Biddlescores eleven goals in Arena Open victory
ByAlex Webbe
Aliano Realty(Nick Aliano, Brandon Phillips and Tommy Biddle) scored the first five goals ofthe opening game in the 2013 United States Arena Open Championship Monday nightat the Country Farms Polo Club in Medford, New York as the rolled over The Tackeria(Matt Coppola, Horton Schwartz and Mauricio Devrient).
Biddle, the only 10-goaler in arena polo and only thefourth in the history of the game scored four of the first five goals with teammateBrandon Phillips scoring a single goal before The Tackeria could manage agoal. Horton Schwartz kept The Tackeriafrom being shut out, but the first chukker was all Aliano Realty.
Things didn’t get much better for The Tackeria in thesecond chukker. Biddle opened thescoring with a penalty conversion followed by a goal from the field, 7-1. Schwartz responded with a goal for TheTackeria, 7-2. Phillips and Coppolaexchanged goals, 8-3, with Biddle converting a penalty shot for a score and asix goal halftime lead, 9-3.
“Brandon (Phillips) and I played well together,†saidBiddle. “He was a very effective playerand made my job much easier. He rode offopposing players and made a number of assists while Nick (Aliano) continued toimpress me with his play,†said Biddle. “You can’t have a star running back if you don’t have an All-Problocking back in front of him,†he smiled.
Aliano Realty added six more goals to their total in thethird, with Biddle and Phillips scoring three goals apiece. The Tackeria’s Mauricio Devrient got on trackin the third chukker scoring four times (two on penalty shots). The Aliano Realty lead was stretched to eightgoals, 15-7, with one chukker left to play.
Schwartz added two more goals for The Tackeria andCoppola scored his second goal of the game. Phillips and Biddle each added a goal in the final chukker for the 17-10victory.
Biddle led the field with 11 goals. Phillips accounted for the remaining sixgoals. Devrient and Schwartz scored fourgoals apiece. Coppola added two goals ina losing effort.
“They (The Tackeria) were a tough team,†offeredBiddle. “They played hard and kept us onguard throughout the game.â€
US Arena Open play continues on Tuesday night at 7PM whenthe Intercollegiate team (Patrick Uretz, Tony Uretz and Wiley Uretz, withalternate Nik Feldman), sponsored by the USPA faces the Cedar Croft Farms team(Robert Ceparano, Felipe Viana and Kris Kampsen), sponsored by Zoetis.
The winner of Tuesday night’s match will meet AlianoRealty in the finals on Friday July 19th at 7Pm with the runners up playing forthe National Handicap Championship in a 5PM contest. the Intercollegiate Polo Team which is sponsored by TheUSPA will field the three Uretz brothers, Patrick (5) Tony (3) and Wiley (4)with Nick Feldman (4) as the Alternate. They will face Cedar Croft Farms teamsponsored by Zoetis with Robert Ceparano (2), Felipe Viano (6) and Kris Kampson(7)the Intercollegiate Polo Team which is sponsored by The USPA will field thethree Uretz brothers, Patrick (5) Tony (3) and Wiley (4) with Nick Feldman (4)as the Alternate. They will face Cedar Croft Farms team sponsored by Zoetiswith Robert Ceparano (2), Felipe Viano (6) and Kris Kampson (7)theIntercollegiate Polo Team which is sponsored by The USPA will field the threeUretz brothers, Patrick (5) Tony (3) and Wiley (4) with Nick Feldman (4) as theAlternate. They will face Cedar Croft Farms team sponsored by Zoetis withRobert Ceparano (2), Felipe Viano (6) and Kris Kampson (7)