The Westside International (Westside TTC) lost to KillaWatts (LADWP) 1-4

Mark Hezinger defeated David Chwa 3-1 (7, 11, -10, 9)
Ryousuke Adachi lost to Paul Sierra 2-3 (10, 8, -7, -12, 7)
Mark Hezinger/Milan Obradovic lost to David Chwa/Miguel Munoz 1-3 (9, -5, 3, 10)
Milan Obradovic lost to Soon Suthi 1-3 (-7, 6, 9, 7)
Peter Clarke lost to David Chwa 0-3 (5, 9, 8)

David, Soon, Paul, Miguel, Mark, Adachi, Peter, Milan

Adachi hits to Paul

The Fall 2013 Season of the LATTF team league gets underway Saturday, September 28th with some great action in Division 2 when The Westside International hosts last season’s Division 2 runner-ups, the KillaWatts from LADWP.

If you missed last season’s Division 2 playoffs, be sure to check it out on the LATTF YouTube channel: youtube.com/socaltabletennis

It’s shaping up to be a great season with several new clubs participating, and a whole bunch of new and returning players.

While I’m sure everyone’s excited to get out there and play some table tennis, a few tips to help the league run smoothly:

1. Know the rules (no, there won’t be a quiz, but it’s still important)
2. Check the schedule for your division. Show up 30 min. before the scheduled match time to warm-up (you want to play your best, right?)
3. Wear your team uniform (that way you’ll look all snazzy in your team photo for each match, plus it’s required, see #1).
4. Home team: Print out a blank team contest scoresheet and bring it to the match. Instructions for how to play the team contest are at the bottom (now how to win on the other hand, is up to you).
5. Home team captain: submit the results of the team contest within 24 hours (yes, even if your team loses). Be sure to take some action photos during the match in addition to the team photo.
6. Everyone: Play hard and have FUN!!! (this one is mandatory).

Miguel Munoz and Roger Boden of the KillaWatts

The Westside International (Westside TTC) lost to Flip Side (Song Jeho TTC) 0-5

Mark Hezinger lost to Jay Tiu 0-3 (6, 7, 7)
Ryousuke Adachi lost to Ramil Golez 0-3 (9, 8, 8)
Peter Clarke/Ryousuke Adachi lost to Eric Trillo/John Eseo 0-3 (9, 4, 11)
Mark Hezinger lost to Eric Trillo 2-3 (-7, -11, 8, 5, 10)
Peter Clarke lost to John Eseo 1-3 (-6, 5, 7, 7)

Ryousuke Adachi, Mark Hezinger, Peter Clarke, John Eseo, Jay Tiu, Eric Trillo, Ramil Golez

Ryousuke Adachi vs Ramil Golez … Adachi hits a winner? …

Bruins (Thousand Oaks TTC) defeated The Westside International (Westside TTC) 4-1

Angus Chung Hin Tse defeated Mark Hezinger 3-1 (6, -8, 7, 8)
Max Lai defeated Ryousuke Adachi 3-1 (-6, 9, 4, 7)
Bowen Rao/Taiyu Guo defeated Mark Hezinger/Peter Clarke 3-2 (-8, -5, 9, 9, 3)
Bowen Rao defeated Peter Clarke 3-0 (6, 5, 7)
Max Lai lost to Mark Hezinger 1-3 (-8, 5, 3, 8)

Bruins – Max, TaiYu, Angus, Bowen vs Westside – Mark, Peter, Adachi

Mark serving to Angus

The Westside International (Westside TTC) lost to Bruins (Thousand Oaks TTC) 1-4

Ryousuke Adachi lost to Angus Chung Hin Tse 1-3 (-6, 7, 3, 4)
Milan Obradovic defeated Max Lai 3-1 (7, -6, 7, 9)
Ryousuke Adachi/Milan Obradovic lost to Bowen Rao/Taiyu Guo 0-3 (5, 4, 10)
Ryousuke Adachi lost to Bowen Rao 1-3 (-5, 5, 1, 9)
Milan Obradovic lost to Angus Chung Hin Tse 1-3 (9, 5, -10, 5)

Milan, Adachi, Bowen, Max, Angus, Taiyu

Angus serving to Adachi.

