Maumee, OH, WPH Press, 9/4/23
The United States Handball Association proudly presented the 72nd USHA Three Wall National Championships at the Lucas County Rec Center in Maumee, OH, featuring 213 handball players from across North America.
See the results from the open brackets below. Thank you to the USHA for a great event and continuing the always anticipated annual tradition at the Lucas County Rec Center every Labor Day Weekend.
Men’s Open Singles
Sean Lenning dominated the Men’s Open Singles, collecting his record-extending fourteenth Men’s Open Singles title without dropping a game in his three matches. Lenning avenged his 2023 KCAC 3-Wall loss to Lucho Cordova in the final, dropping the R48 #1 in two games. “Sean was too good in the final,” stated R48 and Icebreaker pro Jab Bike. “Luis didn’t have his serve early and it cost him. I feel like there were chances for runs when Sean was tired. Sean played well but not as good as he did in the semis.”
Quarterfinals
Lenning def Bike 21-14, 21-12
Ruiz def Esser 21-12, 21-11
Cordova def Mehilos 21-4, 21-8
Burgos def D. Cordova 21-17, 11-21, 11-9
Semifinals
Lenning def Ruiz 21-2, 21-6
Cordova def Burgos 21-9, 21-19
Final: Lenning def L. Cordova 21-11, 21-12
Women’s Open Singles
Megan Dorneker stunned defending women’s champion Dr. Ashley Ruiz in the upper bracket semifinals, returning to the form that saw her dominate the USHA Three Wall National Championships for more than a decade. Dorneker would face women’s outdoor powerhouse Danielle Daskalakis in the final, with Daskalakis defeating current Clarkbreaker women’s champion Mikaila Esser in two games in the bottom bracket semifinals, earning revenge from her Women’s Classic loss to Esser earlier this year.
Daskalakis was too strong for Dorneker in the final, overwhelming the Chicago percentage handball legend in two games with power hop serves and fly kills.
Quarterfinals
Ruiz def Camacho 21-1, 21-2
Dorneker def Ng 21-14, 12-21, 11-5
Esser def Schmitt 21-4, 21-8
Daskalakis def Hughes 21-12, 21-1
Semifinals
Dorneker def Ruiz 7-21, 21-17, 11-6
Daskalakis def Esser 21-13, 21-19
Final: Daskalakis def Dorneker 21-10, 21-5
Men’s 1-Wall Big Ball Singles
Tywan Cook overcame Naz Marston to win the Men’s 1-Wall Big Ball singles after losing to Naz at last week’s WallBall Worldwide’s Golden Ticket event in Campbell, CA. Cook dominated game one in the final against Naz and held off game point in the second to win his second major USHA singles title of the summer.
Semifinals
Cook def Pena 15-14, 15-14
Marston def Medina 15-5, 15-12
Final Cook def Marston 15-4, 15-14
Men’s Open Doubles
Semifinals
Ruiz/Esser def Burgos/Perez 21-7, 21-9
Team Cordova def Mehilos/Szatkowski 21-17, 21-14
Final: Team Cordova def Team Ruiz/Esser 20-21, 21-10, 11-1
Women’s Open Doubles
Semifinals
Ruiz/Esser def Peters/Stickles 21-2, 21-1
Ng/Daskalakis def Zamora/Lewis 21-6, 21-0
Final: Team Ng/Daskalakis def Team Ruiz/Esser 21-17, 21-20
Follow all of the brackets from the 2023 USHA National 3-Wall Championships here: HERE
For much more on the event and the USHA, visit ushandball.org
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer