Men’s 50 and Over Singles: Dan Fowler, champion; Don Monroe, finalist; Joe McNulty, club pro.
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Mixed A Doubles: Scott and Chris Wiss, finalists; Amishi Amit and Robby Azzarelli, champions; John Weiss, tournament director.
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Mixed B Doubles: Joe Vinson and Joan Davis, finalists; Arpana and Amit Asawa, champions; John Weiss, tournament director.
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Women’s 50 and Over Singles: Joe McNulty, club pro; Connie Weiss, finalist; Jody Jackman, champion.
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Top-seeded Dan Fowler came from behind in both sets to capture the Men’s 50 and Over Singles title over 2nd-seeded Don Monroe — 7-6(5), 7-5 — at Scranton Tennis Club.
Fowler trailed 2-5 in the first set, recovered to send it to a tiebreaker which he won 9-7. Monroe served again for the 2nd set at 5-4, but was broken and lost the last three games. The contest lasted 3 hours with numerous long rallies.
In semifinal action Fowler defeated Stephen Hague, 6-0, 6-2, while Monroe ousted John Sinclair, 6-3, 6-0.
Unseeded Robby Azzarelli and Amishi Amit completed their run of upsets, knocking off 4th-seeded Scott and Chris Wiss, 6-3, 6-2, to take the Mixed A Doubles title.
To reach the final, Azzarelli and Amit knocked out 2nd-seeded John and Nicole Sinclair, 7-6(5), 6-2, in the quarterfinals and eliminated 3rd-seeded Don Monroe and Kelly Arp 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals. In the other semifinal the Wisses edged top-seeded Johnny Sinclair and Grace Lennox, 6-2, 4-6, (12-10).
Jody Jackman defeated Connie Weiss, 6-0, 6-2, to take the Women’s 50 and Over Singles title. In the Mixed B Doubles Amit and Arpana Asawa were too consistent for Joe Vinson and Joan Davis, taking the title by a score of 6-1, 6-0.
In the Mixed A Doubles consolation final John and Nicole Sinclair overpowered Dan Zych and Nicole Kutos, 6-0, 6-2. Jerry Hahn and Aggie Izolt won the Mixed B Doubles consolation with a, 6-0, 6-1, win over Alex Lalos and Joan Theilgard.
John Weiss was the tournament director, assisted by Nicole Sinclair.
