RENO, Nev. - As a first-time winner at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, Henry Teetz III of West Allis, Wis., didn't know exactly what to expect as he prepared to take the lanes as the defending Regular Singles champion.

Luckily, the 41-year-old right-hander had guidance from his teammate, 2009 Regular All-Events winner Ron Vokes.

Although Teetz will not become the first bowler to win back-to-back singles titles after shooting 637 at the National Bowling Stadium on Saturday, he definitely was prepared for the opportunity and enjoyed every minute of the experience.

From the moment Teetz took the lead at the Baton Rouge River Center in Baton Rouge, La., last year, Vokes was there to help him through the three-month wait for the tournament to end, the celebration once the win was official and most importantly, what it would be like to be back on the lanes.

When Teetz arrived at the NBS this week, he got his first look at the banner bearing his name hanging from the rafters. There was fanfare and an escorted march down Center Aisle, after which he was presented with his championship watch. Then, it was time to settle in for six games of team and doubles competition before he'd have to put his title on the line.

"I didn't feel nervous coming here," said Teetz, who made his 21st USBC Open Championships appearance and had games of 243, 176 and 218 in singles this year. "But once I got here, it really set in. It's a great feeling to see your name on the banner and name on the wall for the 800 and singles title." 

Teetz struggled to a 569 series in team but had little trouble getting lined up on the 39-foot doubles and singles lane condition. He almost put himself in position to share the championship experience with his doubles partner, Ben Hoefs of Mobile, Ala. The two made a run at the Regular Doubles lead, eventually settling into third place with a 1,392 total. Hoefs contributed a 714 series to the effort, while Teetz added 678. Chris Greene and Joe Keltner of Wichita, Kan., lead with 1,403.

"Henry and I are pretty straight players and understand each other's games," said Hoefs, who is the head bowling coach at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. "The lanes broke down a little for us, we made a small adjustment and it seemed to work real well, since we're pretty accurate players. Carry was on our side."

Keltner and Greene, who are members of Team Tilt of Lawrence, Kan., also saw their hold on the top spot in Team All-Events in jeopardy Saturday afternoon as Red Carpet Lanes of Waukesha, Wis., made a run at their 10,065 total.

Red Carpet Lanes, which rolled the third-highest team game in history Friday (1,272) on the way to the fourth-highest team series (3,499), had a shot at the lead with two frames to go, but came up short, finishing with 10,007 to move into second place.

Former Junior Team USA member Chris Pierson led the way for Red Carpet Lanes with a 2,039 all-events total and was followed by 1993 Regular All-Events champion Jeff Nimke (2,036), Chad Kloss (2,016), Dave Beres (1,990) and Chad Maas (1,926).

Teetz and his Brunswick Five Horseman team moved into third place in Team All-Events with a 9,841 total. Vokes set the pace with 2,027 and was joined by Kyle Geurtsen (1,982), Hoefs (1,978), Mike Jamrose (1,970) and Teetz (1,884).

In the Classified Division, Glen Yagi and Wayne Sakai of Lodi, Calif., moved into a tie for the Classified Doubles lead with 1,150 at the NBS on Saturday.

Yagi paced the duo with 603, while Sakai added 547. Their effort tied the score posted by Tom Musante of San Mateo, Calif., and Ryan Riewer of Fargo, N.D., on March 21.

"It was surprising, since we didn't really think we bowled that well," said Sakai, who made his ninth Open Championships appearance. "We watched a few people to see where they were shooting and just started bowling when our time came."

Yagi, who also made his ninth tournament appearance, added 519 in team and 484 in singles for a 1,606 all-events total, while Sakai posted 495 in singles and 494 in team for 1,536.

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