THREEPEAT! Ron Erskine and Mike Gillespie Own the APTA Men’s 50+ National Championship
March 18, 2014
Chatham, NJ
The medal case is full! Ron Erskine and Mike Gillespie once again defende their APTA Men’s 50+ Nationals title. Ed Gartner and John Shehadi kept it close, but Erskine and Gillespie closed out the second set at 7-5. The semifinals had the top four seeds vying for the crown. Gartner and Shehadi fought off Rusty Wright and Fritz Odenbach, 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, while Erskine and Gillespie stopped Mike Atkinson and Steve Godiksen, 6-3, 6-3.
Thanks go to Tournament Chairman Scott Estes and all the volunteers for their hard work.
Draw | Winners | Finalists | Score |
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Main | Ron Erskine/ Mike Gillespie | Ed Gartner/John Shehadi | 6-2, 7-5 |
Quarter Reprieve | Eric Miller/Rob Edelstein | Mark Holtschneider/Frank Holtschneider | |
Consolation | Gary Squires/Andrew Canning | Ed Aversa/Paul Wishnoff | |
Consolation Reprieve | Rob Pease/Mark Lueders | David McNeff/Gary Chin | 6-2, 6-4 |