September 10, Championship

With the best record during the regular season, Rio Center looked like the favorite going in, but they kept digging themselves deep holes, losing the first two games in each match. In the #2 match, Nitin Mahadev recovered with three straight wins to take the match. At #3, the last match of the evening, it looked for a while like Petr Nepozitek might pull it off again. He won games 3 and 4, and pushed it to 6-6 in the 5th, but visiting Matt Cowie had the final punch, taking the serve and three straight points to give Univ. of Maryland the match and the championship.

Univ. of Maryland 3, Pentagon (at Pentagon)
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Rajesh Krishnan (RIO), 3-0 (10-8, 9-4, 9-4)
- #2, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Monty Marshall (UMD), 3-2 (2-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-3)
- #3, Matt Cowie (UMD) def. Petr Nepozitek (RIO), 3-2 (9-7, 9-1, 5-9, 7-9, 9-6)
referees: Bill Fenton, Malcolm Jensen

August 27

The top two teams in the Beltway Division both steamed into the finals without dropping a game. They will face each other in two weeks on Rio Center's courts. In the semi-finals, Maryland's undefeated Wasim Khan, the only player to win a match against Rio Center during the regular-season, easily handled Pentagon's Chris Schroeder, who was very much off his game. Pentagon's regular #2 and #3 players were missing and stand-ins Barry Hughes and David Tulchinsky both fought hard, each of them pushing a game to 9-5, but they were clearly overmatched. At Rio Center, WSC's #3 Andrea Rees came closest to an upset, dropping her last two games, 9-6 and 9-7, but the home team was never really threatened. Rio and UMD should make for an interesting final on September 10th. Excluding defaults, they had a combined regular-season record of 24-1 against the rest of their division. Rio Center won the head-to-head matchup with one default win and a 3-2 record in matches played.

Rio Center 3, Washington Sports 0 (at Rio Center)
- #1, Rajesh Krishnan (RIO) def. Stewart Davis (WSC), 3-0 (9-2, 9-4, 9-4)
- #2, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Sarah Davidson (WSC), 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-2)
- #3, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Andrea Rees (WSC), 3-0 (9-0, 9-6, 9-7)
referee: Malcolm Jensen

Univ. of Maryland 3, Pentagon (at Pentagon)
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Chris Schroeder (PEN), 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-0)
- #2, Monty Marshall (UMD) def. Barry Hughes (PEN), 3-0 (9-1, 9-5, 9-4)
- #3, Matt Cowie (UMD) def. David Tulchinsky (PEN), 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-5)
referees: Bill Fenton, Matt Cowie, Monty Marshall

Final Summer League Standings

August 13

Pentagon 3, Arlington2 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Brad Case (ARL2), 3-1 (9-6, 9-2, 9-7)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Martha Gaston (ARL2), 3-1 (9-7, 9-3, 8-10, 9-7)
- #3, David Tulchinsky (PEN) def. Spencer Norcross (ARL2), 3-0 (9-0, 9-3, 9-0)

Rio Center 3, Chevy Chase 0 (at Rio Center)
- #1, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (10-8, 9-2, 9-2)
- #2, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Philip Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-3)
- #3, Hubert Yee (RIO) won by default
referees: Doug White, Malcolm Jensen

Washington Sports 2, Fitness Company 1 (at Fitness Company)
- #1, Stewart Davis (WSC) def. Daniel Martin (TFC), 3-1 (9-0, 9-5, 7-9, 9-6)
- #2, Tim Cone (TFC) def. Shawn Dolley (WSC), 3-1 (1-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-3)
- #3, Andrea Rees (WSC) won by default
referees: David McMillen, Andrea Rees

Univ. of Maryland 2, Regency 1 (at Regency)
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Thomas Mathew (REG), 3-0
- #2, Monty Marshall (UMD) def. David Wheeler (REG), 3-1
- #3, Patrick Byrne (REG) def. Diego Rodriguez (UMD), 3-2, withdrew with injury after two games

The playoffs start on August 27th, with Univ. of Maryland at Pentagon, and Washington Sports traveling to Rio Center. Then, after the Labor Day holiday, the winners will meet on the home courts of the team with the better regular season record. Good luck to everyone. Play hard, play fair and have fun.

