California State Finals Preview

CASR TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

State Finals 12/3-12/4


The California Roundnet 2022 season is coming to a close this weekend(12/3), We find ourselves in a small surfing town called Ventura. We are super grateful for everyone who has come to our events this season and we can wait for what 2023 has to bring. A lot is on the line this weekend with players in the 4.0-4.5 Contender Division getting the chance to earn Expert Status which allows them to play in our top divisions. This is going to be a pivotal point in the state team race with both the women's team and men's team is up for grabs, it's going to be a fight for this one.


#CaliRoundnetcommunity Shoutout

  • Big shoutout to our Local sponsors

  • Big Shoutout to our 2022 seasons sponsors

  • Big shoutout to Cal Poly for taking 1st in Fall Sectionals 22, and claiming there 6th sectional win in a row


NOTES

  • 58 total teams competing (18 teams in Expert, 11 teams in Contender,9 teams in Women’s, and 20 teams in Co-Ed on Sunday)

  • 5th Women's division of 2022 CASR Main Series

  • Top 3 teams of the Contender Division will qualify for the Expert division

  • Will Matt Ortlip be named champion 2 years in a row?


Top Players

(Competing in Expert/Womens/Coed)

Rankings From June

Mens Players

CA #3 Preston Bies(Expert)

CA #4 Trevor Barbosa(Expert/Coed)

CA #5 Matt Ortlip(Expert)

CA #7 Ryan Oswalt(Expert/Coed)

CA #8 Sam Buckman(Exper/Coed)

CA #9 Jacob Martinez(Expert/Coed)

CA #11 Jacob Payer(Expert)

CA #12 Josh Fragiacomo(Expert/Coed)

CA #13 Jason Rhoads(Expert/Coed)

CA #14 Drew Cummins(Expert)


Womens Players

CA #1 Karah Hui (Expert/Coed)

CA #2 Kayla Wu (Expert/Coed)

CA #4 Alex Buckman(Womens/Coed)

CA #5 Mey Helm(Womens/Coed)

CA #6 Perrin York (Womens/Coed)

CA #7 Ashley Ortlip(Womens)

CA #8 Malia Sato(Womens/Coed)

CA #9 Elle Lowe(Womens/Coed)

CA #11 Sebastiani Kim(Womens/Coed)

CA #12 Stacey Grimes(Womens)

CA #14 Kayla Nga(Womens/Coed)

CA #15 Christine Chang(Womens/Coed)

CO #2 Joelle Nguyen(Womens/Coed)


Division Overview

Podcast link: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QdmuZLr7bODyEX6fHyTX8?si=e2_JlhiNQEOZ48d9Isrwyw

Pools

Expert Division 

Power Pool A

  1. The Veterans(Sam Buckman/Jason Rhoads) Auto Spot 2650

  2. SubPar(Jacob Martinez/Josh Fragiacomo) 3525

  3. Thirty-Two(Matt Ortlip/Ryan Oswalt) 3000

  4. Dialed(Josh Cain/Luke Pennington) 2650

  5. Quantum state Koalas(Ethan Zehr/Shuan Siguenza) 2500

  6. Siguenza/Martinez(Brandon Brown/Andrew Kosche) 1925

Pool B

  1. Jubilation(Jacob Payer/Jarratt Rouse) 1900

  2. SuperSoakers(Warner Curtis/Tucker Judkins) 900

  3. CHUM!(John Choi/Kevin Um) 850

  4. DuckStangs(Dylan Medveal/Joseph Kaylor) 200

  5. Feast or Famine(Clifton Miller/Noah Johnson) 175

Pool C

  1. Pepino Power(Ben banuelos/Drew Cummins) 1400

  2. Trust the Thrust(Marc Baldwin/Thomas Nishimoto) 925

  3. Git Reverse(Michael Du/Connor Nelson) 375

  4. Outside the Circle(Robbie Brisco/Tim Gaskin 325

  5. SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU(Cory Chilton/Kyan Kornfeld) 50

  6. Dive Hard(Cole Sanchez/Nolan Wynkoop) 0

Women's Division 

Pool A

  1. Sandy Cheeks(Alex Buckman/Sebastiani Kim) 3550

  2. Chang/Helm(Mey Helm/Christine Chang) 2975

  3. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Malia Sato) 2825

  4. Karah Must be stopped(Perrin York/Kayla wu) 2700

  5. Kash(Kayla Ngai/Ashley Ortlip) 2400

  6. Flick Yeah(Karah Hui/Joelle Nguyen) 2175

  7. Rivals United(Sheba Naderzad/Tung Lin) 950

  8. Pistachios(Stacey Grimes/Kate Hatcher) 650

  9. Bang Bang(Samantha Gottlieb/Brooke Nishida) 0

Contender Division 

Pool A

  1. Cuddle Buddies(William Foote/Yusei Fujikura)

  2. Michael Jordan(Jordan Guevara/Michael Soliz)

  3. Maxethan(Ethan Geller/Max Huang)

  4. J&J(John Brown/Jake woolley)

  5. The Bowlers(Keaton Kaess/Aidan Nesbitt)

Pool B

  1. Its always a Pull(Derrick Chan/Max Bentley)

  2. Chung/Allin(Ryan Chung/Micah Allin)

  3. Zoomer & Boomer(Arrow Griner and Sean Fireball)

  4. Pasty(Evan Bock/Isaiah Sanborn)

  5. Ugly Finders(Thomas Pence/Aidan Van Eck

  6. Tucker and Malia(Isaac Taylor/Colin Hussey)

Coed Division(Sunday 4th)

Pool A

  1. Dropping Apricots(Ryan oswalt/Kayla Wu) 3700

  2. Sensual Tension(Perrin York/Kevin Um) 1000

  3. Nelson/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Connor Nelson) 850

  4. Noodles for Poodles(Dean Wasil/Sherry Zhang) 325

  5. Karissa Baucom/Schon Siguenza) 225

Pool B

  1. 14 Cannon(Karah Hui/Jason Rhoads) 3075

  2. Buck Choi(Alex Buckman/John Choi) 1075

  3. Christinez(Christine Chang/Jacob Martinez) 825

  4. Codi/Luke(Luke Pennington/Codi Weisz) 475

  5. Cracked(Tung Lin/William Foot) 50


Pool C

  1. Lima.(Joelle Nguyen/Trevor Barbosa) 2250

  2. Tuggers First Born(Abby Cham/Andrew Kosche) 1125

  3. Gumps(Malia Sato/Tucker Judkins) 775

  4. Josh/Paige(Paige Kosche/Josh Cain) 500

  5. Frisbee Players(Brooke Nishida/Kyle Lew) 0

Pool D

  1. Bill Ngai the science guy(Brandon Brown/Kayla Ngai) 1750

  2. Helm/Frag(Mey Helm/Josh Fragiacomo) 1375

  3. Flameo & Hotman(Sebastiani Kim/Robbie Brisco) 600

  4. SLO Babes(Sam Buckman/Hayley Sadecki) 575

  5. Suck Our(spike)Balls(Samantha Gottieb/John Brown) 0


Predictions

Contender

Jacob P

  1. Cuddle Buddies(Will Foote/Yusei Fujikura)

  2. Chung/Allin(Micah Allin/Ryan Chung)

  3. Maxethan(Max Huang/Ethan Geller)

  4. It's Always a Pull(Max Bentley/Derrick Chen)

Jacob M

  1. Chung/Allin(Micah Allin/Ryan Chung)

  2. Cuddle Buddies(Will Foote/Yusei Fujikura)

  3. Maxethan(Max Huang/Ethan Geller)

  4. It's Always a Pull(Max Bentley/Derrick Chen)

Tucker

  1. Cuddle Buddies(Will Foote/Yusei Fujikura)

  2. Chung/Allin(Micah Allin/Ryan Chung

  3. It's Always a Pull(Max Bentley/Derrick Chen)

  4. Maxethan(Max Huang/Ethan Geller)

Josh’s

  1. Chung/Allin(Micah Allin/Ryan Chung)

  2. Maxethan(Max Huang/Ethan Geller)

  3. Cuddle Buddies(Will Foote/Yusei Fujikura)

  4. It's Always a Pull(Max Bentley/Derrick Chen)

Women’s

David G

  1. Flick Yeah!(Joelle Nguyen/Karah Hui)

  2. Karah must be stopped(Kayla Wu/Perrin York)

  3. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Malia Sato)

