Good Sportsmanship: UTC players Kayla Jones (this side of net, left) and Samantha Caswell congratulate women's open doubles champs Maya Jansen (left) and Erin Routliffe
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Maya Jansen awaits the serve from teammate Erin Routliffe in the women's open doubles final
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Former Georgia All-American Philip Johnson prepares to hit a return on the way to winning the Men's 35s Singles
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Men's Open Final: Champion Nathan Pasha (left) shakes hands with Maxx Lipman at conclusion of Sunday final
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McCallie tennis coach Eric Voges (right) congratulates Nathan Pasha after winning the men's open singles title
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Some of the TVOC spectators sit in the shade during Sunday's finals matches
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Alabama's Erin Routliffe prepares for a backhand in the women's open doubles finall as teammate Maya Jansen looks on
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Chris Cox (left) and teammate Kyle Koch after winning a point in the men's open doubles final
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UTC's Samantha Caswell (near the net) awaits play as Kayla Jones serves in women's open doubles finals
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Kayla Jones keeps her eyes on the ball as Caswell returns.
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Samantha Caswell serves.
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Erin Routliffe returns a shot.
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Kayla Jones begins a serve.
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Erin Routliffe returns a shot.
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Nathan Pasha waits for a serve in his singles match against Maxx Lipman. In the adjacent court Maya Jansen plays against Erin Routliffe.
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Maxx Lipman moves toward the net.
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Jason Marshall returns a shot by Phillip Johnson in the men's 35 final.
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Jarryd Woog looks to return a shot as teammate Alex Gornet plays the net in the men's open doubles final.
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SEC tennis dominated the open divisions, but Chattanooga tennis also claimed a couple of titles Sunday at the Icy Hot Tennessee Valley Open Tennis Championships at Manker Patten Tennis Center.
In the men’s open singles, Nathan Pasha (Georgia) edged Maxx Lipman (Florida), 6-4, 6-2, while in an all-Alabama women’s singles battle, Maya Jansen defeated teammate Erin Routliffe, 6-4, 7-6.
In doubles, Jansen-Routliffe defeated UTC’s Kayla Jones-Samantha Caswell, 6-1, 6-4 for the women’s title and Kyle Koch-Chris Cox of South Carolina topped Alex Gornet-Jarryd Woog, 6-1, 6-2
In an all-UTC mixed doubles, Roberto Vieira-Kelsey Coots def.
(1) Ankit Chopra-Kayla Jones, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Former UTC Southern Conference champion Ken Koelling won the Men’s 55s singles, Georgia All-American Philip Johnson won the 35s singles and Furman All-American Ned Caswell won the 45s singles.
25 Years Later Still a Winner: Brian Thomas loaned Baylor boys’ tennis coach Philip Johnson a racquet Saturday that had been in Thomas’ closet for the last 25 years.
Johnson won his semifinals match with the racquet and used it today to win the Men’s 35s singles against Jason Marshall, 6-2, 6-0.
The last time Johnson played in a tournament? He won the same TVOC age division title in 2014.
Kudos to Many: another great TVOC tournament thanks to director Ned Caswell, tournament head referee Richard Rogers, court assigner and tournament desk official Mary Cook, the volunteers who prepared the courts between matches and all the great food from breakfast, lunch and dinner.
ICY HOT TVOC Final Results
Men’s Open Singles
(1) Nathan Pasha def. (2) Maxx Lipman, 6-4, 6-2
Men’s Open Doubles
(4) Chris Cox-Kyle Koch def. Alex Gornet-Jarryd Woog, 6-1, 6-2
Women’s Open Singles
(2) Maya Jansen def. (1) Erin Routliffe, 6-4, 7-6
Women’s Open Doubles
(1) Maya Jansen-Erin Routliffe def. (2) Samantha Caswell-Kayla Jones, 6-1, 6-4
Mixed Open Doubles
Kelsey Coots-Roberto Vieira def. (1) Ankit Chopra-Kayla Jones, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
Men’s 35s Singles
(2) Philip Johnson def. (1) Jason Marshall, 6-2, 6-0
Men’s 35s Doubles
Round Robin
Winner Don Russell-Kevin Donovan; 2nd: Stephen Sabourin-John Spiller
Don Russell-Kevin Donovan def. Stephen Sabourin-John Spiller, 6-2, 6-2
Don Russell-Kevin Donovan def. Howard Bickerstaff-Mark Standefer, 6-1, 6-1
Sabourin-Spiller def. Bickerstaff-Standefer, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
Men’s 45s Singles
(1) Ned Caswell def. (1) Kevin Potts,6-4, 6-4
Men’s 45s Doubles
Bill Yeager-Scott Shepherd def. Bill Davis-Stephen Crofford, 6-3, 6-3
Men’s 55s Singles
(2) Ken Koelling def. (1) Maxime Buyckx, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
Men’s 55s Doubles
(2) Bill Yeager-Steve Riley def. (1) Ken Koelling-Scott Shepherd , 6-4 6-4
Men’s 65 Singles
Sunday Finals - 9 a.m.
(1) Dean Dunlavy def. (2) Chuck Maland, 7-6, 6-3
Men’s 65s Doubles
(1) Dennis Stricker-Chuck Maland def. Steve Baker-David Edmundson, 6-3, 6-1
Men’s 75s Singles Championship
Jack Scruggs def. Cliff Alexander, 6-0, 6-1
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