Hot on the heels of the tennis event for the Canada Summer Games, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club held its annual men’s and women’s tennis tournament.
I think it is safe to say that our club has never seen such a spectacular month of tennis. With the new courts recently re-surfaced the players seemed inspired, with three of the final matches going down to the wire with third set tie-breakers determining the winners.
Many members turned out to cheer on the players and then stayed to enjoy a catered dinner under the club’s pavilion.
Results of the tournament were as follows:
Women’s A Doubles
Champions - Natalie Early and Karen Rhind.
Finalists - Amanda Thackaray and Sylvia Allen.
Score - 6-3,4-6,10-8.
Women’s B Doubles
Champions - Nicole Mash-Burke and Michelle Marsh.
Finalists - Barb Kavanagh and Mary Lou Turner.
Score - 6-4,6-2.
Men’s A Doubles
Champions -
Father and son Chris and George Bandak.
Finalists - John Pilling and Scott Lewis.
Score - 6-1,5-7,10-4.
Men’s B Doubles
Champions - Jim O’Gorman and Bill Devolin.
Finalists - Jim Thackeray and Glen Salzman.
Score - 8-4.
Men’s A Consolation
Champions-Roman Korda and Gerry McIlhone.
Finalists - Jean Lalonde and Shawn Parker.
Score - 8-4.
Men’s B’ Consolation
Champions - Les McFarland and Terry Ratkovsky.
Finalists - Ross Robinson and Richard Berti.
Score - 10-4 Tiebreak after 7 All.