2023 D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Fame Nominees 2023 D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Fame Voting Question Title * 1. Thank you - and congratulations! - for taking the time to have your vote counted as we at D.F.O. honor some of the greatest 3.0 players of all-time. ALL-TIME! Of these finalists, please select between FIVE TO SEVEN of the most deserving 3.0 nominees for the most amazing Hall of 3.0 Fame in existence (which is probably a true statement).The following 14 players, listed alphabetically to ensure some semblance of fairness, all represent what is great about 3.0 tennis (mostly, that it's awful). But sometimes coal can turn into diamonds, and boy-howdy, how these 14 guys shine! Out of an initial list of 255 (yes, that's right), the D.F.O. Voting Panel has narrowed down the potential nominee list down to these 15 incredibly deserving 3.0 stars. The D.F.O. Hall of 3.0 Fame winners will be announced sometime during the last two weeks of 2023. Or 2043. It's hard to tell.In conclusion, please remember two things. One, select five to seven candidates. Two, this is all in good, stupid fun, so hopefully it's just that ... stupid. Thanks again!Remember, select FIVE TO SEVEN nominees! Ronald Bassak ... 8 teams Captained, 47-14 regular season, 14-5 playoffs, 61-19 overall record, 5 Flight titles, 2 Midwest titles, 4 trips to Nationals.Nominated as a Captain, he won Nationals in 2022 at 55+ 6.0 as Captain and took back-to-back 55+ teams to Nationals as a Captain (2022 and 2023). A 4x National qualifier 55+, best in Ohio history, he is also Top Ten in season, playoff, and overall Captain wins.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Captained National Championship team & a National Runner-up.Reasons to Vote for Him: Only national championship captain ... ever! Timothy Booher ... 3 seasons, 2-0 singles, 53-24 doubles, 55-24 overall. As a captain, 32-4 regular season, 15-5 playoffs, 47-9 overall, 3 Flight titles, 2 Midwest titles, 1 trip to Nationals.Nominated as both a player and a Captain. As a Captain, his NCRC had the best ever 18+ finish (4th) and he was rewarded as the 2022 D.F.O. Captain and Doubles Player of the Year. During that season, his 43 individual single-season wins were 2nd all-3.0-time (behind teammate Matthew Johnston, 48), and won a Towpath Doubles tournament event along the way, thus enjoying wins in all three phases of USTA play - league, tourney, and playoffs. All-3.0-Time Firsts: Best ever 18+ Nationals finish (4th), best ever Captain winning percentage (83.9%).Reasons to Vote for Him: See above and one of the greatest single 3.0 seasons of all-3.0-time! Clayton Cundiff ... 4 seasons ... 3-1 singles, 53-21 doubles, 56-22 overall, 4 Flight titles, 3 Midwest titles, 3x National qualifier. As a captain, 18-0 regular season, 13-6 playoffs, 31-6 overall, 2 Flight, 1 Midwest, and 2 Nationals appearances.Nominated as both a player and a Captain. A 3x National qualifier, 1x as a player and 2x as a Captain. Took NCRC to a all-3.0-time best ever 40+ finish (3rd) and ended that season as a D.F.O. Doubles Team and Captain of the Year. By the end of this career, he ranked Top Ten in playoff wins as a Captain and remains tied for 1st with doubles and overall playoff wins as a player (19) while having the 2nd best Captain winning percentage (83.7%).All-3.0-Time Firsts: Best ever 40+ Nationals finish (3rd), tied for first with playoff doubles and playoff overall wins (19).Reasons to Vote for Him: See above! William Fox ... 5 seasons ... 8-10 singles, 59-26 doubles, 67-36 overall, 2 Flight/Midwest titles and 3x National qualifier. 2x tournament champion (Akron Open, Towpath).A member of the 2022 National Champion 55+ 6.0 team (as a 3.5), he's also a 2x tournament champion (Akron Open, Towpath) and has won at all levels. A D.F.O. Doubles Player of the Year, he was yo-yo'd back to 3.0 afterseven years at the nigh-professional 3.5 level!All-3.0-Time Firsts: Captain Ohio's first ever 65+ 6.0 Flight championship in 2023!Reasons to Vote for Him: Has won in all three 3.0 phases! Jeremy Benjamin ... Captained 8 teams, 43-35 regular season, 24-6 playoffs, 67-41 overall, 3 Flight titles, 2 Midwest titles, 2 Nationals appearances.Nominated as a Captain, he is the only Captain to take two 18+ teams to Nationals, earning D.F.O. Captain of the Year both times. Enjoys the most playoff wins in all-3.0-time (Jacobs, NWO, is 2nd with 19). All-3.0-Time Firsts: Playoff Captain wins (24), 2x 18+ National qualifier, tied for first with best playoff winning percentage (75%) and D.F.O. Captain of the Year awards.Reasons to Vote for Him: One of the "true" captains, his two 18+ runs and his playoff records are tops in all categories! The only captain to have achieved 20 wins in both playoff and regular season play! Derek Kohanski ... 