2016 National Doubles Championships
Glass House Swim and Fitness
Lombard Illinois
April 16 & 17.
Completed brackets available on R2.
http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=16974
Open Division
Todd Entrikin (Riverside, CA) & Emmett Coe (San Diego, CA) won their third consecutive National Open Doubles Championship defeating second place Chad Krager (Bay City, MI) & Andrew Price (Chicago, IL) 11-21, 21-7, 21-9 in final. Brandon Creamer (Lansing, MI) & Don Kirkconnell (Kalamazoo, MI) finished in third place. Albert Gutierrez (Riverside, CA) & Michael Myers (Riverside, CA) won the consolation bracket.
A Division
Champions Joe Baldori (East Lansing, MI) & Dennis Negrete (Schaumburg, IL) defeated second place Jack Tamplin (Batavia, IL) & Russ Tatar (Chicago Area, IL) 21-6, 21-9 in the final. Eugene Rush (Ann Arbor, MI) & Mike Myers (Riverside, CA) came in third.
B Division
Champions Dan Bresina (Fall Creek, WI) & John Eckardt (Fall Creek, WI) with a 4 wins, 0 losses record topped second place John Mason (Palatine, IL) & John Moscato (Westmont, IL) who had a 2 wins 2 losses record. Adrian Montes De Oca (Elgin, IL) & Paul Nicotra (Carol Stream, IL) also had a 2 wins 2 losses record. Mason & Mascato won the match with Montes De Oca & Nicotra
C Division
Dan Bresina (Fall Creek, WI) & John Eckardt (Fall Creek, WI) with a record of 3 wins, 0 losses claimed their second 2016 National Champion finishing ahead of second place Jim Price (Freeland, MI) & Joe Mascato (Westmont, IL) who had a 2 wins and 1 loss record.
70+ Combined Division
Todd Entrikin (Riverside, CA) claimed a second 2016 National Championship with Albert Gutierrez (Riverside, CA) defeating Chad Krager (Bay City, MI) & Kevin McLaughlin (Chicago, IL) 21-7, 21-14 in the final. Mike Myers (Riverside, CA) & Eugene Rush (Ypsilanti, MI) finished in third place. Brandon Creamer (East Lansing, MI) & Don Kirkconnell (Kalamazoo, MI) won the consolation bracket.
55+ Division
There was a three-way tie in matches: 2 wins and 1 loss. Jim Sterken (Ann Arbor, MI) & Jim Swendris (Ann Arbor, MI) were determined to be the champions. Charlie Brumfield (San Diego, CA) & Jamie Lawson (San Diego, CA) finished second. The outcome was base on the difference of points scored and points scored against between the three teams: Sterken/Swendris +7, Brumfield/Lawson +6 Randy Wackerle (Bay City, MI)/Mike Wisniewski (Bay City, MI) -13
Award Winners
Earl Riskey for contributions–Brandon Creamer of East Lansing, Michigan
Sportsmanship—Adam Kohler of Bay City, Michigan