August 6

Regency at Chevy Chase
- #1, mutual default
- #2, mutual default
- #3, mutual default

Washington Sports 3, Arlington1 0 (at Washington Sports)
- #1, Stewart Davis (WSC) def. Charles Chandler (ARL1), 3-0 (9-0, 9-1, 9-0)
- #2, Shawn Dolley (WSC) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-0 (9-0, 9-4, 9-0)
- #3, Andrea Rees (WSC) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 10-8)
referees: David McMillen, Dan Shostak, David McMillen

Univ. of Maryland 2, Bethesda 1 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Lynn Scott (BET) def. Monty Marshall (UMD), 3-1 (5-9, 10-9, 9-3, 10-8)
- #2, Diego Rodriguez (UMD) won by default
- #3, Matt Cowie (UMD) won by default

Fitness Company 2, Arlington2 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Hall Kesmodel (TFC) def. Spencer Norcross (ARL2), 3-0
- #2, Tim Cone (TFC) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-1 (9-6, 6-9, 9-4, 9-2)
- #3, Jim Chen (ARL2) won by default

July 30

Bethesda 3, Regency 0 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Michael Cowie (BET) def. David Wheeler (REG), 3-1 (9-4, 9-7, 7-9, 9-3)
- #2, Henri Barkey (BET) def. Thomas Mathew (REG), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-3)
- #3, Lynn Scott (BET) def. Patrick Byrne (REG), 3-1 (5-9, 9-2, 9-5, 9-7)
referees: Ken Harney, Thomas Mathew, Patrick Byrne

Washington Sports 3, Pentagon 0 (visits Washington Sports)
- #1, Stewart Davis (WSC) def. George Philipps (PEN), 3-0 (9-1, 9-4, 9-1)
- #2, Shawn Dolley (WSC) def. Rob Swennes (PEN), 3-1 (9-4, 1-9, 9-2, 9-0)
- #3, Sarah Davidson (WSC) def. David Tulchinsky (PEN), 3-0 (9-3, 9-4, 9-1)
referees: Rob Swennes, David McMillen, George Philipps

Rio Center 2, Univ. of Maryland 1 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Zahid Shaikh (RIO), 3-0 (9-3, 10-8, 9-1)
- #2, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Monty Marshall (UMD), 3-2 (2-9, 9-7, 9-4, 3-9, 9-6)
- #3, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Diego Rodriguez (UMD), 3-0 (9-6, 9-4, 9-7)
referees: Diego Rodriguez, Malcolm Jensen, Wasim Khan

Fitness Company 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Hall Kesmodel (TFC) def. Ethan Shenkman (ARL1), 3-1 (10-8, 9-6, 4-9, 10-8)
- #2, Tim Cone (TFC) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-0 (9-7, 9-1, 9-3)
- #3, Dan Shostak (ARL1) won by default
referee: Dan Shostak

July 23

Rio Center 3, Regency 0 (at Regency)
- #1, Rajesh Krishnan (RIO) won by default when opponent declined to wear eyeguards
- #2, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Chuck Cross (REG), 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-4)
- #3, Hubert Yee (RIO) def. Debbie Boehm-Davis (REG), 3-0 (9-0, 9-2, 9-0)
referees: Debbie Boehm-Davis, Malcolm Jensen

Pentagon 3, Fitness Company 0 (at Fitness Company)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Daniel Martin (TFC), 3-2
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Tim Cone (TFC), 3-2
- #3, David Tulchinsky (PEN) won by default

Bethesda 2, Chevy Chase 1 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Henri Barkey (BET) def. Phillip Sopher (CCJ), 3-2 (9-5, 4-9, 7-9, 9-5, 9-5)
- #2, Michael Cowie (BET) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-1 (7-9, 9-4, 9-1, 9-0)
- #3, Andrea Wood (CCJ) won by default
referees: Henri Barkey, Michael Cowie

Arlington1 1, Arlington2 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Ethan Shenkman (ARL1) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-0 (10-8, 9-2, 9-8)
- #2, Martha Gaston (ARL2) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-4)
- #3, mutual default
referees: Dan Shostak, Keith Brendley

July 16

Rio Center 3, Bethesda 0 (at Rio Center)
- #1, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Henri Barkey (BET), 3-1 (9-3, 9-4, 9-3)
- #2, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Arnie Gordon (BET), 3-0 (9-1, 9-2, 9-1)
- #3, Hubert Yee (RIO) def. Gil Kulick (BET), 3-0
referee: Malcolm Jensen, Nitin Mahadev

Pentagon 3, Arlington1 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Ethan Shenkman (ARL1), 3-1 (9-3, 9-3, 4-9, 9-3)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Charles Chandler (ARL1), 3-0 (9-4, 9-1, 9-3)
- #3, Rob Swennes (PEN) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-0 (9-0, 9-2, 9-5)
referee: George Philipps, Chris Schroeder

