36 optimistic PT Leaguers signed up to play this week despite the ominous 100% rain forecast. As is often the case, the rain chances started to drop closer to match time and the matches were played without incident - no rain at 5:30, on and off mist until 8:30, clear after that. In all, 12 matches were played as part of Week #5.

Evan Webeler went 3-0 on this week's featured court with Doug Jones, Richard Canelas and Austin Hensley. Click for videos & match stats.

David Boettcher went 4-0 on an early court with Jay Fovel, Mark Williams Bret Bruder and Sam Chasnoff. He finished the night 6-2 after going 2-2 on a later court. Boettcher is 16-5 for the season and is currently in sixth place overall.

Hal Theobald went undefeated for the week and improved to 8-5 for the season.

51 different players participated on 13 courts in a busy Week #4:

Jim Friedman went 4-0 on a court with Ralph Winterhalter, Randy Roeding, Hal Theobald and Zach Wilson. Friedman is now 5-2 for the season. 

Eric West went 2-1 on his court this week to improve to 10-4 for the season. West is now tied at the top of the standings with Doug Jones with 2,571 points.

Richard Lamping and Rick Seibold made their Winter PT League debuts this week. Each went 2-1 on his court.

Dave Necessary went undefeated on his court with Austin Hensley, Paul Gosiger, Scott Kiker and Scott Estes. Necessary leads the standings with a 4-0 season record and a 3,200 point average. 

Evan Webeler & Eric West saved three consecutive match points at 4-5, 0-40 against Doug Jones & Eric Toth. West/Webeler then won the set 7-5. Both went 3-1 on the 5-player court which also included Richard Canelas.

David Boettcher went 6-1 on two courts. Boettcher improved to 10-3 for the season with a 1,962 point average. He is now in seventh place in the overall standings.

Ralph Winterhalter went 5-1 on two courts. Winterhalter improved to 8-4 for the year.

Click this week's Featured Court: Hensley, Jones, Van Lokeren, West for videos & match statistics.

Eric West is the standings leader following a 4-0 week #1 performance on a court with Evan Webeler, Austin Hensley, Cory Ingle and Bill Boughton. Playing Winter Platform Tennis League for the first time were: Austin Hensley, Adam Swick, Jay Fovel, Matt Stall, Todd Kirby, Zach Wilson and Jason Wehby. All 51 spots at Glendale Lyceum and Maketewah Country Club were filled for the week. Click for updated standings, week #1 court results or pairings points for week #2.

Cincinnati's J.J. Wolf will face 2019 US Open finalist Daniil Medvedev in Arthur Ashe Stadium today at Noon. Wolf earned the matchup with an upset win over #29 seed Guido Pella in round #1 and a straight set second round victory over Spain's Roberto Carballés Baena. Wolf attended Cincinnati Country Day before playing college tennis at Ohio State. Wolf's father, Jeff Wolf, has participated in local platform tennis events on and off for the past 25 years. He is a former city champion and played on league teams as a pro at Losantiville CC and more recently at Maketwah CC. J.J.'s uncle, Bret Bruder, is an avid Platform Tennis League supporter, playing 380 sets since joining in 2014-15.

Caty McNally made headlines in last year's Open when she took a set off Serena Williams in the second round. The biggest opportunity of the 18-year-old's career comes today in a matchup with #16 seed Elise Mertens from Belgium. McNally won a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 second round over #21 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the third round. McNally's match is up second on court #11 and will not start before 1:00,