Iannuzzi Withstands Seas at Comet Billiards
Tri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ
by Skip Maloney
Guy Iannuzzi bested Michael Seas at the Tri-State Tour stop at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ.
Guy Iannuzzi withstood a strong challenge from Michael Seas on the one-loss side of the bracket to go undefeated in the Tri-State Tour stop n Saturday, September 20. The B-C-D-handicapped, $500-added event drew 25 entrants to Comet Billiards in Parsippanny, NJ.
Among the winners’ side final four, Iannuzzi dispatched Luis Garchitorena west with a 7-1 victory and faced Bogie Uzdecjzyk in the hot seat match. Uzdecjzyk, who’d sent Jason Egeln to the one-loss side with a 7-4 victory, followed him over there with a 7-5 defeat at the hands of Iannuzzi.
Meanwhile, Seas was working his way back from a second-round defeat, starting a seven-win run that took him to the finals. Once among the tournament’s final 12, he dropped Robert Perkins 7-5 into a tie for ninth place and Brian Cap 7-2 into a tie for seventh. He took on Garchitorena, defeating him 7-3, before facing Egeln in the quarterfinals. He dropped Egeln 7-3 into fourth place and then battled to a double hill victory over Uzdecjzyk to earn his spot in the finals.
Another closely contested battle ensued, but Iannuzzi prevailed 7-5, eliminating the need for a second set in the true double-elimination final and concluding his undefeated journey to the first-place prize.
Results:
1st Guy Iannuzzi
2nd Michael Seas
3rd Bogie Uzdecjzyk
4th Jason Egeln
5th Teddy LaPadula
Luis Garchitorena
7th Gary Murgia
Brian Cap
9th Joe Varvaro
Duane Toney
Robert Perkins
Lenny Knapp