Univ. of Maryland 3, Chevy Chase 0 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-1 (9-5, 9-5, 7-9, 9-1)
- #2, Matt Cowie (UMD) def. Phillip Sopher (CCJ), 3-0 (9-7, 9-3, 9-0)
- #3, Diego Rodriguez (UMD) def. Andrea Wood (CCJ), 3-0 (9-1, 9-5, 9-1)

Washington Sports 3, Arlington2 0 (at Arlington)
- #1, Stewart Davis (WSC) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-0 (9-5, 9-3, 9-1)
- #2, Sarah Davidson (WSC) def. Jim Chen (ARL2), 3-0 (9-1, 9-1, 9-1)
- #3, Andrea Rees (WSC) def. Ann Wadia (ARL2), 3-2 (5-9, 9-6, 5-9, 9-6, 9-6)
referee: Jim Chen, Keith Brendley, Sarah Davidson

July 9

Univ. of Maryland 2, Regency 0 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Monty Marshall (UMD) won by default
- #2, Wasim Khan (UMD) won by default
- #3, Diego Rodriguez (UMD) won by default

Rio Center 3, Chevy Chase 0 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Rajesh Krishnan (RIO) def. Nikki White (CCJ), 3-0 (9-3, 9-4, 9-3)
- #2, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Meredith Glacken (CCJ), 3-0 (9-1, 9-2, 9-1)
- #3, Hubert Yee (RIO) won by default
referee: Malcolm Jensen, Hubert Yee

Washington Sports 3, Fitness Company 0 (at Washington Sports)
- #1, Jan van Lohuizen (WSC) won by default
- #2, Stewart Davis (WSC) won by default
- #3, Brendan Sheehan (WSC) won by default

Pentagon 2, Arlington2 1 (at Arlington2)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Martha Gaston (ARL2), 3-0 (10-8, 9-4, 9-7)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-0 (10-9, 9-4, 9-1)
- #3, Spencer Norcross (ARL2) won by default
referee: Tom Hafer, Spencer Norcross

June 25

Bethesda at Regency
- #1, Michael Cowie (BET) def. Chris Frenze (REG), 3-0 (9-2, 9-3, 9-5)
- #2, Thomas Mathew (REG) def. Ken Harney (BET), 3-1 (9-7, 6-9, 9-1, 9-7)
- #3, Larry McCray (REG) def. Gil Kulick (BET), 3-1 (9-7, 9-4, 7-9, 9-3)

Univ. of Maryland at Rio Center
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Rajesh Krishnan (RIO), 3-2 (1-9, 4-9, 10-9, 9-5, 9-1)
- #2, Rajesh Krishnamurthy (RIO) def. Diego Rodriguez (UMD), 3-1 (1-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-0)
- #3, Hubert Yee (RIO) won by default
referee: Malcolm Jensen, Hubert Yee

Pentagon 3, Washington Sports 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Shawn Dolley (WSC), 3-0 (9-4, 9-3, 9-7)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Anthony Benintend (WSC), 3-1 (3-9, 9-4, 9-3, 9-3)
- #3, Barry Hughes (PEN) def. Andrea Rees (WSC), 3-0 (9-4, 9-3, 9-7)
referees:

Arlington1 1, Fitness Company 1 (at The Fitness Company)
- #1, Hall Kesmodel (TFC) def. Ethan Shenkman (ARL1), 3-1 (9-4, 9-6, 6-9, 9-5)
- #2, Dan Shostak (ARL1) def. Charlie Shipp (TFC), 3-1 (2-9, withdrew, injury)
- #3, mutual default
referee: Dan Shostak, Ethan Shenkman

Chevy Chase and Arlington 2 had byes. We all get next week off in honor of Independence Day. The next matches will be on July 9th, with Regency at the Univ. of Maryland, The Fitness Company at Washington Sports, Rio Center at Chevy Chase and Pentagon at Arlington 2. Bethesda and Arlington 1 have byes on the 9th, resuming play on the 16th.

