SUMMER/FALL 2005 TENNIS TOURNAMENT FOR ADVANCE PLAYERS (DOUBLE ELIMINATION)
Adam Burton (photo above) is the FINALIST in the TennisNYC.com Advanced Level
Tennis Tournament 2005. He is shown holding his beautiful trophy during
the Victory Dinner Party at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Edgewater. Adam
works full time as a Corporate Lawyer and plays tennis as a hobby to keep active
and healthy.
Congratulations Mr. Frederic Boucher! The Winner of the 2005 Advanced Level tennis tournament! Frederic def Adam Burton in the Finals 6-1 6-0!
Semi-finals results of the Advanced Level
TennisNYC.com tournament!!!
(Photo above L-R) Frederic Boucher def. James
Valverde 6-0 6-2 in the semi-finals of the
Advanced level TennisNYC.com tennis tournament
last Sunday, Oct 16. "I played well
today!" Frederic said. "Although
the score is not indicative of the match! It was a
very close match!" Frederic adds. James
was so frustrated throughout the whole
match. He said, "It was so windy and I
didn't have a lot of patience." The
FINALS will be on Oct 22 during the round robin!!
It will be Frederic Boucher vs. Adam Burton!!!
Adam Burton (photo above right) is the first FINALIST in the Advance Division of
TennisNYC.com tennis tournament. A former Junior Champion from Alabama,
Adam remains unbeatable. He defeated David Lee (photo above left) in the
semis 6-4 6-1 last Saturday, October 1, 2005.
The TENNIS WARRIOR from Canton China vs The
Junior Champion from Alabama!
During last Saturday's round robin, TENNIS TIL YOU
DROP, Sept 17 in Edgewater, 2 league players
(photo above) literally dropped (not their pants!)
to their knees from fatigue, exhaustion and
cramping. Photo above L-R shows Eric Jin and
Adam Burton looking very exhausted after playing
their singles advanced tournament match for more
than 5 hours non-stop! Eric Jin fell down many
times, literally, after developing left thigh
cramps. He also scrape his elbow and knee.
Adam Burton on the other hand, developed a sore
shoulder. The score of the match? First set
went to Eric 6-1, Adam won the second 7-6 and they
are on serve 5-4 in the third set when Eric Jin
almost collapsed from cramping and exhaustion...LOL.. 
Sept 24 Adam Burton won the match 6-4 in the
3rd set. They warmed up for more than half
an hour and finished the match in less than a
minute... LOL
NOTE: The purpose of the TennisNYC.com tournament is not to win, but to gain experience, to play with as many good players as possible in order to improve your tennis game and to win long lasting friendships!
Please note: There will be 2 brackets in the advanced level tournament. The original bracket (32 draw) and the loser (2nd bracket). The winners of the 2 brackets will play in the FINALS. Everyone will have 2 chances (double elimination format) except some late entries.
(The tournament will be done in a
series of days/weeks/weekends)
Note: The matches will be scheduled based on players'
availability. The match will be best of 3 sets, regular tie break.
Both players need to agree on the time/place of their match. We will
reschedule if you don't finish the match in one meeting.
Adam Burton (wildcard) def Chris
Bien in the Advanced level of the
TennisNYC.com tennis tournament last Saturday,
July 23 in Edgewater 6-3 6-0.
 #1 Seed:
Emmanuel Rousson just moved to NYC few months ago from Lyon France.
Presently, he works full time for a major French Cosmetic Company in
Manhattan. A very good solid player, he has been playing tennis
since he was a kid. He remains unbeatable in the league. A
very nice warm person, he hits the ball hard and can track down every
ball, a very offensive player. Good strong forehand!
