Adam Blasinski of Gibsonia and Annie Baich of Mt. Lebanon finished the AMD 2011 District Ranking year with the No. 1 rankings in Boys’ 18 and Girls 18 singles, respectively, thanks to both winning the last tournament of the year, the Glen Creek Holiday Tournament. There were close races in many of the age-gender divisons.
Blasinski teamed with Central Catholic teammate Michael Santa Lucia to finish No. 1 in Boys 18 doubles while /Megan Wasson of Fox Chapel finished No. 1 in Girls’ 18 Doubles with Oakland Catholic teammate Nicole Cyterski. Wasson also finished second in the division with partner Lucy Gloninger of Allison Park, the first time in recent memory that one player finished 1st and 2nd with different doubles partners in the same ranking year.
Here are the top-ranked players for 2011 in all the age-gender divisions.
Boys’ Rankings
Rank Name Hometown Points Record
Boy’s 18 Singles
1. Adam Blasinsky , Gibsonia, Pa. , 106 points , 14-1 record
2. Ross Molinaro, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 81, 20-3
3. Caleb Troy, Bethel Park, Pa., 62, 11-1
4. Tony Costantino, Canonsburg, Pa., 58, 16-14
5. James Krznaric, Elizabeth, Pa. , 56, 20-14
5. Josh Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa . 56, 13-9
Boy’s 16 Singles
1. Kevin Goth, Wexford, Pa. , 131, 22-4
2. Jonathan Perkins, Cranberry Twp., 130, 20-4
3. Will Kleeman , Sewickley, Pa., 97, 18-5
4. Matt Lynch , Eighty Four, Pa. , 89, 15-6
5. Colin Kaye, Sewickley, Pa. , 79, 17-4
Boy’s 14 Singles
1. Brenden Dollard, McMurray, Pa., 83, 18-5
2. Siddanth Iyer , Gibsonia, Pa. , 73, 19-10
3. Christian Vietmeier , Pittsburgh, Pa., 71, 24-11
4. Luke Ross , Sewickley, Pa. , 62, 17-4
5. Christian Meyer, Pittsburgh, Pa , 58, 24-11
Boy’s 12 Singles
1. Logan D’Angelo , Moon Twp, Pa., 99, 21-5
2. Miguel Ascencio , Venetia, Pa. , 71, 25-10
3. Turner Price, Trafford, Pa. , 67, 12-3
4. Sam Bellini, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 64, 12-5
5. Joshua Meyer, Pittsburgh, Pa., 63, 22-19
Some Notes on Boy’s Singles Draws
In the boy’s 16’s 1st and 2nd place are separated by only ONE point!! Boy’s 12’s only 4 points different from 3rd place and 5th place. In boy’s 14’s, 2 point difference between 2nd and 3rd place.
Boy’s 18 Doubles
Rank Name Hometown Points Record
1. Adam Blasinsky/Michael Santa Lucia, Gibsonia/Venetia , 36 points, 4-0 record
2. Mario Nicolia/Alex Brzozowski , Erie/Erie, 26, 3-1
3. Dave Mewkalo/Brad Cisek , Pgh/Allison Park, 20, 2-0
(tie) Jason Mayles/Todd Muldrew , Wheeling/Wheeling, 20, 2-0
(tie)Josh Smith/Colin Bandell , Pgh/Bethel Park , 20, 4-2
Boy’s 14 Doubles
Rank Name Hometown Points Record
1. Miguel Ascencio/Ryan Farrell , Venetia/Venetia , 28, 3-3
2. Cooper Kann/Ryan Kann , Pgh/Pgh , 27, 5-2
3. Chris Gladden/Domenick D’Amico, Canonsburg/Pgh , 24, 3-0
Some notes on Boy’s Doubles Draws
Boy’s 14’s..1st and 2nd place are separated by only 1 point. In the boy’s 18’s, the 2 team, Mewkalo/Cisek are 1st cousins.
Rank Name Hometown Points Record
Girl’s 18 Singles
1. Annie Baich, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 78 points, 15-5 record
2. Rachel Klemash , McDonald, Pa. , 76, 21-10
3. Mikayla Becich, Bradford Woods, Pa., 53, 8-3
4. Alexa Miller , Cranberry Twp, Pa. , 43, 6-4
5. Tiffany Kollah, Wexford, Pa. , 40, 6-1
Girl’s 16 Singles
1. Chelsea Carter , Pittsburgh, Pa. , 73, 14-5
2. Hannah Famili, Pittsburgh, Pa., 66, 10-0
3. Sydney Miggantz , Moon Twp, Pa., 63, 13-2
4. Lucy Gloninger , Allison Park, Pa. , 61, 8-3
5. Jennifer Hofmann, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 51, 11-10
Girl’s 14 Singles
1. Alyvia Kluska , Greensburg, Pa., 66, 18-8
2. Carlye Campagna, McMurray, Pa. , 63, 24-15
3. Farrah Bojalad, Sewickley, Pa. , 60, 13-6
4. Olivia Warner , Eighty Four, Pa. , 60, 20-18
5. Anna Li, Wexford, Pa. , 51, 8-0
Girls 12's Singles
1. Olivia Warner , Eighty Four, Pa. , 97 points, 16-4 record
2. Zoe Bojalad, Sewickley, Pa. , 79, 15-6
3. Skylar Morgan, Pittsburgh, Pa., 66, 18-6
4. Eugenia Lee, Allison Park, Pa. , 62 , 15-7
5. Chloe Grzyb, McMurray, Pa. , 60, 14-1
Some notes regarding the Singles rankings:
Olivia Warner is 1 in the 12’s and tied for third in the 14’s. She played 38 matches in the 14’s and 20 matches in the 12’s. That is an incredible 58 USTA matches this year!
In the Girl’s 18’s, Annie Baich is 1 by 2 points over Rachel Klemash. These two girls met in the final of the Glen Creek Holiday Tournament this past week, and that match decided who was 1. Annie got 30 points for the win and Rachel got 20 points as a finalist.
Girl’s 18 Doubles
Rank Name Hometown Points Record
1. Nicole Cyterski/Megan Wasson , Pgh/Pgh , 30, 3-0
2. Lucy Gloninger/Megan Wasson, Allison Park/Pgh , 24, 2-0
3. Alexa Miller/Mikayla Becich, Cranberry/Bradford Woods , 20, 2-0
3. Caroline Nixon/Stacia Kissell, Venetia/Hostetter, 20, 2-1
Girl’s 14 Doubles
1. Marikate Reese/Maria Santilli, Pgh/Irwin , 40, 5-0
1. Farrah and Zoe Bojalad, Sewickley , 40, 6-2
3. Morgan Parisi/Carlye Campagna, Venetia/McMurray , 24, 5-4
Some notes regarding the Doubles rankings
In the Girls’ 18 doubles Megan Wasson is on the 1 and 2 teams. There is a tie for 1 in the Girl’s 18s, and a tie for third in the Girl’s 18 doubles