Men’s Doubles Championship – La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

Written by: Staff on 1st March 2013

Men's Doubles Championship - La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club |

RECORD 148 MATCHES COMPLETED ON THURSDAY AT 124th ANNUAL PACIFIC

COAST MEN’S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP AT LA JOLLA BEACH & TENNIS CLUB

Fourth Round and Quarterfinal Matches to Highlight Saturday’s Schedule Beginning at 9 a.m.

La Jolla, Calif. – (March 1, 2013) – With a draw featuring 128 doubles teams, the 124th Annual Pacific

Coast Men’s Doubles Championship at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club scheduled the completion of

the first round as well as the second and third rounds on Thursday.

The result was a tournament record 148 matches played, according to Tournament Director Bill Kellogg,

who said there had never been that many matches played in a single day in the history of the Pacific Coast

Men’s Doubles Championship.

The tournament’s top-seeded collegiate team of Campbell Johnson and Christoffer Konigsfeldt of the

University of California, Berkeley got off to an impressive start as they began their quest for the title by

losing a total of only six games in their first two victories.

In their third round match of the day, Johnson and Konigsfeldt faced a tough challenge against the ninthseeded

team of Richard Del Nunzio and Matt Campbell of Oklahoma State. The top seeds got through to

the fourth round with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-3 victory.

“We’re just having fun out there and We’re keeping it loose,” said the 21-year-old Johnson, a resident of

nearby Rancho Santa Fe. “It’s nice to be back close to home and see all of my family and friends.”

Johnson, who is playing in his first Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship, says it’s a privilege to

play the event in La Jolla. “The past champions that have won this tournament are incredible. It would be

an honor to be up on that plaque,” he said. “This place is beautiful. If you’re from here (San Diego) you

know about this club and the events held here.”

In other tournament action, the top-seeded independent team of KC Corkery and Blake Muller of San

Francisco fell in the first round to Stanford’s Nolan Paige and Trey Strobel, 6-2, 6-4. Corkery is a former

tournament champion, having won the tournament title in 2005 while playing for Stanford.

The fifth-seeded independent team of Kelly Jones, head tennis coach at Furman University, and Peter

Smith, head tennis coach at the University of Southern California, won their opening match as they got

past Villanova’s Kelly Donaldson and Thomas O’Brien, 6-1, 6-3.

Jones and Smith were eliminated in the second round as they were defeated by Tamas Batyi and Johannes

Markel of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 6-2, 6-0.

Saturday’s schedule, which will feature fourth-round and quarterfinal matches, will begin at 9 a.m. On

Sunday, the first semifinal will be played at 9 a.m., followed by the second semifinal match. The

championship is scheduled to get underway at approximately 1:30 p.m. (All times are PST).

For complete tournament draws, go to:

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=125266

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La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club welcomes tennis spectators to view the tournament with free admission. On-site parking is available for a nominal fee.

Named “Club of the Year” for 2011 by the San Diego District Tennis Association and one of the “Top 50 Tennis Resorts in the World” by Tennis Resorts Online, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s reputation as a top tennis destination started when it attracted its first major tournament – the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship in 1942.

The Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship is one of the five-oldest tennis events in the world and the second oldest tennis event in the United States. First held in 1890 at The Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, California, the event was created to promote the sale of real estate on the Monterey peninsula. The original concept pitted the best players from the East versus those from the West. This coast-to-coast rivalry was the inspiration for the Davis Cup. Past winners of the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship include Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura, Don Budge, Tony Trabert, Stan Smith, Bob Lutz, Arthur Ashe, Dennis Ralston, John McEnroe, and many other world-class champions.

The Club will also be hosting the USTA National Hard Court Championships for Women’s 50-90 age groups and La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Hard Court Tournament for Men’s 60-85 age groups on Monday, May 13, through Sunday, May 19.

About the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. – La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated company dedicated to the operation of a 14-acre beachside resort. The resort includes three properties, including the exclusive La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, the 128-room La Jolla Shores Hotel and the award-winning Marine Room restaurant. Resort amenities include 14 championship tennis courts, a nine-hole Par-3 golf course, two swimming pools, two additional oceanfront restaurants and cocktail lounges, and one of Southern California’s only private beaches. For more information visit www.LJBTC.com.RECORD 148 MATCHES COMPLETED ON THURSDAY AT 124th ANNUAL PACIFIC