  4. Sandy Cheeks(Sebastiani Kim/Alex Buckman)

Jacob P

  1. Flick Yeah!(Joelle Nguyen/Karah Hui)

  2. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Malia Sato)

  3. Karah must be stopped(Kayla Wu/Perrin York)

  4. Sandy Cheeks(Sebastiani Kim/Alex Buckman

Jacob M

  1. Flick Yeah!(Joelle Nguyen/Karah Hui)

  2. Karah must be stopped(Kayla Wu/Perrin York)

  3. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Malia Sato)

  4. Sandy Cheeks(Sebastiani Kim/Alex Buckman

Tucker

  1. Flick Yeah!(Joelle Nguyen/Karah Hui)

  2. Karah must be stopped(Kayla Wu/Perrin York)

  3. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Malia Sato)

  4. Kash(Kayla Ngai/Ashley Ortlip) 

Josh’s

  1. Flick Yeah!(Joelle Nguyen/Karah Hui)

  2. Karah must be stopped(Kayla Wu/Perrin York)

  3. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe/Malia Sato)

  4. Sandy Cheeks(Sebastiani Kim/Alex Buckman)

Coed

David G

  1. Dropping Apricots(Ryan oswalt/Kayla Wu

  2. 14 Cannons(Jason Rhoads/Karah/Hui)

  3. Lima(Trevor Barbosa/Joelle Nguyen

  4. Buck Choi(Alex Buckman/John Choi) 

Jacob P

  1. Dropping Apricots(Ryan oswalt/Kayla Wu

  2. 14 Cannons(Jason Rhoads/Karah/Hui)

  3. Lima(Trevor Barbosa/Joelle Nguyen

  4. Helm/Frag(Josh Fragiacomo/Mey Helm)

Jacob M

  1. 14 Cannons(Jason Rhoads/Karah/Hui)

  2. Lima(Trevor Barbosa/Joelle Nguyen

  3. Dropping Apricots(Ryan oswalt/Kayla Wu

  4. Flameo & Hotman(Sebastiani Kim/Robbie Brisco)

Tucker

  1. 14 Cannons(Jason Rhoads/Karah/Hui)

  2. Dropping Apricots(Ryan oswalt/Kayla Wu

  3. Lima(Trevor Barbosa/Joelle Nguyen

  4. Helm/Frag(Josh Fragiacomo/Mey Helm)

Josh’s 

  1. Dropping Apricots(Ryan oswalt/Kayla Wu

  2. 14 Cannons(Jason Rhoads/Karah/Hui)

  3. Lima(Trevor Barbosa/Joelle Nguyen

  4. Helm/Frag(Josh Fragiacomo/Mey Helm)

Expert

David G

  1. Thirty-Two(Matt Ortlip/Ryan Oswalt)

  2. Jubilation(Jacob Payer Jarratt Rouse)

  3. The Veterans(Sam Buckman/Jason Rhoads)

  4. Pepino Power(Ben banuelos/Drew Cummins) 

Jacob P

  1. The Veterans(Sam Buckman/Jason Rhoads)

  2. Jubilation(Jacob Payer Jarratt Rouse)

  3. SubPar(Jacob Martinez/Josh Fragiacomo)

  4. Thirty-Two(Matt Ortlip/Ryan Oswalt)

Jacob M

  1. Thirty-Two(Matt Ortlip/Ryan Oswalt)

  2. The Veterans(Sam Buckman/Jason Rhoads)

  3. SubPar(Jacob Martinez/Josh Fragiacomo)

  4. Jubilation(Jacob Payer Jarratt Rouse)

Tucker

  1. Thirty-Two(Matt Ortlip/Ryan Oswalt)

  2. 2 Guys(Preston Bies/Troy Mauk)

  3. Jubilation(Jacob Payer Jarratt Rouse)

  4. The Veterans(Sam Buckman/Jason Rhoads)

Josh’s

  1. Thirty-Two(Matt Ortlip/Ryan Oswalt)

  2. The Veterans(Sam Buckman/Jason Rhoads)

  3. SubPar(Jacob Martinez/Josh Fragiacomo)

  4. 2 Guys(Preston Bies/Troy Mauk)




PRIZES

Prize Pot $1600

5.5 Expert (Total $575)

1st - Trophy/$350

2nd - Trophy/$150

3rd - Trophy/$75

2.0-5.0 Coed (Total $575)

1st - Trophy/$350

2nd - Trophy/$150

3rd - Trophy/$75

2.0-4.5 Women’s (Total $350)

1st - Trophy/$200

2nd - Trophy/$100

3rd - Trophy/$50

3.0-4.5 Contender(Total $100)

1st -Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/$100

2nd - Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/

3rd -2x Medals/



This preview was written by Josh Fragiacomo.


Camarillo El Grande Supreme

CASR TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

Camarillo Supreme 10/29-10/30


The California Roundnet 2022 season continues this Saturday (10/29), we find ourselves back in camarillo california where roundnet thrives. Big shoutout camarillo roundnet for hosting us. A lot is on the line this weekend with players in the 4.0-4.5 Contender Division getting the chance to earn Expert Status which allows them to play in our top divisions. This is going to be a pivotal point in the 5.0-5.5 Expert Division with power pool spots on the line and a lot of points. 4.0-4.5 Women’s Division we find a lot of movement within the rankings, this one will come down to the wire.


#CaliRoundnetcommunity Shoutout

  • Shoutout to Perrin York for help sending in quotes for Expert/Womens/Coed

  • Big shoutout to Camarillo roundnet Roundnet for helping with field/after party

  • Huge shoutout to Buddy hammon on winning the Spikeball Championship 

  • BigShoutout to the SoCal peeps, for brings a big crew

  • Big shoutout to our sponsors


NOTES

  • Top 10 Players will be given auto Spots to State finals Power pool

  • 49 total teams competing (16 teams in Expert, 12 teams in Contender,7 teams in Women’s, and 14 teams in Co-Ed on Sunday)

  • 4th Women's division of 2022 CASR Main Series

  • Top 2 teams of the Contender Division will qualify for the Expert division

  • Who will come out on top?


