The Greater Cleveland Platform Tennis Association
This association was founded in 1972 as Cleveland Tournaments, Inc. to promote Platform Tennis tournaments in the Greater Cleveland area. It was renamed in 1988 in order to better reflect it's large purpose of promoting all levels of platform tennis play. Follow this link to "The History of Paddle In Cleveland". Cleveland Paddle History The local committee is gearing up to host the 2004 APTA National Championships. Follow this link to keep pace with what is happening with this event. Cleveland Nationals 2004.
| GCPTA Board | |
| President: Brian McCreary | Secretary: Beth McCreary |
| Vice-President: Lissy Hill | Treasurer: Andy Sikorovski |
| Men’s InterClub: Don Bagley,III | Women’s InterClub: Maureen Hole |
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Participating Clubs |
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Acacia Country Club |
Cleveland Skating Club |
| Canterbury Golf Club | The Country Club |
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Chagrin Valley Athletic Club |
Kirtland Country Club |
| Chagrin Valley Country Club | Mayfield Country Club |
| Chagrin Valley Hunt Club | Shaker Heights Country Club |
| Cleveland Racquet Club | The Wembley Club |
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2002-2003 Calendar of Events |
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| Event | Date(s) | Results |
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Cleveland Masters Men’s
45+ Women’s Open Men’s Open |
November 15-17, 2002
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Cleveland Masters 2002 |
| Cleveland Cup (local) | Men's -
February 22, 2003
Women's - March 1, 2003 |
A
division: Brian Pappas and Gordon Newell defeated Dud Humphrey and Drew
Wright
B division: John McKenna and Steve Wafalosky defeated Bob Rucker and Mike Spolar |
| Historical Achievements | Host of four APTA National Championships
1973, 1984, 1987, 1993 |
| Host of three Senior APTA National Championships
1990, 1996, 2000 |
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| Sponsor of the Cleveland Masters since 1970 | |
| Sponsor of the Cleveland Cup since 1976 |
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