2022 Gold Ball Winners

This list will be updated periodically. Last Update is 1/7/23. (If I have missed any tournaments in 2022, please let me know, and I will add them; otherwise this is the final update of this page).

Husband/Wife Grass:

  • Open: Paul/Kathy Settles
  • 100+: Paul/Kathy Settles
  • 120+: Brent Abel/Mai Ichikawa-Abel
  • 140+: Ann/Andrew Stanley

Women’s 30-90 Grass

  • 30 Singles: Tricia Mar
  • 30 Doubles: Darija Jurak/Danielle Friedman
  • 40 Singles: Mariko Fritz-Krockow
  • 40 Doubles: Jenny Keller/Dina McBride
  • 50 Singles: Kathy Settles
  • 50 Doubles: Keller/Settles
  • 60 Singles: Fran Chandler
  • 60 Doubles: Anne Frautschi/Vicki Buholz
  • 70 Singles: Tina Karwasky
  • 70 Doubles: Karwasky/Jan Kirkland
  • 80 Singles: Charleen Hillebrand
  • 80 Doubles: 3-way tie but I think Claudia Giacomini/Jean Ainger took gold with a 3/2 sets W/L

30 M/W/Xd Clay

  • WS: Marina Correa
  • MS: Junior Ore
  • WD: Sofia Novak/Berkeley Brock Ugarte
  • MD: Andrew Lake/Ore
  • MXD: Jose Bertoni Colchado.Novak

Hard Courts: 40 MS/D; WS/D; 40 Mxd; F/S; GF/GS

  • M40S: Henry Choi
  • W40S: Mariko Fritz-Krockow
  • M40D: Nik Yip/Trent Miller
  • W40D: Fritz-Krockow/Angela Hendy
  • 40Mxd: Miller/Hiromi Sasano
  • Father/Son: Peter/Tanner Smith
  • GF/GS: JimmyHeys Parker

Father/Son Clay (Sr, 70+, 80+)

  • 60+: Scott/Jeffrey Rodgers
  • 70+: Jim/Clint Bowles
  • 80+: Michael/Andrew Stewart

Men’s 35 Clay

  • Singles: Christian Guevara
  • Doubles: Guevara/Ryan Sablan

Husband/Wife Hard

  • Open: William/Stephanie Wallace
  • 100: Desmond/Dina McBride
  • 120: Brent Abel/Mai Ichikawa-Abel
  • 130: Lajla/Scott Feuchter
  • 140: Kent Autry/Penelope Dam
  • 150: Kathleen Fors/Ken Sawer

Women’s 35-85 Hard

  • 35 Singles: Stephanie Wallace
  • 35 Doubles: Wallace/Alina Mihailescu
  • 45 Singles: Julie Thu
  • 45 Doubles: Thu/Angela Henry
  • 55 Singles: Andrea Rice
  • 55 Doubles: Rice/Alissa Finerman
  • 65 Singles: Susan Wright
  • 65 Doubles: Bunnie Jackson/Wright (doubles slam for Wright)
  • 75 Singles: Brenda Carter
  • 75 Doubles: Carter/Liane Bryson
  • 85 Singles: Dori DeVries
  • 85 Doubles: DeVries/Roz King

Men’s 50/55 Hard

  • 50 Singles: Dana Gill
  • 50 Doubles: Dana Gill/Sean Straley
  • 55 Singles: Oren Motevassel
  • 55 Doubles: Motevassel/Joe Perdue (doubles slam)

Men’s 60/65 Clay

  • 60 Singles: John Saviano
  • 65 Singles: Mark Vines
  • 60 Doubles: Mike Fedderly/Michael Tammen
  • 65 Doubles: Michael Starke/Stuart Chase

Men’s 75/80 Clay

  • 75 Singles: Michael Beautyman
  • 75 Doubles: Jimmy Parker/Dean Corley
  • 80 Singles: Fred Drilling
  • 85 Doubles: Drilling/Clive Kileff

Men’s 70/85/90 Clay

  • 70 Singles: Dave Sivertson
  • 70 Doubles:Paul Wulf/Lenny Wofford
  • 85 Singles: Jerald Hayes
  • 85 Doubles: Hayes/Jack Sanders
  • 90 Singles: Billy Kingery
  • 90 Doubles: No draw

Men’s 50 Clay

  • Singles: Olivier Lorin
  • Doubles: Andy Lake/Kline Sack

Men’s 50/55 Grass

  • 55 Singles: Gordon Quinton
  • 55 Doubles: Gordon Quinton/Mark Vines
  • 50 Singles: Dana Gill
  • 50 Doubles: Art Hernandez/Neel Grover