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 #5 Seed: Abishek
James Wilson is not your ordinary tennis player. He has been
playing tennis since he was 10 years old back in Madras, India where he
grew up. He just graduated from the University of North Carolina and
played club level college tennis. He works for a major finance company in
Manhattan. "I didn't know that there is such a thing as college
tennis scholarships in the US," he said. With his great tennis
talent, he could have gotten a tennis scholarship at any major university
in the country. Abishek is a nice person, he is tall, young and
athletic. He serves like Pete Sampras and can use a one hand or
two-handed backhand. He has a loopy forehand shot which he patterned
after Roger Federer. |
 #3 seed: Abdul
Ismaila was originally from South Carolina. I call him the
"nice southern gentleman from the south". He is very
polite, very smooth, very educated and respectable. Amazingly, he
hasn't lost a lot of those good qualities after living in NYC for 2
years. Just like most members of the TennisNYC.com tennis league,
Abdul is highly educated, has an MBA degree and works for a major finance
company in Manhattan. Abdul was trained at an early age by his
father to become a tennis PRO and he has participated in a lot of junior
tennis tournaments growing up in the south. |
 #10 seed:
David Lee is a Korean American who has been playing tennis for many
years. Just like most members of the league, he is a very nice
person, highly educated and a very good tennis player. He joined the
league few months ago because he couldn't find a tennis partner.
Now, he plays on a regular basis with other league members in between his
work doing recruitment for his own home based recruitment company.
David is a consistent player and has a great topspin forehand. |
 #9 seed: Ian
Katz is a part time musician (drums) and a full time IT engineer at
Columbia University. Ian's talent in music resonates in the way he
plays tennis. Watching him play tennis is almost like watching a
great drummer. He is consistent, moves well on the court and strikes
the tennis ball solid. He finds good tennis players with attitude
very annoying.
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 #7
seed:
Alan Yeung is a full time Corporate Accountant, works long hours and
plays tennis to de-stress from work. He is a serve and volley
player, has great hands at the net. He has been a member of the
league since we started. |
 #2
seed Adam
Burton can potentially upset the top seed in the
tournament and has a good chance of winning the Advanced Level Tournament of
TennisNYC.com. Adam comes from the South where he
competed in a lot of junior tennis tournaments growing up as a kid.
He is now a corporate lawyer and is very eager to come back to a sport
that he loves.
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Players:
1. Alan Yeung (confirmed)
2. Abdul Ismaila (confirmed) Rank #3
3. Adam Burton (confirmed) Rank #2
4. Christopher Hylen (confirmed)
5, Chris Bien (confirmed)
6. David Lee (confirmed)
7. Emmanuel Rousson (confirmed) Rank #1
8. Eric Jin (confirmed)
9. Fred Roman (confirmed)
10. Roman Livson (confirmed)
11. Ned Scharfenberg (confirmed)
12. Kevin Gregory (default)
13. Ian Katz (confirmed)
14. Kevin Rosero (confirmed)
15. Salvatorre Hendrickys (confirmed)
16. Ramesh Parameswar (confirmed)
17. Peter Libert (alternate)
18. Abishek Wilson (confirmed)
19. Leo Wang (alternate)
20. Gerry O (alternate)
LATE ENTRIES:
21. Tom Orde
22. Dr. Dan Drukteinis
23. Marco Spranger Rank #4
24. Steven Chen
25. Fred Roman
26. David Hock
and MORE....
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| 11) | Ned Scharfenberg | |
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| 12) | Lance Yoon | |
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| 14) | Dan Drukteinis | |
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| (3) | 16) | Abdul Ismaila | |
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| (2) | 19) | Adam Burton | |
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| (5) | 26) | Abishek Wilson | |
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| (4) | 32) | Marco Spranger | |
6-3 6-0 |
(2nd bracket including late entries) round robin, single and double
elimination
NOTE: The winner of this bracket will face the winner of the top (1st bracket):
The BEST 2 PLAYERS in this group (win/loss stats) WILL battle it out to get the
chance to play the winner of the first bracket above.
As of October 17, the second finalists in the bottom half of the draw will be FREDERIC BOUCHER. He defeated James Valverde 6-0 6-2 in the second semi-finals.
