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“It was worth every penny to come here,” said Ralph Weil after he edged Max Lasskow in the add-on 75-plus consolation playoff on Sunday. “I got to play Max, and he’s a legend.” In the photo: Alvis Grant presents Dave Thoreson with the Maurice Grant Sportsmanship Award.
Brothers took the stage in several events, including the Open singles at the George Lee where Marshall Lowy defeated Dutch Lowy, 13 and 4 for the prize money. Bill Strawn took the 75 singles in his first try in the age division. “He’s a very young 75-year-old,” Charlie Wicker said. Tracy Eubanks outlasted Chris Roberts in the 45s but didn’t have enough left to take the Open doubles with Brett Cooper against Eric Hillgren and Richard Lynch.
Jim Karner had to rely on his accurate left to beat a scrambling Joe Harris in three games. “It’s (right elbow) been coming and going lately,” Karner said. Vern Roberts filled out the 40-plus round robin and emerged the victor over Scott Harris.of Las Vegas. Jack Brady earned the 50-plus title over Frank Swehosky. Greg Raya held off Bruce Handelman in a tiebreaker for the 60-plus. Wayne Neumann earned his first title with a grueling tiebreaker over Mike Driscoll in the 65s. Buzz Shumate rallied to halt Jim Economides run of 70-plus titles. Shumate earned a three-game win, 11-4 in the tiebreaker. Final Masters Results: 35-plus: First Round: Enrique Olivas (Dallas) d. Richard Lynch (St. Louis), 13, 15. Semifinals: Jim Karner (Albuquerque) d. Olivas, 13, 12; Joe Harris (Las Vegas) d. Jeff Wall (Dallas), 11, 9. Final: Karner d. Joe Harris, (17), 8, 8. Cons.: Jeff Wall. 40-plus round robin: First: Vern Roberts (Tucson) d. Scott Harris (Las Vegas), 10, 12; Jon Flynt (Dallas), 8, 20; Bill Vobach (Denver), 6, 5. Second: Scott Harris (Las Vegas) d. Bill Vobach (Denver), 8, 7; Jon Flynt (Dallas), 18, (18), 9. Third: Flynt d. Vobach, 7, 18. 45-plus: First Round: Chris Roberts (Evanston, IL) bye; Brendan McDevitt (San Francisco) d. Randy Roberson (Austin), 1, 0; Todd Worrell (San Antonio) d. Joseph Castro (Torrance, CA), 11, (20), 4; Tracy Eubanks (Carrollton, TX) bye. Semifinals: Roberts d. McDevitt, 9, 14; Eubanks d. Worrell, 16, 14. Final: Eubanks d. Roberts, (12), 17, 8. 50-plus: First Round: Mike Linnik (San Jose) bye; Karl Stundins (Dallas) d. Mark Henslee (Lawton, OK), 1, 1; Jack Brady (Worcester, MA) d. Trey Browning (Ft. Worth), 2, 5; Landon Curry (Austin) d. Joe Davila Sr. (Heartland, TX), 7, 7; Stan Melnick (Dallas) d. Duane Costanzo (Lapeer, MI), 5, 4; Bill Milot (Yorktown, VA) d. Mark Carroll (Cedar Hill, TX), 4, 4; Frank Swehosky (Ft. Worth) d. Tim Kelley (Birmingham, AL), 20, 7; Jeff Wesson (Wauwatosa, WI) d. Mitchell Schnurman (Coppell, TX), 5, 10. Quarterfinals:Linnik d. Stundins, 1,8; Brady d. Curry, 3, 14; Milot d. Melnick, 7, (17), 9; Swehosky d. Wesson, 15, (6), 6. Semifinals: Brady d. Linnik (17), 3, 10; Swehosky d. Milot, (9), 12, 5. Final: Brady d. Swehosky, 9, 9. Cons.: Tim Kelley d. Joe Davila. 