Top Players

(Competing in Expert/Womens/Coed)

Rankings From June

Mens

CA #4 Trevor Barbosa(Expert/Coed)

CA #5 Matt Ortlip(Expert)

CA #7 Ryan Oswalt(Expert/Coed)

CA #8 Sam Buckman(Expert)

CA #9 Jacob Martinez(Expert/Coed)

CA #11 Jacob Payer(Expert)

CA #12 Josh Fragiacomo(Expert/Coed)

CA #13 Jason Rhoads(Expert)

CA #14 Drew Cummins(Expert)


Womens

CA #1 Karah Hui (Expert/Coed)

CA #2 Kayla Wu (Expert/Coed)

CA #4 Alex Buckman(Womens/Coed)

CA #5 Mey Helm(Womens/Coed)

CA #6 Perrin York (Womens/Coed)

CA #7 Ashley Ortlip(Womens)

CA #8 Malia Sato(Womens/Coed)

CA #11 Sebastiani Kim(Womens/Coed)

CA #14 Kayla Nga(Womens/Coed)

CA #15 Christine Chang(Womens/Coed)

CO #2 Joelle Nguyen(Womens/Coed)


 California State Finals


Division Overview

4.5 Contender

This weekend contender division is going to be one for the books, with a college player dominance it will be interesting to see which school triumphs. Coming in as the the top dogs Micah Allin and Ethan epp will be a tough team to beat with Micah having a great 3rd place finish over the Calpoly team. Half of that Calpoly team Comes in to fill that Second Spot Cole Sanchez and his Partner Nolan Wynkoop are looking to fight and Serve their way  to the Finals, they both play a lot in Cal Poly and are an excellent rally ball duo, very excited to see these players get some touches this weekend. Another Calpoly team is looking to shine and fight their way into the finals. Austin Gauerke(also reached 4th place finish with Cole Sanchez) and James Lamkin, this team has wicked serves and plays big body defense around the net. We will see what cal poly team proves to be the best. This underdog team can come out making noise Rafi Moldvosky(UCLA) and Arrow Griner(SDSU) will not have the strong chemistry as the other teams but can definitely touch and serve their way out of trouble and be on the lookout for this dark horse team.

4.5 Womens

Everything is heating up in this women's division with only 2 more chances to earn Points toward the State team. No one is safe, everything is on the line.GET HYPED!! Coming in as the one seed Perrin York and Joelle Nguyen will be a hard team to beat, if they can keep their game clean and perrins setting is on point they can pull off this win, says Perrin York. With a lot of even mashups this weekend it's anyone's game to make it into the finals, trailing behind Perrin and Joelle are Alex Buckman/Sebastiani Kim and Mey Helm/Ashley Ortlip. These two teams are not to be taken lightly, Alex and Sebasiani have great chemistry placing in STS events and having a great run in utah Againts Spic Rack. but will that be enough against the hard hitting and serving team of Mey and Ashley, these two ladys always find themselves in the podium picture so it will be interesting how they do against these two top teams. Our darkhorse of the tournament are Malia Sato and Sherry Zhang, with these two women having great finishes in the Queen of the Realm tournament Malia Finishing 3rd and Sherry Placing 5th in the individual Standings. This team is going to be dangerous and unpredictable. Another Dark horse team that can Potentially make the top 4 is $$ KA-CHING $$, this high spirited team has shown they can play against the best and hold their own. Will there team chemistry be enough to make the top 4

5.5 Expert

As the last 2 tournaments of the season come closer the path to the Men's State team becomes more clear, but there are still players fighting their way to be apart on a once and a lifetime journey. Coming in at the one seed with the most Points Schon Siguennza and Josh Fragiacomo are going to be a top contender in this division but will have to prove themselves with the likes of Ryan Oswalt, Matt Ortlip, Jacob Payer, Jason Rhoads, Sam Buckman, and Jacob Martinez. But there is one team that can make a surprise podium like they did in our last event Stanford El grande #2, Dialed Josh Cain and Luke Pennington took 2nd at Stanford and will be looking to make another big appearance here. A team that is coming off a big win from West coast Spike Riverside tournament is Brandon Brown and Matt Ortlip, this team took down Josh Fragiacomo and Andrew Kosche in the Round of 8 and made it to finals to beat Jayson Rhea and Ben Banuelos. You know this team will be ready with Matt never missing a podium and definitely will be eating his overnight Ortlips in preparation, say Perrin York. or will we see one of the more experienced and most chemistry teams Jacob Payer and Sam Buckman are Cal Poly alumni who have won college Nationals together, there's nothing this hard hitting, loud screaming team can do. Another team with a lot of history Jason Rhoads and Andrew Kosche are two players you don't want to be hitting against, be sure to watch out for all their sick rallies. Coming all the way from SB Ryan Oswalt and Archie Powell, these two heavy servers will definitely make big waves through this Expert Division. I Hope Great Britain himself(Archie Powell) will be able to get back to the American Play Style.

4.5 Coed

1 person rains supreme in coed and her name is Karah freaken Hui, she has won all California Roundnet Coed tournaments, Place 1st place in Worlds For Coed and Place 3rd at USA Nationals in coed but will her partner Brandon Brown be up to the challenge with all these Coed mashups. The team that is looking to end Karah reign is Kayla Wu and Ryan Oswalt, these are some of the top players in california and a force to be reckoned with. Another team looking to make this upset, coming out of retirement Jarratt Rouse this man has competed at the highest level when he started playing,  teaming up with Perrin York this team will be looking to take down the queen herself. The last team looking to shake things up is the combination of Seb Kim and Trevor Barbosa, this team will be ready to make plays and serve their way past the competition. 

Pools

Expert Division (Games to 21 Cap @25)

Pool A

  1. Crab RanGoon(Schon Siguenza and Josh Fragiacomo) 2775

  2. Free 501 CASR points(Drew Cummins and Nathaniel Schrag) 1325

  3. Oswalt/Powell(Archie Powell and Ryan Oswalt) 925

  4. Underdawgs(Noah Johnson and Angel Hernandez 0

Pool B

  1. Dialed(Josh Cain and Luke Pennington) 2550

  2. Musty(Jacob Payer and Samuel Buckman) 1700

  3. Fracture Roundnet(Ryan McCargar and Jackson Blackburn) 925

  4. THUS Karahbatai(Kayla Wu and Karah Hui) 100

Pool C

  1. Coneheads(Jacob Martinez and Ethan Zehr) 2400

  2. Rhoad work(Jason Rhoads and Andrew Kosche) 1975

  3. Dropped outta college(Thomas Nishimoto and Anthony Winney) 750

  4. HB Spike(Clifton Miller and Marc Baldwin) 175

Pool D

  1. TBA(Trevor Barbosa and Joseph Kaylor) 2100

  2. Overnight Ortlip(Brandon Brown and Matt Ortlip) 2050

  3. (John Choi and Will Foote) 375

  4. rebibe me(Kyan Kornfeld and tucker judkins) 300

Women's Division (Games to 15 Cap @21)

Pool A

  1. Munchin Munchkins(Perrin York and Joelle Nguyen)

  2. MASH(Mey Helm and Ashley Ortlip)

  3. Sandy Cheeks(Alex Buckman and Sebastiani Kim)

  4. Zhelato(Sherry Zhang and Malia Sato)

  5. $$ KA-CHING $$(Christine Chang and Kayla Ngai)

  6. Abbylicious(Sheba Naderzad and Abby Cham)

  7. Dukes of Kosche(Paige Kosche and Laci Dueck)

Contender Division (Games to 21 Cap @25)

Pool A

  1. (“don’t”) commit tax fraud(Micah Allin and Ethan Epp)

  2. Here to beat SLO(Rafi Moldovsky and Arrow Griner)

  3. Rough Sets(Austin Gauerke and James Lamkin)

  4. Trouble in Paradise(Shayan Mahmood and Rohun Shroff)

  5. Ugly Finders(Aidan Van Eck and Thomas Pence)

  6. Swedish Pizza(Michael Dobbs and Avery Miclea)

Pool B

  1. Dive Hard(Cole Sanchez and Nolan Wynkoop)

  2. Soulstice(Jordan Guevara and Michael Soliz)

  3. maxethan(Max Huang and Ethan Geller)

  4. Rim SHARKS(Evan Bock and Aidan Nesbitt)

  5. JjOoSsEhPuHa(Josh Brennan and Joseph Lee)

  6. Bang bros(Theodore Lai and Patrick Stinebaugh)

Coed Division (Games to 15 Cap @21)

