Published: August 02, 2008 10:47 pm         

Locals sweep tennis titles

Saturday was a red-letter day in Enid junior tennis.

Local players captured all eight championships at the Chick-fil-A Enid Junior Open at Oakwood Country Club and Ninth Street Courts.

Eliza Fike won both the Girls 10-Under and 12-Under championships.

Other winners were Gabrielle Dick, Girls 14s; Mackenzie Zaloudek, Girls 16s; Jack Snodgrass Boys 12s; Owen Fike, Boys 14s; Devin Glasgow, Boys 16s; and Daniel Martinez, Boys 18s.

“I don’t think we have done that since I’ve been here,’’ said Oakwood Country Club pro Jim Shaughnessy. “It helped to have a (Missouri Valley Tennis Association) futures tournament in Norman this weekend, but I’m still proud of all the kids.’’

Shaughnessy hopes the successful weekend will lead to bigger things, beginning with next weekend’s Missouri Valley Sectional Tournament.

“This is what we have been practicing for all year,’’ Shaugnessy said.

Martinez moved up three age groups in winning the 18s. The 12-year-old beat No. 1 seed Christian Pearson, of Oklahoma City, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the semifinals and Kole Melton, of Oklahoma City, 7-5, 6-3 in the finals.

“It’s kind of tough to win the 18s, when you’re 12,’’ Shaugnessy said.

Martinez, who had battled illness at the beginning of the summer, has been playing up, at least one age group, all summer. Shaugnessy wants him to be in a position to qualify for nationals in his first official year of 14s.

“He’s a national caliber player,’’ Shaughnessy said. “He can beat anybody short of the top 75 in the 12s.’’

Eliza Fike beat Savannah Blasi, 6-2, 6-1 in the Girls 10s finals and was 2-0 in the round-robin 12s.

“She’s a lot like her brother (Owen) and sister (All-Stater Emily),’’ Shaughnessy said. “She’s a hard worker.’’

Dick, who was unseeded after moving up an age group, beat Lauryn Sullins, of Perry, 6-2, 6-1 in the 14s finals.

“We call her the coyote because she’s always chasing the roadrunner (her sister Alexandra),’’ Shaughnessy said. “She’s getting a lot more wins.’’

Mackenzie Zaloudek, the No. 1 seed, beat unseeded Alexandra Dick, 6-1, 6-1 in the 16s finals.

Snodgrass, Owen Fike and Glasgow held up their No. 1 seeds in their age groups.

Snodgrass beat Zachary Gwin, 6-4, 7-5 in an all-Enid 12s finals. Fike beat Ponca City’s Alexander Yozzo, 4-1, retired in the 14s finals. Glasgow beat Griffin Hullender, of Edmond, 6-1, 6-3 in the 16s finals.



Chick-fil-A Enid Junior Open

Seeds in parentheis

All players from Enid unless noted

Girls 10-Under

Semifinals — Eliza Fike (1) def. Hailey Christian, Chesapeake, Va., 6-1, 6-0; Savannah Blasi (2) def. Gabriela Langston, Ponca City, 6-0, 6-2.

Finals — Fike def. Blasi, 6-2, 6-1.

Consolations — Quarterfinals — Erin Leap def. Sarah Harmon, 6-3, 6-2; Grace Dillingham def. Elizabeth Dillingham, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6; Sarah Reilly def. Elizabeth Price, 6-0, 6-0; Savannah Price def. Abby Gwin, 6-1, 6-0. Semifinals — Leap def. G. Dillingham, 6-3, 6-2; S. Price def. Reilly, 7-5, 6-0. Finals — Leap def. S. Price, 6-1, 6-1.



Girls 12-Under

Round Robin — Madison Price def. Maggie Ruding, 6-0, 6-0; Eliza Fike def. Ruding, 6-0, 6-0. Final records — Fike 2-0, Price 1-1, Ruding 0-2.



