Open Singles – Carter Kounovsky won the Open Singles division at the 2025 3-Wall Eastern Regionals, beating Carlos Chavez in a thrilling 11-10 tiebreaker. The championship match swung back and forth. Kounovsky won the first game after a quick start. Chavez won the second game after dialing in his serve and ceiling ball. Kounovsky held on in the deciding frame to take the title by the narrowest margin, as both players had multiples serves on match point. In the semifinals, Chavez defeated Vincent Yam while Kounovsky beat Joe Kaplan.
60 Singles – Roger Berry captured the Men’s 60+ Singles title with a dominant run. After advancing past Peter Peart in the semifinals, Berry controlled the final against Eric Gunzelman. Gunzelman had reached the championship with a hard-fought semifinal victory over Dennis Pinigis, but he couldn’t slow Berry’s steady play in the title match. Berry dropped just 31 points across his two matches played, sealing the championship in convincing fashion.
B Singles – Jason Larose of Staunton, VA won the Men’s B Singles division, finishing with a perfect 3–0 match record and 6–2 in games. Larose outlasted Rhys Cohen in a three-game opener and then secured straight-game wins over Willie Xu and Matthew Bailie to take first place. Cohen went 2–1 for second place, highlighted by a deciding win over Xu in the final round. Xu opened strong against Bailie but dropped close matches to both Larose and Cohen, finishing third. Larose’s consistency across all rounds, including a clutch 11–10 tiebreak win over Xu, sealed his championship.
Open Doubles – Vincent Yam and Carter Kounovsky captured the Men’s Open Doubles title, defeating Joshua Osburn and Damon Gonzalez in a tight final, 21-16, 21-20. The championship was one of the closest match of the bracket, but Yam and Kounovsky held their ground in both games to complete the sweep and secure the doubles crown.
A Doubles – Candido Rivera and Larry Defauw claimed the A Doubles title, going undefeated in round robin play. After Chuck Epstein and Rhys Cohen opened with a win over Matthew Bailie and Jason Larose, Rivera and Defauw responded by taking down Bailie and Larose in straight games. The championship came down to their head-to-head match with Epstein and Cohen, where Rivera and Defauw delivered a decisive 21-9, 21-7 victory to secure first place. Epstein and Cohen finished second at 1–1, while Bailie and Larose, despite pushing both opponents, ended 0–2 for third.
60 Doubles – Alan Frank and Dan Ho swept the 60+ Doubles division, finishing 3–0 in matches. They opened with a decisive win over Dennis Pinigis and Keith Neihart, then handled Peter Peart and Robert Humphreys, before sealing first place with a straight-game victory against Eric Gunzelman and Chuck Epstein. Gunzelman and Epstein secured second at 2–1, highlighted by a hard-fought three-game win over Pinigis and Neihart. Pinigis and Neihart finished third after defeating Peart and Humphreys, who ended winless despite taking several games deep. Frank and Ho’s dominance, outscoring opponents 126–53, left little doubt as they claimed the championship.
Osburn and Larose
Osburn and Kounovsky
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