David Schmelz

Tournament Wins

Men's Singles: Diamond Master (70+)

Armed Forces Open March 8, 2024

Men's Singles Small Ball: Super Golden (70+)

48th Annual Albany Open November 18, 2022

Longest Winstreak: 4 matches. February 19, 2010 to March 27, 2010

First match on record: February 19, 2010 - 2010 USHA Masters Doubles Invitationals

Match Wins: 37

Win rate: 50.0%

Match History

74 Matches Found:

Florida State 3-Wall

Male Doubles 3-Wall (Small Ball): Age 70+

Robert Dyke / Bill Meide def. Tom Doughten / David Schmelz 21-10, 21-14

Wesley Humphreys / Edwin Stead def. Tom Doughten / David Schmelz 21-20, 21-15

Male Doubles 3-Wall (Small Ball): Legends Of Handball

Robert Dyke / Bill Meide def. Dennis Uffer / David Schmelz 21-16, 21-8

Dennis Uffer / David Schmelz def. Don Snider / Mike Tanner 21-9, 21-11

16th Annual Vic Hershkowitz & USHA Masters Doubles 4-Wall

Men's 70+

Lloyd Garcia / Dan Brennan def. Bob Lohmueller / David Schmelz 21-17, 21-2

Men's 65+

Robert Dyke / Gary Eisenbooth def. David Schmelz / Tom Doughten 21-10, 21-6

51st Annual Albany Handball Open

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 70+

Dan Ho / David Schmelz def. George DeGonzague / Joe Thomas 21-15, 21-17

Dan Ho / David Schmelz def. Denis Dees / Doug Hinshaw 21-20, 20-21, 11-6

Dan Ho / David Schmelz def. Bill Leonard / Fred Bremer 21-9, 21-14

Men's Singles Small Ball: Super Golden (70+)

Chris Diminico def. David Schmelz 21-15, 21-15

3rd Annual Florida State 3-Wall Oktoberfest 2025

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 70+

Bill Meide / Robert Dyke def. Don Welk / David Schmelz 21-7, 21-11

Edwin Stead / Wesley Humphreys def. Don Welk / David Schmelz 21-17, 21-5

Men's Doubles Small Ball: Legends Of Handball

Dennis Uffer / David Schmelz def. Don Duarte / Mike Robles 21-20, 21-15

2025 Armed Forces Open Handball Tournament

Men's Singles Small Ball: Veteran Masters (70+)

Michael Sullivan def. David Schmelz 15-7, 15-4

Men's Doubles Small Ball: Veteran Masters (70+)

Bob Turnan / Michael Sullivan def. David Schmelz / Thomas Doughten 15-3, 15-10

George DeGonzague / Chris Diminico def. David Schmelz / Thomas Doughten 15-10, 15-3

2025 Justin Wilson Memorial USHA 3-Wall National Masters Doubles

Male Doubles 3-Wall (Small Ball): Diamond Master (70+)

Robert Dyke / Gary Eisenbooth def. David Schmelz / Lee Cocuzza 21-5, 21-5

David Schmelz / Lee Cocuzza def. Steve Birrell / Rob Birrell 21-13, 21-10

Second Annual Florida State 3-Wall Oktoberfest

Male Doubles 3-Wall (Small Ball): 130+ Combined

Bill Meide / Robert Dyke def. David Schmelz / Stanley Melnick 12-21, 21-19, 11-0

David Schmelz / Stanley Melnick def. Edwin Stead / Wesley Humphreys 21-14, 21-0

Male Singles 3-Wall (Small Ball): Age 70+

Wesley Humphreys def. David Schmelz 21-13, 21-20

50th Annual Albany Handball Open

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 70+

George DeGonzague / Joe Thomas def. David Schmelz / Thomas Doughten 21-12, 21-12

David Schmelz / Thomas Doughten def. Jim Brennan / Bob Miller 21-15, 21-15

Men's Singles Small Ball: Super Golden (70+)

Chris Diminico def. David Schmelz 21-11, 21-20

Armed Forces Open

Men's Doubles: 70+

Stan Melnick / David Schmelz def. Gregg Jackson / Gary Jackson 6, 14

Men's Singles: Diamond Master (70+)

David Schmelz def. Stan Melnick 18, 14

First Annual Florida 3-Wall Oktoberfest

Male Doubles 3-Wall (Small Ball): Legends Of Handball

David Schmelz / Dennis Uffer def. Dale Zeigler / Edwin Stead 21-9, 21-18

David Schmelz / Dennis Uffer def. Tony Truman / Wesley Humphreys 21-3, 21-3

Male Doubles 3-Wall (Small Ball): 130+ Combined

Robert Dyke / Jose Barrientos def. Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz 21-14, 21-1

Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz def. Tom Veal / Jim Willits 21-9, 21-2

2023 World Handball Invitational & 72nd USHA National Four-Wall Championships

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 65+

Brian Coonce / Don Reiter def. Tomas Martinez / David Schmelz 21-17, 21-10

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 70+

Edward Campbell / Tomas Martinez def. Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz 21-17, 21-2

Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz def. Bill DeVahl / George Langhorst 21-4, 21-17

