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2013 MSHA Open Doubles

2013 MSHA Open Doubles

2013 State Open Doubles
University of Minnesota Rec. Center, Minneapolis, MN
April 5-6, 2013

More than a third of the matches went to a tie-breaker to determine the winner.  The competition was extraordinary as 80 players competed in five divisions to determine the best doubles teams in the state.  The 2013 version of this annual event was moved a week before the tournament due to elevator problems at the planned venue – the Skyway YMCA. Everyone was excited to be back at the University of Minnesota Rec. Center after a couple of years of construction of a large expansion made the courts unavailable for tournaments.  The construction is not yet done (expected to be complete this fall) but the emergency exits were back in service so we could hold a major event and be safe.  In a year where spring never seems to come, the cold, wet rainy weather outside made for a good weekend of handball.

In the Open, Andy Nett and John Nett continued their domination with their fourth straight championship.  This year they defeated Mike Gustafson and Ray Miller who had a very tough 9-12, 21-14, 11-8 semifinal match with Tim Labvey and Steve Johnson.  Blood was shed and Mike looked like he needed stitches after sliding into the wall and hitting his head.  No one scored mare than 8 points on the Netts until the final game.  Labey and Johnson had nothing left and forfeited to Mat Langhorst and David Miller for third place. 

Mike Gustafson, Ray Miller, John Nett, Andy Nett

The first round losers in the Open played for the A championship.  Tim Kappes and Steve Tamminga took the honors when Kris and Keith Schaumman could not make it to the finals. Nick Olson and Dane Swanson took third place over Marc Tobin and Chris Iverson.

Jack Hickman (standing in for Keith Schaumann) Kris Schaumann,
Tim Kappes, Steve Tamminga

Bailey Chandler and Kara Smith took the top spot in the B Doubles barely surviving a semifinal match against John and father Steve Laliberte in a 11-10 tie-breaker.  The Lalibertes went on the claim third place While Chandler and Smith handily defeated Tikhon Esaulenko and Joe Nordahl who could not seem to get theire grove after a very tough tie-breaker simfinal win over Dean Held and Ken Toering.  Sergio Garci and Steve Letourneau took consolation honors over Ten Spencer and Matt Johnson.

Kara Smith, Bailey Chandler, Tikhon Esaulenko, Joe Nordahl

More than half the matches in the C Doubles took tie-breakers including the finals where Kristina Rude and Jessica Bohlken defeated Darrell Saari and Will Bjornnes in a victory of youth over experience.  Josh Hoflock and Shannon Strand took third in an all Mankato match against Sara Schoborg and Zack Schwartz.  Trent and Tyler Edwards took consolation honors defeating new players Katie Heinemann and Liz Winberg.

Darrell Saari, Kristina Rude, Jessica Bohlken, Will Bjornnes

North Dakotans Jay Spooner and Dan Passolt took a couple of tie-breakers to take the Golden Masters A championship defeating last year’s champ Brett Broxey with an old partner Emil Weiler filling in for Brett’s regular partner Hank Ulrich who is out with an Achilles injury.  Brett and Emil had a pretty strong performance but came up 4 points short in the tie-breaker.  Passolt and Spooner had a great semifinal matrch against Bill Hickey and Don Reiter.  Hickey and Reiter went on to barely defeat Brian Coonce and Mike Kloos in an 11-5 tie-breaker for third place.  Phil Kleineschay and Ed Miller defeated Pete Kaehler and Andy Staab for the consolation trophy.

Jay Spooner, Dan Passolt, Emil Weiler, Brett Broxey

The most popular division, the Super Masters 60+, is a testament to the lifelong nature of our game.  John Miller and Clancy Mylan extended their streak of wins in this division to three since first breaking into the division on 2011.  No one scored more than 10 points in any game against the champs.  George Langhorst and Mike McQuillan took third place over Brain Mahaffy and Greg Taylor who had lost a very tough tie-breaker semifinal match against Mike Burke and Mike Black.  Gary Rohrer and Sheldon Silberman (yeah, two very un-matched lefties) struggled through three tie-breakers to claim consolation honors over Verne Comstock and Jack Leveille. 

John Miller, Clancy Mylan, Mike Black, Mike Burke

Open (A drop-down) dbls
Preliminary Round

  • Dane Swanson (St. Paul)/ Nick Olson (Minneapolis) def Wes Bussler (Minneapolis)/ Brandon Manrique (Folsom, CA) 14-21, 21-3, 11-8

Quarterfinals

  • Andy Nett (Eden Prairie)/John Nett (Winona) def Swanson/ Olson 21-5, 21-8
  • Mat Langhorst (Duluth)/David Miller (St. Paul) def Kris Schaumann (Apple Valley)/ Keith Schaumann(Edina)21-17, 8-21, 11-9
  • Tim Labey (St. Paul)/Steve Johnson (White Bear Lake) def Tim Kappes (Maplewood)/ Steven Tamminga (Minneapolis) 21-12, 21-12
  • Mike Gustafson (Burnsville)/ Ray Miller (St. Paul) def Chris Iverson (Minneapolis)/Marc Tobin (Inver Grove Heights) 21-13, 21-11

Semifinals

  • Nett/Nett def Langhorst/David Miller 21-5, 21-6
  • Gustafson/Ray Miller def Labey/Johnson 9-21, 21-14, 11-8

Finals

  • Nett/Nett def Gustafson/Ray Miller 21-5, 21-12

Third Place

  • Langhorst/David Miller def Labey/Johnson forfeit

A Doubles (drop down)
Quarterfinals

  • Chris Iverson (Minneapolis)/Marc Tobin (Inver Grove Heights) vs Wes Bussler (Minneapolis)/ Brandon Manrique (Folsom, CA)