30 Hard Courts

  • Men Singles: Jonathan Chang
  • Women Singles: Maika Adair
  • Men Doubles: Thiago Santos/Anthony Perkins
  • Women Doubles: Fiona Rey/Julia Wulff
  • Mixed: Nik Yip/Anita Miner

Mother/Daughter; Mother/Son; Father/Daughter Clay

  • M/D Open: Erin Boynton/Hannah Atkinson
  • M/D 60+: Erin Manten/Sheri Adler
  • M/D 70+: Toni Novack/Lynn Vosloo
  • M/S Open: Sondra Carpio/Leonardo Torrellas
  • M/S 60+: Kyle/Anni Collette
  • M/S 70+: Kyle/Anni Collette
  • F/D Open: Shene/Gerritt Disbergen
  • F/D 60+: Tres/Cate Cushing
  • F/D 70+: Mami/Tokuho Inoue
  • F/D 80+: Ben Shelfer/Spencer Shelter Moorman

40-70 Clay Mixed

  • 40: Deanna Vroman/Matt Hane
  • 50: Charlotte Hartsock/Scott Nichols
  • 60: Susan Love/Jonathan Sawyer
  • 70: Danny Carlson/Marilyn Jan Kirkland

Men’s 65 Grass

  • Singles: Mark Vines
  • Doubles: Jonathan Bates/Harlan Stone

Men’s 70 Grass

  • Singles: Dave Sivertson
  • Tom Smith/Danny Carlson

Men’s 85/90 Grass

  • 85 Singles: Lloyd Goldwater
  • 85 Doubles: Gordon Nichol/Jerald Hayes
  • 90 Singles: George McCabe
  • 90 Doubles: McCabe/Saul Snyder

Men’s 30/35 Grass

  • 30 Singles: Robert Chess
  • 30 Doubles: Philip Myers/Matthew Taylor
  • 35 Singles: Rainy Carvalho
  • 35 Doubles: Ben Zink/Sean Kelleher

Men’s 60 Grass

  • Singles: Mike Tammen
  • Doubles: Tammen/Mike Fedderly

Father/Daughter & Mother/Daughter Grass

  • M/D Open: Isabela & Sofia Iantosca
  • M/D 60+ and MD 70+: Lauren Gebbia/Louise Cash
  • F/D Open: Danielle/Douglas Schoenly
  • F/D 60+: Addison/Lars Ahlstrom
  • F/D 70+: David/Karlyn Martin
  • F/D 80+: Edwin/Allison Taff

Women’s 35-85 Grass

  • 35 Singles: Sorana George
  • 35 Doubles: Darcy Rabenda/Hy Yorke
  • 45 Singles: Isabela Iantosca
  • 45 Doubles: Carolina Torres/Iantosca
  • 55 Singles: Anna Zimmermann
  • 55 Doubles: Kathleen Haigood/Ellen Markowitz
  • 65 Singles: Susan Wright
  • 65 Doubles: Wright/Bunnie Jackson
  • 75 Singles: Susan Kimball
  • 75 Doubles: Liane Bryson/Leslie Pixley
  • 85 Singles: Dori DeVries
  • 85 Doubles: DeVries/Carol Wood

Men’s 75/80 Grass

  • 75S: Brian Cheney
  • 75D: Dean Corley/Brian Cheney
  • 80S: Fred Drilling
  • 80D: Michael Stewart/Drilling

Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Hard Courts

  • F/D Open: Doughlas/Danielle Schoenly
  • F/D 60+: Brett/Tatum Buffington
  • F/D 70+: Robert Schefter/Annie Knudson
  • F/D 80+: Ronald/Julie Baird
  • M/S Open: Hiromi Susan/Jun Dilmaghanian
  • M/S 60+: Honey/Brennan Faith
  • M/S 70+: Nancy/Jacob Jensen

60/70 Men’s Hard Courts

  • 60S: Bill Moss
  • 60D: Mike Tammen/Mike Fedderly
  • 70S: Paul Wulf
  • 70D: Doug Ruffin/Danny Carlson

SR/SSr/80+ Father/Son & Mother/Daughter Hard

  • 60+ F/S: Brett/Jerry Morse-Karzen
  • 70+ F/S: Thomas/Jonathan Jaklitsch
  • 80+ F/S: Alan/Robert Kroll
  • M/D: Chloe/Dina McBride
  • 60+ M/D: Cassidy/Colleen Ferrell
  • 70+ M/D: Molly Breunig/Cathy Cope

