UPDATE 10/18/07: Netcord Sponsored Bunten Road Park Men's 3.5 team takes third in the National Championships in Las Vegas, NV.
Netcord is honored to have sponsored the team and wishes many congratulations to the guys in their success. Below is an update provided by Captain Mike Hammond:
 "Our 3.5 Bunten Road Park club is
back from the USTA National Championships at the
Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, NV with the
following to report. We won our group against
contingents from three other sections, all with
identical 4-1 scores. The competition was fierce, but
we ultimately prevailed in the hunt for the flight
championship by winning four third set tie-breakers,
while dropping only one. Our team did all this with
only twelve eligible athletes as Southern Tennis
Association (STA) had previously disqualified four of
our top eight players following the district and
sectional tournaments.
The semi-finals were scheduled the next morning at
7:30 PST and we faced a powerful and unbeaten Southern
California squad. Their singles players were
phenomenal, as well as unbeatable, and they quickly
took both points in straight sets. We then won the
first two doubles lines, also in straight sets, but
eventually dropped the threes to lose the match, 3-2,
ending two sets shy of winning it all. We immediately
played the other flight winner, a 3-2 loser in the
opposing semi-final, and again won 4-1 to officially
finish in third place. Southern Cal won the final
match of the day, 4-1, to win the championship.
We actually finished with the tourney's best record,
slightly better overall than Southern Cal, 18-7 to
17-8, and had we been allowed to utilize our strongest
competitors, would likely have won that last doubles
line and taken the top trophy. There was virtually no
way we could have won a singles match with the hitters
their section allowed to play in this championship,
while our section found fault with the records of
lesser participants. We still had a great time
overall, enjoying some camaraderie with our teammates
and opponents, trading mementos of our home states
with them, and bringing home some good memories and
photographs. Many thanks to you and Netcord as well as
our other sponsors for your support on our quest. I am
going to send a photograph or two for your use on the
website. Please call or email if I can be of any help
to you in the future."
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USTA State Champions Long Time Netcord Users
Update 8/1/07: Team wins Sectional Title, headed for Nationals in Vegas
Mike Hammond and his guys won a hard fought Sectionals in Mobile going 18-2 to take the title.
Netcord congratulates the team on its success this far and wishes the team luck in its bid for the National Championship.
Netcord will be sponsoring the team on these trips and help cover travel expenses.
Good luck guys and bring home that National Championship!
The Bunten Road Park Men's 3.5 team has just won the 2007 State Championship and will be going to Mobile in July for the Sectional Title. The team was 22-3 in group competition last weekend in route to winning state, dropping only 8 sets in the process. Captain Mike Hammond had this to say, "Our teams began using Netcord in the spring of 2002 in the PATA USTA league, and won a state bid with that squad also. I have captained, co-captained or played on 19 teams that have utilized the Netcord service and will always do so if I am part of the decision making process. It makes running a competitive team as simple as it could ever be."
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