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| Tyree Bastidas winds up for a shot against Marco Lemus (left) in the Boy's 17-Singles final. |
VENICE, Calif. – Junior handball players from across the country enjoyed the four days of handball right on beautiful Venice Beach as they finished the final day of competition with singles and doubles finals.
Tyree Bastidas finished this year’s 3-Wall Juniors with one of the finest Sunday performances to date.
The 17-year-old from Brooklyn first wrangled with doubles partner Marco Lemus for the 17-Singles title, winning in two games, 21-20, 21-17.
After a narrow 21-20 first game victory in the Boy's 19-Doubles final over Armando Ortiz and Ricardo Ruiz, Bastidas came up big with some great serves and smart court play. Lemus was just as spectacular, driving the ball with ferocity and finishing rallies with great kills. The team finished the second game 21-12.
Armando Ortiz won the Boy’s 19-Singles, defeating Ruiz 21-16, 21-16.
Eric Matiasek defeated Brant Bidegain for the Boy’s 15 title, and Angel Estrella defeated Patrick Sutherland for the Boy’s 13 title.
Damion Chapa edged cousin Ivan Chapa for the Co-Ed 11-Singles title.
Eric Matiasek and C.J. Laffey defeated Brant Bidegain and Steven Matiasek for the Boy's 15-Under doubles title.
Read more for complete results.
Boy’s 21-Under Singles First Round: Luis Moreno (Tucson), BYE; Luis Estrella (Tucson) d. Gabriel Sanchez (Venice, CA), 2, 19; Erik Gonzalez (Inglewood, CA) d. Cody Townsend (Redding, CA), 17, 6; Abraham Montijo (Tucson) d. Emily McMahill (Springfield, MO), 7, 2; Daniel Perez (Tucson), BYE; Raul Felix (Tucson) d. Mark Zamora Jr. (Fontana, CA), default; Brett Arsenault (Daytona Beach) d. Ian Sutherland (Mound City, KS), 7, 20; Braulio Ruiz (Montebello, CA), BYE.
Quarterfinals: Moreno d. Estrella, 5, 4; Montijo d. Gonzalez, 9, 5; Perez d. Felix, (18), 10, 1; Ruiz d. Arsenault, 4, 6.
Semifinals: Moreno d. Montijo, 15, 11; Ruiz d. Perez, 9, 14.
Final: Ruiz d. Moreno, 12, (20), 0.
Boy’s 21-Singles Drop-Down Winner: Raul Felix
Boy’s 19-Under Singles
Preliminary Round: Victor Espinosa (Tucson) d. Cara Arsenault (Daytona Beach, FL), 8, 3.
First Round: Armando Ortiz (Norwalk, CA) d. Espinosa, 1, 2; Nick Tovar (Tucson) d. Jose Estrella (Tucson), 5, 5; Sam Kass (San Jose, CA) d. Gustavo Soto (Venice, CA), 0, 8; Adrian Ortiz (Norwalk, CA) d. Ricardo Estrella (Tucson), 4, 0; Ricardo Ruiz (Downey, CA) d. Raymond Ortiz (Tucson), 9, 0; Evan Brown (Eugene, OR) d. Victor Perez (Los Angeles), 4, (12), 10; Omar Felix (Tucson) d. Riley Kloss (Mt. Prospect, IL), 7, 2; Nikolai Nahorniak (Des Plaines, IL) d. Luis Ramirez (Tucson), 0, 0.
Quarterfinals: Ar. Ortiz d. Tovar, 4, 5; Kass d. Ad. Ortiz, 4, 12; Ruiz d. Brown, 5, 3; Nahorniak d. Felix, 4, 5.
Semifinals: Ortiz d. Kass, 6, 7; Ruiz d. Nahorniak, 18, (3), 10.
Final: Ortiz d. Ruiz, 16, 16.
Boy’s 19-Under A Singles
Semifinals: Tovar d. Ad. Ortiz, 3, (14), 2; Brown d. O. Felix, 5, 8.
Final: Tovar d. Brown, 4, 5.
Boy’s 19-Under B Singles
Semifinals: J. Estrella d. R. Estrella, (6), 12, inj. def.; V. Perez d. R. Kloss, 2, 4.
Final: V. Perez d. J. Estrella, 4, 10.
