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The Colorado Springs Open
by Larry Rose, Images courtesy Dennis Heath
The 14th Annual Colorado Springs Open was held the 9th and 10th of
October at SportsCentre I at the US Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs. 
Top-seeded Jim Doney of
Colorado Springs made it through the draw without losing a game. Jim
had a few close calls, especially in his quarterfinal match against
Tim St. Germain of Colorado Springs, where he came back from a 20-17
deficit in the first to finish the match at 20,19,12. Second-seeded
Bohdan Dawidowicz failed to advance past the first round, falling to
Mike Tarter. In the finals, Doney met Alex Vizelman, the winner of
the Under 1800 Singles event held Saturday. Alex defeated Kevin Young
in the semifinals. In Open Doubles, new USATT Executive Director Ben
Nisbet teamed with Scott Preiss to defeat Doney and Dave Hays. Ben is
donating his prize money to USATT's Junior Development Fund. In the
last match of the tournament, Hays defeated Dennis Gresham of
Albuquerque in the Under 1950 Finals.
Open Singles: Final: Jim Doney (CO) def. Alex Vizelman (CO) 12,8,19; SF: Doney def. Bob Jackson (CO) 14,14,8; Vizelman def. Kevin Young (CO) 11,10,-17,20
Open Doubles: Final: Ben Nisbet/Scott Preiss (CO) def. Jim Doney (CO)/David Hays (WY) 15,18; SF: Nisbet/Preiss def. Dana Jeffries/Tim St. Germain (CO) 19,12; Doney/Hayes def. Eric Benton/Dave Edwards (CO) 19,12;
U-3400 Doubles: Final: Rick Massoth/Max Hamilton (NM) def. Carlos Barrientos/Brian Foley (CO) 18,7; SF: Massoth/Hamilton def. Charlie Solomon/Tulio Wolford (CO) 20,17; Barrientos/Foley def. Dallas Redekopp/Terry Padgett (MT) 16,-18,9.
U-1950 (A Singles): Final: David Hays (WY) def. Dennis Gresham (NM) 12,14; Hays def. Allen McDermott (CO) 15,-11,10; Gresham def. Tom Wintrich (NM) 10,-15,18.
U-1800 (B Singles): Final: Alex Vizelman (CO) def. Rick Massoth (NM) 18,-16,18; SF: Vizelman def. Stephen H. Walker (CO) 14,7; Massoth def. Jashim Ahmed (CO) 18,17.
C Singles: Final: Tulio Wolford (CO) def. Max Hamilton (NM) -14,10,18; Wolford def. Brian Foley (CO) 18,17; Hamilton def. Dennis Heath (CO) 17,20.
D Singles: Final: Mike Dancel (CO) def. Mike Padgett (CO) 15,-16,11; Padgett def. Allen Watson (WY) 7,19; Dancel def. Aaron Hendrickson (KS) 18,12.
E Singles: Final: Nancy Mracek (CO) def. Steve Salazar (NM) -15,17,17; Mracek def. Michael Meens (CO) 14,15; Salazar def. Mike Fetty 13,11.
U-1100 RR Singles: Final: John Redman (CO) def. Adam Jarvis (CO) 23,16; SF: Redman def. Tom Glazier (CO) 19,13; Jarvis def. Serena Wolford (CO) 5,-15,13.
U-18 Boy's Singles: 1. Austin Edwards (CO); 2. Carlisle White (CO); 3. Troy Tarter (CO).
U-14 Boy's Singles: 1. Aaron Hendrickson (KS); 2. Brandon DeVries (CO); 3. Adam Preiss (CO).
Over 30 Singles - Final: Tim St. Germain (CO) def. Tom Wintrich (NM) 14,11; SF: St. Germain def. Allen McDermott (CO) 14,-18,10; Wintrich def. David Hays (WY) 14,16.
Over 40 Singles - Final: Tom Wintrich (NM) def. Carlos Barrientos (CO) 20,18; SF: Wintrich def. Jim Walker (SD) 13,14; Barrientos def. Dan Hambleton (NM) -17,8,10.
Over 55 Singles - Final: Dennis Gresham (NM) def. Allen McDermott (CO) 17,-18,20; SF: Gresham def. Vic Smith (NM) 12,4; McDermott (CO) def. Edgar Stein (NM) default.
1999 Paul Cracraft Memorial Sportsmanship Award: Dennis Heath (CO)
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