Grass Tournament results

Eric Chen saved his only ace for the end.

With partner Jewel Pierre-Roscelli cramping after diving to try to make a play, Eric went back and served an ace for the final point of their 15-13 victory over Bill and Betty Narath as they won the title in the reverse coed division in the Parsippany Grass Tournament at Volunteer Park on Aug. 12.

A team from St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen - Ed Rossiter, Kyle Ditmars, and Steve Brandenberg, won the Men's triples title, while Maggie Simon was the Queen of the court in a six-player women's division. Dana Regan was second and Heidi Errichetti was third in that competition.

There were 64 serves in the final (grass tournaments are played with sideout scoring) many of the points went on for long rallies, and Jewel cramped during the rally on the 62nd as Bill earned a kill (his 12th of the game) for a sideout, keeping the score at 14-13 in favor of Eric and Jewel. But a service error gave the ball back to Eric, who served his timely ace to end the game.

Each of the teams had earned their way into the playoffs after competing in pool play divisions that started at 9 a.m. Eric and Jewel and Bill and Betty were both in the same pool at the start of the day, with Eric and Jewel coming out on top in that matchup as well with 15-6, 15-10 wins.

Eric and Jewel reached the final by beating Ann-Lee Yuan and Scott Fitzpatrick, who had been second in the other pool, while Bill and Betty beat Jim Findura and Mascia Penha 16-14 in the other semifinal.

Eric had 11 kills in the final, while Jewel had 4 kills, a block, and 2 aces. Her second ace gave their team the 14-13 lead. Betty had 3 kills in the game, while Bill had 5 aces to go with his 12 kills.

Jim and Mascia had won their pool with a 6-0 record. Scott and Ann-Lee were second in that group with a 3-3 record.

Parsippany grass tournaments feature men's, women's, and coed play for all levels of competition. Men's and women's doubles divisions, along with girls (18-under and 16-under) quads divisions are played on Saturdays, while reverse coed doubles, and women's and men's triples divisions are held on Sundays at each event.

The next tournament will be held September 8-9. Hudson Valley volleyball also holds grass tournaments at Memorial Park in Beacon, N.Y. It has an event set for Sept. 15-16.

For more information on Parsippany tournaments, email info@powerzonevb.com. For details on Hudson Valley, visit the website (www.hvvolleyball.com).