June 18

Univ. of Maryland 2, Chevy Chase 1 (at Univ. of Maryland)
- #1, Monty Marshall (UMD) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-1
- #2, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Phillip Sopher (CCJ), 3-0
- #3, Andrea Wood (CCJ) won by default
referees: Jamil Sopher, Andrea Wood

Rio Center 3, Bethesda 0 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. Michael Cowie (BET), 3-0 (9-5, 9-5, 9-4)
- #2, Rajesh Krishnan (RIO) def. Ken Harney (BET), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-2)
- #3, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Mike Kuehl (BET), 3-0 (9-0, 9-6, 9-2)
referee: Mike Kuehl, Malcolm Jensen

Pentagon 3, Arlington1 0 (at Arlington)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Steve Schooner (ARL1), 3-1 (9-7, 7-9, 9-5, 9-6)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-0 (9-0, 9-2, 9-4)
- #3, Barry Hughes (PEN) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-0 (9-3, 9-4, 9-2)
referees: Barry Hughes, Dan Shostak, George Philipps

Washington Sports 3, Arlington2 0 (at Washington Sports)
- #1, Stewart Davis (WSC) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-2)
- #2, Sarah Davidson (WSC) def. Martha Gaston (ARL2), 3-0 (9-7, 9-7, 9-7)
- #3, Brendan Sheehan (WSC) def. Jim Chen (ARL2), 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-0)
referees: Sarah Davidson, Brendan Sheehan, David McMillen

June 11

Chevy Chase 2, Regency 1 (at Regency)
- #1, Philip Sopher (CCJ) def. Chris Frenze (REG), 3-0 (9-2, 9-4, 10-8)
- #2, Peter Sopher (CCJ) def. Ameet Nayak (REG), 3-0 (9-7, 9-2, 9-2)
- #3, Thomas Mathew (REG) def. Helen Snodgrass (CCJ), 3-0 (9-4, 9-2, 9-1)
referees: Bill Fenton, Thomas Mathew, Peter Sopher

Univ. of Maryland 2, Bethesda 1 (at Bethesda)
- #1, Wasim Khan (UMD) def. Michael Cowie (BET), 3-1 (9-1, 8-9, 9-5, 9-5)
- #2, Diego Rodriguez (UMD) def. Arnie Gordon (BET), 3-1 (9-3, 4-9, 9-7, 9-3)
- #3, Ken Harney (BET) won by default
referee: Ken Harney

Fitness Company 3, Arlington2 0 (at Fitness Company)
- #1, Hall Kesmodel (TFC) def. Keith Brendley (ARL2), 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-6)
- #2, Daniel Martin (TFC) def. Martha Gaston (ARL2), 3-0 (9-1, 9-4, 9-4)
- #3, Tim Cone (TFC) won by default
referees: Tim Cone, Keith Brendley

Washington Sports 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Steve Schooner (ARL1) def. Shawn Dolley (WSC), 3-0 (10-8, 9-6, 9-1)
- #2, Anthony Benintend (WSC) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-0 (9-0, 9-7, 9-2)
- #3, Andrea Rees (WSC) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-1 (9-1, 9-0, 6-9, 9-1)
referees: Dan Shostak, Andrea Rees, Shawn Dolley

June 4, Opening Week

Chevy Chase 2, Bethesda 1 (at Chevy Chase)
- #1, Michael Cowie (BET) def. Peter Sopher (CCJ), 3-1 (7-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-6)
- #2, Philip Sopher (CCJ) def. Ken Harney (BET), 3-0 (9-7, 9-8, 9-7)
- #3, Andrea Wood (CCJ) def. Mike Kuehl (BET), 3-2 (9-5, 8-10, 9-5, 5-9, 9-3)
referees: Jamil Sopher, Andrea Wood, Ken Harney

Pentagon 3, Fitness Company 0 (at Pentagon)
- #1, Chris Schroeder (PEN) def. Hall Kesmodel (TFC), 3-1 (2-9, 9-1, 10-9, 9-7)
- #2, George Philipps (PEN) won by default
- #3, Rob Swennes (PEN) won by default
referees: Rob Swennes

Rio Center 3, Regency 0 (at Rio Center)
- #1, Nitin Mahadev (RIO) def. David Wheeler (REG), 3-0 (9-4, 9-4, 9-7)
- #2, Petr Nepozitek (RIO) def. Larry McCray (REG), 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-5)
- #3, Rajesh Krishnamurthy (RIO) def. Thomas Mathew (REG), 3-0 (9-5, 9-1, 9-5)
referees: Malcolm Jensen, Petr Nepozitek

Arlington2 2, Arlington1 1 (at Arlington)
- #1, Steve Schooner (ARL1) def. Ann Wadia (ARL2), 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-1)
- #2, Martha Gaston (ARL2) def. Son Tran (ARL1), 3-1 (9-10, 9-6, 9-4, 9-2)
- #3, Keith Brendley (ARL2) def. Dan Shostak (ARL1), 3-0 (9-2, 9-3, 9-0)
referees: Keith Brendley, Dan Shostak, Son Tran

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