Group A

  1. The Dropping Apricots(Ryan Oswalt and Kayla Wu)

  2. Fairly Odd Parents(Sebastiani Kim and Trevor Barbosa)

  3. Foot Ups Only(Ethan Zehr and Alex Buckman)

  4. Ngai/Frag(Kayla Ngai and Josh Fragiacomo)

  5. Mild(Luke Pennington and Malia Sato)

  6. Prom Date(Andrew Kosche and Lavender Billingsley)

  7. She's My Sister Now(Warner Curtis and Paige Kosche)

Group B

  1. KickShart(Brandon Brown and Karah Hui)

  2. You’re Welcome(Perrin York and Jarratt Rouse)

  3. Margarita Lime(Joelle Nguyen and Josh Cain)

  4. Jmey(Mey Helm and Jacob Martinez)

  5. Anything Cheesy(Schon Siguenza and Christine Chang)

  6. nice shwing(Rafi Moldovsky and Tung Lin)

  7. Age Gap(Anthony Winney and Abby Cham)


Predictions

Contender

  1. (“don’t”) commit tax fraud(Micah Allin and Ethan Epp)

  2. Dive Hard(Cole Sanchez and Nolan Wynkoop)

  3. Here to beat SLO(Rafi Moldovsky and Arrow Griner)

  4. Rough Sets(Austin Gauerke and James Lamkin)

Honorable Mentions: Soulstice(Jordan Guevara and Michael Soliz)/maxethan(Max Huang and Ethan Geller)

Women’s

  1. Munchin Munchkins(Perrin York and Joelle Nguyen)

  2. MASH(Mey Helm and Ashley Ortlip)

  3. Sandy Cheeks(Alex Buckman and Sebastiani Kim)

  4. Zhelato(Sherry Zhang and Malia Sato)

Honorable Mentions:$$ KA-CHING $$(Christine Chang and Kayla Ngai)/Abbylicious(Sheba Naderzad and Abby Cham)

Coed 

  1. The Dropping Apricots(Ryan Oswalt and Kayla Wu)

  2. KickShart(Brandon Brown and Karah Hui)

  3. You’re Welcome(Perrin York and Jarratt Rouse)

  4. Margarita Lime(Joelle Nguyen and Josh Cain)

Honorable Mentions:Foot Ups Only(Ethan Zehr and Alex Buckman)/Fairly Odd Parents(Sebastiani Kim and Trevor Barbosa)

Expert

  1. Oswalt/Powell(Archie Powell and Ryan Oswalt)

  2. Rhoad work(Jason Rhoads and Andrew Kosche)

  3. Musty(Jacob Payer and Samuel Buckman)

  4. Overnight Ortlip(Brandon Brown and Matt Ortlip)

Honorable Mentions: Crab RanGoon(Schon Siguenza and Josh Fragiacomo)/Dialed(Josh Cain and Luke Pennington)/Coneheads(Jacob Martinez and Ethan Zehr)


PRIZES

Prize Pot $1200

5.5 Expert (Total $450)

1st - Trophy/$300

2nd - Trophy/$100

3rd - Trophy/$50

2.0-5.0 Coed (Total $400)

1st - Trophy/$250

2nd - Trophy/$100

3rd - Trophy/$50

2.0-4.5 Women’s (Total $250)

1st - Trophy/$120

2nd - Trophy/$80

3rd - Trophy/$50

3.0-4.5 Contender(Total $100)

1st -Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/$100

2nd - Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/Spikeball Merch

3rd -2x Medals/Spikeball Merch

This preview was written by Josh Fragiacomo.


Stanford El Grande #2 Preview

CASR TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

Stanford El Grande #2 9/24-9/25


The California Roundnet 2022 season continues this Saturday (9/24) at a legendary school Stanford! Big shout out to Stanford Roundnet for helping us put this one together. Stanford roundnet is a newly formed club but definitely has been popping off with all the big pickups and tournaments going on this past year. A lot is on the line this weekend with players in the 4.0-4.5 Contender Division getting the chance to earn Expert Status which allows them to play in our top divisions. This is going to be a pivotal point in the 5.0-5.5 Expert Division and 4.0-4.5 Women’s Division with a lot of players closing in on those top 8 and 4 spots.


#CaliRoundnetcommunity Shoutout

  • Big shoutout to Stanford Roundnet for helping with field/after party

  • BigShoutout to the SoCal peeps for bringing a big crew

  • Big shoutout to our sponsors


NOTES

  • Big Congrats to Karah Hui for taking home the gold for USA Coed team  and Women's Squad team

  • 44 total teams competing (11 teams in Expert, 12 teams in Contender,7  teams in Women’s, and 14 teams in Co-Ed on Sunday)

  • 3rd Women's division of 2022 CASR Main Series

  • Top 2 teams of the Contender Division will qualify for the Expert division

  • Will anyone take down Trevor Barbosa/Jacob Payer?


Top Players

(Competing in Expert/Womens/Coed)

Rankings From June

Mens

CA #4 Trevor Barbosa(Expert/Coed)

CA #8 Sam Buckman(Expert/Coed)

CA #9 Jacob Martinez(Expert/Coed)

CA #10 Allan Iwamoto(Expert)

CA #11 Jacob Payer(Expert)

CA #12 Josh Fragiacomo(Expert/Coed)

CA #13 Jason Rhoads(Expert)


Womens

CA #1 Karah Hui (Womens/Coed)

CA #2 Kayla Wu (Womens/Coed)

CA #4 Alex Buckman(Womens/Coed)

CA #6 Perrin York (Womens/Coed)

CA #8 Malia Sato(Womens/Coed)

CA #9 Elle Lowe(Womens/Coed)

CA #11 Sebastiani Kim(Womens/Coed)

CA #14 Kayla Nga(Womens/Coed)

CA #15 Christine Chang(Womens/Coed)

CO #2 Joelle Nguyen(Womens/Coed)


 California State Team INFO

~Picking process for the Last 2 Spots in Mens/Womens Team~

The Men's Team will consist of 10 Players(5 Teams), Top 8 by points, last 2 Players are picked

The Women's Team will Consist of 6 Player(3 Teams), Top 4 by points, last 2 Players are picked


  • For the Men's team, The top 8 players and CASR will talk and discuss all potential candidates for the team, final Decisions will be made by CASR


  • For the Womens, the top 4 players and CASR will talk and discuss all potential candidates for the team, final Decisions will be made by CASR

Criteria 

  • Results in STS/CASR/WCS Tournament in respected divisions

  • CASR Points

  • How Much your skill has improved over the year

  • How many tournaments do you attend

  • Eye Test


Pools

Expert Division

Pool A

  1. The Order of the White Lotus(Trevor Barbosa/Jacob Payer) 2850pt

  2. Dialed(Luke Pennington/Josh Cain) 1200pt

  3. Ryder Revol(Jason Rhoads/Andrew Kosche) 825pt

  4. Daryl Hall and John Oates(Mason Thau/Cormac Alonzo) 200pt

  5. Josh set us up(Sasha M/Clifton Miller) 175pt


Pool B

  1. Chelsea United(Josh Fragiacomo/Ethan Zehr) 2050pt

  2. Brown/Kosche(Jacob Martinez/Schon Siguenza) 1275pt

  3. DQ'd(Quinn Hufler/Dylan Medveal) 575pt

  4. Buckmoto(Allen Iwamoto/Samuel Buckman) 475pt

  5. tuck & druck’s dump trucks(Patrick Drucker/tucker judkins) 125pt

  6. git reverse(Connor Nelson/Michael Du) 25pt

Women's Division

Pool A

  1. Nyguendy Wu Homecoming Warrior(Kayla Wu/Joelle Nguyen)

  2. Big and Lil Spoon(Sebastiani Kim/Karah Hui)

  3. Mr. & Mrs. Buckman(Alex Buckman/Perrin York)

  4. Sato/Lowe(Elle Lowe and Malia Sato)

  5. $$ KA-CHING $$(Kayla Ngai/Christine Chang)

