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| Michael Olarte (front) stretches for a shot in the Men's Pro Doubles Final. Olarte and Tim Gonzalez (far right) won the championship over Pee Wee Castro and Ray Lopez, 25-22. |
QUEENS, N.Y. - Michael Olarte thought he'd have to forfeit his first round doubles match as his partner Givanni Vasquez wasn't able to play. He was fortunate enough to pick up an exceptional replacement in Tim Gonzalez, and the new team was able to put together an amazing run, winning the championship over defending champs Pee Wee Castro and Ray Lopez, 25-22.
Earlier on Sunday, Castro dominated the Men's Pro Singles final with a 25-6 win over Han-Ching Lin.
Brenda Pares-Dubose captured the Women's Pro Singles title with a 25-7 win over Karen McConney. McConney shook off the disappointment to win the Women's Pro Doubles with partner Adrian Floyd over Pares-Dubose and Bernice Torres 25-15.
Click HERE to view the Big Ball Championships Final results.
Men’s A Singles
Semifinals: Matthew Kudrick d. Jose Albarracin, 17; Ignazzio Accardi d. Chris Irons, 13.
Final: Accardi d. Kudrick, 14.
Men’s C Singles
Quarterfinals: Rios d. Gittlitz, 23; Cooney d. Gibson, 13; Irons d. Jiang, 18; Rivera d. Lum, 10.
Semifinals: Cooney d. Rios, 6; Irons d. Rivera, 23.
Final: Irons d. Cooney, 14.
Men’s 55+ Consolation Final: Kevin Gibson d. Steven Kraft, def.
Men’s C Doubles
Quarterfinals: N. Geraci/ B. Geraci, Jr. d. Ajisafe/ Pineda, inj. def.; Geraci/ Demartino d. Fruchter/ Roman, 23.
Semifinals: Bang/ Cho d. N. Geraci/ B. Geraci Jr., 18; Chan/ Ye d. Geraci/ Demartino, 2.
Final: Chan/ Ye d. Bang/ Cho, 16.
Boys 19-Under Consolation
First Round: Ajisafe d. Rivera, 19; Lum d. Hue, 18; Zhu d. Jiang, inj. def.; Cooney d. Chen, inj. def.
Semifinal: Ajisafe d. Lum, 20; Zhu d. Cooney, 22.
Final: Zhu d. Ajisafe, 6.
Boys 17-Under Consolation
First Round: Fajardo d. P. Rose, 12; Vela d. Chen, inj. def.; Zhu d. B. Rose, 9.
Semifinal: Fajardo d. Hue, 16; Zhu d. Vela, 10.
Final: Zhu d. Fajardo, 16.
Boys 15-Under Consolation
Preliminary Round: N. Geraci d. Loung, def.
Final:N. Geraci d. B Geraci, 21.
Boys 13-Under Consolation
Preliminary Round: Conor Mathers d. Caolian Mather, 25-4.
Final:Conor Mathers d. Tiernan Mathers, 23.
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| Tyree Bastidas winds up for a return against Michael Elferis in the Boys 19-Under Singles final. |
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| Michael Olarte (2nd from right) stays down and waits for Steve Robalino (far right) to take a shot in Men's Pro Doubles Action. This shot was one of many incredible rallies between the two teams. |
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| Eddie "Shooter" Ramos stretches for a ball in first round action in the Men's Open Singles. All matches were played indoors at the BPOE Elks #878 in Elmurst, NY. |
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