EKTT Meet 2/1-11-2018/ West Liberty, KY
29 Players Attend; Dr. J Returns; Kyle Howard wins Junior Championship
Highest Attendance since 1998’s November to Remember!
What a night of table tennis! Not since EKTT’s November to Remember event of 1998, attendance 37, has EKTT had a bigger turnout. At Meet 2 of 2018, 29 players gathered to compete and enjoy the Olympic sport of table tennis. We are on an amazing roll right now!
The story of the night that will have implications on the league into the future was the return of Hall of Famer, 22-time Eastern Kentucky Singles Champion, 84-time Eastern Kentucky Doubles Champion, 1995 Eastern Kentucky Classic Winner, 23-time Inter-County Champion, 3-time Regional Champion, #2 in the Eastern Kentucky 100 All-Time Player Rankings, and former King of the Table Tournament winner “Dr. J” Johnny Johnson. His surprise appearance comes after months of speculation, and his arrival was nothing short of phenomenal! “It’s just great to be back. It brings back so many great memories. I’ll never forget it. I’m ready to play table tennis!”
Johnny last played in EKTT during 2013. A lot of dream matches to be had with his return are possible: “The Legend” Byron Risner (arguably the best, or at least one of the top 2 or 3 rivalries in EKTT history; “The Punisher” Junior Gullett, another Hall of Famer, and former partner of Dr. J; Donnie Pack, a famous West Liberty area player, that played against Dr. J when they were in high school. Langley Franklin, a future Hall of Famer, that has another long-lasting rivalry with the Doc. Welcome back Dr. J, one of the players who built the house known as EKTT.
We have started the year off with a new format, that harkens back to the first 16 years of the league, a system implemented by former EKTT Board Chair and President O.J. Crase. Players are matched up by rankings, according to ability, and if he/she beats a higher ranked player, he/she takes that players place in the rankings! One USATT league and EKTT sanctioned match will occur in a best of 7 format (unless otherwise stipulated for the event). Each doubles team will also play one official match in a best of 7 format as well. Then, the leaving is left open for players to play “unofficial” matches, practice, or receive coaching. The Junior Division will now be on a format which will feature a singles double elimination tournament, and a doubles double elimination tournament on rotating weekly basis. We have
There were 19 doubles and singles matches played at EKTT Meet 2. Special thanks to League Manager Gabe Bailey for his help. Gabe has earned this position, and we are glad to have him back in EKTT!
Keep in mind that some divisions cross-over with open divisions, such as the Senior and Junior Divisions. The Eastern Kentucky Championship, Inter-County Title, and Regional Titles are all “open,” meaning that any player is eligible for them, from any division if they choose to play for them (except for the Regional Title, which is for players rated under 1200 USATT League).
Here are the results from EKTT Meet 2, 2018:
Kyle Howard defeated Eastern Kentucky Junior Singles Champion Mack Parsons to win his first Junior Championship. Mack played well, and has the right to call for a rematch with Kyle within 6 weeks, or when the two are available at the same meet.
Two outstanding young athletes that represent our organization in the best possible way. Congratulations to Kyle on the big win! Mack is now rated #1 in the Junior contender rankings (the champion is listed above the contenders for any title).
Eastern Kentucky Singles Champion “The Legend” Byron Risner defeated Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby in a non-title match. “Josh played great in the first two games, and landed some strong loops. He’s an attacking offensive player.” Josh said he felt like he needs “to work on his backhand.” Table tennis is like all other sports: it’s a work in progress. Risner’s winning streak has now built to 26 straight. You can bet many players would love to end not only streak, but to also take the top title in the land.
Larry Salyer and Langley Franklin won over Gabe Bailey and Josh Frisby in doubles battle that went to the sixth game. Langley and Larry took the last two games of the series.
In Junior doubles play, John Ward and Kyle Howard defeated Mason Ward and Mack Parsons. Look for both these teams to be top seeds in the upcoming Junior Doubles Championship tournament. Gonna be a fun tournament to watch!
In a match involving two top 10 contenders for the Regional Championship, #5 rated Regional contender Kyle Howard defeated #7 Regional contender Gabe Bailey.
In Junior doubles play, Nick Caldwell and Brady Turner lost to Nathan Perkins and Dalton Adkins.
In a barnburner doubles match, Dickie Williams and Donnie Pack lost to Steve Murphy and Rosendo Romero, “The Madison County Connection,” in the seventh game of a back-and-forth series. Way to play guys!
