Queens Native Takes Home Doubles Trophy at 12th Annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial
The 12th Annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament was held from June 7-10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Jana Hunsaker was the director of the wheelchair tennis program at the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park center until her death in 2000. She ran weekly clinics, as well as the annual tournament, which have both since been taken over by Aki Takayama, the current director of the event.
Players from three continents were represented in both the Singles and Doubles Main Draw. In addition to the Open draw, there are four Divisions, A through D, each with its own draw as well as a round-robin Quad Draw in each discipline.
The Men’s Doubles Open final round was played between John E. Becker, a Queens, N.Y. native currently residing in Boca Raton, Fla. & Stephen Welch of Arlington, Texas against the Brazilian team of Rafael Medeiros & Daniel A. Rodriques, with the American duo of Becker & Welch coming out on top, 6-2, 6-2.
12th Annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial Wheelchair Tennis Tournament Results
Singles
â–ºOpen Division: Stephen Welch defeated Rafael Medeiros 6-2, 6-2
â–ºDivision A: Todd Cox defeated Paul J. Sullivan 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
â–ºDivision B: Atif Moon defeated Ricardo Corral 6-3, 6-3
â–ºDivision C: Wayne Bennett defeated Troy Eap 6-2, 6-1
â–ºDivision D: Rodolfo Guevara defeated Andre Lambert 8-6
Doubles
â–ºOpen Division: Stephen Welch & John Becker defeated Rafael Medeiros & Daniel A. Rodriques 6-2, 6-2
â–ºDivision A: Kevin Green & Todd Cox defeated Chris Herman & Richard Lane 6-3, 6-3
â–ºDivision B: Atif Moon & Jerry Russel defeated Jose Gomez & David J. Kelly 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
â–ºDivision C: Troy Eap & Michael J. Sullivan defeated Wayne Bennett & Alan Salceda 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
â–ºDivision D: Rodolfo Guevara & Estephen Santiago defeated Andre Lambert & John Robert 8-4
