2014-15 SLTTC Club Tournament

Friday, February 20, 2015

9:00AM

Mirror Room

Sun Lakes Country Club

2015 Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club Tournament

Steve Chambers, Steve Weitz, Rich Nadler, David Novikoff, Doc Doctor,

Alan Behr, Jim Spolar, Bill Aichele, Gerry Vogelsang,

Steve Langer and David Zapatka

The Sun Lakes Table Tennis Club held its annual singles and doubles club championships February 20. This year’s tournament produced an increased level of competition as three members new to the club this year participated; Steve Chambers, Steve Weitz and Doc Doctor.

Bill Aichele, winner of the Division II Singles event, went undefeated but was severely tested losing one game to Gerry Vogelsang and escaping with a 13-11 final game against Steve Langer. Steve Langer, nearly undefeated, losing only to Aichele, secured second place.

David Zapatka, “Z-Man”, winner of the Division I Singles event, was hard pressed throughout the tournament. After losing 11-9 and down 8-2 to newcomer Steve Chambers, he was lucky to escape winning the second game 11-8 and the final game 11-9. In similar fashion, he lost 11-2 and was down 5-0 to newcomer Steve Weitz, a very talented southpaw, but once again weaseled out a harrowing 2-11, 11-6, 11-8 victory. In the final round robin match of the day, his nemesis, David “The Hammer” Novikoff, had him by the throat but somehow slipped the noose to win 11-7, 8-11, 11-9.

New member, Steve Weitz let everyone know there was a new sheriff in town, beating every Division 1 player with the exception of his narrow loss to Zapatka.

The most entertaining bracket of the tournament was the doubles draw. A random pairing of the Division I and II players created an incredibly level playing field. Champions David Zapatka/Bill Aichele were pushed but not beaten. Second place finishers saw yet another newcomer making his presence known, Doc Doctor, the man with the crushing forehand kill shot. Time and again partner Alan would set Doc up for the kill and the Doctor came through with force majeure.

Division I Singles

1st – David Zapatka

2nd – Steve Weitz

3rd – Alan Behr

Division II Singles

1st – Bill Aichele

2nd – Steve Langer

3rd – Doc Doctor

Doubles

1st – David Zapatka/Bill Aichele

2nd – Alan Behr/Doc Doctor

3rd – Jim Spolar/Gerry Vogelsang