Boy’s 19 B Consolation Winner: Raymond Ortiz
Boy’s 17-Under Singles
First Round: Tyree Bastidas (Brooklyn), BYE; Humberto Cardenas (Tucson) d. Ryan Sutherland (Mound City, KS), (3), 14, 9; Ricardo Ortiz (Norwalk, CA) d. Kyle Kloss (Mt. Prospect, IL), 2, 3; Marco Lemus (Chicago) d. Jesus Figueroa (Tucson), 4, 3.
Semifinals: Bastidas d. Cardenas, 1, 7; Lemus d. Ortiz, 10, 4.
Final: Bastidas d. Lemus, 20, 17.
Boy’s 17-Under A Singles
Final: R. Ortiz d. Cardenas, 9, 4.
Boy’s 17-Under B Singles
Semifinals: Figueroa advances to final; R. Sutherland d. K. Kloss, 5, 9.
Final: R. Sutherland d. Figueroa, 6, 7.
Boy’s 17 B Consolation Winner: Kyle Kloss.
Boy’s 15-Under Singles
First Round: Brant Bidegain (Jamul, CA), BYE; Loren Collado (Saratoga, CA) d. Mircea Mosely (Denver, CO), 13, 14; Hector Facio Jr. (Kansas City) d. Joel Torres (Los Angeles), 3, 5; C.J. Laffey (Park Ridge, IL), BYE; Micah Garcia (Cincinnati), BYE; Irvin Martinez (Venice, CA) d. George Fregoso (Riverside, CA), 3, 5; Jose Garcia (Venice, CA) d. Javier Perez (Tucson), 9, 1; Eric Matiasek (Park Ridge, IL), BYE.
Quarterfinals: Bidegain d. Collado, 6, 4; Facio d. Laffey, 1, 7; Garcia d. Martinez, 9, 12; Matiasek d. Garcia, 1, 3.
Semifinals: Bidegain d. Facio, 6, 13; E. Matiasek d. Garcia, 7, 16.
Final: E. Matiasek d. Bidegain, 19, 4.
Boy’s 15-Under A Singles
Final: Garcia d. Facio, 4, (9), 4.
Boy’s 15-Under B Singles
Semifinals: Mosely d. J. Perez, 9, 4; Laffey d. Collado, 6, 13.
Final: Laffey d. Mosely, 5, 9.
Boy’s 15 B Consolation Winner: Jose Garcia
Boy’s 13-Under Singles
Preliminary Round: Brittyn Bidegain (Jamul, CA) d. Christy Ortiz (Norwalk, CA), 13, 4; Piers Neil (Windsor, U.K.) d. Stephen Larson (Tucson), 7, 11.
First Round: Steven Matiasek (Park Ridge, IL) d. Bidegain, 8, 9; Angel Estrella (Tucson) d. Ralphie Fregoso (Alta Loma, CA), 3, 0; Christopher Camacho (Sacramento) d. Max Thomas (Los Angeles), 3, 11; Patrick Sutherland (Mound City, KS) d. Neil, 8, 12.
Semifinals: A. Estrella d. Matiasek, 5, (19), 4; Sutherland d. Camacho, 3, 1.
Final: A. Estrella d. Sutherland, 14, (10), 8.
Boy’s 13-Under A-Singles
Final: S. Matiasek d. Camacho, 2, 4.
Boy’s 13-Under B-Singles
Semifinals: Bidegain d. Ortiz, 12, 3; R. Fregoso d. Neil, 6, (8), 2.
Final: Bidegain d. R. Fregoso, (11), 12, 6.
Boy’s 13 B Consolation Winner: Christy Ortiz.
Co-Ed 11-Under Singles
First Round: Damion Chapa (Rosemead, CA) d. Marisa Fregoso (Los Angeles), 0, 3; Toya Fregoso (Los Angeles) d. Alexis Chapa (Rosemead, CA), 0, (0), 0; Trevor Penick (Poway, CA) d. Melanie Fregoso (Los Angeles), 9, 2; Ivan Chapa (Rosemead, CA) d. Brandon Ramirez (Canyon Country, CA), 0, 1.
Semifinals: D. Chapa d. T. Fregoso, 0, 0; I. Chapa d. Penick, 5, 0.
Final: D. Chapa d. I. Chapa, 11, 12.
Co-Ed 11-Under A Singles
Final: Penick d. T. Fregoso, 1, 5.
Co-Ed 11-Under B Singles
Semifinals: Ramirez d. M. Fregoso, 6, 11; A. Chapa d. Melanie Fregoso, 4, 7.
Final: Ramirez d. A. Chapa, 9, 0.
Co-Ed 11-Under B Consolation Winner:
Marisa Fregoso.
