Sopcic survives a second set tie-breaker to win in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)!
SV shatters the spread...Nearly forcing a third set!
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Norwalk Tennis Complex, Norwalk IA. By Steve England; ESVN (Fair and Balanced) - The Croatian Sensation easily wins the first four games before SV gets on the board! Now with a commanding lead the defending Champ easily takes the first set! In the second the Champ leads 4-2, but SV benefits from rare inconsistency by the Champ, and jumps ahead 6-5! This positions SV to level the match at one set each, but the Champ ties it at 6-6 to force the breaker. The Champ then smokes SV in the tie-breaker 7-3! The Croatian Sensation repeats with a straight set victory! Sopcic has now equaled former Champions BR and SV with two victories, and looks to the Dynasty Champ's record as his next goal!
Kevin Broadway repeats as Fantasy Champion...winning a lobster ball machine!
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The officiating crew: Kevin Broadway-Linesman, Jason Toelle-Umpire, Keith Belling-Linesman.
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Dean wins the Pick'ems grand Prize! Dean will dine at Famous Dave's with a $50 gift card!
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| photos by Schewe! The officiating crew and the ball-girls - The Nighthawks Softball Team, coached by Todd Johnston: |
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Special thanks to Dean Ruther for doing an outstanding job as Master of Ceremony, Todd Johnston for teaching the Nighthawks softball team to be ball-girls, Keith Belling for his rendition of the National Anthem, Matthew England for providing Twitter coverage, the spectators who came out to watch the match, and especially Kyle Schewe for his outstanding photography! Many people contributed their time and talents to TowerTennis this year...their efforts make this summer long tournament an event worth remembering---I couldn't do it without you. Thank you very much! Steve England-Tournament Director
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