Teaneck Resident Reaches Final of New Jersey State 45's Tennis Championship

Mark Malinowski of Teaneck reached the finals of the Men's 45s New Jersey State red clay Tennis Championships held at Arlington Players Club in Kearny, NJ on Sunday.

He was defeated by the no. 1 seed Sadik Sendich of Staten Island, N.Y. 6-1 6-1.

As the no. 3 seed, Malinowski scored wins over David Schneider of Springfield, N.J., Ken Blank of North Caldwell and Mike Kollmansberger of Brooklyn, en route to the final.

"Sendich is an excellent player, he's made the quarterfinals of the National Grass Courts twice. It's hard to win any points against him, he just doesn't miss and his serve and returns always seem to be out of your reach," said Malinowski. "He's beaten me every time we played in a USTA tournament, 11 times now, and counting."

Sendich was a finalist at the 2012 Men's 45s N.J. State Championships, losing to champion Joe Siebecker.