NJ Tri-State Volleyball
Men’s Six’s AA/A Tournament
12 Total Teams
NJCU Jersey City, NJ
Saturday March 15th, 2025
Chornomorska SITCH Volleyball Club sent 2 teams to the NJ Tri-State Men’s AA/A volleyball tournament held at NJCU in Jersey City, NJ. Overall, both teams performed well in their first tournament of the year and gained some valuable experience playing against some of the top teams in the region. Below are the tournament results for both teams who participated.
Sitch VBC
Saturday, March 15th was Sitch VBC’s first tournament of the year. The team started the day strong, taking down their first opponent in convincing fashion 25-15, 25-20. Second match of the day proved to be a challenge, they fought hard coming up just short losing 23-25, 22-25 to the team that would end up finishing 2nd. Sitch VBC required a strong third match with playoffs on the line and they delivered, putting up their best performance of the day by winning 25-13, 25-18. The team would finish pool play at 4-2, good for 2nd in their pool and the 5th seed (out of 6) heading into playoffs.
The first playoff round was a one set match to move on to the semis. Sitch was unable to overcome an early deficit and despite their best efforts came up short losing 19-25. Although the finish was disappointing, the team gave it their all and proved they can compete against the top teams in the GEVA region (Garden Empire).
Photo:
Front Row (left to right): Adam Galuppo, Centryll Scott, Chris Naranjo
Back Row (left to right): Brian Gallagher, Tom Montesion, Mark Kochan, Eric Wisnom
Sitch Phantom
Sitch Phantom entered Saturday as an underdog, playing up a level and matched up
against two of the tournament’s top three teams. Their first two matches were difficult as the
tournaments top teams were too much to overcome. Sitch fought until the end but lost both
matches 2 set to none (22-25, 23-25). The team would go on to win their third and final match
25-14, 25-18. Finishing the game strong but coming up short of a playoff berth.
Photo:
(left to right): Justin Milan, Arthur Tomaszkowicz, Jonathan Ramos, Wagner Torres,
Chris Gomez, Jackson Miller, Kavon Pugh
Many thanks to Mark Kochan for providing Nash Sport with pictures and the tournament results. For more information about the SITCH Volleyball Club, when they practice, and how to join, go to www.sitchsports.com.