Hitmen (USA Valley TTC) defeated The Westside International (Westside TTC) 3-2

Simone Cecchini defeated Milan Obradovic 3-1 (-5, 4, 7, 4)
Sasanka Budhavarapu lost to Ryousuke Adachi 2-3 (11, -7, 9, -9, 14)
Simone Cecchini/Josh Bornstein defeated Ryousuke Adachi/Peter Clarke 3-1 (-7, 9, 7, 9)
Michael Baggott lost to Peter Clarke 1-3 (8, -8, 10, 6)
Sasanka Budhavarapu defeated Milan Obradovic 3-1 (8, -3, 5, 6)

Oaks (Thousand Oaks TTC) defeated The Westside International (Westside TTC) 5-0

Zhi Hao Lao defeated Peter Clarke 3-1 (7, -5, 4, 6)
Eric Wang defeated Ryousuke Adachi 3-0 (9, 6, 11)
Eric Wang/Zhi Hao Lao defeated Ryousuke Adachi/Peter Clarke 3-2 (9, 4, -9, -3, 9)
Zhi Hao Lao defeated Ryousuke Adachi 3-2 (5, 4, -9, -3, 9)
Eric Wang defeated Peter Clarke 3-1 (-8, 8, 8, 3)

ZeZheng, ZhiHao, Adachi, Peter

Zhihao and Peter

The Westside International (Westside TTC) defeated Santa Barbara TTC (Thousand Oaks TTC) 3-2

Mark Hezinger defeated Albert Alexandrov 3-0 (6, 8, 10)
Ryousuke Adachi defeated Florian Winterstein 3-2 (-6, 9, 8, -8, 8)
Mark Hezinger/Milan Obradovic lost to Albert Alexandrov/Florian Winterstein 1-3 (9, 7, -6, 7)
Mark Hezinger defeated Florian Winterstein 3-1 (10, 4, -9, 4)
Peter Clarke lost to Albert Alexandrov 0-3 (6, 7, 9)

Ryousuke Adachi, Milan Obradovic, Peter Clarke, Mark Hezinger, Albert Alexandrov, Florian Winterstein

Mark returns serve in doubles with Milan ready for action.

The Westside International (Westside TTC) lost to Hitmen (USA Valley TTC) 1-4

Milan Obradovic lost to Sasanka Budhavarapu 0-3 (1, 2, 7)
Ryousuke Adachi defeated Kenneth Seiple 3-0 (4, 9, 10)
Peter Clarke/Milan Obradovic lost to Simone Cecchini/Josh Bornstein 0-3 (2, 5, 3)
Peter Clarke lost to Michael Baggott 0-3 (11, 7, 8)
Ryousuke Adachi lost to Sasanka Budhavarapu 1-3 (-9, 7, 1, 5)

Ryousuke Adachi, Milan Obradovic, Peter Clarke, Simone Cecchini, Josh Bornstein, Ken Seiple, Mike Baggott, Sasanka Budhavarapu

Milan about to rip a forehand to Josh, while Simone and Peter are at the ready

A recent team contest in Division 2A featured defending Division 2 champion Flip Side hosting The Westside International at Song Jeho’s Club in Koreatown. The Westside International have been fixtures in LATTF competition since the league’s inception, but since the teams were in different divisions last season, for some of the players, this was their first time competing at Song Jeho Table Tennis Club.

“It’s a nice, clean facility, and it was exciting playing there,” said Mark Hezinger, of The Westside International.

Despite being the underdogs, Mark started fearlessly, taking the first match for his team 3-1 (with scores of 10, -7, 10, 6). This initial confidence boost for the visitors proved short-lived as Flip Side used their home court advantage to capture the remaining matches, winning the team contest by a final score of 4-1.

Mark Hezinger in action for The Westside International

“In the first match, I was able to stick to my strategy and play to my strengths,” Hezinger mused after the team contest. “But in the doubles match they kept looping at the middle of the table, and the ball was so spinny … it tricked me.”

Mark and teammate Milan Obradovic eventually succumbed 0-3 in that match (by scores of 5, 10, and 6) to Flip Side’s pairing of John Eseo and Mike Tadiaman.

As great as it is to win, Mark pointed out that really, the most important part of participating in the league is was all the fun his team has had of visiting different clubs, meeting new people, and playing a variety of opponents. And in keeping with their team’s LATTF tradition, after their league match, the Westside players got together with their spouses and children and went out to dinner together at a local restaurant.

“It’s really nice having these experiences that bring people together and to be able to share quality time with your teammates and loved ones,” Mark reflected. After all, isn’t that really what the league is all about?

 Full results of the team contest: Flip Side vs. The Westside International (on 03/23/2013)