Central Park Tennis Club men’s team wins USTA Pacific Northwest Sectional title

The Central Park Tennis Club 3.0 Men's 40 and over team just returned from Spokane with a new championship banner.

September 2, 2015 8:35 pm
The Central Park Tennis Club 3.0 Men's 40 and over team won the USTA Pacific Northwest Sectional title. Central Park Tennis Club is captained by Oliver Graves and is coached by Chad Smith. The team members are: Oliver Graves
The Central Park Tennis Club 3.0 Men's 40 and over team won the USTA Pacific Northwest Sectional title. Central Park Tennis Club is captained by Oliver Graves and is coached by Chad Smith. The team members are: Oliver Graves

The Central Park Tennis Club 3.0 Men’s 40 and over team just returned from Spokane with a new championship banner.

The team won the USTA Pacific Northwest Sectional title last weekend, beating teams from Seattle, Portland and Tacoma. Central Park beat Amy Yee tennis center in the finals on Sunday, 5-0.

Central Park will now go on to the USTA National Championships on Oct. 16-18 in Tucson, Az. for a chance to bring home the national title for 3.0 men.  They will be one of just 17 teams from around the United States and the Caribbean competing for the national championship.

Their preliminary bracket includes the champions from Northern California, the Midwest, and the Middle States region (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and West Virginia). If Central Park wins its bracket, the team will play in the national semi-finals on Sunday morning, followed by the national championship match.

Central Park Tennis Club is captained by Oliver Graves and is coached by Chad Smith. The team members are: Oliver Graves, Kirk Stanford, Herve Jamrozik, Darren Grimstead, Steve Maita, Aaron Cooley, Brad Bennett, Larry Duitsman, Chris Fusetti, Jim Muenz, Tony Balkan, Kristen Grobstok, Dan Warren, Rob Glenny and Pedro Vieco.