The second annual SDA Awards concluded with a surprise presentation of Tournament of the Year to Andrew Cordova and the Maryland Club Open for the second consecutive year. The awards were voted on by the tour professionals and presented during an on-court ceremony in between semifinals during the Maryland Club Open. “I feel so honored to be on court with these gentlemen,” said Cordova as he accepted the award on court to a standing ovation. ” We have the finest sport in the world, the best spectators in the world, and some of the finest athletes in our game here so this is a great honor.” “Sponsors, staff, friends, everyone is family here. Everyone at this club makes this tournament a priority, so you’re just seeing really good teamwork and dedication from our staff and supporters so I’m proud to accept this honor on behalf of everyone.” World No. 3 collected the highest player accolades, […]

The 2016-2017 SDA Pro Tour season has revealed new partnerships in the season-opening Maryland Club Open, including champions and first-time partners Mike Ferreira & Yvain Badan. The trinity graduates entered the draw seeded second with world No. 2 Damien Mudge forging a new partnership on the right wall with Badan’s former partner on the left wall, world No. 3 Manek Mathur, to top the draw as the one seeds. The top half of the draw also saw the return of Baset Chaudhry to the tour. The Pakistani, who once cracked the top ten rankings two seasons ago, teamed up with Colombian and fellow Bantam Bernardo Samper in qualifying. A semifinal run ensued with Chaudhry & Samper taking out Andres Vargas & Hamed Anvari in the first round, then upsetting four seeds and England’s world doubles champions John Russell & Clive Leach in a four-game quarterfinal. Mathur & Mudge then continued their partnership’s strong start with […]