60-plus: First Round: Richard McGirk (Corpus Christi) d. Joe Driscoll (Monterey, CA), (19), 13, 5; John LaGrone (Borger, TX) d. Bob Frisch (Carrollton, TX), 20, (17), 7.Quarterfinals: Greg Raya (Delray Beach, FL) d. McGirk, 3, 3; James Mazuca (San Antonio) d. Jim LeBoeuf (Houston), (19), 8, 9; Bruce Handelman (Las Vegas) d. Dave Lippman (Austin), 3, 10; Jim Smith (Watsonville, CA), d. LaGrone, 7, 6. Semifinals: Raya d. Mazuca, 1, 2; Handelman d. Smith, 9, 6. Final: Raya d. Handelman, 14, (10), 3. Cons.: Norm Young d. Bob Braine. 65-plus: First Round: Harry Scott (Dallas) bye; Don Hurd (Helena, MT) d. Dick Bowman (Shady Shores, TX), (20), 11, 7; Wayne Neumann (Missouri City, TX) d. Larry Myers (Grapevine, TX), 2, 12; Dennis Moser (Atherton, CA) d. Byron Vaughn (Mustang, OK), 5, 3; Norm Young (Lansing, MI) bye; Vince San Angelo (Tucson) d. Ron Anderson (Austin), 9, 9; Jim Smith (Plano) d. Robert Braine (San Jose), (12), 9, 8. Quarterfinals: Scott d. Hurd, 6, 16; Neumann d. Moser, (14), 18, 6; San Angelo d. Young, 12, 11; Driscoll d. Smith, 8, 6. Semifinals: Neumann d. Scott, (9), inj. def.; Driscoll d. San Angelo, 9, 10. Final: Neumann d. Driscoll, (17), 12, 9. 70-plus: First Round: Wayne Peterson (Colleyville, TX) d. John Chilton (Dallas), 15, 8. Quarterfinals: Jim Economides (Albuquerque) d. Peterson, 4, 3; Curtis Creed (Wichita, KS) d. Bob Harris (Las Vegas), 9, 19; Tom Kezlan (Kansas City) d. James High (Robinson, TX), 14, (18), 8; Buzz Shumate (Dallas) d. James Caton (Buffalo Gap, TX), 7, 15. Semifinals: Economides d. Creed, 15, 2; Shumate d. Kezlan, 8, 8. Final: Shumate d. Economides, (15), 7, 4. Cons.: Harris d. Chilton. 75-plus: First Round: Ralph Weil (Cincinnati) bye; Dave Thoreson (Gold River, CA) d. Larry Valade (Fredericksburg, VA), 3, 2; Bill Strawn (Leawood, KS) d. Ken Forman (Benicia, CA), 2, 2; Max Lasskow (Delray Beach, FL) bye. Semifinals: Thoreson d. Weil, 19, 17; Strawn d. Lasskow, 5, 6. Final: Strawn d. Thoreson, 3, 14. Final George Lee Results: Open: Marshall Lowy d. Dutch Lowy, 13, 4. A Singles: Dylan Van Brunt d. Rich Tomaselli, (8), 17, 2. A Cons.: Matt Hinderman d. Michael Hinderman, 9, 11. B Singles: Josh Smith d. Duane Costanzo, 17, 14. B Cons.: J.P Norman d. Justin Crockett. C Singles: Daniel Dilworth d. Manny Talamantes, (14), 17, 9. Women’s Singles: Terry Bowman d. Jennifer Trent, 5, 4. Women’s Cons.: Amanda Collier d. Kayla Jones, 15, 17. Open Doubles: Eric Hillgren/Richard Lynch d. Eubanks/Cooper, 13, 14. 100-plus Doubles: Ozzie Burke/Charlie Bokelman d. Bob Frisch/Frank Swehosky, 7, 2.
USHA Masters Singles and 61st George Lee Friday Results
In the photo: Todd Worrell sets for a backwall shot against Tracy Eubanks in the 45s.
After the play on Saturday, players were treated to a banquet at the renowned Gilley’s country western bar.
“We’re two and two,” Ralph Weil said of his series wins and losses with Thoreson. “And we keep going back and forth, so the next one is mine,” he added.