Semifinals

  • Kris Schaumann (Apple Valley)/Keith Schaumann (Edina) def Dane Swanson (St. Paul)/ Nick Olson (Minneapolis) 21-3, 21-11
  • Tim Kappes (Maplewood)/Steven Tamminga (Minneapolis) def Iverson/Tobin 21-18, 21-12

Finals

  • Kappes/Tamminga def. Schaumann/Schaumann forfeit

Third Place

  • Swanson/Olsono def Iverson/ Tobin 18-21, 21-17, 11-3

B Doubles
Quarterfinals

  • Bailey Chandler (Eden Prairie) Kara Smith (Minneapolis) BYE
  • John Laliberte (Shoreview)/ Stephen Laliberte (White Bear Lake) def. Matthew L. Johnson (New Brighton)/Ted Spencer (Minneapolis) 21-2, 4-21, 11-5
  • Dean Held (Chanhassen)/Ken Toering def John Johnson (St. Paul)/Lee Johnson (Des Moines, IA) 21-13, 21-12
  • Tikhon Esaulenko (Mankato)/ Joe Nordahl (Mankato) def Sergio Garcia (Oakdale)/Steve Letourneau (White Bear Lake) 21-16, 21-13

Semifinals

  • Chandler/Smith def Laliberte/ Laliberte 21-18, 18-21, 11-10
  • Esaulenko/Nordahl def Held/ Toering 21-19, 15-21, 11-4

Finals

  • Chandler/Smith def Esaulenko/ Nordahl 21-12, 21-13

Third Place

  • Laliberte/Laliberte def Held/ Toering 21-20, 21-8

Consolation

  • Garcia/Letourneau def Spencer/ Jonson 21-9, 21-7

C Doubles
Quarterfinals

  • Kristina Rude (Minneapolis)/Jessica Bohlken (Hastings) BYE
  • Sara Schoborg (Lake Crystal)/Zack Schwartz (North Mankato) vs Katie Heinemann (Minneapolis)/Elizabeth Winberg (Minneapolis) 18-21, 21-14, 11-10
  • Darrell Saari (Coon Rapids)/ Will Bjornnes (St. Paul) def Trent Edward (Mankato)/Tyler Edwards (Mankato) 21-16, 20-21, 11-5
  • Josh Hoflock (Mankato)/ Shannon Strand (Mankato) BYE

Semifinals

  • Rude/Bohlken def Schoborg/ Schwartz 21-10, 21-10
  • Saari/Bjornnes def Hoflock/ Strand 15-21, 21-16, 11-7

Finals

  • Rude/Bohlken def Saari/ Bjornnes 21-16, 19-21, 11-1

Third Place

  • Hoflock/Strand def Schoborg/ Schwartz 21-15, 21-14

Golden Masters A (50+) Doubles
Quarterfinals

  • Bill Hickey (St. Paul)/Don Reiter (Stillwater)  BYE
  • Dan Passolt (Fargo, ND)/Jay Spooner (Fargo, ND) def Phil Kleineschay (Maple Grove)/Ed Miller (St. Paul) 21-3, 21-12
  • Brian Coonce (St. Paul)/Mike Kloos (Woodbury) def Pete Kaehler (Hudson, WI)/Andy Staab (St. Paul) 21-10, 21-12
  • Brett Broxey (Brooklyn Park)/ Emil Weiler III (St. Paul) def Dean Held (Chanhassen)/Rich Ryan (Woodbury) 21-11, 21-9

Semifinals

  • Passolt/Spooner def Hickey/ Reiter 21-20, 8-21, 11-5
  • Broxey/Weiler def Coonce/ Kloos 21-15, 21-6

Finals

  • Passolt/Spooner def Broxey/ Weiler 12-21, 21-19, 11-7

Third Place

  • Hickey/Reiter def Coonce/ Kloos 21-12, 8-21, 11-5

Consolation

  • Kleineschay/Miller def Kaehler/ Staab 21-6, 21-9

Super Masters Doubles
Preliminary Round

  • Lee Anderson (Cloquet)/Tom Pearson (St. Paul) def John Dockerty (Rochester)/Bob Melton (Oronoco) 21-17, 21-13
  • Bill Brown (Shoreview)/Chris Foley (Dellwood) def Jim Boyd (St. Paul)/Paul Ernster (Lino Lakes) 21-7, 21-15
  • Mike Erdmanczyk (Vandnais Heights)/Greg Sothern (Maple Grove) def Vern Comstock/Jack Leveille (Golden Valley) 16-21, 21-8, 11-9

Quarterfinals

  • John Miller (Edina)/Clancy Mylan (Minnetonka) def Anderson/Pearson 21-0, 21-0
  • George Langhorst (Moose Lake)/Mike McQuillan (St. Paul) def Dr. Gary Rohrer (Edina)/Sheldon Silberman (Golden Valley) 21-9, 10-21, 11-6
  • Brian G. Mahaffy (Minneapolis)/Greg Taylor (Woodbury) Brown/Foley 21-3, 21-15
  • Mike Black (St. Paul)/Michael Burke (St. Paul) def Erdmanczyk/Sothern 21-0, 21-3

Semifinals

  • Miller/Mylan def Langhorst/McQuillan 21-10, 21-8
  • Burke/Black def Mahaffy/Taylor 12-21, 21-12, 11-5

Finals

  • Miller/Mylan def Burke/Black 21-8, 21-9

Third Place

  • Langhorst/McQuillan def Mahaffy/Taylor 21-18, 21-11

Consolation

  • Rohrer/Silberman def Comstock/Leveille 14-21, 21-11, 11-4