  6. Shebalicious(Sheba Naderzad and Abby Cham)

  7. Paige Kosche/Lavender(Lavender Billingsley and Paige Kosche)

Contender Division

Pool A

  1. just the jackalopes(Ben Walker and Aditya Vunnum)

  2. Microsoft Edge(Jakob Seidner and max bentley)

  3. Fruit Ninjas(Joseph Lee and Rohun Shroff)

  4. Boogly woogly(Spencer Seay and Sammy Potter)

  5. Rocket League Later?(Nate Silverman and Haakon Ellingboe)

  6. Settlers of Alan(Andrew Li and Quinn Dooley)

Pool B

  1. 2 Yellow Yokes(Michael Hayashi and Thompson Yang)

  2. Michael's Exes(JC Meave and Dylan Cunningham)

  3. Patrick and Josh(Josh Brennan and Patrick Stinebaugh)

  4. Palo Sopranos(Carlos Diaz and Rahat Ullah)

  5. Nils and Ralph(Ralph Skinner/Nils de La Beaumelle)

  6. W Munchers(dara akhavein and Issey Tateishi)

Coed Division

Group A

  1. Mr. & Mrs. Ortlip(Andrew Kosche and Karah Hui)

  2. X/6(Trevor Barbosa and Kayla Ngai)

  3. Where’s Perrin? Over Zehr(Ethan Zehr and Perrin York)

  4. Sea Cucumbers(Kayla Wu and Clifton Miller)

  5. Where's Malia? Luke Over There(Luke Pennington and Malia Sato)

  6. Fans of Riley(Abby Cham and Quinn Hufler)

  7. Tree Huggers(Lavender Billingsley and Joseph Lee)

Group B

  1. Big Bucks(Alex Buckman and Samuel Buckman)

  2. Defenthive Kimarsthree(Sebastiani Kim and Jacob Martinez)

  3. Assistant to the Chef (Christine Chang and Josh Fragiacomo)

  4. Margarita Lime(Joelle Nguyen and Josh Cain)

  5. Nelson/Lowe(Elle Lowe and Connor Nelson)

  6. She's My Sister Now(Warner Curtis and Paige Kosche)

  7. Knee Slappers(Christina Pirrotta and Garth Verdeflor)


Predictions

Contender

  1. just the jackalopes(Ben Walker and Aditya Vunnum)

  2. 2 Yellow Yokes(Michael Hayashi and Thompson Yang)

  3. Michael's Exes(JC Meave and Dylan Cunningham)

  4. Microsoft Edge(Jakob Seidner and max bentley)

Honorable Mentions: Fruit Ninjas(Joseph Lee and Rohun Shroff)Patrick and Josh(Josh Brennan and Patrick Stinebaugh)/W Munchers(dara akhavein and Issey Tateishi)/Nils and Ralph(Ralph Skinner/Nils de La Beaumelle)


Women’s

  1. Nyguendy Wu Homecoming Warrior(#2 Kayla Wu/Joelle Nguyen)

  2. Big and Lil Spoon(#1 Karah Hui/#11 Sebastiani Kim)

  3. Mr. & Mrs. Buckman(#4 Alex Buckman/#6 Perrin York)

  4. Sato/Lowe(#9 Elle Lowe/#8 Malia Sato)

Honorable Mentions:$$ KA-CHING $$(Kayla Ngai/Christine Chang)/Shebalicious(Sheba Naderzad and Abby Cham)/Paige Kosche/Lavender(Lavender Billingsley and Paige Kosche)



Coed 

  1. Mr. & Mrs. Ortlip(Andrew Kosche/#1 Karah Hui)

  2. Big Bucks(#4 Alex Buckman/#8 Samuel Buckman)

  3. X/6(#14 Kayla Ngai/#4 Trevor Barbosa)

  4. Defenthive Kimarsthree(#11 Sebastiani Kim/#9 Jacob Martinez)

Honorable Mentions:Where’s Perrin? Over Zehr(Perrin York and Ethan Zehr)/Assistant to the Chef(Christine Chang and Josh Fragiacomo)/Margarita Lime(Josh Cain and Joelle Nguyen)


Expert

  1. The Order of the White Lotus(#4 Trevor Barbosa/#11 Jacob Payer)

  2. Ryder Revol(#13 Jason Rhoads/Andrew Kosche)

  3. Chelsea United(#11 Josh Fragiacomo/#17 Ethan Zehr)

  4. Buckmoto(#8 Sam Buckman/#10 Allen Iwamoto)

Honorable Mentions: Brown/Kosche(Jacob Martinez/Schon Siguenza)/tuck & druck’s dump trucks(Patrick Drucker/tucker judkins)/Dialed(Luke Pennington/Josh Cain)


PRIZES

Prize Pot $1050

5.5 Expert (Total $350)

1st - Trophy/$200

2nd - Trophy/$100

3rd - Trophy/$50

2.0-5.0 Coed (Total $450)

1st - Trophy/$250

2nd - Trophy/$150

3rd - Trophy/$50

2.0-4.5 Women’s (Total $250)

1st - Trophy/$120

2nd - Trophy/$80

3rd - Trophy/$50

3.0-4.5 Contender

1st -Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/Tomahawk Shades

2nd - Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/Spikeball Shirts

3rd -2x Medals/Spikeball Socks



This preview was written by Josh Fragiacomo.

Camarillo El Grande #1 Preview

CASR TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

Camarillo El Grande #1 8/27-8/28

The California Roundnet 2022 season continues this Saturday (8/27) in the small town of Camarillo! Big shout out to Camarillo Roundnet for helping us put this one together. Camarillo Coast Roundnet Club popped up during covid with Warner Curtis and Jacob Payer doing great things in the area with their consistent pickups and trivia nights. A lot is on the line this weekend with players in the 4.0-4.5 Contender Division getting the chance to earn Expert Status which allows them to play in our top divisions. The 5.0-5.5 Expert Division and 4.0-4.5 Women’s Division will have CASR State team points and prize money up for grabs.

#CaliRoundnetcommunity Shoutout

  • Big shoutout to Jacob Payer & Warner Curtis of Camarillo Roundnet for helping with field/after party

  • Big shoutout to Perrin York for help organizing the Women's division and Co-Ed division 

  • Big shoutout to our sponsors

NOTES

  • Big shoutout to 4 California players who will be heading to Worlds in September: Karah Hui (USA), Max Huang (Brazil), Archie Powell(Great Britain), and Buddy Hammon (USA)

  • 48 total teams competing (13 teams in Expert, 14 teams in Contender, 7 teams in Women’s, and 15 teams in Co-Ed on Sunday)

  • 2nd Women's division of 2022 CASR Main Series

  • Top 2 teams of the Contender Division will qualify for the Expert division

  • Will anyone take down Trevor Barbosa/Matt Ortlip?