“I threw everything I had at him,” Mike Linnik said of his loss to Jack Brady in the 50 semis. “He’s (Brady) got legs of steel,” Linnik said after coming up one point short.
Saturday Masters Results:
35-plus: First Round: Enrique Olivas (Dallas) d. Richard Lynch (St. Louis), 13, 15. Semifinals: Jim Karner (Albuquerque) d. Olivas, 13, 12; Joe Harris (Las Vegas) d. Jeff Wall (Dallas), 11, 9.
40-plus round robin: Scott Harris (Las Vegas) d. Bill Vobach (Denver), 8, 7; Jon Flynt (Dallas), 18, (18), 9. Vern Roberts (Tucson) d. Jon Flynt (Dallas), 8, 20; Bill Vobach (Denver), 6, 5.
45-plus: First Round: Chris Roberts (Evanston, IL) bye; Brendan McDevitt (San Francisco) d. Randy Roberson (Austin), 1, 0; Todd Worrell (San Antonio) d. Joseph Castro (Torrance, CA), 11, (20), 4; Tracy Eubanks (Carrollton, TX) bye.
Semifinals: Roberts d. McDevitt, 9, 14; Eubanks d. Worrell, 16, 14.
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50-plus: First Round: Mike Linnik (San Jose) bye; Karl Stundins (Dallas) d. Mark Henslee (Lawton, OK), 1, 1; Jack Brady (Worcester, MA) d. Trey Browning (Ft. Worth), 2, 5; Landon Curry (Austin) d. Joe Davila Sr. (Heartland, TX), 7, 7; Stan Melnick (Dallas) d. Duane Costanzo (Lapeer, MI), 5, 4; Bill Milot (Yorktown, VA) d. Mark Carroll (Cedar Hill, TX), 4, 4; Frank Swehosky (Ft. Worth) d. Tim Kelley (Birmingham, AL), 20, 7; Jeff Wesson (Wauwatosa, WI) d. Mitchell Schnurman (Coppell, TX), 5, 10.
Quarterfinals:Linnik d. Stundins, 1,8; Brady d. Curry, 3, 14; Milot d. Melnick, 7, (17), 9; Swehosky d. Wesson, 15, (6), 6.
Semifinals: Brady d. Linnik (17), 3, 10; Swehosky d. Milot, (9), 12, 5.
60-plus: First Round: Richard McGirk (Corpus Christi) d. Joe Driscoll (Monterey, CA), (19), 13, 5; John LaGrone (Borger, TX) d. Bob Frisch (Carrollton, TX), 20, (17), 7. Quarterfinals: Greg Raya (Delray Beach, FL) d. McGirk, 3, 3; James Mazuca (San Antonio) d. Jim LeBoeuf (Houston), (19), 8, 9; Bruce Handelman (Las Vegas) d. Dave Lippman (Austin), 3, 10; Jim Smith (Watsonville, CA), d. LaGrone, 7, 6.
Semifinals: Raya d. Mazuca, 1, 2; Handelman d. Smith, 9, 6.
65-plus: First Round: Harry Scott (Dallas) bye; Don Hurd (Helena, MT) d. Dick Bowman (Shady Shores, TX), (20), 11, 7; Wayne Neumann (Missouri City, TX) d. Larry Myers (Grapevine, TX), 2, 12; Dennis Moser (Atherton, CA) d. Byron Vaughn (Mustang, OK), 5, 3; Norm Young (Lansing, MI) bye; Vince San Angelo (Tucson) d. Ron Anderson (Austin), 9, 9; Jim Smith (Plano) d. Robert Braine (San Jose), (12), 9, 8.
Quarterfinals: Scott d. Hurd, 6, 16; Neumann d. Moser, (14), 18, 6; San Angelo d. Young, 12, 11; Driscoll d. Smith, 8, 6.
Semifinals: Neumann d. Scott, (9), inj. def.; Driscoll d. San Angelo, 9, 10.