1 Frederic Boucher formerly ranked #75 in Montreal Canada wins against Marco
Spranger 6-1, even with Emmanuel Rousson (1 win 1 loss) 6-4, 4-6, wins against Glen
Choi, wins against Pete Bassey 6-4 6-4, wins against Adam Burton 6-2
4 WINS 1 Even match against Emmanuel Rousson
ELIMINATED (single/double elimination and round robin)
1. Chris Bien (lost twice) Lost to Adam Burton (1st rd) and Lost to Alan Yeung (1st rd)
2. Roman Livson (lost 3x) Lost to David Lee (1st rd) and Lost to Sal Hendricks (1st rd) and Lost to Lee Duong
3. David Hock (lost 3x) Lost to Emmanuel Rousson 6-1 6-2 and lost to James Valverde 6-1 6-0 and Lost to Martin Barnard 7-5 4-6 5-7
4. Lee Duong (lost twice) Lost to Brian Elias 6-1 6-3 6-0 and Lost to Marco Spranger 6-0 6-1
5. Kevin Rosero (lost once) Lost to Ian Katz 6-1 6-1 (inactive)
6. Martin Shaw (lost 2x) to David Lee in 3 sets 1st set: 6-4 (David) 2nd set: 7-6 (8-6) Martin 3rd set (6-3 David) and Lost to Adam Burton 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (7-4)
7. Albert Lung (lost once) to Steven Chen 6-0
8. Ned Scharfenberg (lost 2x) lost to Jonathan Saltzman and lost to Lee Duong
9. Abdul Ismaila (defaulted - inactive)
10. Ian Katz (lost 2x) Lost to Adam Burton and Lost to David Lee in 3 sets and wins against Eric Jin in 3 sets
11. Dan Drukteinis (lost 2x) Lost to Fred Roman and Lost to Marco Spranger
12. Steven Chen Lost to Peter Libert
13. Peter Libert Lost to Ramesh Parameswar
14. Tom Orde lost to Ian Katz
15. Sal Hendricks (lost 2x) lost to Kevin Rosero and Lost to Adam Burton
16. Brian Elias wins against Lee Duong but defaulted due to schedule (conflict with vacation)
17. Glenn Choi (lost 3x) lost to Eric Jin (7-6) and lost to Antoine (6-2), lost to James Valverde 6-1 6-1 5-1, wins against Roman Livson 6-2
18. Emmanuel Rousson (lost 2x) Lost to David Lee (2nd rd), lost to Frederic Boucher
19. Abishek Wilson (lost once) Lost to Ramesh Parameswar (1st rd) INACTIVE
20. Martin Barnard (lost 2x) wins against David Hock in 3 sets, lost to Marco Spranger 4-6, lost to James Valverde 1-6 1-6 3-6
21. Lance Yoon wins against Jonathan Cifuentes 6-1 (SCHEDULE CONFLICTS)
22. Ramesh Parameswar (lost once) to Eric Jin (one set) SCHEDULE problems.
23. Alan Yeung (lost 2x) lost to Eric Jin and lost to Fred Gerardo Roman
24. Pete Bassey (lost 2x) lost to James Valverde 6-3 5-7 1-6 and lost to Frederic Boucher 4-6 4-6
25. Antoine Troadec wins against Roman Livson 6-2, lost to James Valverde 2-6
2-6, wins against Glenn Choi 6-2
2 WINS 1 LOSS (don't have enough time to play matches)
26. Marco Spranger (lost twice) to Eric Jin, wins against Lee Duong, wins
against Martin Barnard 6-4, lost to Frederic Boucher 1-6, wins against Dan
Drukteinis
3 WINS 2 LOSS (not very active)
27. David Lee (lost twice) lost to Adam Burton 4-6 1-6, lost to James
Valverde 4-6 5-7 wins against Roman Livson, wins against Emmanuel Rousson,
wins against Ian Katz and wins against Fred Roman.
4 WINS 2 Loss
28. Fred Gerardo Roman (lost once) to David Lee in 3 sets. Wins against Dan
Drukteinis and Alan Yeung.
2 WINS 1 loss
29. James Valverde wins against David Hock 6-0 6-1, wins against Antoine
Troadec 6-2 6-2, wins against Pete Bassey 3-6 7-5 6-1, wins against Glen Choi
6-1 6-1, wins against Martin Barnard 6-1 6-1 6-3, wins (2x) against Glen Choi
6-2 6-2 , wins against David Lee 6-4 7-5, Lost to Dexter 1-6 4-6, Lost to
Frederic Boucher 0-6 2-6 in the semi finals
7 WINS 2 LOSS