PT Leaguers Rob Bakker & Tyler Fraser reached the finals of the Indianapolis Open and moved up to #7 in the APTA's national rankings. They defeated Graham McNerney and Brian Compton (Cincinnati native) 6-4, 7-6 in the semifinals before facing the Indianapolis team of Ryan Baxter and Ricky Heath in the finals. Heath & Baxter (national #9) won the close final 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Bakker & Fraser solidified a top 8 seed for the upcoming APTA Nationals. This was the sixth ranking tournament they have played together this year (Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Long Island & Cincinnati), finishing in the top 9 in every tournament & winning the Midwesterns. Fraser has also played three additional tournaments (Philadelphia, Hinsdale and Cleveland) with Paulo Gonzalez (Chicago) and is ranked #15 with him. Other PT Leaguers participating in Indy were: Scott Triplett, Pat Gilligan & Luke White, Tony Teufel & Mark Kebe, Scott Estes & Bob Spencer and Kyle Bates. Triplett and partner Edwin Lewis nearly pulled the upset of the tournament losing 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the round of 32 to #4 seeds McNerney & Compton.

Saturday, March 3
The 2018 Hertzel Cup is next Saturday - March 3. It is a single-day event and lasts from about 8am to 7pm. Though most of the top players in the city play, the field includes a wide range. The tournament is suitable for all local competitive players - players above 600 points in PT League (see current league standings), court #1 D2 GCPTA & higher men and regional tournament level women should have several competitive matches.

Pat Gilligan and Evan Webeler made late season advances with impressive week #21 results. Gilligan went 7-0 on two courts and Webeler went 5-1 with league leaders. Gilligan is 15th and Webeler 6th in the week #21 standings (now factoring in schedule strength). Others going undefeated on courts were: Rob Hinkle, Hal Theobald, Dan Mott, Chris Bolte, Joe Voss and Cory Ingle.

Tyler Fraser went 6-0 for the night and took a commanding lead in the overall standings. Fraser is now 36-5 (87.80%) for the season and is safely in first place. Others going undefeated on courts this week were: Wil Lofgren and Eric West. Click for complete week #20 results or updated standings.

Matt Allare went 3-1 this week and improved to 12-4 (75.00%) for the season. He is currently second in the standings among players who have played at least 16 sets. Tyler Fraser remained in first place with a 3-0 night. Others going undefeated on courts this week were: Patty Nash, Rob Hinkle, Scott Kiker, Todd Wise, Lawrence Gamblin, Brad Pierce, Andrew Beto and Bret Bruder. Click for complete week #18 results or updated standings.