70-plus: First Round: Wayne Peterson (Colleyville, TX) d. John Chilton (Dallas), 15, 8.
Quarterfinals: Jim Economides (Albuquerque) d. Peterson, 4, 3; Curtis Creed (Wichita, KS) d. Bob Harris (Las Vegas), 9, 19; Tom Kezlan (Kansas City) d. James High (Robinson, TX), 14, (18), 8; Buzz Shumate (Dallas) d. James Caton (Buffalo Gap, TX), 7, 15.
Semifinals: Economides d. Creed, 15, 2; Shumate d. Kezlan, 8, 8.
75-plus: First Round: Ralph Weil (Cincinnati) bye; Dave Thoreson (Gold River, CA) d. Larry Valade (Fredericksburg, VA), 3, 2; Bill Strawn (Leawood, KS) d. Ken Forman (Benicia, CA), 2, 2; Max Lasskow (Delray Beach, FL) bye.
Semifinals: Thoreson d. Weil, 19, 17; Strawn d. Lasskow, 5, 6.
In the photo: Judge John La Grone of Borger shoots against Jim Smith of Watsonville. The Masters events narrowed down to the final four in the open events. Several top seeds went down, including no. 2 Jeff Wesson in the 50s, and the nos. 3 and 4 seeds in the 65s , Norm Young and Dennis Moser, respectively.
“I’ve been playing good, but he (Vince San Angelo) just out-played me today,” Young said of his loss.
Wayne Neumann wore down Moser in a three-game marathon in the top half of the bracket.
Friday Masters Results: 35-plus: First Round: Enrique Olivas (Dallas) d. Richard Lynch (St. Louis), 13, 15.40-plus round robin: Scott Harris (Las Vegas) d. Bill Vobach (Denver), 8, 7. Vern Roberts (Tucson) d. Jon Flynt (Dallas), 8, 20. 45-plus: First Round: Chris Roberts (Evanston, IL) bye; Brendan McDevitt (San Francisco) d. Randy Roberson (Austin), 1, 0; Todd Worrell (San Antonio) d. Joseph Castro (Torrance, CA), 11, (20), 4; Tracy Eubanks (Carrollton, TX) bye. 50-plus: First Round: Mike Linnik (San Jose) bye; Karl Stundins (Dallas) d. Mark Henslee (Lawton, OK), 1, 1; Jack Brady (Worcester, MA) d. Trey Browning (Ft. Worth), 2, 5; Landon Curry (Austin) d. Joe Davila Sr. (Heartland, TX), 7, 7; Stan Melnick (Dallas) d. Duane Costanzo (Lapeer, MI), 5, 4; Bill Milot (Yorktown, VA) d. Mark Carroll (Cedar Hill, TX), 4, 4; Frank Swehosky (Ft. Worth) d. Tim Kelley (Birmingham, AL), 20, 7; Jeff Wesson (Wauwatosa, WI) d. Mitchell Schnurman (Coppell, TX), 5, 10. Quarterfinals:Linnik d. Stundins, 1,8; Brady d. Curry, 3, 14; Milot d. Melnick, 7, (17), 9; Swehosky d. Wesson, 15, (6), 6. 60-plus: First Round: Richard McGirk (Corpus Christi) d. Joe Driscoll (Monterey, CA), (19), 13, 5; John LaGrone (Borger, TX) d. Bob Frisch (Carrollton, TX), 20, (17), 7.Quarterfinals: Greg Raya (Delray Beach, FL) d. McGirk, 3, 3; James Mazuca (San Antonio) d. Jim LeBoeuf (Houston), (19), 8, 9; Bruce Handelman (Las Vegas) d. Dave Lippman (Austin), 3, 10; Jim Smith (Watsonville, CA), d. LaGrone, 7, 6. 65-plus: First Round: Harry Scott (Dallas) bye; Don Hurd (Helena, MT) d. Dick Bowman (Shady Shores, TX), (20), 11, 7; Wayne Neumann (Missouri City, TX) d. Larry Myers (Grapevine, TX), 2, 12; Dennis Moser (Atherton, CA) d. Byron Vaughn (Mustang, OK), 5, 3; Norm Young (Lansing, MI) bye; Vince San Angelo (Tucson) d. Ron Anderson (Austin), 9, 9; Jim Smith (Plano) d. Robert Braine (San Jose), (12), 9, 8. Quarterfinals: Scott d. Hurd, 6, 16; Neumann d. Moser, (14), 18, 6; San Angelo d. Young, 12, 11; Driscoll d. Smith, 8, 6. 