The doubles team of the year for 2017, Manford Wright and Dewey Moore took on one of the “Dream Team,” Byron Risner and Johnny Johnson, 9-time former Eastern Kentucky Doubles Champions. Risner and Johnson took the series after a staunch effort by Wright and Moore; the top contenders for the Senior Doubles Championship.
Isaiah “The Destroyer” and Matthew Turner won over Nick Caldwell and Mason Ward in doubles action.
The #2 Junior contender Mason Ward edged the #3 Junior Contender Dalton Adkins in a match with Junior Championship implications. Both players will remain at their respective rankings after the match.
Dickie Williams, #4 Senior division contender, and the #1 Regional contender, won over Dewey Moore, # 8 Regional contender, and the #6 Senior contender. Dickie has won two-straight matches, including a non-title match over Regional Champion Manford Moore. Dickie plays a tough-as-nails style with strong spinny serves, and smashes.
In a Senior contender match, #7 Keith Adkins won his second straight match of 2018 as he defeated #10 Steve Murphy. The average win margin was 3 points, showing what a grueling series the two played.
Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby continues a dominant reign as he defeated Isaiah “The Destroyer”, whom place fourth in the Eastern Kentucky Classic, by scores of 7 to 11 (lost), 11 to 6, 11 to 9, and a crazy deuce game win by Frisby 12-10. Isaiah went for a diving play to force a fifth and final game, but it wasn’t to be. Isaiah is still the #1 ranked Inter-County contender.
The #5 Junior contender Nathan Perkins won over Matthew Turner, who made an impressive debut taking one game in the series, and averaging over 7 points in each of the other games. Welcome to EKTT Matthew!
In a Senior division match, #1 contender and former EKTT Senior Singles Champion Langley Franklin defeated #6 Senior contender Donnie Pack. Langley is also the #5 ranked player in all of Eastern Kentucky. A rematch for the Senior Championship with Mitchell O’Neal is a highly anticipated match!
In the match of the night, Regional Champion Manford Wright took on Larry Salyer, and the result was an instant classic! Larry won the first match 11-7, Manford rebounded by winning the second match 16 to 14! The third match again went to deuce with Larry taking it 12-10. In the fourth and final game, Larry took the match by a score of 14-12! Could these two players have given any more effort? They left it all on the table. Larry is the #2 Senior contender, the #3 regional contender, and he’s also the #6 ranked player in all of Eastern Kentucky. This was a non-title match.
“Dr. J” Johnny Johnson made his singles return to EKTT, his first match since 2013, and won over Rosendo Romero, who played a an all-round game mixing up smashes and working the table. “Dr. J” at this time will be competing in the Senior Division. He enters the division ranked at #5.
In the Junior division match of the night, # 7 Nick Caldwell lost to #9 Brady Turner. The match went to the fifth and final game. Brady had to win three straight to take this instant classic, as Nick had taken the first two games. Three of the five games went to deuce! Both these competitive young players gave it all they had!
The #8 Junior contender John Ward defeated #5 Nathan Perkins in an instant classic match that went to the fifth and final game, that John won 11 to 9. John moves up to #5 in the rankings, and Nathan’s rating will be adjusted, but will be no lower than #8 in a stacked Junior division.
EKTT News 1/8/2018
Special Event set for 25th of January
EKTT will present the first-ever Survivor Scramble on January 25, 2018. The format is a multi-elimination match, where a player can lose up to 8 times! Here are the rules: 1) players draw a number from the lotto tumbler 2) each game is only to four during the scramble phase 3) a player is eliminated from the Survivor Scramble when they lose on the 8th and final table 4) the last eight players play in reverse order from the table he or she is the last player on (table 8 player will play table 7 player, the winner will play the table 6 winner, and so on) 5) Each game is only to 2 points during the survivor phase (the last 8 winners that are left)! 6) These games do not count on a player’s official record, but a Survivor Scramble championship trophy will be awarded to the winner, and a nice trophy will go the other finalist. The Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis Championship will a be defended at the big event; the contender will be announced at the January 18 meet. The winner of the event will also get to play for any EKTT title that he/she chooses as a result of winning the Survivor Scramble!
