U30 Doubles Titles Decided in NYC

(L-R) Graham Bassett & Greg McArthur swept the men's division without the loss of a game, and McArthur partnered with Fernanda Rocha to do the same in the mixed, defeating Kelsey Engman and Jacques Swanepool 3-0. Sarah Odell was one of the event organizers.
(L-R) Graham Bassett & Greg McArthur swept the men’s division without the loss of a game, and McArthur partnered with Fernanda Rocha to do the same in the mixed, defeating Kelsey Engman and Jacques Swanepool 3-0. Sarah Odell was one of the event organizers.

Graham Bassett and Greg McArthur defeated Shaun Johnstone and Jacques Swanepoel to capture the Men’s title at the 2011 National Under-30 Doubles Championships in New York City. McArthur also teamed with Fernanda Rocha to win the mixed, while Rocha completed a double dip of her own by winning the Women’s top prize with her partner Larissa Stephenson.

Bassett, who represented the US at the recent World Doubles Championships in Toronto and coaches out of the host Cityview Racquet Club, used his home court advantage to the fullest, teaming with McArthur to dominate the draw with a clean sheet enroute to the title. McArthur and Rocha were equally as dominant in the Mixed, as they easily defeated Columbia University coaches Swanepoel and Kelsey Engman, 3-0, to win the championship.