CONEY ISLAND – Beautiful weather greeted players and fans Sunday morning as final matches concluded for the 14th USHA Wallball Nationals.
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In the Men’s Pro Singles final, defending champion Tywan Cook overcame a slow start A slow start to capture his fourth title over Joshua Garcia, 25-8.
The score did not indicate how close the final was between the two competitors. Garcia jumped out to a fast start, surprising Cook and the hundreds gathering around to watch the action. Making the most of his first singles final appearance, Garcia kept Cook guessing by mixing up serves down the right line and killing Cooks returns for a 7-0 lead. Cook is no stranger to high pressure matches, and he quickly rebounded—giving Garcia an ace serve down the right line to start an incredible scoring 13-1 scoring run.
At 13-8, Garcia fired a shot from the deep right court that looked like an easy kill, but Cook made an amazing diving return for a rekill to gain the sideout. From that point, Cook kept up his torrid pace until he earned championship point. Read More, HERE