Texas’ Avery Ticer and Iowa’s Marina McCollom win singles titles at the USPTA Indoor Championships
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05/28/08 - Avery Ticer of Amarillo, Texas, captured the men’s open title at the $5,000 United States Professional Tennis Association Indoor Championships held April 25-27, at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis. Ticer defeated John Schollmeier of Falcon Heights, Minn., 6-3, 6-2, for the championship. Marina McCollom of West Des Moines, Iowa, won the women’s open title by defeating Therina Steenkamp of Ponchatoula, La., 6-4, 6-4.
The tournament also included events in the following categories: men’s open doubles competition, men’s 45 singles and doubles, and mixed open doubles categories. The competition featured many of the top men and women tennis-teaching professionals in the country.
The national tournaments are open to Professional-level members in good standing. For additional information, please contact the USPTA at 800-USPTA-4U. USPTA- certified professionals may log in to the “members only” section of the USPTA Web site at www.uspta.com for more information.
Below is a complete list of results from final-round matches:
Men's Open Singles Finals
Avery Ticer, Amarillo, Texas, def. John Schollmeier, Falcon Heights, Minn., 6-3, 6-2.
Women's Open Singles
Marina McCollom, West Des Moines, Iowa, def. Therina Steenkamp, Ponchatoula, La., 6-4, 6-4.
Men's 45 Singles
Glenn Britzius, Maple Grove, Minn., def. Brian Dahlstrom, Moline, Ill., 6-0, 6-1.
Men's Open Doubles
Ryan Dussault, Chaska, Minn., and Kevin Whipple, Minneapolis, def. Glenn Britzius, Maple Grove, Minn., and Iain Pound, Eden Prairie, Minn., 6-3, 6-2.
Men's 45 Doubles
Rajan Keswani, Eden Prairie, Minn., and Michael Olson, Ham Lake, Minn., def. Bruce R. Gullikson, Burnsville, Minn., and Cory O’Brien, Prior Lake, Minn., 7-5, 6-4.
Mixed Open Doubles
Lauren Hom, Minneapolis, and Justen Seim, Oakdale, Minn., def. Laura Ewert, Oconomowoc, Wis., and Timothy Shaw, Hartland, Wis., 6-4, 6-3.
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