August 28
Bethesda Takes the Summer Title

Bethesda picked up the summer D League championship with a 2-1 win at the Pentagon. Captain Ken Harney, playing in the #1 slot for the second week in row, lost three straight to Pentagon's Chris Schroeder, but the other two Bethesda players, Henri Barkey and Jean-Luc Monnier, both got 3-0 wins to wrap up the title.

Bethesda 2, Pentagon 1 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Ken Harney (BET), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-2)
- #2, Henri Barkey (BET) def. George Philipps (PEN), 3-0 (9-4, 9-6, 9-7)
- #3, Jean-Luc Monnier (BET) def. Rob Swennes (PEN), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-1)
referees: Jean-Luc Monnier, Rob Swennes, Chris Schroeder

August 21
Bethesda and Pentagon Advance

Although they dominated their division during the regular season, Bethesda had all they could handle from The Fitness Company in Monday's semi-final. Playing on their home courts, they took two out of three matches, but had only a 6-5 edge in games. Captain Ken Harney, playing in the #1 slot for the first time this season, was swept by TFC's Jay Anderson and commented later that he "was totally mystified by Anderson's high, looping, wicked serves." Leading the opening game, 5-0, Harney lost the serve and "almost never got it back." The visitors needed to win one more match to advance to the finals, and they had their best shot at #2, with three games going to extra points. Bethesda's Henri Barkey took game one over TFC captain Claude Hanley, 10-9, and followed with a 9-2 win in game two, but Hanley bounced back with a 10-9 win in the third, and again pushed Barkey to the limit in the fourth, eventually dropping it 8-10.

Pentagon had a somewhat easier time in their home match with Arlington 3. The visitors brought an enthusiastic cheering section, and threatened an upset in the #2 match, with Art Scibelli taking the first two games, 9-4 and 9-6. However, ironman George Philipps eventually asserted himself, taking the last three games and the match. At #1, Joe Madeira became only the third player this season to take a game off Pentagon's Chris Schroeder, but it was ultimately not enough.

Bethesda 2, Fitness Company 1 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Jay Anderson (TFC) def. Ken Harney (BET), 3-0 (9-5, 9-3, 9-5)
- #2, Henri Barkey (BET) def. Claude Hanley (TFC), 3-1 (10-9, 9-2, 9-10, 10-8)
- #3, Arnie Gordon (BET) def. Tim Cone (TFC), 3-1 (9-6, 7-9, 9-2, 9-4)
referees: Henri Barkey, Ken Harney, Jay Anderson

Pentagon 3, Arlington3 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Joe Madeira (ARL3), 3-1 (9-2, 5-9, 9-3, 9-7)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Art Scibelli (ARL3), 3-2 (4-9, 6-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-6)
- #3, Rob Swennes (PEN) def. Woody Evans (ARL3), 3-0 (7-9, 2-9, 2-9)
referees: Woody Evans, Rob Swennes, Chris Schroeder

Next week, the finals have Bethesda at Pentagon.

Official Summer League Standings
(through August 14th)

August 14

Bethesda 3, Arlington1 0 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Chip Wright (BET) def. Ann Wadia (ARL1), 3-0 (9-1, 9-4, 9-3)
- #2, Gil Kulick (BET) def. Jerry Lipson (ARL1), 3-0 (9-4, 9-2, 9-7)
- #3, Javier Velasquez (BET) won by default
referee: Ken Harney

Arlington1 2, Univ. of Maryland 1 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Andrew Berkley (UMD) def. Tim Williams (ARL1), 3-2 (3-9, 5-9, 9-7, 9-3, 9-7)
- #2, Ayman Abdellatif (ARL1) def. Derek Stephenson (UMD), 3-1 (8-10, 9-0, 9-4, 9-1)
- #3, Son Tran (ARL1) def. Jackie Haynes (UMD), 3-0 (9-4, 10-8, 9-4)
referees: Lemeke Mere, Derek Stephenson, Andrew Berkley

Fitness Company 2, W/T/R 1 (at TFC)
- #1, Ray Butcher (WTR) def. Claude Hanley (TFC), 3-1 (4-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-2)
- #2, Jay Anderson (TFC) def. Shawn Dolley (WTR), 3-1 (9-5, 9-2, 5-9, 9-3)
- #3, Len Fleisig (TFC) won by default
referees: Len Fleisig, Hunt Richardson

Arlington3 2, Chevy Chase Juniors 0 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Steve Schooner (ARL3) won by default
- #2, Brad Case (ARL3) won by default
- #3, mutual forfeit

Next week, in the playoff semi-finals, Arlington 3 will be at Pentagon, and Fitness Company at Bethesda.