70-plus: First Round: Wayne Peterson (Colleyville, TX) d. John Chilton (Dallas), 15, 8. Quarterfinals: Jim Economides (Albuquerque) d. Peterson, 4, 3; Curtis Creed (Wichita, KS) d. Bob Harris (Las Vegas), 9, 19; Tom Kezlan (Kansas City) d. James High (Robinson, TX), 14, (18), 8; Buzz Shumate (Dallas) d. James Caton (Buffalo Gap, TX), 7, 15. 75-plus: First Round: Ralph Weil (Cincinnati) bye; Dave Thoreson (Gold River, CA) d. Larry Valade (Fredericksburg, VA), 3, 2; Bill Strawn (Leawood, KS) d. Ken Forman (Benicia, CA), 2, 2; Max Lasskow (Delray Beach, FL) bye.
DALLAS - USHA Masters Singles and 61st George Lee got underway today at the Dallas Downtown YMCA. - USHA Masters Singles and 61st George Lee got underway today at the Dallas Downtown YMCA.All fields with more than eight players got underway and there was one major shakeup in the 50s when top-seeded Vance McInnis cancelled out due to illness. USHA rules call for all events to be re-seeded up until the time a point is played, so Mike Linnik moved into the top spot there. All events get underway on Friday. There will be a USHA Referee's Clinic on Friday at 5:00 PM. Thursday results below. Thursday's Masters Results: 50-plus: First Round: Mike Linnik (San Jose) bye; Karl Stundins (Dallas) d. Mark Henslee (Lawton, OK), 1, 1; Jack Brady (Worcester, MA) d. Trey Browning (Ft. Worth), 2, 5; Landon Curry (Austin) d. Joe Davila Sr. (Heartland, TX), 7, 7; Stan Melnick (Dallas) d. Duane Costanzo (Lapeer, MI), 5, 4; Bill Milot (Yorktown, VA) d. Mark Carroll (Cedar Hill, TX), 4, 4; Frank Swehosky (Ft. Worth) d. Tim Kelley (Birmingham, AL), 20, 7; Jeff Wesson (Wauwatosa, WI) d. Mitchell Schnurman (Coppell, TX), 5, 10. 60-plus: First Round: Richard McGirk (Corpus Christi) d. Joe Driscoll (Monterey, CA), (19), 13, John LaGrone (Borger, TX) d. Bob Frisch (Carrollton, TX), 20, (17), 7.
65-plus: First Round: Harry Scott (Dallas) bye; Don Hurd (Helena, MT) d. Dick Bowman (Shady Shores, TX), (20), 11, 7; Wayne Neumann (Missouri City, TX) d. Larry Myers (Grapevine, TX), 2, 12; Dennis Moser (Atherton, CA) d. Byron Vaughn (Mustang, OK), 5, 3; Norm Young (Lansing, MI) bye; Vince San Angelo (Tucson) d. Ron Anderson (Austin), 9, 9; Jim Smith (Plano) d. Robert Braine (San Jose), (12), 9, 8. The following draws are tentative. Although no changes are aniticipated, final draws will be posted Wed. (draws are pdf files and will open in a new window). Veteran Masters(45+)Singles Draw Golden Masters (50+) Singles Draw Super Master (60+) Singles Draw Veteran Super Masters (65+) Singles Draw |
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USHA Masters Singles and 61st George Lee Final Results
The Masters events have come down to the finals in all events.
USHA Masters Singles and 61st George Lee Friday Results
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