PT Leaguer Bates Wins Second Summer Tourney (Columbus)

Louisville's Kyle Bates partnered with fellow Platform Tennis Leaguer Doug Jones to win his second tournament of the summer season. The 2nd Annual Mudhole Open (Columbus) featured 16 teams and players from Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Louisville. Bates & Jones defeated Mark Barry and Jake Wilson 6-2, 6-3 in the finals. Click for more Mudhole Open - Columbus results. Last month, Bates won the Platform Tennis League's A/B Tournament with Bret Bruder.

Quarterfinals:
Mark Barry - Jake Wilson (Columbus) d. Leland Morris - Steve Schneider (Cleveland) 
Denny English - Balazs Novak (Columbus) d. Sebastien Glinzler - Brent Luce (Cleveland)  6-2, 6-1
Clint McHenry - Dan Morneau (Columbus) d. Ryan Mullaney - Alex Solove (Cleveland)  
Kyle Bates (Louisville) - Doug Jones (Cincinnati) d. Phil Diaz - Kevin Hornick (Columbus)  6-2, 6-3
Semifinals:
Barry - Wilson d. English - Novak  6-4, 7-6 (7)
Bates - Jones d. McHenry - Morneau  6-3, 6-2
Finals:
Bates - Jones d. Barry - Wilson  6-2, 6-3