August 7
Bethesda, Arlington3, Pentagon, TFC in the Playoffs

With one more week to go in the regular season, the playoff picture was largely settled last night, and there were a couple of surprises. In the Northern Division, the 2nd-place team from Univ. of Maryland forfeited two matches at 3rd-place Arlington 3, and finished the night with a 0-3 whitewash that knocked them out of the playoffs. Meanwhile, 1st-place Bethesda, playing on their home courts, swept Chevy Chase to wrap up the division title. (Arlington 3 could end up matching Bethesda's record with a 3-0 win at Chevy Chase next week, and a 0-3 Bethesda home loss to Arlington 1, but Bethesda would still finish first because they have a 5-1 head-to-head record against Arlington 3.)

In the Southern Division, the two leaders squared off at Pentagon, and the home team got a 3-0 sweep over The Fitness Company, leapfrogging them into first place. The #2 match between Pentagon's George Philipps and TFC's Len Fleisig may prove to be the pivotal match of the regular season. It went five games, and the win by Philipps gives Pentagon a two-match lead in the standings with one week to go. Since Pentagon now has the tie-breaker advantage over TFC, they only need to win one match next week at Washington Sports Club to win the division. The Fitness Company will host W/T/R.

The Philipps-Fleisig match was refereed by the USSRA's National Director of Referees, Ben Harris, who happens to play at Pentagon. He was on hand to mentor the referees, and decided to give a demonstration for the final match of the night.

The playoffs start in two weeks, on Aug. 21st, with Arlington 3 visiting the Southern Division winner, and the Southern Division runner-up going to Bethesda.

Pentagon 3, The Fitness Company 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Claude Hanley (TFC), 3-0 (9-2, 9-5, 9-6)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Len Fleisig (TFC), 3-2 (2-9, 9-4, 5-9, 9-2, 9-1)
- #3, Rob Swennes (PEN) def. Tim Cone (TFC), 3-1 (9-3, 9-1, 6-9, 9-8)
referees: George Philipps, Ben Harris, Len Fleisig

Arlington3 3, Univ. of Maryland 0 (at Arlington)
- #1, Woody Evans (ARL3) def. Jackie Haynes (UMD), 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0)
- #2, Joe Madeira (ARL3) won by default
- #3, Steve Schooner (ARL3) won by default
referee: Joe Madeira

Bethesda 3, Chevy Chase 0 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Arnie Gordon (BET) def. Christine Montgomery (CCJ), 3-0 (9-6, 9-5, 9-6)
- #2, Ken Harney (BET) def. Meredith Glacken (CCJ), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-1)
- #3, Gil Kulick (BET) def. Nicole White (CCJ), 3-0 (9-0, 9-1, 9-5)
referees: Ken Harney, Arnie Gordon, Meredith Glacken

W/T/R 3, Arlington2 0 (at Worldgate)
- #1, Ray Butcher (WTR) def. Charlie Chandler (ARL2), 3-0
- #2, Shawn Dolley (WTR) won by default
- #3, Robert Ho (WTR) won by default
referee: Shawn Dolley

Adjusted Standings

With the membership payments that were made this week, the final adjustments have been made in the league standings, and they have been little affected by eligibility. In fact, only two default matches, originally credited to W/T/R when their opponents failed to show, have been converted to mutual defaults, because the two W/T/R players were ineligible. The standings shown above will not be subject to further adjustment, except as a result of action on the courts over the next two weeks.

July 31

Bethesda 2, Arlington3 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Joe Madeira (ARL3) def. Henri Barkey (BET), 3-0
- #2, Arnie Gordon (BET) def. Art Scibelli (ARL3), 3-1
- #3, Ken Harney (BET) def. Martha Gaston (ARL3), 3-2
referees: Bill Fenton, Joe Madeira, Arnie Gordon

Arlington1 2, Univ. of Maryland 1 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Andrew Berkley (UMD) def. Tim Williams (ARL1), 3-2 (3-9, 5-9, 9-7, 9-3, 9-7)
- #2, Ayman Abdellatif (ARL1) def. Derek Stephenson (UMD), 3-1 (8-10, 9-0, 9-4, 9-1)
- #3, Son Tran (ARL1) def. Jackie Haynes (UMD), 3-0 (9-4, 10-8, 9-4)
referees: Lemeke Mere, Derek Stephenson, Andrew Berkley

Fitness Company 2, Arlington2 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Jay Anderson (TFC) def. Ethan Shenkman (ARL2), 3-0 (9-6, 9-7, 9-0)
- #2, Claude Hanley (TFC) def. Charles Chandler (ARL2), 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-1)
- #3, Keith Brendley (ARL2) won by default
referees: Bill Fenton, Art Scibelli

