2017 Aspen City Tennis Championships

Austin Colbert

Aspen Golf and Tennis Club hosted the 2017 Aspen City Tennis Championships from Aug. 18-20. There were 54 players in four different categories including men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Players came from all over Colorado as well as Houston, Los Angeles, Florida and Arizona. Co-tournament director Gayle Godwin was pleased with the men’s open draws as well as the senior events.

Final Results

Men’s Open Singles: Nicolas DeQuesada (Odessa, Fla.) def. Dillon Leasure (Carbondale), 6-2, 6-2

Women’s Open Singles: Lisa Anderson (Carbondale) def. Zoe Crimmell (Aspen), 2-6, 6-1, 6-1

Men’s Open Doubles: Chad Yates (Aspen)/Peter Couch (Denver) def. Dillon Leasure (Carbondale)/Nicolas deQuesada (Odessa, Fla.) by walkover-illness

Women’s Open Doubles: Petra & Zoe Crimmell (Aspen) def. Jami Ferraro/Mary Ellen Moore (Snowmass Village), 6-0, 7-5

Mixed Open Doubles: Chad Yates (Aspen)/Brittany Biebl (Carbondale) def. Petra Crimmell (Aspen)/Robert Schwab (Los Angeles), 6-0, 6-2

Men’s 45 Singles: Generao Suarez (New Castle) def. David Reid (Houston), 6-1, 6-4

Men’s 45 Doubles: Richard Best (Denver)/Peter Walters (Boulder) def. Sam Moore (Telluride)/Ken Sawyer (Carbondale), 6-2, 6-4

Women’s 35 Singles: Lisa Anderson (Carbondale) def. Kim Roberts (Denver), 6-4, 7-6

Women’s 35 Doubles: Kelley Reid/Diana Brock (Houston) def. Jami ferraro/Mary Ellen Moore (Snowmass Village), 6-3, 6-2

Men’s 55 Singles: Steve Schultz (Fort Collins) def. Sam Moore (Telluride), 6-0, 6-1

Mixed 45 Doubles: Sam Moore (Telluride)/Kim Roberts (Denver) def. Ken Sawyer/Mellisa McPherson (Carbondale), 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

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