2013 Nationally Ranked Players Unscientific Survey

February 19, 2013

Survey In this entirely unscientific, just-for-fun, small-sample survey, we sent out a questionnaire to our top nationally ranked players - 50 women and 50 men - to see who ranked and who was blanked. There were a few more categories, like best trash-talker, best dresser, funniest, and favorite city to play in, which didn’t make the final cut. There may be a few own-votes in here, but that is half of the entertainment value. Read it and weep, or use it to your advantage next time you face these players on the court.

Men	1^st		Runner-Up
Best Volleyer	Johan du Randt	33%	Steve DeRose	17%
Quickest	Johan du Randt	32%	Sebastian Bredberg	16%
Best Overhead	Brian Uihlein	50%	Johan du Randt	31%
Best Return of Serve	Mark Parsons	44%	Johan du Randt	22%
Fiercest Competitor	Scott Bondurant, Mike Stulac	28%	Drew Broderick	22%
Best Blitzer	Johan du Randt	33%	Mark Johnson, Mike Stulac	22%
Best Serve	Lennart Jonason, Brian Uihlein	24%	Chris Gambino, Chris Struck	18%
Best Lobber	Scott Bondurant, Flip Goodspeed	22%	Drew Broderick, Mike Gillespie	17%
Best Forehand	Johan du Randt	81%	Denny English, Chris Gambino, Mark Johnson	6%
Best Backhand	Mark Parsons	89%	Drew Eberly, Peter Rose	6%
Best Drop shot	Juan Martinez-Arraya	44%	Mike Stulac	38%
Sportsman	Mike Stulac	43%	Mark Parsons	17%
Next Star	Max LePivert	23%	Nathan LeFevre	15%
Winner 2013 APTA Nationals	Johan du Randt/Mark Parsons	94%	Brian Uihlein/Drew Eberly	6%

Women	1^st		Runner-Up
Best Volleyer	Sandra Birch-Krusos, Amy Shay	19%	Liz Jaffe, Viki Stoklasova, Bobo Delaney, Kerri Delmonico	13%
Quickest	Viki Stoklasova	38%	Lauren Cash	23%
Best Overhead	Kerri Delmonico	29%	Cindy Prendergast, Lauren Zink	24%
Best Return of Serve	Lauren Cash	33%	Lauren Zink	27%
Fiercest Competitor	Bobo Delaney, Sandra Birch-Krusos	17%	6+ tied	8%
Best Blitzer	Bobo Delaney, Roxy Enica	31%	Susan Tarzian	15%
Best Serve	Kerri Delmonico, Amy Shay	21%	Cindy Prendergast, Lynne Schneebeck	14%
Best Lobber	Marina Ohlmuller	29%	Ana Brzova	19%
Best Forehand	Lauren Zink	67%	Lauren Cash	20%
Best Backhand	Lauren Mandell	42%	Keri Flynn, Chelsea Nusslock, Lauren Zink	17%
Best Drop shot	Kerri Delmonico	42%	Cynthia Dardis	25%
Sportswoman	Heather Prop	29%	Cindy Prendergast,Lynne Schneebeck	18%
Next Star	Roxy Enica	45%	Martina Ondrejkova, Viki Stoklasova	18%
Winner 2013 APTA Nationals	Kerri Delmonico/Sandra Birch-Krusos	42%	Cindy Prendergast/Lauren Zink	17%