EKTT Meet 1: January 4, 2018 /West Liberty, KY/ Morgan County Community Center
EKTT Meet 1 of 2018 Results
The first meet of 2018 featured a new format, which will benefit players wanting to diversify in their play of the Olympic sport known as table tennis.
Our new format will provide a match-up format, which means that players will be paired against other players of similar ability, and the winners will advance toward the goal of playing for an EKTT Championship in the future. Players will also be able to train/practice, play recreationally, participate in doubles, and receive coaching. Players may challenge other players to matches, but it will not count in an official capacity.
So how does a player get a chance to play for a title? The EKTT President (head of the championship committee) and the other two members of the championship committee will come to an agreement as to whom is the top contender for the various titles.
EKTT President Byron Risner had this to say about title matches: “A player has to work his/her way up through the ranks. EKTT will publish monthly rankings of our top players. The current champion in their respective title division is listed at the top, and then the contenders are listed. A player moves through the ranks by playing progressively tougher opponents. The rankings are influenced by a player’s win-loss record, the difficulty of the opponents he/she has beaten, and how convincing his/her victories were, plus of course—their USATT League Rating. Attendance is also a primary factor. It’s hard to get victories and move up the ladder if you aren’t playing.”
The current EKTT titles are: Eastern Kentucky Singles Championship; Inter-County Championship; Regional Championship; Senior Championship (50 +), and Senior Doubles.
In a premier league match, Eastern Kentucky Champion “The Legend” Byron Risner won against Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby in a non-title event, winning the match by scores of: 11-4, 11-7, and 11-5. Risner is now on a 25 match winning streak, and continues his league dominance where he left off 2017 by winning the Eastern Kentucky Classic.
Dickie Williams played Manford Wright, the current Regional Champion, in a non-title match at Meet 1. Dickie put in a strong performance as he won 11-6, 11-6, and 11-4. This big win against the Regional Champion will put Dickie in contention for that title, as well as the Senior Championship, currently held by Mitchell O’Neal.
Isaiah “The Destroyer” Prater has returned to EKTT, and he is ready to win some championships! Isaiah is an 11-time former Inter-County Champion, and a former 13-time Regional Champion. Isaiah won the series, losing the first game 11-9, but winning the last three 11-3, 11-4 and 11-2. In Isaiah’s return, he finished fourth in the Eastern Kentucky Classic. Dalton continues to impress and improve, recently finishing as a finalist for the first Junior Championship tournament. He’s going to be a great one!
Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby and Hall of Famer “The Punisher” Junior Gullett had a battle in premier league play (non-title). Josh won game one 11-6, and Gullett reversed the score on game 2. Frisby took game three 11-9. The Punisher came back to finish strong as he won the last two games 11-2 and 11-8. What a match!
J.C. Stacy made his EKTT debut against all-time West Liberty great Keith Adkins. It was great to have J.C. at the event! Keith won the first two games 11-2, and 11-5. J.C. took the third game in deuce by winning 12-10. Keith won the match, and took the fourth and final game by a score of 11-7.
Charlotte Stacy and Monda Matthews made their EKTT debuts at Meet 1. Charlotte won the first game in deuce 12-10, and she also took game two by a score of 11-2. Monda rebounded and won game three by a score of 11-7. Charlotte won the tough fourth, and final game by a score of 11-8. Congrats to Charlotte on the win, and Monda for putting in a great effort.
What an exciting way to start off 2018! We will be back with Meet 2 on January 11, at the Morgan County Community Center with a 6 pm start time. See you at the tables!
EKTT Meet 17, 2017: Eastern Kentucky Classic 26
Legendary Performance: Risner wins 16th Eastern Kentucky Classic title
The 26th annual Eastern Kentucky Classic was held at the Morgan County Community Center, in West Liberty, Kentucky.
The event featured 19 of the top players in Eastern Kentucky, and abroad, including California, vying for the prestigious tournament singles and doubles championship.
Eastern Kentucky Classic singles open round 1 results: Dickie Williams def. Mason Ward; Larry Salyer def. Daniel Arnett; Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby def. Dalton Adkins; Langley Franklin def. Gabe Bailey; Nathan Perkins def. John Ward; Kyle Howard def. Junior Champion Mack Parsons in a battle of the two top juniors in EKTT.
Donnie Pack def. Nick Caldwell; Thomas Patrick, one of our top juniors, gave Isaiah Prater, an 11-time former Inter-County Champion a scary match as it went to the third and final game, where Isaiah won 14-12; Eastern Kentucky Champion Byron Risner def. Dickie Williams; “The Punisher” Junior Gullett def. Nathan Perkins; “The One” Josh May def. Donnie Pack.