Men’s 45 Hard

  • 45S: Naoki Arimoto
  • 45D: Ross Duncan/Simon Shen

Men’s 75-90 Hard

  • 75S: Brian Cheney
  • 75D: Frank Zebot/Michael Talmadge
  • 80S: Fred Drilling
  • 80D: Drilling/Michael Stewart
  • 85S: Lloyd Goldwater
  • 85D: Jerry Robinson/Art Wahl
  • 90S: Saul Snyder
  • 90D: Snyder/Robert Foran

Women’s 50-90 Hard Courts

  • 50S: Dina McBride
  • 50D: Debbie Nasim/Ros Nideffer
  • 60S: Ros Nideffer
  • 60D: Vicki Buholz/Gayle Prejean
  • 70S: Tina Karwasky
  • 70D: Karwasky/Jan Kirkland Cochran
  • 80S: Charleen Hillebrand
  • 80D: Suella Steel/Roz King

Husband/Wife Clay

  • Open: Stephanie/William Wallace
  • 100+: Kathy/Michael Archibald
  • 120+: Not posted, Perrys vs Clarks
  • 130+: Mary/Francis Kreysa
  • 140+: Julie/Arnie Resnick
  • 150+: Dean Corley/Randi Reznik

Men’s 35 Hard

  • 35 Singles: Jeremy Sonkin
  • 35 Doubles: Nicholas Brunner/Christian Guevara

50/60/70/75/80 Hard Mixed

  • 50s: Paul/Kathy Settles
  • 60s: David Porte/Tracey Thompson
  • 70s: Sachi/Jim Triolo
  • 75s: Dean Corley/Suella Steel
  • 80s: Dori DeVries/Michael Stewart

Men’s 40/45 Clay/Mixed 45 Clay

  • 40 Singles: Roman Borvanov
  • 40 Doubles: Juan Martinez-Arraya/Patricio Misitrano
  • 45 Singles: Wojtek Bratek
  • 45 Doubles: Bratek/Marvin Colley
  • Mixed:Tangerine Manning/Scott Allen

Women’s 35-90 Clay

  • 35 Singles: Kaysie Smashey
  • 35 Doubles: Smashey/Julie Thu
  • 45 Singles: Thu
  • 45 Doubles: Francesca La O/Amanda Parson Siegel
  • 55 Singles: Charlotte Hartsock
  • 55 Doubles: Jami Patterson/Anna Zimmermann
  • 65 Singles: Diane Barker
  • 65 Doubles: Carolyn Nichols/Susan Wright
  • 75 Singles: Sue Kimball
  • 75 Doubles: Kimball/Carolann Castell
  • 85 Singles: Dori DeVries
  • 85 Doubles: Roz King/Dorothy Wasser
  • 90 Singles: Margaret Canby
  • 90 Doubles: Irene Bretzel/Canby

Men’s 65 Hard Courts

  • Singles: Mark Vines
  • Doubles: Mark Megale/Ross Persons

Women’s 40-80 Clay

  • 40 Singles: Kaysie Smashey
  • 40 Doubles: Andi Piski/Smashey
  • 50 Singles: Julie Cass
  • 50 Doubles: Gail Gibson/Tisha Kilburn
  • 60 Singles: Fran Chandler
  • 60 Doubles: Anne Frautschi/Stephanie Tharp
  • 70 Singles: Tina Karwasky
  • 70 Doubles: Judy Dixon/Lil Peltz-Petow
  • 80 Singles: Cathie Anderson
  • 80 Doubles: Laura Baetz/Carolyn Clark

9 responses to “2022 Gold Ball Winners

    • Because they are level based tournaments I suppose. And they aren’t open to all comers as are senior events (if you are the appropriate age). But you’d have to ask the USTA that question. I think they receive their own special award, which seems appropriate.

    • USTA Level 1 Age Division tournaments are the highest level ranking tournaments. There are currently three offered per age division for adults (30-90+) on three surfaces: clay, grass and hard courts. Gold balls are awarded only for winners in singles, doubles and mixed in these divisions; also in family divisions (husband/wife, spouse/spouse, father/daughter, mother/daughter, father/son, mother/son). Previously gold balls were also awarded to Indoor champions but no more. Not all age divisions in mixed are currently offered as Level 1 events. Level 1 events are “open” to anyone who meets the age/family requirements, there are no restrictions to certain NTRP levels for example.

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