Syracuse Hosts Central New York 2005 Spring Open

            Central New York 2005 Spring Open on April 30, 2005, came on the heels of a canceled tournament in Rochester, which contributed to making it an event of choice for most upstate players.

            In all, 53 entrants from clubs in New York state and Erie, Pa., arrived for the tournament, including nine first-time USATT players, nine juniors and four women. They fought for $490 in prize money, with the Open champion receiving $150, in Syracuse Table Tennis Club’s outstanding downtown facility.

            Rochester’s Ray Mack clinched the Open title, defeating Syracuse’s Harry Hawk in a five-game battle applauded often from the stands. Other players will be boosting their ratings after making memorable appearances at the tournament. Binghamton’s young star Brad Colas (1027) in the U-1800s gave his best to finish second, vanquishing players rated 1164, 1386 and 1476 along the way. Joe Revai (1559, St. Laurence) won both U-1800 and U-1600, defeating a 1646 player in the process. The most memorable performance among ladies came from Syracuse’s Olga Azarova (1079), who overcame 1251-, 1308-, 1385- and 1386-rated players to take the U-1400 title.

 

 

Results:

            Open: 1^st Place-Ray Mack, Roch.  2^nd Place-Harry Hawk-Syr.

                        3^rd Place (tie) Sam Mookherjee & Ming Xu-Roch.

 

            U-2000: 1^st Place-Sam Mookherjee-Roch.  2^nd Place-Ming Xu-Roch.

                        3^rd Place-Sam Steiner-Erie   4^th Place-Lee Godbold-Syr.

 

            U-1800: 1^st Place-Joe Revai-St. Lawrence  2^nd Place-Brad Colas-Bing.

                          Semi’s: Revai def. B. Holck   &  Colas def. D. Powell

 

            U-1600: 1^st Place-Joe Revai-St. Lawrence  2^nd Place-Marguerite Cheung-Utica

                        Semi’s: Revai def. A. Banks  &  Cheung def. J. Ernisse

 

            U-1400: 1^st Place-Olga Azarova-Syr.  2^nd Place-Karen Rugar-Poughkeepsie

                        Semi’s: Azarova def. J. Koch   &   Rugar def. W. Schlernitzauer

 

            U-1200: 1^st Place-Dorsey Weeks-Syr.  2^nd Place-Kevin McBath-St. Lawrence

                        Semi’s: Weeks def. W. Schlernitzauer  & McBath def. D. Waugaman

 

            U-1000: 1^st Place-Craig Colas-Binghamton  2^nd Place-Dan Waugaman-Erie

                           Semi’s: Colas def. E. Chen   &   Waugaman def. H. Zimmer

 

            U-800: 1^st Place-Glen Kiefer-Utica   2^nd Place-Craig Cutro-Roch.

                           Semi’s: Kiefer def. B. Lovenheim   &  Cutro def. V. Mauk

 

 

 

Written by Christopher Karadjov

            Publicity Director for the Syracuse Table Tennis Club