Singles Quarter-Finals: Byron Risner def. Larry Salyer; Josh Frisby def. Langley Franklin; Junior Gullett def. Kyle Howard; Josh May def. Isaiah Prater in a brutal match that saw May win game one 17-15, lose game two 11 to 9, and recovering to take game three by a score of 11 to 8. What a match!
Singles Semi-Finals: Byron Risner def. Josh Frisby; Josh May def. Junior Gullett in a battle that went to the last game.
Eastern Kentucky Classic Final: Eastern Kentucky Singles Champion Byron Risner def. Josh May 11-7 and 11-8 to claim his 16th EKC Championship. The second game was a back-and-fourth contest, until Risner went on a four to one run to win 11-8. Outstanding effort by both finalists in this prestigious finale.
Byron Risner finished with a perfect record, going 8-0 in games played, and 4-0 in matches played. Risner has held the Eastern Kentucky Singles Championship since Oct. 21, of 2016, and he is currently on a 24 match winning streak. Just an amazing streak by our most decorated player of all-time, and Hall of Famer.
Consolation Bracket Results: Mason Ward def. Nathan Perkins; Thomas Patrick def. Donnie Pack; Dickie Williams def. John Ward; Dalton Adkins def. Nick Caldwell.
Mason Ward def. Mack Parsons; Dickie Wiliams def. Daniel Arnett; Gabe Bailey def. Dalton Adkins.
Larry Salyer def. Mason Ward; Langley Franklin def. Thomas Patrick; Kyle Howard def. Dickie Williams in the “match of the night.” Kyle won 11 to 9, Dickie won game two 13 to 11, and Kyle rebounded to win the last game 16 to 14. Congratulations to both these players for an unreal match! Isaiah Prater def. Gabe Bailey.
Larry Salyer def. Langley Franklin in another classic between the two, winning two games to one with each game decided by two! Isaiah Prater def. Kyle Howard.
In the Consolation Semi-finals, Junior Gullett def. Larry Salyer; and Isaiah Prater def. Josh Frisby in a grueling contest.
Consolation Final/ Determines 3rd and 4th place: Junior Gullett def. Isaiah Prater to claim third place, and both players become members of the 26th EKC Final Four. Congrats!
Doubles Tournament:
Round 1: Byron Risner and Daniel Arnett def. Larry Salyer and Dalton Adkins; Gabe Bailey and Josh Frisby def. Nick Caldwell and Thomas Patrick; Junior Gullett and Josh May def. Dalton Adkins and Dickie Williams; Langley Franklin and Isiah Prater def. Nathan Perkins and Mack Parsons.
Semi-finals: Byron Risner and Daniel Arnett def. Gabe Bailey and Josh Frisby; Junior Gullett and Josh May def. Langley Franklin and Isiah Prater.
Consolation for 3rd Place: Langley Franklin and Isaiah Prater def. Gabe Bailey and Josh Frisby.
Eastern Kentucky Classic Doubles Final: Junior Gullett and Josh May def. Byron Risner and Daniel Arnett.
Eastern Kentucky Classic top 6 finishers: 1) Byron Risner; 2) Josh May; 3) Junior Gullett; 4) Isaiah Prater; 5) Larry Salyer 6) Josh Frisby
EKC Doubles Top three finishers: 1) Junior Gullett and Josh May 2) Byron Risner and Daniel Arnett 3) Isaiah Prater and Langley Franklin
Match of the Night: Dickie Williams vs. Kyle Howard
Best Junior Performance: Kyle Howard
Best Senior Performance: Larry Salyer (5th place)
It was a special night for sure. Daniel Arnett, an EKTT Board member, traveled all the way from California to attend! A special thanks to him for this incredible effort.
We look forward to what we hope is our biggest year ever in 2018! With such talent, and interest, we are going where no table tennis league has gone before! Happy New Year!
EKTT Special Report:
10 Things to Know about the Eastern Kentucky Classic
EKTT Meet 15 (12/21/2017)
Mack Parsons wins Junior Championship; Mitchell O’Neal wins Senior Championship; Franklin & O’Neal win Senior Doubles Title
A special thanks again to our Diamond (premier sponsor) the West Liberty Tourism Committee. Players from seven different counties have visited in the last 4 months. The best table tennis venue in Kentucky is attracting visitors, players, and others to our area!