Boys 12-Under

First round — Michael Turley def. Charles Ritger, Edmond, 7-5, 6-0; Ryan Leap def. Tyler Harmon, 6-2, 6-2; Zachary Gwin def. Logan Orr, 6-3, 3-6, 10-7.

Semifinals — Snodgrass def. Turley, 6-0, 6-0; Gwin def. Orr,6-2, 6-0.

Finals — Snodgrass def. Gwin, 6-4, 7-5.

3rd Place — Leap def. Turley, 6-0, 6-0.

Consolation Semifinals — Orr def. Harmon, 6-3, 6-0. Finals — Orr def. Ritger, 6-0, 6-0.



Girls 14-Under

Finals — Gabrielle Dick def. Lauryn Sullins, Perry, 6-2, 6-1.

3rd Place — Macy Zaloudek def. Anna Ruding, 6-0, 6-0.

Consolation Semifinals — Madison Blevins def. Kelsey Jantz, Tulsa (1), 6-2, 6-3; Lyndsay Allen, Oklahoma City (2) def. Alexis Blasi, 6-3, 6-4. Finald — Blevins def. Allen, 6-3, 7-5.



Boys 14-Under

Finals — Owen Fike def. Alexander Yozzo, Ponca City, 4-1 retired.

3rd Place — Hayden Cook, Piedmont def. Cole Trotter, Ponca City, 6-0, 6-2.

Consolation final — Kyle Koppenhaver, Edmond def. Calvin Layman, Edmond, 6-0, 6-3.



Girls 16-Under

First round — Rachel Shryock def. Lila Ritger, Edmond; Taylor Haddad, Shawnee def. Whitney Wright, 6-2, 6-0; Alexandra Dick def. Bailey Brown (2), Edmond 6-1, 6-3

Semifinals — Mackenzie Zaloudek (1) def. Shryock, 6-0, 6-0; Dick def. Haddad, 6-2, 6-1

Finals — Zaloudek def. Dick, 6-1, 6-1.

3rd Place —Haddad def. Shyrock, 6-1, 6-1.

Consolation Semifinals — Brown def. Wright, 6-3, 6-3. Finals – Brown def. Ritger, 6-3, 6-1.



Boys 16-Under

Semifinals — Devin Glasgow (1) def. Xander Stover, Moore, 6-1, 6-1; Griffin Hullender, Edmond def. Luke Thomas, 6-4, 6-1.

Finals — Glasgow def. Hullender, 6-1, 6-3.

3rd Place — Thomas def. Stover, 6-3, 6-2.



Boys 18-Under

Semifinals — Daniel Martinez (1) def. Christian Pearson, Oklahoma City, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Kole Melton, Oklahoma City def. William Harrison, Owasso, 6-0, 6-0

Finals — Martinez def. Melton, 7-5, 6-3.

3rd Place — Pearson def. Harrison, 6-0, 6-0.



Boys 14-Under Doubles

Round Robin — Fike-Martinez def. Yozzo-Koppenhaver, 8-1; yozzo-koppenhaver def. scovil-trotter, 8-1; Martinez-Fike def. Trotter-Scovil, default.

Boys 12 Doubles

Round Robin — Leap-Snodgrass def. Gwin-Harmon, 8-3; Gwin-Harmon def. Orr-Turley, 8-2; Leap-Snodgrass def. Orr-Turley, 8-2.

Girls 14 Doubles

Round Robin — Allen-Blevins def. Blasi-Ruding, 8-1; G. Dick-Macy Zaloudek def. Blasi-Ruding, 8-4; Dick-Zaloudek def. Allen-Blevins, 8-3.

Girls 10 Doubles

Quarterfinals - Goulart-Reilly def. G. Dillingham-E. Dillingham, 8-4.

Semifinals — Fike-Savannah Blasi def. Harmon-Langston, 8-1; Goulart-Reilly def. Gwin-Paul, 8-4

Finals — Fike-Blasi def. Goulart-Reilly, 8-0.