The 2025 Newark Butterfly West Coast Teams tournament took place this past weekend with a chance to burn off the Thanksgiving calories. Each player played more matches than a normal tournament with singles and doubles both in play. Team tournaments are usually more fun than singles tournaments. More players went home with trophies than not. Teams were divided into 3 divisions with the winning teams being Alex Tre for Division 1, Titans (Vipin, Isha) for Division 2, and Team Champions (Arnav, Dylan) for Division 3. The first set of matches were initial crossover matches for the chance to move up or down a division. However, all crossover matches went according to seeding.
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DIVISION 1
In Division 1 featuring the highest level of play, Team Alex Tre finished second after the group stage losing to Team O’Boll (Rohan, Umar) 3-1. The two teams met again in the final with Alex Tre turning the tables and defeating Team O’Boll 3-2 to take the title. Finishing in 3rd place were Team Pendragon (Fuyao, Anchit) and the Pink Tutus (Mihika, Hasini).
DIVISION 2
In Division 2 featured a 3-way tie for top honors after the group stage. Team Tri-Valley featuring Tri-Valley coach William and student Nikhil, Titans featuring Vipin and Isha, and Trick Spinners featuring upcoming kids Siddanth and Vidhyut, all had a 3-1 team match record after the group stage and with each winning 3-1 and losing 1-3 against the other two. Half the matches in this division ended up 3-1! It would go down to points and it would be Titans in 1st, Trick Spinners in 2nd, and Team Tri-Valley in 3rd after the group stage. This meant Titans and Trick Spinners would meet in the final with Titans taking the title 3-1 (!). Veers featuring Pranav and Athiksh would up also 3rd/4th.
DIVISION 3
Upcoming players who were beginning their competitive careers were featured in Division 3. Team Champions, featuring Arnav and Dylan, lived up to their name, and became Division 3 Champions. They were down 2-1 in both group play and the final against the Topspin Teens, featuring Advaith and Sai but came back to win both times 3-2. Third place went to Aura Farmers featuring the father and son duo Sarvesh and Aveer and the Paddle Princesses Sahaana and Akshaya.
