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Wisconsin Athletic Club, West Allis, Wisc. 

December 3, 2000 

Munoz Wins Pro Stop #2, Chapman Not a Factor 

West Allis, WISCONSIN- Vince Munoz (Whittier, Calif.) cruised through the draw and into first place, winning the SIMPLE GREEN/USHA Pro Stop #2, Sunday, in Milwaukee. 

"I played really well," said Munoz, which is an understatement as he lost only one game out of 13. Munoz advanced each round winning three games straight, except for the final, where it took four games to defeat Dave Chapman (St. Charles, Mo.). 

"I was really frustrated in the first game when Chapman was serving the lob serve to the left-corner," said Munoz, who found himself down 4-0. "All of a sudden I started rolling them out with my left and from there on, he did not go back to his lob." 

"Chapman does not seem to be playing like he normally does," said Munoz, when asked to compare todayÌs match with previous matches. "He was making a lot more hand errors than normal." 

Munoz never game Chapman the chance to get in a rhythm as he won the first two games with ease, 11-4, 11-3. 

The third game could have gone either way as both players were tied at nine for some time. Chapman managed to stay alive winning the third, 11-9. '98. 

In the fourth and final game of the match, Munoz caught fire and never looked back as he shut Chapman out, 11-0, ChapmanÌs second consecutive match at a pro stop where he did not score in a game. 

The Milwaukee crowd was treated to an exciting final as well as the playoff for third place and the pro consolation final. 

No. 4 Naty Alvarado Jr. (Hesperia, Calif.) defeated No. 3 David Silveyra (Commerce, Calif.) for third place in five games. Alvarado won the first two games, 11-3, 11-8.ÝSilveyra came to life winning the next two, 11-1, 11-7, to push a fifth and final game. Alvarado found himself down 5-0 in the fifth game when he went on a scoring tirade, outscoring Silveyra on an 11-1 run to win the fifth game, 11-6 and third place. 

In the pro consolation final, Matt Hiber (St. Paul, Minn.) defeated Kendell Lewis (New York) in a close match 15-13, 8-15, 11-10. 

The SIMPLE GREEN/USHA pro tour would like to thank Charlie Keller, Ed Werstein, Keith Mardak and the Wisconsin Handball Association for having the pro tour for a second consecutive year. The pros appreciated the sincere hospitality and gracious amenities for the weekend. 

The next stop for the SIMPLE GREEN/USHA pro tour will be Anchorage, Alaska, the second weekend in February. For more information, see the December issue of Handball Magazine. 

Results 


First Round: Dave Chapman, St. Charles, Mo. d. Matt Hiber, St. Paul 0, 10, 5;
Danny Bell, Quebec, Canada d. Kendell Lewis, Brooklyn 4, 5, 2; John Bike Jr.,
Hesperia, Calif. d. Tom Little, Mound City, Kan. 8, (5), 3, 5;
Naty Alvarado Jr., Hesperia, Calif. d. Dave Wyrsch, Millbrae, Calif. 4, 2, 5;
David Silveyra, Commerce, Calif. d. Chris Rusing, Seattle 3, 8, 7;
Tyler Hamel, Houston d. Allie Abdulla, Rancho Cordova, Calif. 8, 6, 1;
Norm Dunne, San Jose d. Anton Wilson, Fresno 6, 6, 5; Vince Munoz, Whittier,
Calif. d. Dan Armijo, Albuquerque

Quarterfinals: Chapman d. Bell 4, (7), 8, 6; Alvarado d. Bike 5, 5, 5;
Silveyra d. Hamel 5, (8), 5, (6), 5; Munoz d. Dunne 2, 8, 5.

Semifinals: Chapman d. Alvarado (6), 9, 10, (0), 3; Munoz d. Silveyra 6, 5, 7.

Final: Munoz d. Chapman 4, 3, (9), 0.

Third Place: Alvarado d. D. Silveyra 3, 8, (1), (7), 6.

Consolation: (Two games to 15, tiebreaker to 11 if necessary)

First Round: Armijo, bye; Hiber d. Rusing 5, 1; Lewis d. Little
10, 9; Wilson d. Abdulla 3, 2.

Semifinals: Hiber d. Armijo 11, (14), 10; Lewis d. Wilson 13, (10), 9.

Final: Hiber d. Lewis 13, (8), 10.


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