Yiran Liu climbed into the top 10 by going 4-0 on his court with Mike Schray, Drew Violette, Scott Vaaler and Lawrence Gamblin. Liu is now 23-14 (62.16%) for the season and is in ninth place in the overall standings. Ed Hallahan inched closer to .500 with a 4-0 performance against Tom Eisenzimmer, Hal Theobald, George Molinsky and Jim Friedman. Hallahan is 13-18 (41.94%) for the year. Others going undefeated on courts were: Rob Bakker, Eric Toth, Jack Dowling, Patrick Herrel, Pat Gilligan, Wil Lofgren and Carlos Canelas. The league welcomed newcomers Claude Potvin and Brian Bonner. Click updated standings or week #18 results for more.

Bakker Extends Streak to 13, Closes in on First
Rob Bakker went 3-0 on his court with Doug Jones, Eric West and Evan Webeler. He has now won 13 straight sets dating back to week #15. Bakker improved to 23-5 (82.14%) and is in 2nd place overall.

The 2017 Hertzel Cup, Cincinnati's Open Platform Tennis Championship, will be held Saturday, February 25. Click 2017 Hertzel Cup for more.

Chang Cho started session #2 by going 7-1 on two courts. He is now 25-19 (56.82%) for the season. Players going undefeated on courts this week were Cho, Dave Montgomery, Carlos Canelas, Eric Toth and Rob Bakker. The league welcomed newcomers Ron Meyers, Skip Koesterman, Frannie Rogers, Brian Kilroy & Todd Ward. Also, returning to the league for the second session were Mark Cepela, Mike Schray, Dave Geppert, Steve Watts, Ben Keating and Rob Gerwin. Click week #16 court results or updated standings for more.