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2009 Masters Doubles & Royal Flush Doubles

Mike Bock sets up for a ball off the back wall while partner Kelly Russell waits mid-court in the final of 55-Doubles.

LAS VEGAS - Naty Alvarado and Mike Panko held off a second game charge by Tyler Hamel and Greg Tomasyan to take the coveted 35-plus title.

The most impressive win of the day came in the very competitive 55-plus final. Mike Bock and Kelly Russell rallied from a 9-0 deficit in the first game to take a 20-16 lead. After Russell lost his serve Bock double-faulted to give Danny Carrillo and Tom Fitzwater the opening they needed to take the first game 21-20. Emotionally and physically drained Bock not only recovered but took charge in the second to force a tiebreaker. Down 5-1 in the deciding game, Bock and Russell had just enough left to rally for an 11-7 win.

The Dunne brothers were on their game in the 40s, handling fellow Bay area players Mike McDonald and Lennart DeLaTorre in two games. Jay Miller got his first national title by overpowering William Cervantes and Tom Martinez with Rick Anderson handling the front court duties. “I’ll be looking forward to some No. 1 seeds now,” Jay said with pride.

Dave Dohman was the class of the 50-plus field, teaming with Scott Rosenthal for his first national championship. “Now, I’ll be traveling to get some more,” Scott said. They defeated Lloyd Garcia and Mike Kearney in the final in two.

Vance McInnis and Ed Campbell are the new big, burly guys to beat in the 60s. “They were just too strong,” finalist Terry Nett said. “And, it’s hard to get around there with them taking up so much court.” Nett and Hinkleman made a run in the second but it wasn’t enough to force a third.

“That means a lot,” Jim Hartzell said of his first national title. And, it didn’t come easy as he and Jim Smith needed three long games to outlast Noel Olshan and John Nottingham.

The 70s was another marathon as Jim Economides and Mike Driscoll rallied from 4-1 in the tiebreaker to win 11-4. “Mike got 8 on his serve,” said Economides. “It sure helps to have a smart partner,” Jim added. Economides and Driscoll gave Ed Grossenbacher, who teamed with Norm Young, a rare loss in national masters as the only other one in the last year was at the hands of Driscoll in the National One-Wall Singles.

The Royal Flush finished up on Sunday as well. Greg Ramirez and Manny Resendez beat Mark Zamora Jr. and Eli Baraja for the open title. “Not bad for an old guy,” said a proud Resendez when he picked up his prize.

Joe Harris and Bruce Handelman led a strong contingent of Las Vegas Handball Club Players who made the event a success.

2009 Women's Classic - Long Island, N.Y.

Women's Classic and Long Island Open Final Results

Lisa Fraser sets up for a backwall shot in the Women's Classic final against Anna Christoff. Fraser won in two games, 21-20 and 21-9.

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Emmett Peixoto waits for the ball to drop before a shot against Allan Garner in the Long Island Open final.

SYOSSET, N.Y. - Gilmore Takes Classic, Peixoto Slams in Long Island Pro Event

Lisa Gilmore used a Z-serve to control Anna Christoff in two games for the women’s classic title and Emmett Peixoto didn’t lose a game en route to the singles and doubles titles over the weekend. Building a huge lead with her z-serve to the right in the first game, Gilmore seemed in control at 18-9 before Christoff made a run. Gilmore finally stopped Christoff at 20-20 with a timeout, regained the serve and called another timeout before closing out the first game. Gilmore never let up in the second game, handling the very tough three-walled glass court at Sportime far better than Christoff. “I didn’t use anything but the z-serve to the right the whole match,” Lisa said of her opponent’s struggles on the glass.

Emmett Peixoto was on top of his game on Sunday, turning back both Allan Garner and Luis Moreno in two games and then winning the doubles with David Chapman as his partner over Danny Bell and Cesar Sala, also in two games.

It was a great day of final playoffs in all the women’s events and the very competitive Long Island Open events, including numerous tiebreakers.

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2008 USHA National Jrs 4-Wall Championships

Tyree Bastidas zeroes in on a ball in the Boy's 19-Under final against Sam Kass. Bastidas won the event, matching Eric Klarman's record of winning 1, 3, and 4-wall juniors titles in the same year.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Tyree Bastidas came within one win of being the first junior player to slam in all three junior events in one year. Bastidas did match fellow New Yorker Eric Klarman's record of winning the 1, 3, and 4-wall juniors singles titles in the same year.

Leading to this event, Bastidas had slammed in the 1-wall and 3-wall juniors; however, Victor Perez and Nikolai Nahorniak defeated Bastidas and John Audet in the Boy's 19-Under final, 21-15, 21-15.

In the Boy's 17-Under Doubles, CJ Laffey and Eric Matiasek pulled out a thrilling win over Caolan Daly and Killian Carroll, 21-12, 7-21, 11-10.

Anthony Collado helped Alejandro Serrano slam in the Boy's 13-Under. The Northern Cal duo defeated Santa Barbara newcomers Efran Sanchez and Jacob Rodriguez, 21-5, 21-15.

Daniel Curry captured the Junior's 11-Under title with an intense win over Coleman McGrath, 21-18, 21-10. With a large crowd gathered, the tournament's youngest finalists duked it out for two solid games, hitting and returning the ball exceptionally well for the 11-Under group.

Click on each draw at the official Web site of the 2008 National Juniors Four-Wall Championships to see the final results, or "Read More" below for complete results.

Visit the Official USHA National Junior 4-Wall Championships to see tournament results!

The National Juniors Four-Wall Championships are hosted by Club Green Meadows and Pacific Northwest Handball. The event is supported by a contribution from the Jake Plummer Foundation.