matt Johnson d. Bill Colter 6-1, 7-5
Ben Wright d. Troy Burns 7-6(5), 6-2
Aaron Saxton d. May Li 6-1, 7-5
Semifinals
Wright d. Johnson 6-3, 6-4
Miller d. Saxton 6-2, 6-0
Finals
Sunday
At 7 a.m.
Women's "A" Singles
Round Robin
Brooke Sheesley d. Angela Shick 6-0, 6-1
Sheesley, 2-0 record, first place
Andrea Cuevas d. Shick 6-2, 6-1
Cuevas, 1-1 record, second place
Men's "A" Doubles
Quarterfinals
Aaron Saxton-Raviv Katz d. Patrick Brown-Zhi Wang 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals
Matt Johnson-Cooper Miller d. Ryan Tuggle-Haskins 6-0, 6-0
Michael Materna-Ben Wright d. Aaron Saxton-Raviv Katz 6-4, 2-6, 12-10
Finals
Sunday
At 8:30 a.m.
Junior "B" Doubles
Round Robin
1st: Mikayla Johnson-Abby Kreinheder 15 games
2nd: Josh Thompson-Neil Gens - 12
3rd: Olivia Persia-Evelyn Rowan 3
Finals
Sunday
At 8:30 a.m.
Men's Open Doubles
Quarterfinals
Tom Anderson-Jim Panebianco d. Caton Charleston-Joey Gentile 6-1, 6-3
Semifinals
Kyle Hosier-Jorn Van Der Veer d. James Getty-Kelly Manning 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-8
Anderson-Panebianco d. Jeff Bartsch-Bob Olson 6-7(8), 6-4, 10-4
Finals
Sunday
At 8:30 a.m.
Boy's 15 and under Singles
Round Robin
1st: Quinn White 21 games
2nd: Joey Gerace - 20
3rd: Wyatt Jackson - 14
4th: Jacob Thompson - 12
5th: Noah Colvin - 6
6th: Adam Sholl - 2
Finals
Sunday
At 7 a.m.
Girl's 15 and under Singles
Round Robin
1st: Victoria Vanevery 21 games
2nd: Heidi Mueller - 19
3rd: Morgan Johnson - 18
4th: Georgie Gens - 15
5th: Chloe Knapp 14*
6th: Elizabeth Rowan 14*
7th: Rosemarie Mole' - 7
8th: Kim Parroccini 4
*Knapp defeated Rowan head to head
Finals
Sunday
At 7 a.m.
Junior 13 and under Singles
Round Robin
1st: Mikayla Johnson 20 games
2nd: Ryan Whisner - 17
3rd: Abby Kreinheder - 13
4th: Josh Thompson - 12
5th: Olivia Persia - 10
6th: Evelyn Rowan - 3
Finals
Sunday
At 7 a.m.
Junior 17 and Under Singles
Round Robin
1st: Carolyn Becker 22 games
2nd: Connor Clendenen - 21
3rd: Daisie Bancroft - 15
3rd: Brayden Hawkins - 15
5th: Leigh Yartz - 13
6th: Corrine Cardinale 12
7th: Sofia Rubin 8
8th: Riley Harris - 6
Finals
Sunday
At 8:30 a.m.