Top Players

(Competing in Expert/Womens/Coed)

Mens

CA #4 Trevor Barbosa (Expert/Coed)

CA #5 Matt Ortlip (Expert)

CA #7 Ryan Oswalt (Expert/Coed)

CA #9 Jacob Martinez (Expert/Coed)

CA #10 Allan Iwamoto (Expert)

CA #11 Jacob Payer (Expert/Coed)

CA #12 Josh Fragiacomo (Expert)

CA #14 Drew Cummins (Expert)

CA #15 Dean Wasil (Expert/Coed)

Womens

CA #1 Karah Hui (Expert/Coed)

CA #2 Kayla Wu (Coed)

CA #5 Mey Helm (Womens/Coed)

CA #6 Perrin York (Womens/Coed)

CA #7 Ashley Ortlip (Womens)

CA #8 Malia Sato (Womens/Coed)

CA #11 Sebastiani Kim (Womens/Coed)

CA #12 Stacey Grimes (Womens)

CA #14 Kayla Ngai (Coed)

CA #15 Christine Chang (Womens/Coed)

CO #2 Joelle Nguyen (Coed)

PREVIEW

5.0-5.5 Expert Division

Big things are happening in the Expert division! California power ranked #4 Trevor Barbosa from Shifty, who is also ranked 19th in the Open Division for STS will be joining forces with Matt Ortlip, who is California power ranked #5 and from Fibonacci Roundnet in the open division. This team will have a deep arsenal of serves, and will be getting touches on most anything you try to put away. We expect them to be in the finals and win the whole thing. Thomas Nishimoto agrees and states, “Trevor and Matt will not drop a game and none of their games will go to extras. Clear cut favorite IMO”. Matt has other thoughts “Whichever team plays the cleanest will come away with 1st”. Trevor and Matt will be taking the 1 seed in the division with 1925 Points. Trailing behind them with 1300 points are California Elite player Nate Schrag and GCU/Cali player Ryan McCarger. They are here to show everyone that after their dominance in norcal, that they can hang with all the socal locals. “Ryan and I are extremely excited to be competing this weekend not only for the CASR points but to help us become as solidified as some California Spikeball household names.” This team is fighting 2 other teams for that finals spot, and they “are most excited for Texas Sucks (Andrew Kosche and Dean Wasil) because of a long running bet between Andrew and Ryan that if Ryan beats Andrew in a series, Andrew owes Ryan $100 and I know this is the tournament to do it in. Watchout for the Electro monkey's baby.” Clearly this will be an exciting match to watch and one for the ages. Another team in the running is CA #9 Jacob Martinez a California OG and comeup player Ethan Zehr. With Ethan firing serves left and right and maybe in reverse and the added  goon strength of the #1 Women’s roundnet player Jacob Martinez, this team may find themselves in 1st place. Ethan says “he is excited to play Trevor and Matt cause they are cool guys and I need to learn serve receive better.” Another team looking to making the podium CA ranked#7  Ryan Oswalt and CA Ranked #12 Josh fragiacomo may have an interesting run if Josh's body can keep up. 


2.0-4.5 Women’s Division

California Women's Roundnet has always had a strong 4, but nowadays we see a lot more women players growing their skills and competing at the top level. We are always excited to see a women's division in California because we always know it's going to be a fight. The front runners include CA power ranked #6 Perrin York from Spice Rack and CA power ranked #7 Ashley Ortlip. These two women have shown they can play against the top women's players, but even though they find themselves at #1 doesn’t mean the runners up can’t pull off a win. Ashley says she’s “really excited to play against Seb and Mey, I know they both play really well and it will be a tough mashup.” Seb and Mey are definitely the veteran team and may have the experience to pull off the win. Seb competed in our last women's division in San Diego and played with Perrin York but now she’s her top competitor and she knows it. “in womens I’m excited to play Perrin and Ashley. I think our games against them will be extremely fun and competitive”. Perrin is also excited about their match up and says “I'm always nervous playing my season partner, she has a lot of strong attributes about her game, but the key to winning women’s is to minimize mistakes and focus on getting the ball in the net.” We will see if one of these teams can take home the win. Let’s not forget about Trojan alumni Malia Sato and Christine Chang from $$KA-CHING$$. These two women are new to the roundnet scene but have developed their skills to compete with these top women's players and could very well sneak their way into the finals. These Trojan alumni are “excited to play with each other and always love competing in a women's division, we want a lot of rallies and to have fun. Dark horse Stacey Grimes, who finished 4th in our women's division in her hometown San Diego and Tung Lin from UCLA are also looking to have a good performance this tourney.

2.0-5.0 Coed Division(Sunday 8/28)

Coed is always a great time full of rallies and great competition, but it's also a brawl. Most of the time there isn’t an obvious 1st place pick. For this tourney, we can break it down into 6 top teams. There are two teams in particular that have a high chance of making it into the finals. Trevor Barbosa and Joelle Nguyen will be a difficult team to take down with Nguyen having two great Coed finishes at the STS OC and STS Utah Challengers and Trevor who can hold his own against the top of California. Coming up on their shoulders is Karah Hui from Kickstart who is one of four women's players competing in the Coed Championship on ESPN and Ethan Zehr who has been building experience against the top California players, hopefully that will be enough against the powerhouse of Barbosa and Nguyen.

These next 2 teams are definitely going to be making the most jokes and best plays of the day but will it be enough to get them into the finals. CA power ranked #11 Jacob Payer from Psych Roundnet is teaming up with CA #6 Perrin York from Spice Rack. This team could easily find themselves in the semis. The team that will be getting in your mental zone all day with their crazy antics and deceivingly gnarly serves is CA power ranked #9 Jacob Martinez and CA power ranked #11 Sebastiani Kim. Kim says that her “favorite part about coed is seeing all the fun mashups with a wide range in skill level.”

The bottom 2 teams that have the potential to make the top 4 are all fairly new players besides one OG. OG player Schon Siguenza has been raiding the STS scene and is growing in his skills as a serveballer. He is teaming up with CA power rank #14 Kayla Ngai from $$KA-CHING$$. This team will be making defensive plays all day and will have a sick highlight video. The next team that will come off firing is Cal Poly's Luke Pennington and CA power ranked #15 Christine Chang from $$KA-CHING$$. This team will have a collective of aces and rallies. Maybe if they play their cards right they can find themselves in the top 4.

With an interesting last minute sign up from Ryan Oswalt and CA ranked #2 Kayla wu they will make this division a lot more interesting and definitely a more competitive division.