Mack Parsons of Salyersville, Kentucky, defeated Morgan County native Dalton Adkins to win the first-ever Eastern Kentucky Junior Singles table tennis championship.
What a match it was! Mack won the first game 15 to 13; then Dalton earned a 12 to 10 victory, and in the final game, Mack took the championship by a score of 13 to 11!
Every single game went to deuce (a player must win by two to win), and both players left it all on the table. Both players were winners in terms of effort.
The Junior Championship will be defended every 4 to 5 weeks (or meets). The player with the best won-loss record, and at least 50 % attendance will get the next title match.
Mitchell O’Neal won over Eastern Kentucky Senior Singles Champion Langley Franklin to claim his first major EKTT Championship. Both players have had strong runs in the division. Langley has held the title since September.
The Senior Division has been our strongest division. Consistent attendance, and many players are in the 1000 USATT League Rating mark.
Here are the results for the Junior Championship Tournament:
Round 1: Dalton Adkins def. Payton Howard; Nathan Perkins def. Mason Ward; Nick Caldwell def. Brady Turner; Mack Parson def. John Ward (two games went to deuce).
Winner’s Bracket Semi-Finals: Dalton Adkins def. Nathan Perkins; Mack Parsons def. Thomas Patrick.
Winner’s Bracket & Championship Final: Mack Parsons def. Dalton Adkins.
Junior Championship Consolation Bracket: Brady Turner def. Payton Howard; Nick Caldwell def. John Ward; Brady Turner def. Mason Ward.
Jr. Consolation Bracket Semi-Finals: Thomas Patrick def. Mason Ward; Nathan Perkins def. Nick Caldwell. Thomas Patrick def. Nathan Perkins to take third place.
Meet 15 Senior League Tournament Play:
Round 1: Dewey Moore def. Dicky Williams; Manford Wright def. Kenny Brown; Mitchell O’Neal def. Keith Adkins.
Congratulations to Dicky Williams, and Kenny Brown on making their EKTT debuts! It is great to have them with the league!
Sr. Semi-Finals: Langley Franklin def. Dewey Moore in a tough match; Mitchell O’Neal def. Manford Wright–these two players always have nail-biter matches.
Senior Final: Langley Franklin def. Mitchell O’Neal to win the Meet 15 Senior Div. Tournament. Mitchell’s Eastern Kentucky Senior Championship was not at stake in the tournaments–the championship is played separately.
Senior Consolation Bracket:
Keith Adkins def. Kenny Brown in a solid match; Manford Wright def. Dicky Williams; Manford Wright def. Keith Adkins to win third place.
Eastern Kentucky Singles Champion Byron Risner took on Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby in a non-title match. Risner won the match, and moved his undefeated match streak to 20. The longest league winning streak in five years!
Doubles results:
Langley Franklin and Mitchell O’Neal def. Dewey Moore and Manford Wright in a close contest to win the Senior Doubles Championship. Each game was decided by three points or less.
Dalton Adkins & Keith Adkins lost to Dicky Williams and Kenny Brown. Both teams battled hard to the last point, as the series went to the fifth and final game.
Nathan Perkins and John Ward defeated Payton Howard and Brady Turner in junior doubles action.
Nick Caldwell and Thomas Patrick defeated Mason Ward and Mack Parsons in match that went four games, and all were competitive.
The first Eastern Kentucky Junior Doubles Championship will be decided during the first meet of 2018! Going to be a really exciting event to see which of these young teams takes home the gold!
The Eastern Kentucky Classic 26 is upon us! The oldest tradition in table tennis will be on December 28, 2017, at the Morgan County Community Center. Warm-ups and sign in will be from 5 pm to 6 pm. Everyone must be registered by 6 pm! Singles and doubles will be held. For more information, email us at thebyronj@gmail.com
EKTT Meet 14 (12/14/2017)
Risner, Franklin, and Salyers Win Round Robin Groups; Eastern Kentucky Classic only 12 days away!
EKTT Meet 14 featured three round robin groups.
Premier league results: Byron Risner 1st with 2-0 record; Junior Gullett 2nd with a 1-1 record, and Josh Frisby placed 3rd.
EKTT Champion “The Legend” Byron Risner is now on a 19 match winning streak.
