National Championships

1992 National Platform Tennis Championships, Long Island, March 26-29, 1992
1992 National Platform Tennis Championships, Long Island, March 26-29, 1992
Sue Aery (left) and Gerri Viant Sue Aery (left) and Gerri Viant Mike Gillespie (serving) and Tom Houlihan in the final of the 1992 Men’s Nationals, held at the Huntington Country Club in Huntington, Long Island, New York Mike Gillespie (serving) and Tom Houlihan in the final of the 1992 Men’s Nationals, held at the Huntington Country Club in Huntington, Long Island, New York

1992

The Men’s and Women’s Nationals were covered in PTN Spring 1992:

Gerri Viant and Sue Aery returned to the top of the women’s paddle heap with a gutsy three-set win over Robin Fulton and Diane Tucker, the year’s #1 seeds going into the tourney.

On the men’s side, defending champ Rich Maier was forced to find a new partner just a week before the tourney when his long-time ally Steve Baird injured his leg. Along came Bob Kleinert, acknowledged as one of the top individuals in the game and a force over the last few years at the top of the men’s rankings with his brother, Jack. The veteran, but newly constituted, duo met up in the final with the surprise team of the entire tournament, Tom Houlihan from Region II and Mike Gillespie from Region I.

With his usual partner, Ron Erskine, unavailable, Gillespie joined Houlihan and proceeded to knock out seeds #6, #1, and #3, before losing a tightly contested final to Kleinert/Maier.

Source: Platform Tennis News, Spring 1992