Pools

Expert Division

Pool A

  1. Just Above Average (Trevor Barbosa/Matt Ortlip - 1925pts)

  2. Dialed (Josh Cain/Luke Pennington - 900pts)

  3. Sub Par(Jacob Payer/Brandon Brown - 750pts)

  4. Texas Sucks (Andrew Kosche/Dean Wasil - 625pts) 

  5. I've never seen drew lose (Drew Cummins/Thomas Nishimoto - 475pts)

  6. Pugg’r Tugger (Warner Curtis/Tucker Judkins - 375pts)

  7. Winney/Selby (Jack Selby/Anthony Winney - 0pts)

Pool B

  1. Electro Monkies (Ryan McCarger/Nate Shrag - 1300pts) 

  2. Coneheads (Ethan Zehr/Jacob Martinez - 1175pts)

  3. The Mio Brothers (Allen Iwamoto/John Choi - 725pts) 

  4. Oswalt/Frag(Ryan Oswalt/Josh Fragiacomo - 700pts)

  5. DQ’d (Dylan Medveal/Quinn Hufler - 475pts)

  6. Smokin Hooklah (Karah Hui/Schon Siguenza - 450pts)

Women's Division

Pool A

  1. Porklip (Ashley Ortlip/Perrin York - 550pts)

  2. BLASH (Mey Helm/Sebastiani Kim - 475pts) 

  3. Dont forget your trojan (Christine Chang/Malia Sato - 400pts) 

  4. Tung/Stacey(Stacey Grimes/Tung Lin - 225pts)

  5. Paige/Sheba(Paige Kosche/Sheba Naderzad - 0pts)

  6. Spiker? I Hardly Know Her.(Sherry Zhang/Josie Redberg - 0pts)

  7. Getting Rec’d(Karissa Baucom/Tracy Johnson - 0pts)

Contender Division

Pool A

  1. Johnson/Kaylor (Noah Johnson/Joseph Kaylor)

  2. Tarps Off (Angel Hernandez/Peter Assadourian)

  3. Socs n Crocs (Andrew Ursua/Raymond Vargas)

  4. Dos Pueblos (Noah Severson/Micah Allin)

  5. Playaz Circle (Daniel Stein/Michael Soliz)

  6. Ground Beef (Jerrod Sousa/Alfred Nunes)

  7. Boyd/Yates (Christopher Boyd/Kenny Yates)

Pool B

  1. Dive Hard(er) (Austin Gauerke/Cole Sanchez)

  2. Uncooked (Max Huang/Rahat Ullah)

  3. Gopher Transplants (Jackson Winter/Kevin Daniel)

  4. Bad Pockets (Ashwin Yedavalli/Brandon Peczenij)

  5. CHICKHEN LEGGS (Dara Akhavein/Joseph Lee)

  6. List Boys (Phoenix List/Spencer List)

Coed Division

Group A

  1. Lima(Joelle Nguyen/Trevor Barbosa)

  2. Gumps(tucker judkins/Malia Sato)

  3. PANG!(Luke Pennington/Christine Chang)

  4. 50/50 Chance we Hate Eachother(Sherry Zhang/Brandon Brown)

  5. Parkside Darkside(Charlie Huang/Abigail Cham)

Group B

  1. Yip Yip(Karah Hui/Ethan Zehr)

  2. Defenthive Kimarsthree(Sebastiani Kim/Jacob Martinez)

  3. Schon-Ngai-Yuh Twain(Schon Siguenza/Kayla Ngai)

  4. Deba(Sheba Naderzad/Dean Wasil)

  5. Rim Job(Josh Hessel/Naomi Lopez)

Group C

  1. Dropping Apricots(Ryan Oswalt/Kayla Wu)

  2. FOR FREMONT!(Perrin York/Jacob Payer)

  3. O mey, oolala!(Mey Helm/Rahat Ullah)

  4. Cory and Kelsey(Andrew Kosche/Paige Kosche)

  5. Steric Hinderance(JOEL GLASMAN/DELANEY CHEFFER)

 CA States Team Points Race

Mens Leader Board(20)

Total Expert Points/1/2 Coed Points/Top Cali Club Finish

Trevor Barbosa 1250

Matt Ortlip 825

Josh Fragiacomo 812.5

Ryan Mccargar 750

Jacob Martinez 700

Jason Rhoads 675

Josh Cain 550

Nathaniel Schrag 550

Ethan Zehr 525

John Choi 512.5

Dean Wasil 450

Jacob Payer 425

Schon Siguenza 425

Allen Iwamoto 400

Luke Pennington 400

Ryder Rivadeneyra 375

Troy Mauk 375

Brandon Brown 325

Thomas Nishimoto 275

Archie Powell 250

Women's Leader Board

Total Women's Points/1/2 Coed Points/1/2 Expert Points/Top Cali Club finish

Mey Helm 537.5

Alex Buckman 452.5

Ashley Ortlip 450

Elle Lowe 375

Malia Sato 300

Jordan Engdahl 300

Karah Hui 237.5

Jenna DiMaggio 225

Stacey Grimes 225

Kayla Wu 200

Perrin York 150

Kayla Ngai 150

Christine Chang 150

Seb Kim 100

McKenna Sherman 100

Vanessa Silvas 100

Melissa Main 100

Lindsey Preovolos 100

Kalin Morgan 62.5

California State Team Info

Mens Info

  • Must Attend 2 CASR Events

  • Must Play in State v State Tournament in 2023

  • Top 8 Players by Points will have auto Spots

  • Last 2 will be picked by CASR

Mens Benefits

  • California State Team Jersey

  • 50% off CASR Main Series Events(100% off for a team)

  • ½ off CASR 20223 Merchandise

  • Individual Sponsor Benefits

  • Qualify for 6.0 Elite division

Womens Info

  • Must Attend 2 CASR Events

  • Top 4 Players by Points will have auto spots

  • Last 2 will be picked by CASR

Womens Benefits

  • California State Team Jersey

  • 50% off CASR Main Series Events(100% off for a team)

  • Individual Sponsor Benefits

  • ½ off CASR 2023 Merchandise

  • Qualify for 6.0 Elite division

Predictions

Contender

  1. Johnson/Kaylor (Noah Johnson/Joseph Kaylor)

  2. Dive Hard(er) (Austin Gauerke/Cole Sanchez)

  3. Rahat/Max (Max Huang/Rahat Ullah)

  4. Tarps Off (Angel Hernandez/Peter Assadourian)

Honorable Mentions: Palmdale Spikers(Ashwin Yedavalli/Brandon Peczenij),Dos Pueblos(Noah Severson/Micah Allin),Gopher Transplants(Jackson Winter/Kevin Daniel)

Women’s

  1. Porklip (Ashley Ortlip/Perrin York)

  2. BLASH (Mey Helm/Sebastiani Kim)

  3. Don't forget your trojan (Christine Chang/Malia Sato)

  4. Tung/Stacey (Stacey Grimes/Tung Lin)

Honorable Mentions: Paige/Sheba(Paige Kosche/Sheba Naderzad), Getting Rec’d(Karissa Baucom/Tracy Johnson)

Coed 

  1. Lima (Joelle Nguyen/Trevor Barbosa)

  2. Yip Yip (Ethan Zehr/Karah Hui)

  3. Dropping Apricots(Ryan Oswalt/Kayla Wu)

  4. For Freemont (Perrin York/Jacob Payer)

Honorable Mentions: Defenthive Kimarsthree (Jacob Martinez/Sebastiani Kim)Chang/Pennington(Luke Pennington/Christine Chang), Schon-Ngai-yuh Twain(Kayla Ngai/Schon Siguenza)

Expert

  1. Just Above Average(Trevor Barbosa/Matt Ortlip)

  2. Coneheads (Ethan Zehr/Jacob Martinez)

  3. Electro Monkies (Ryan McCarger/Nate Shrag)

  4. Texas Sucks (Andrew Kosche/Dean Wasil)

Honorable Mentions: I've never seen drew lose (Drew Cummins/Thomas Nishimoto), Cummins/Ortlip (Jacob Payer/Brandon Brown), Oswalt/Frag(Ryan Oswalt/Josh Fragiacomo), The Mio Brothers(Allen Iwamoto/John Choi) 

PRIZES

Prize Pot $1200

5.5 Expert (Total $450)

1st - Trophy/$250

2nd - Trophy/$150

3rd - Trophy/$50

2.0-5.0 Coed (Total $450)

1st - Trophy/$250

2nd - Trophy/$150

3rd - Trophy/$50

2.0-4.5 Women’s (Total $300)

1st - Trophy/$150

2nd - Trophy/$100

3rd - Trophy/$50

3.0-4.5 Contender

1st -Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/Tomahawk Shades

2nd - Qualify for Expert Division/2x Medals/Spikeball Shirts

3rd -2x Medals/Spikeball Socks


This preview was written by Josh Fragiacomo.

SD General #3 Preview (SAO Sanctioned)

#CaliRoundnetCommunity

CASR TOURNAMENT PREVIEW

SD GENERAL #3 5/7


The California Roundnet 2022 season continues this Saturday (5/7) in the beautiful city of San Diego! Big shout out to San Diego Roundnet for helping us put this one together. San Diego has been a roundnet hub for a very long time and over the past couple of years it has grown into one of the largest communities in California, thanks to Erik Geffken and Jason Bird. A lot is on the line this weekend with players in the 4.0-4.5 Contender Division getting the chance to earn STS Premier. The 5.0-5.5 Expert Division and 4.0-4.5 Women’s Division will have CASR Elite points and prize money up for grabs.