Group A was won by Langley Franklin with a 2-0 record; Dewey Moore 1-1 finished 2nd, and Keith Adkins took third.
Keith Adkins and Dewey Moore had a classic match, and won match of the night honors. What a battle!
Group B results: Larry Salyer won 1st going 3-0; Manford Wright took 2nd going 2-1; Gabe Bailey took 3rd going 1-1, and Dalton Adkins took fourth.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Junior Gullett and Gabe Bailey won a tough battle against Manford Wright and Dewey Moore in doubles action.
Larry Salyer and Langley Franklin won against Dalton Adkins and Keith Adkins in doubles.
Special thanks to Dicky Williams for coming to Meet 14, and making his EKTT debut! He arrived with Donnie Pack, and we were thrilled to have them. Both these players are helping to build the best Senior division in Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis!
The 26th Annual Eastern Kentucky Classic is only 12 days away as this is being written.
This is a chance for players to make history, and become famous in one night! Four singles champions, and many former greats will be there, it is going to be a meet for the ages to celebrate our 30th year of play!
Bring your paddle, and A + game, as that’s all you will need! It is table tennis competition at its best.
The EKC Open Singles Championship will present 1st through 6th place to the top finishers. Why so many trophies? Because this tournament is a BIG deal. Any top finish means a great deal with this level of competition and legacy.
We have some beautiful medals to the top three finishers in the doubles tournament.
All matches will be double elimination, meaning that you must lose twice to be out. Match set will depend on total entrants.
The first ever Match of the Night Award will be given to the players that have the best singles match of the night (highest score of games, and series length).
For more information email us at our new official email easternkytabletennis@gmail.com
Please let us know if you can make the EKC Classic, which will be held on Thursday, Dec. 28, at the old Morgan County Community Center. Registration 5:00 pm to 6 pm. Fee to play is $5, which covers doubles and singles.
EKTT Meet 13 (12/7/2017)
Big News! “Dr. J” Johnny Johnson, EKTT Hall of Famer Makes Surprise Appearance: Will he play again?
“Dr. J” Johnny Johnson, one of the greatest players in EKTT history, a Hall of Famer, and the second most decorated player in Eastern Kentucky shocked everyone by making an appearance at Meet 13.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever play again,” said Dr. J. “I’m here tonight as a VIP guest…watcher.”
EKTT President Byron Risner weighed in, “Johnny is one of the best ever. If he were to return, it would be a real game changer for our league. He is a 22-time Eastern Kentucky Singles Champion, and he has held the title for the second most days ever at 534. He’d be on our Mount Rushmore of players, without a doubt.”
Only time will tell if he will return. Will he only play in the Senior division? Will he only compete in doubles? Will he make another run at the big prize?
Dr. J is still ranked third according to our USATT League Ratings for players in Eastern Kentucky (although, he is inactive, so the rating does not apply officially until or if he were to return to active competition).
Come back Dr. J, we need you!
EKTT Meet 13 (12/7/2017)
EKTT Champion Risner goes to 17-0; Manford Wright wins 1st Regional Title
West Liberty, Ky, Morgan County Community Center
Championship Night 2 featured the crowning of two new EKTT Champions.
EKTT Champion “The Legend” Byron Risner successfully defended the Eastern KY table tennis championship for the second time against Inter-County Champion Josh Frisby.
Risner will be seeded number one in the Eastern Kentucky Classic Tournament coming up on December 28, and Frisby will be the number two seed, as a result of their championships.
Josh Frisby and Byron Risner won their first Eastern Kentucky Doubles Championship by defeating Manford Wright and Dewey Moore, a red hot team, in a match for the vacant doubles title.
Risner and Frisby won both games by a score of 21-19, as we are doing old school doubles rules now for league play. This is going to be an exciting doubles rivalry.
Manford Wright battled Dewey Moore for the vacant EKTT Regional Championship. Manford Wright won his first major singles title with the victory, congrats to Manford, whom is also a top contender for the EKTT Senior Divison Championship (as is Moore).
You can bet Manford and Dewey will be in the thick of the competition at the Eastern Kentucky Classic. Either of these players is capable of making the Final Four!
Quick Results for the Round Robin tournament, featuring the top three finishers:
1st Place: Josh Frisby 2-0
2nd Place: Manford Wright 1-1
3rd Place: Dewey Moore 0-2
Eastern Kentucky Table Tennis 