Washington Sports 1, W/T/R 1 (at Regency)
- #1, Jan van Lohuizen (WSC) def. Robert Ho (WTR), 3-0 (9-3, 9-0, 9-3)
- #2, Shawn Dolley (WTR) def. Andrea Rees (WSC), 3-2 (9-5, 9-4, 8-10, 6-9, 9-6)
- #3, mutual forfeit
referees: Shawn Dolley, Jan van Lohuizen

July 24

Arlington3 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Joe Madeira (ARL3) def. Ayman Abdellatif (ARL1), 3-0
- #2, Martha Gaston (ARL3) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-1
- #3, Son Tran (ARL1) won by default

Univ. of Maryland 2, Chevy Chase 1 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Andrew Berkley (UMD) def. Andrea Wood (CCJ), 3-1 (9-4, 9-5, 7-9, 9-2)
- #2, Jackie Haynes (UMD) def. Nicole White (CCJ), 3-0 (9-7, 9-5, 9-4)
- #3, Margaret Sopher (CCJ) won by default
referees: Doug White, Andrew Berkley

Washington Sports 3, Arlington2 0 (at Washington Sports)
- #1, David McMillen (WSC) def. Charles Chandler (ARL2), 3-2 (7-9, 9-3, 4-9, 9-0, 9-0)
- #2, Alice Bellis (WSC) won by default
- #3, Sarah Davidson (WSC) won by default
referee: Alice Bellis

Pentagon 3, Worldgate/Tysons/Regency 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Shawn Dolley (WTR), 3-0
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Greg Mantell (WTR), 3-0
- #3, Rob Swennes (PEN) def. Reginald Redd (WTR), 3-0

July 18

Arlington2 2, Pentagon 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, George Philipps (PEN) def. Ethan Shenkman (ARL2), 3-1
- #2, Adam Namm (ARL2) def. Barry Hughes (PEN), 3-1
- #3, Keith Brendley (ARL2) def. Dave Tulchinsky (PEN), 3-0
referees: Keith Brendley, Adam Namm, Barry Hughes, Dave Tulchinsky, Brad Case

July 17

Chevy Chase 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Peter Sopher (CCJ) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-0
- #2, Andrea Wood (CCJ) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-0
- #3, Jerry Lipson (ARL1) def. Nicole White (CCJ), 3-0
referees: Phillip Sopher, Andrea Wood, Nicole White

Fitness Company 3, Washington Sports 0 (at Fitness Company)
- #1, Daniel Martin (TFC) def. David McMillen (WSC), 3-0
- #2, Tim Cone (TFC) def. Sarah Davidson (WSC), 3-1
- #3, Claude Hanley (TFC) won by default, 3-0
referee: Claude Hanley

Univ. of Maryland 2, Bethesda 1 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Andrew Berkley (UMD) def. Javier Vasquez (BET), 3-0
- #2, V.Saravanakumar (UMD) def. Arnie Gordon (BET), 3-1
- #3, Ken Harney (BET) def. Jackie Haynes (UMD), 3-0
referees: Ken Harney, Lemeke Mere, Andrew Berkley

July 13

Arlington3 2, Chevy Chase 1 (at Arlington, July 13)
- #1, Joe Madeira (ARL3) def. Phillip Sopher (CCJ), 3-0
- #2, Peter Sopher (CCJ) def. Woody Evans (ARL3), 3-1
- #3, Martha Gaston (ARL3) def. Margaret Sopher (CCJ), 3-0
referees: Joe Madeira, Phillip Sopher, Doug White

July 10

Bethesda 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Tim Williams (ARL1) def. Henri Barkey (BET), 3-1
- #2, Javier Vasquez (BET) def. Ayman Abdellatif (ARL1), 3-2
- #3, Arnie Gordon (BET) def. Ann Wadia (ARL1), 3-1
referees: Ken Harney, Tim Williams, Ann Wadia, Arnie Gordon
Visiting captain report: The Abdellatif-Vasquez match was a thriller. Ayman had Javier down 6-2 in the fifth and looked like he was going to cruise to victory. But Javier reached down and tapped into some special fuel compartment carried by highly competitive tennis players--his true game is tennis not squash--and began hitting double-handed backhands and grunting like John McEnroe, and simply refused to lose. Javier took the last seven points, overwhelming an exhausted Abdellatif. Great match! - Ken Harney