NOTES


  • On May 6th, THUS Parabatai (Kayla Wu & Kalin Miramontes) will be hosting CASR’s first ever women's clinic. These women have worked very hard to be at the top level. Thank you THUS!

  • 41 total teams competing (10 teams in 5.0-5.5 Expert, 22 teams in 4.0-4.5 contender, 9 teams in 2.0-4.5 Women’s)

  • First main series event of 2022 with a Women's Division

  • Top 3 teams of the Contender Division will earn STS Premier status

  • #1 ranked player Ryder Rivadeneyra will be in attendance


PREVIEW


4.0-4.5 Contender Division


We are stoked to see so many teams come out and fight for those Premier spots. One of the top teams competing in the Contender Division this weekend is Dialed (Josh Cain & Luke Pennington). Both athletes play for the #1 ranked Cal Poly A squad (5x Southwest champs) and will be headed to College Spikeball Nationals later this year. They placed 3rd at CASR SF General #2, giving them both enough points to get on the CASR Elite leaderboard. Luke comes out hot with some fire serves and hard hitting, whereas Josh controls the defensive side of the game and keeps his setting consistent for Luke to have easy put-aways. Keep an eye out for this young college team.


College teams are on the rise as we see SDSU team Hit it From Behind (Nick Galbo & Garrett Meredith) joining the competition for Premier. Nick and Garrett had an impressive showing at the UCLA Spring Sectionals and are looking to make a name for themselves.

Another team battling for Premier is Friends of OC (Drew Cummins & Clifton Miller). Consistency is key for this team, and it will be tough to hit a ball past these two once they find it. This team is sure to have some of the best rallies of the day.


I think everyone is hyped for Smokin’ Hooklah (Karah Hui & Schon Siguenza) but Jason Rhoads is especially “very excited to watch Karah Hui get premier.” OG and legend Schon Siguenza has earned Premier before but there’s nothing stopping him from unleashing the beast and earning it a second time. Schon is “just excited to play with a master (Karah).” Breakout player Karah Hui has already reached the top of the Women's Division and is looking to earn the STS Premier status that few women hold. Karah has definitely proven she can compete at the top level with her recent STS Coed Division results in Florida, Richmond, and Texas.



2.0-4.5 Women’s Division


Women’s roundnet has been growing rapidly in California and we’re excited to see new faces join the competitive scene. The Women’s Division podium is up for anyone to take, but the favorites are A Squared (Ashley Ortlip & Alex Buckman) and I am Confirm (Perrin York & Seb Kim), who competed in a tight series at Cal Poly EL Grande #2 last year. In their semi finals meetup, I am Confirm (Perrin York & Seb Kim) snatched the first win in the series, but were not able to capitalize on that win with A Squared (Ashley Ortlip & Alex Buckman) taking the next 2 games. Alex says “our play styles mesh well and I’m excited to go out there and show how much my game has grown.” Let’s see if I am Confirm (Perrin York & Seb Kim) can get revenge on A Squared (Ashley Ortlip & Alex Buckman). Perrin says “this time I think we can take it, with the top 3 CA Women's players out of the Women's Division it will be interesting to see who rises up.”


Don't count any Women's teams out of the race just yet. Mey & Elle (Mey Helm & Elle Lowe) will be a team to watch out for. With Mey having lots of tournament experience, we’ll see if she can catch NorCal lady baller Elle Lowe up to speed enough to make it to the finals. College roundnet sneaks its way into the Women’s Division with the deadly mashup team Sneak Attack (Jordan England & Malia Sato). Malia Sato plays for #9 ranked USC and Jordan England plays for #4 ranked GCU. Both women have done really well in the college scene - let's see if they can achieve results outside of it.


5.0-5.5 Expert Division


Let's take a look at the top teams that are playing for the cash prize and CASR elite points. The big question is: will Ryder Rivadeneyra find himself at the top of the podium this weekend? “Kevin and I will be having the most fun this weekend and you know what they say…you ain’t having fun unless you’re winning (;” said Ryder. After two big wins earlier this year in Las Vegas (USAR event) and Austin (ATX Spikedown), he's teaming up with Kevin Um and “he is bringing his extra large backpack to San Diego this weekend.”

Competing against this team is a very dynamic team Queue (Trevor Barbosa & Jason Rhoads). Comeup player Trevor Barbosa has definitely shown that he can hang with the top players after having great results at California events and in his most recent trip to Texas with Andrew Kosche, where they took on Ryan Gross & Matthew Cole in 3 very close games. OG player Jason Rhoads has been playing roundnet for 7-8 years and is a defensive demon. He knows the sport very well and will keep the team on the consistent side of things. Jason is “very excited to watch Trevor ace people from very close up.” These two are a scary combo, best of luck to anyone who has to play them this weekend.


A team with the highest highs and definitely the lowest lows, GEF (Andrew Kosche & Jacob Martinez) will be a team that shouldn’t be underestimated, especially in the later stages of the tournament. They might lose focus on the true goal at hand, but no doubt will have the best highlight tape around.

Introducing Emojis (Daniel Lindeen & Jacob Payer) will be a dangerous team if they’re feeling hot, and they could easily find themselves in the finals. OG Jacob Payer will show you what a real cut serve looks like - if you can even see the ball when it passes you. Daniel Lindeen knows how to handle good serves and is known for having a wide arsenal of serves. Be ready for this team to come out and show everyone what they got.



PREDICTIONS


Contender

  1. Dialed (Josh Cain & Luke Pennington)

  2. Friends of OC (Drew Cummins & Clifton Miller)

  3. Smokin’ Hooklah (Karah Hui & Schon Siguenza)

  4. Hit it From Behind (Nick Galbo & Garrett Meredith)

Honorable Mentions: Cafe Disco (Dylan Medveal & TuckerJudkins), Brown Pounds With Mclean's Ween (Cody Brown & Cade McLean), THUS Waters of Thine Melon (Kalin Miramontes & Kayla Wu), Dive Hard (Cole Sanchez & Nolan Wynkoop)


Women’s

  1. A Squared (Ashley Ortlip & Alex Buckman)

  2. I am Confirm (Perrin York & Seb Kim)

  3. Sneak Attack (Jordan England & Malia Sato)

  4. Mey & Elle (Mey Helm & Elle Lowe)

Honorable Mentions: $$ KA-CHING $$ (Kayla Ngai & Christine Chang), The X’s (Stacey Grimes & Jenna DiMaggio)


Expert

  1. Queue (Trevor Barbosa & Jason Rhoads)

  2. TRP.mp4 (Ryder Rivadeneyra & Kevin Um)

  3. GEF (Andrew Kosche & Jacob Martinez)

  4. Emojis (Daniel Lindeen & Jacob Payer)

Honorable Mentions: Obelus (Matt Ortlip & Ethan Zehr), Frag/Brown (Josh Fragiacomo & Brandon Brown)


PRIZES


5.0-5.5 Expert (Total $400)

1st - $250

2nd - $100

3rd - $50


2.0-4.5 Women’s (Total $400)

1st - $250

2nd - $100

3rd - $50


4.0-4.5 Contender

1st - STS Premier/2x Medals/Spikeball Beanie

2nd - STS Premier/2x Medals/Spikeball Shorts

3rd - STS Premier/2x Medals/Spikeball Shirts



This preview was written by Josh Fragiacomo.