Boy’s 19-Doubles
Preliminary Round: Raymond Ortiz/ Victor Espinosa (AZ) d. Riley Kloss/ Kyle Kloss (IL), 10, 13; Jesus Figueroa/ Humberto Cardenas (AZ) d. Ricardo Estrella/ Gustavo Soto (AZ/ CA), 8, 2; Luis Ramirez/ Jose Estrella (AZ) d. Ryan Sutherland/ Cara Arsenault (KS/ FL), 5, 10.
First Round: Armando Ortiz/ Ricardo Ruiz (CA) d. Ortiz/ Espinosa, 0, 3; Nick Tovar/ Omar Felix (AZ) d. Sam Kass/ Evan Brown (CA/ OR), 13, 9; Victor Perez/ Nikolai Nahorniak (CA/ IL) d. Figueroa/ Cardenas (AZ), 1, 2; Tyree Bastidas/ Marco Lemus (NY/ IL) d. Ramirez/ Estrella, 1, 0.
Semifinals: Ortiz/ Ruiz d. Tovar/ Felix, 5, 10; Bastidas/ Lemus d. Perez/ Nahorniak, 12, (15), 10.
Final: Bastidas/ Lemus d. Ortiz/ Ruiz, 20, 10.
Boy’s 15-Doubles
First Round: Brant Bidegain/ Steve Matiasek (CA/ IL) d. Christy Ortiz/ Brittyn Bidegain (CA), 14, 10; Mircea Mosely/ Loren Collado (CO/ CA) d. Patrick Sutherland/ Hector Facio (KS/ MO), 11, 14; Irvin Martinez/ Micah Garcia (CA/ OH) d. Joel Torres/ Jose Garcia (CA), 8, 10; C.J. Laffey/ Eric Matiasek (IL) d. Angel Estrella/ Javier Perez (AZ), 4, 4.
Semifinals: Bidegain/ S. Matiasek d. Mosley/ Collado, 12, 12; Laffey/E. Matiasek d. Martinez/ Garcia, 20, 11.
Final: Laffey/ E. Matiasek d. Bidegain/ S. Matiasek, 15, 9.
Saturday
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| Braulio Ruiz chases down and returns a ball nearly 60 feet from the front wall in the Boy's 21-Under Final. |
VENICE, Calif. - Saturday's matches produced by far the most action and excitement of the tournament.
In Boy's 19-Singles semifinal action, Ricardo Ruiz was down 7-0 to Nikolai Nahorniak in the tiebreaker before he scored his first point. By making some great serves and being able to hold off matchpoint, Ruiz pulled out an 11-10 miracle to earn his spot in the final. He'll face doubles partner Armando Ortiz.
Not to be outdone by his younger sibling, Braulio Ruiz brought his "A" game to the Boy's 21-Singles final against phenom Luis Moreno. After taking the first game 21-12, Ruiz had matchpoint, and seemed on his way to the first 21-Singles 3-wall title; however, Moreno dug deep and pulled out a 21-20 win.
In the third set, Ruiz finished the match, 11-0 for the championship.
Friday
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| Ricardo Ruiz keeps his eye on the ball to return a deep shot in the Boy's 19-Singles Quarterfinals. |
VENICE, Calif. - A marine layer over Southern California's coast kept the courts cool throughout the day as all singles and doubles divisions began play.
Ricarco Ruiz and Armando Ortiz each advanced to the semifnals in the Boy's 19-Under Singles and also reached the semifinals of the 19-Doubles.
Luis Moreno and Braulio Ruiz will face-off for the Boy's 21-Under championship on Saturday at 3:00.
Thursday
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| Play winds down on Thursday afternoon at the Venice Beach Rec Center |
VENICE, Calif. – All top-four seeds advanced in the Boy’s 21-Under singles on Thursday. Only Daniel Perez had a scare from fellow Tucsonan Raul Felix, who succumbed in the tiebreaker, 18-21, 21-10, 11-1.
“I didn’t have anything left, and he killed me in the tiebreaker.” Felix said.
Semifinals begin Friday morning.
VENICE BEACH, Calif. - Competition for the 2008 USHA National Junior 3-Wall Championships begins Thursday with the newly added 21-Under Division. Young handball players will spend the next four days playing along the famous Venice Beach Boardwalk. Following are the TENTATIVE DRAWS and start times:
Boy's 21-Under Singles
Boy's 19-Under Singles
Boy's 17-Under Singles
Boy's 15-Under Singles
Boy's 13-Under Singles
Co-Ed 11-Under Singles
Good Luck to all participants!
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