Murakami/Neumann vs. Carstenn/Smith QUALIFYING RD2 HIGHLIGHTS - Kailua Men's Night Doubles 2013

The Blue Moon Men's Night Doubles
Kailua Racquet Club, Kailua (Oahu)
July - August, 2013

Qualifying Draw: 2nd Round
Andrew Murakami & Benny Neumann (wearing black)
vs.
Jared Carstenn & Beau Smith (wearing blue & purple)

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One thing Tennis Ninja will start covering more in future videos is action from the infamous qualifying draw of the annual Kailua Men's Night Doubles. This 1st week of the event, as previous interview guest & KRC Director of Tennis Jared Carstenn noted, is "One of the most difficult testing grounds" a local tennis player will face in Hawaii. Top finishers of this bracket will advance to play one of the seeded teams in the main draw the following week of the event, meaning that only the strongest local players survive. Some of the most dramatic & crazy matches in tournament history have happened at this stage of the tournament, making for maybe the most anticipated & exciting qualifying draws you will see anywhere in a local tennis event!

In 2013, Jared & his then partner, former collegiate player Beau Smith, found themselves with a first round bye in qualifying. This meant that they only needed to pull out two matches to advance to the big show the following week. In previous Night Doubles, Jared & Beau looked to be one of the favorites to advance out of the qualifying rounds & into the main draw. However, as noted in past years, making it out of the qualifying draw is no guarantee for any team. Their opponents, former University of Redlands player Andrew Murakami & managing partner of Cross Court Hawaii (formerly the biggest tennis pro shop on Oahu) Benny Neumann, would rise up to meet the challenge! Andrew & Benny recorded an earlier victory to make it to the 2nd round, meaning they were warm in matchplay. Jared & Beau went into the event fresh but cold competitively.

This match would go down as one of the more dramatic & memorable matches of the qualifying draw that year!

Check out highlights from this fun contest between these gritty local Hawaii teams!
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Here are some sources relating to the 2013 Kailua Women's & Mixed Night Doubles Tournament

2013 Tournament Draw:
https://m.tennislink.usta.com/TournamentHome/tournament.aspx?t=137453

Jared Carstenn Kailua Racquet Club Bio:
http://www.kailuaracquetclub.com/meet-the-pros.html

Andrew Murakami College Tennis Player Bio:
http://www.collegetennisonline.com/Univ.ofRedlands-M-Tennis/Player.aspx?plId=54905

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