National Championships – The Men’s return “home”

60th National Championships Tournament Brochure, Fox Meadow Tennis Club, March 17 - 20, 1994
60th National Championships Tournament Brochure, Fox Meadow Tennis Club, March 17 - 20, 1994
The inside look at the Nationals by Platform Tennis News
The inside look at the Nationals by Platform Tennis News Spring 1994 The 1994 Women’s Nationals (from left): Connie Jones and Cindy Prendergast (finalists), Nancy Mangan, Bob Brown, Brian Zevnik, Jo Rogers, Gerri Viant and Sue Aery (winners), John Miller, Roger Lankenau, and Sally Rogers The 1994 Women’s Nationals (from left): Connie Jones and Cindy Prendergast (finalists), Nancy Mangan, Bob Brown, Brian Zevnik, Jo Rogers, Gerri Viant and Sue Aery (winners), John Miller, Roger Lankenau, and Sally Rogers

1994

Reflecting the nature of the game of platform itself, the 1994 National Championships were a study in contrasts, a series of highs and lows that left everyone with vivid memories of on- and off-court occurrences. While all the champions deservedly celebrated their winning efforts, a shadow was cast over the entire event by the untimely death, during the warm-up for the first round match, of one of the Men’s participants, longtime paddle player and former National Champion Mike Wachob.

In a reversal of fortunes, last year’s men’s finalists, Peter Gruenberg and Art Williams, shook off the memories of their three-set defeat in Cleveland to knock off Ron Erskine and Mike Gillespie in the finals. On the other hand, the dominant women’s team and defending champions, Robin Fulton and Diane Tucker, stumbled in the semis and opened the door for new champions Sue Aery and Gerri Viant to display their formidable wares and run the table for the championship in a tight three-setter with Cindy Prendergast and Connie Jones.

Source: Platform Tennis News, Winter & Spring 1994, PTN Nationals Program