Fitness Company 3, Worldgate/Tysons/Regency 0 (at Worldgate)
- #1, Claude Hanley (TFC) def. Ray Butcher (WTR), 3-1
- #2, Daniel Martin (TFC) def. Shawn Dolley (WTR), 3-0
- #3, Jay Anderson (TFC) def. Dick Evans (WTR), 3-0
referees: Dick Evans, Ray Butcher

Arlington3 2, Chevy Chase 1 (at Arlington, July 13)
- #1, Joe Madeira (ARL3) def. Phillip Sopher (CCJ), 3-0
- #2, Peter Sopher (CCJ) def. Woody Evans (ARL3), 3-1
- #3, Martha Gaston (ARL3) def. Margaret Sopher (CCJ), 3-0
referees: Joe Madeira, Phillip Sopher, Doug White

Pentagon 3, Washington Sports 0 (at Pentagon)
Team forfeit by WSC

Next week, Bethesda will be at Univ. of Maryland, Chevy Chase will visit Arlington 1 while Arlington2 hosts Pentagon, and Washington Sports will be at The Fitness Company. One of the matches at Arlington may be shifted to Tuesday or Wednesday. (Arlington's C team is playing at home on Thursday.) Arlington3 and WTR both have byes next week.

June 26

Worldgate/Tysons/Regency 3, Arlington2 0 (at Arlington)
- #1, Ray Butcher (WTR) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-1
- #2, Reginald Redd (WTR) won by default, 3-0
- #3, Dick Evans (WTR) won by default, 3-0
referee: Reginald Redd

Arlington3 2, Univ. of Maryland 1 (at Maryland)
- #1, Joe Madeira (ARL3) def. Andrew Berkley (UMD), 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-3)
- #2, Art Scibelli (ARL3) def. Christof Jonietz (UMD), 3-1 (9-3, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1)
- #3, Jackie Haynes (UMD) won by default, 3-0
referees: Art Scibelli, Christof Jonietz, Joe Madeira, Andrew Berkley

Bethesda 3, Chevy Chase 0 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Jean-Luc Monnier (BET) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (10-9, 9-5, 10-9)
- #2, Ken Harney (BET) def. Phillip Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-1)
- #3, Chip Wright (BET) def. Margaret Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (9-0, 9-5, 9-0)
referees: Doug White, Ken Harney, Jamiel Sopher

Fitness Company 2, Pentagon 1 (at Fitness Company)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Jordan Berns (TFC), 3-1 (9-5, 8-10, 10-8, 10-8)
- #2, Daniel Martin (TFC) def. George Philipps (PEN), 3-1 (9-6, 9-5, 6-9, 9-5)
- #3, Claude Hanley (TFC) def.Rob Swennes (PEN), 3-1 (9-5, 6-9, 9-5, 9-3)
referees: Claude Hanley, Bill Fenton, Jordan Berns

Next week is the Independence Day weekend, so no matches are scheduled. The following week, July 10th, Bethesda will visit Arlington 1, Washington Sports will be at Pentagon, and The Fitness Company will visit Worldgate. Chevy Chase will play Arlington3 at Arlington on Thursday, July 13th. Arlington2 and Univ. of Maryland will have byes.

June 19

Worldgate/Tysons/Regency 2, Washington Sports 1 (at WSC)
- #1, Ray Butcher (WTR) def. Chris Cole (WSC), 3-1 (9-2, 10-8, 8-10, 9-4)
- #2, David McMillen (WSC) def. Dick Evans (WTR), 3-0 (9-0, 9-4, 9-3)
- #3, Arona Butcher (WTR) won by default, 3-0
referees: David McMillen, Ray Butcher

Univ. of Maryland 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Andrew Berkley (UMD) def. Ann Wadia (ARL1), 3-0 (9-1, 9-4, 9-3)
- #2, Ayman Abdellatif (ARL1) def. Christof Jonietz (UMD), 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-0)
- #3, Jackie Haynes (UMD) def. Jerry Lipson (ARL1), 3-1 (6-9, 10-8, 9-4, 9-7)
referees: Christof Jonietz, Ayman Abdellatif, Andrew Berkley

Bethesda 3, Arlington3 0 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Henri Barkey (BET) def. Joe Madeira (ARL3), 3-0 (9-1, 9-1, 9-2)
- #2, Javier Vasquez (BET) def. Art Scibelli (ARL3), 3-2 (9-6, 7-9, 3-9, 9-1, 9-3)
- #3, Arnie Gordon (BET) def. Brad Case (ARL3), 3-0 (9-4, 9-3, 9-0)
referees: Ken Harney, Brad Case, Joe Madeira

Arlington2 2, Fitness Company 1 (at Fitness Company)
- #1, Jordan Berns (TFC) def. David Grosso (ARL2), 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-7)
- #2, Paul Grosso (ARL2) def. Claude Hanley (TFC), 3-1 (9-4, 9-4, 8-9, 9-1)
- #3, Ethan Shenkman (ARL2) won by default, 3-0
referees: Claude Hanley, Jordan Berns

Next week, Arlington 1 and Washington Sports have byes, while Arlington 3 is at University of Maryland, Bethesda is at Chevy Chase, W/T/R at Arlington 2, and Pentagon at The Fitness Company.