7 seasons, 13-1 singles, 23-15 doubles, 36-16 overall. 1 Flight and Midwest title and 1 Nationals appearance.Nominated as a Contributor to 3.0 Tennis, he is Top Ten in playoff singles wins (8), was a D.F.O. Player of the Year and for the past 8.5 years has acted as the current Adult Tennis Coordinator for NEO tennis.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Only 3.0er to ever hold the title of Adult Tennis Coordinator.Reasons to Vote for Him: Would be one of the first "contributors" in the Hall! James E. Kyrsiak... 9 seasons, 0-1 singles, 63-28 doubles, 63-29 overall, 8 Flight titles.Captained 10 teams, 64-16 regular season, 3-11 playoffs, 69-27 overall, 7 Flight titles, 1 Midwest title.Nominated as both a player and a Captain. As a player, tied for most Flight titles. As a Captain, only second member of the 60/60 Club, though the first to do so (wins as a player and as a Captain; Frank Licari is in 90/90). 7 Flight titles is tied for first all-3.0-time.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Tied 1st 8 Flight titles as a player and 7 Flight titles as a Captain, first ever to enter the 60/60 club.Reasons to Vote for Him: See above! Edmond Lash ... 11 seasons, 1-3 singles, 83-46 doubles, 84-47 overall, 3 Flight titles.Top Ten in all-3.0-time league wins, he was one of the most consistent doubles players of the 2000s.Reasons to Vote for Him: One of the dominate NEO players of the 2000s! Frank Licari ...20 teams Captained, 95-78 regular season, 4-7 playoffs, 99-85 overall. Nominated as a Captain (not eligible as a player yet), he ranks #2 in all-3.0-time Captain wins.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Only member of the 90/90 club.Reasons to Vote for Him: 2nd most Captain wins in 3.0 history (Jacobs, 134)! Scott Mellino ... 9 seasons, 2-8 singles, 55-25 doubles, 57-33 overall. 2 Flight, Midwest, and Nationals appearances. 1 tournament title.Nominated as a player, he is a 2x National qualifier and 1 tournament doubles title (NEO 50+ NTRP), he's Top Ten in doubles and overall playoff wins and has won at all three levels. All-3.0-Time Firsts: One of only six players to participate in 2x 18+ Nationals.Reasons to Vote for Him: Has won at all three 3.0 levels, league, tournament, and playoff play! Ron Novak ... 10 seasons, 38-44 singles, 60-35 doubles, 98-79 overall, 1x Flight, Midwest, and Nationals. 3x tournament champion.Nominated as a player, he is a 2x D.F.O. Player of the Year and the only one to do so in both singles and doubles, has won in all three phases. Is #2 in tourney singles and overall tourney wins and top 5 in overall singles wins. A 3x tournament winner, 2 x in singles (Western Reserve, Paramount Fall) and 1x doubles tournament winner (Towpath). Was yo-yo'd back to 3.0, he is 4th all-3.0-time in overall wins.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Only player to win both D.F.O. Player of the Year AND Doubles Team of the Year, one of only six players all-time to win both a singles and a doubles tournament championship.Reasons to Vote for Him: The wins leader of all the nominees! Paul Rodusky ...11 seasons, 89-50 doubles and overall, 3 Flight titles.Nominated as a player, he was one of the dominant players of the 2000s and 2010s, he currently ranks 8th all-3.0-time in overall wins.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Held career 3.0 wins record (89) from 2009 until 2019 until Clem Kissling surpassed him in 2020.Reasons to Vote for Him: "Lost to history" and recently discovered in the archives, the wins leader has always earned a nomination to the Hall of 3.0 Fame (2020 Kissling 94, 2021 Haselswerdt 103, 2022 Warner 113). Roderick Yamat ...15 seasons, 47-79 singles, 23-36 doubles, 70-115 overall, 1 Flight title.Nominated as a player, he is #2 all-3.0-time in league and overall singles wins, #3 in matches played, he's one of the most prolific singles players of his era.Reasons to Vote for Him: One of the most prolific singles players of the 2010s! Benjamin Young ...4 3.0 seasons, 24-34 singles, 33-13 doubles, 57-47 overall, 3 Flight titles, 1 Midwest title, member of National qualifying team.Nominated as a player, he was one of the most prolific tournament players of his time, winning two doubles tournament championships (Green, Akron) along the way and was also a key member of NCRC's 2022 18+ 4th place team.All-3.0-Time Firsts: Member of best ever 18+ NCRC team.Reasons to Vote for Him: Has won at all three 3.0 levels! Other (please specify) Done