2023 WPH R48Pro #6 ~ Texas State Doubles

Male Doubles 4-Wall (Small Ball): 140+ Combined

Mike Stanley / Karl Stundins def. Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz 12-15, 15-6, 11-7

Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz def. Jerry Tauzier / Charles Bokelman 21-18, 21-17

Frank Swehosky / Scott Spann def. Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz 21-12, 21-12

Peter Anderson / James Ward def. Stanley Melnick / David Schmelz 15-4, 15-4

Male Doubles 4-Wall (Small Ball): 160+ Combined

David Schmelz / Dennis Uffer def. Lou Buckingham / Sandy Gaitz 15-11, 15-0

David Schmelz / Dennis Uffer def. Wayne Neumann / Jim Krepper 15-0, 15-0

David Schmelz / Dennis Uffer def. Gary Rohrer / Ron Cole 15-5, 15-6

David Schmelz / Dennis Uffer def. Al Robinson / Jack Browder 15-2, 15-2

48th Annual Albany Open

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 70+

George DeGonzague / Robert Dyke def. Thomas Doughten / David Schmelz 21-13, 21-9

Thomas Doughten / David Schmelz def. Fred Bremer / John Dziark 21-6, 21-12

Men's Singles Small Ball: Super Golden (70+)

David Schmelz def. Dan Ho 21-14, 21-13

David Schmelz def. Dan Martin 21-1, 21-12

2022 USHA Masters Doubles

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 65+

Bob Bardeau / Bob Lohmueller def. David Schmelz / Richard Greenberg 21-14, 21-5

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 70+

Robert Dyke / Gary Eisenbooth def. David Schmelz / Thomas Doughten 21-4, 21-8

David Schmelz / Thomas Doughten def. Lyle Burbach / James Ward 21-16, 21-17

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 65+ Consolation

Edwin Stead / Dan Ho def. David Schmelz / Richard Greenberg 21-18, 21-11

2021 USHA National Four-Wall Doubles Championships

Male Doubles 4-Wall (Small Ball): Veteran Super (65+)

Eugene Dalessio / Merv Deckert def. John Marra / David Schmelz 21-11, 21-11

Male Doubles 4-Wall (Small Ball): Veteran Super (65+) Consolation

Rob Birrell / Steve Birrell def. John Marra / David Schmelz WBF - No Show

2018 World Handball Championships & USHA Four-Wall Nationals

Male Doubles 4-Wall (Small Ball): Super Master (60+)

Eugene D'Alessio / Dan Vera def. David Schmelz / Robert Dyke 21-15, 21-18

David Schmelz / Robert Dyke def. Bill Hickey / Jim May 21-11, 21-18

2018 USHA National Masters Doubles & WPH Race4Eight Season 7 - Stop #5

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 65+

Greg Sizemore / Chuck Reeve def. Robert Dyke / David Schmelz 10-21, 21-19, 11-9

Robert Dyke / David Schmelz def. Bob Barbarick / Dan Ho 21-10, 21-6

2017 USHA National Masters Doubles

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 65+

Edward Campbell / Vance McInnis def. Robert Dyke / David Schmelz 21-5, 21-10

Robert Dyke / David Schmelz def. Merv Deckert / Tim Murray 15-21, 21-15, 11-2

Robert Dyke / David Schmelz def. Jim Lowe / Sean Conneely 21-4, 17-21, 11-10

Robert Dyke / David Schmelz def. Rick Jackiw / David Coulter 21-5, 21-4

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 60+

Scott Rosenthal / David Dohman def. Robert Dyke / David Schmelz 21-11, 21-5

Robert Dyke / David Schmelz def. Denis Hogan / Mike Reilly 21-5, 21-10

35th Annual New York State Handball Hall of Fame Tournament

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 60+

George De Gonzague / John Marra def. David Schmelz / Tom Doughten 21-4,21-8

David Schmelz / Tom Doughten def. Dennis Uffer / Glenn Hall 10-21,21-8,11-9

David Schmelz / Tom Doughten def. Fred Laviscount / Manny Monroy 21-1,21-6

Men's Singles Small Ball: Super Master (60+)

Richard Rose def. David Schmelz 7-21,21-3,11-8

David Schmelz def. Marc Seigle 21-7,21-15

62nd USHA National Three-Wall Championships

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 60+

Gary Eisenbooth / Dan Ho def. Edwin Stead / David Schmelz (16),11,7

Men's Singles Small Ball: Super Master (60+)

Tim Murray def. David Schmelz 8,(17),4

David Schmelz def. Ted Pritchard 9,17

USHA Northeast Regional Handball Tournament

Men's Doubles Small Ball: Golden Masters (50+)

Dan Vera / George Brandeburg def. David Schmelz / John Marra 18,12

David Schmelz / John Marra def. Bob Bardwell / David Hinkleman 5,4

2010 USHA Masters Doubles Invitationals

Men's Doubles Small Ball: 55+

David Schmelz / John Marra def. Ray Estevez / Tony Winter 14,(7),8

David Schmelz / John Marra def. Bob Dyke / John Conneely 15,20

David Schmelz / John Marra def. Gerald Alexander / Bud Nevers 1,2