June 12

Pentagon 3, Worldgate/Tysons/Regency 0 (at Tysons)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Ray Butcher (WTR), 3-0 (9-0, 9-1, 10-8)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Greg Mantell (WTR), 3-0 (9-5, 9-0, 9-2)
- #3, Barry Hughes (PEN) def. Shawn Dolley (WTR), 3-0 (9-2, 9-3, 9-4)
referees: Greg Mantel, Ray Butcher, Chris Schroeder

Univ. of Maryland 3, Chevy Chase 0 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Andrew Berkley (UMD) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (9-1, 9-3, 9-0)
- #2, Christof Jonietz (UMD) def. Helen Snodgrass, 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-0)
- #3, Jackie Haynes (UMD) def. Nicole White (CCJ), 3-2 (3-9, 9-5, 9-1, 6-9, 9-2)
referees: Nicole White, Andrew Berkley, Peter Sopher

Arlington3 3, Arlington1 0 (at Arlington)
- #1, Joe Madeira (ARL3) def. Ayman Abdellatif (ARL1), 3-0 (9-3, 9-5, 9-5)
- #2, Art Scibelli (ARL3) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-1 (9-0, 10-8, 8-10, 9-7)
- #3, Woody Evans (ARL3) won by default
referees: Art Scibelli, Joe Madeira

Arlington2 3, Washington Sports 0 (at Arlington)
- #1, David Grosso (ARL2) def. David McMillen (WSC), 3-0 (9-0, 9-4, 9-0)
- #2, Paul Grosso (ARL2) def. Sarah Davidson (WSC), 3-1
- #3, Charlie Chandler (ARL2) def. Alice Bellis (WSC), 3-1 (9-4, 4-9, 9-7, 9-4)
referees: Paul Grosso, David McMillen, David Grosso

Next week, W/T/R travels to Washington Sports, the University of Maryland is at Arlington1, Arlington3 visits Bethesda, and Arlington2 is at The Fitness Company.

Start of the Summer Season, June 5th

By all reports, the opening night of the summer season was characterized by fair play, good sportsmanship, and a much improved understanding of the rules. The mentors helped a lot. Most player-referees did have some questions and were glad they had someone to ask.

Match results:

Pentagon 2, Arlington2 1 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. David Grosso (ARL2), 3-0 (10-9, 9-5, 9-0)
- #2, Paul Grosso (ARL2) def. George Philipps (PEN), 3-1 (9-6, 7-9, 9-3, 10-8)
- #3, Rob Swennes (PEN) def. Ethan Shenkman (ARL2), 3-0 (9-6, 9-4, 9-1)
referees: Rob Swennes, Chris Schroeder, David Grosso; marker: Ethan Shenkman

Bethesda 2, Univ. of Maryland 1 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Lemeke Mere (UMD) def. Jean-Luc Monnier (BET), 3-1 (9-5, 9-2, 7-9, 9-3)
- #2, Henri Barkey (BET) def. Jackie Haynes (UMD), 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-1)
- #3, Ken Harney (BET) def. Derek Stephenson (UMD), 3-0 (9-1, 9-4, 9-5)
referees: Henri Barkey, Derek Stephenson, Arnie Gordon

Arlington1 2, Chevy Chase 1 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Steve Allen (ARL1) def. Andrea Wood (CCJ), 3-0 (9-3, 9-5, 9-5)
- #2, Dan Shostak (ARL1) def. Margaret Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-5)
- #3, Helen Snodgrass (CCJ) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-1 (9-1, 9-6, 5-9, 9-5)
referees: Dan Shostak, Andrea Wood, Doug White; markers: Barry Wood, Nicky White

Fitness Company 3, Washington Sports 0 (at WSC)
- #1, Jordan Berns (TFC) def. Heidi Halleck (WSC), 3-2 (9-1, 2-9, 2-9, 9-1, 9-5)
- #2, Jay Anderson (TFC) def. Stewart Davis (WSC), 3-0 (9-8, 9-6, 10-8)
- #3, Claude Hanley (TFC) def. Sarah Davidson (WSC), 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-1)
referees: Frank Lutes, Claude Hanley, Jordan Berns

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