Newsome Gains Men's Singles Trophy

The 2008 WTA Men's Tennis Ladder season came to a close on a beautiful November 2nd morning. Cristina
Newsome beat ladder veteran Robert Errazo 6-1 7-5 in the final and in doing so made history by becoming
the first woman to take home the Men's singles title. The full story may be read here.

Robert Errazo congratulates Champion Christina Newsome




Newsome hitting her steady backhand.




Errazo hits his steady forehand.

Doug Loffredo and Peter Magierski Win Men's Doubles Ladder Title

The Westfield Tennis Association Men's Doubles regular season ladder championship was won by the team of Doug Loffredo and Peter Magierski on October 8th in a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 match against the team of Rich Pardo and Weldon Chin. The team of Loffredo and Magierski cruised impressively through the regular season, garnering eight victories without registering a single loss.

Champions Doug Loffredo (L) and Peter Magierski take home first place honors

Mancini Wins Third Masters Men's Singles Crown

John Mancini defeated Jim Oslislo in a match on Oct. 3rd, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. This is the third year in a row in which Mancini came out on top against the same opponent. More info on the match can be found here.

Champion John Mancini(L) and Jim Oslislo

Doug Loffredo and Peter Magierski Win Men's Doubles Tournament Title

The Westfield Tennis Association held the Men's Doubles segment of the Seventh annual tournament in Tamaques Park on a gorgeous June morning last Saturday.

Eight teams competed for the top award with the team of Doug Loffredo and Peter Magierski emerging as champions. They used a combination of good fundament play with smart strategy to become victorious without being severely tested. Loffredo and Magierski defeated the team of John Mancini and Jim Oslislo in the finals by a score of 8 to 4. The team of Tuyen Diep and Rich Pardo battled back to take third place.

The other teams taking part in the tournament were Steve Gamboi and Ed Chevenyak, Vivek Patel and Mike Price, Mike McGlynn and Irondi Aliche, Mike Feldman and Doug, and Chris Wendel and Don Dohm.

Third place finishers Tuyen Diep (L) and Rich Pardo carry their color coordination a bit too far

Doug Loffredo hits a forehand while Peter Magierski looks on

Steve Giamboi serves while Ed Chevenyak avaits the return

NetMan Paul Newsome Seizes 7th Annual WTA Tournament Crown

In a near three hour 3 set match, Paul Newsome defeated two time defending champion, Dan Siegel, winning the first and third sets in 7-6 tie breakers, with Siegel winning the second set by a score of 6-3. The rain delayed tournament was conducted at Tamaques Park courts on May 4th and May 10th for the final matches. In the final set, Newsome built a three game lead over Siegel but Siegel came roaring back with well placed shots, drop shots and overheads to force the tie-breaker. The final tie breaker was a 7-4 score with the final point Newsome launching a lob after Siegel advanced and Siegel reached back but did not get good racquet on it for the end of the match. Newsome had earlier defeated Ilia Bouchouev 8-3 in the semi, Tuyen Diep in the quarters and Joshua Suri in the first round. Siegel defeated Tom Bauer 8-4 in the semis, Azim Safee in the quarters and Todd Krell in the first round.

Tom Bauer collected the 3rd place trophy with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Ilia Bouchouev and defeated Tyler Cusick in the quarters and John Manzo in the first round. Bouchouev bested Rodney North in the quarters and Dave Ferio in the first round.

Azim Safee is the new champion of the "B" bracket tournament, as he defeated last year's "B" champion, Tuyen Diep, 6-2, 6-1 in the B finals. Azim defeated Ethan Krell in the B semis and Joshua Suri in the B quarters. Tuyen Diep won the "B" runner up after wins over Rodney North in the B semis and Francis Adriaens in the B quarters.

Rodney North will play Ethan Krell for 3rd place in the Bracket in a game to be rescheduled. E. Krell bested Dave Ferio and T. Cussick to advance in the B bracket and R. North defeated Tom Bigozinski earlier.

This year marks the swan song for Mike McGlynn, who will be stepping down as singles tournament director after 7 straight years at the helm.

This was the first time in the 7 year history that the final championship was decided in a 3rd set tie breaker.

Paul Newsome (right) winner of the singles championship holds the Cup with runner-up, Dan Siegel (left).





Tom Bauer (right) is the 3rd Place winner with Ilia Bouchouev (left)





Azim Safee (left) is the B champion together with Tuyen Diep (right)

Hello All,

The 2008 ladder season has begun. For those of you who are returning, this year's season will run much like previous years. The rankings at the end of last season will be the basis for the beginning of this season. All new members will be placed at the bottom of the respective ladders. Last year's final rankings can be found at our website at http://westfieldnj.com/wta/ under the 2007 season for each individual ladder. The season is broken down into 8 reporting periods each lasting 2 weeks with the exception of the first and last which are 3 weeks long. The 2008 reporting period end dates are as follows:

May 18, June 1, June 15, June 29, July 13, July 27, August 10 and September 1.

To maintain your ranking, each member must play at least 1 match within each reporting period otherwise they will be dropped 3 spots. Members make their own matches by either calling or e-mailing other members. Member contact information is printed in a directory that will be distributed within a few weeks. Until then, you may access the same information in the online directory. To access this directory go to our website and look on the left side under member information and select online directory. The next page will prompt you for a password, enter "courtside". This will bring you to the ladder selection page. Select the ladder you wish to access via the ladder pulldown box. Keep in mind the online directory will always hold the most up to date information as it is updated with each additional member sign up. The printed directory is usually only printed once per year.

Each member is allowed 2 free challenges to find their level. These challenges must be made within the first 30 days of joining the ladder. After the initial 30 day period, members may only challenge up to 8 spots above themselves. This requirement may be subject to change by the respective ladder coordinator. The challenger of the match provides a new can of balls. Matches are 8 or 10 game pro sets, depending on the consensus of the two players. Best 2 of 3 sets can also be played if the challengers are up to it.

The results of the match are reported by the winner to the respective ladder coordinator as soon as possible. The ladder coordinators for 2008 along with contact information is as follows can be found below.

Best of luck to everyone for the upcoming season and hope you all have fun. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me or your ladder coordinator.

Rich Pardo