Princeton’s Nidunjianzan Wins One-On-One Doubles New Jersey Shootout

Top Nidunjianzan of Princeton University captured the title at the One-On-One Doubles New Jersey Shootout at the West Orange Tennis Club in West Orange, New Jersey, defeating Roy Smith, a former No.1 singles player at Baylor University in the finals.

Nidunjianzan was one of the 16 players in the draw which was made up of current and former collegiate tennis stars as well as professional tour players. The competitors were broken up into four groups, and played a round-robin format in fast-four sets against the other three in their group. The top two winners (total games) in each group advanced to the quarterfinals.

“I thought the high quality of players, with ATP, college and national junior tournament pedigree, made for a super exciting event of pure serve-and-volley tennis!,” said Coach Ed Krass, the Tournament Director & Founder of One-On-One Doubles Tournaments. “It was great to see the club’s members, juniors, area college coaches and area club professionals come out to support and watch this event. The rockin music sure helped add some electricity to the event. Mike Smookler and his staff [at the West Orange Tennis Club] did an amazing job preparing their facility for our event.” 

Below are the results of the quarterfinal, semifinal and championship rounds:

Quarterfinals
Top Nidunjianzan defeated Lewis Pena 4-2

Milan Markovits defeated Keith Kessler 4-2

Martin Barbera defeated Gary Kuchnirovich 4-2

Roy Smith defeated Rodrigo Echavarria 4-2

Semifinals
Nidunjianzan defeated Markovits 4-1

Smith defeated Barbera 4-1

Finals
Nidunjianzan defeated Smith 6-4 

“It was a thrill to play One-On-One Doubles!,” said tournament winner Nidunjianzan. “It’s such an innovative format of tennis. You really have to focus on the specifics of Serving, returning and volleying under pressure.”

Smookler, Club Manager & Tennis Director at West Orange Tennis Club, added:

“West Orange Tennis Club was proud to be the host site of the One-On-One Doubles prize money tournament. Ed Krass does an amazing job running these events. His energy is infectious with all the players and fans. The quality of the tennis was impressive and the action was captivating. We look forward to hosting our second annual One-On-One Doubles Tournament next year. Stay tuned!”

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