The Niagara-on-the-Lake Tennis Club held its doubles championships this past weekend at the courts at Memorial Park, with spectators gathered on the bleachers to catch some exciting men’s and women’s matches throughout a beautiful day.
LADIES
In the ladies’ championship match, Cathy Reid and Margaret Hobbs Mancuso took the title after the match had to be called due to an injury to Coral MacKenzie. She and partner Nicole Marsh Burke won the first set 6-4, but MacKenzie went down with a knee injury and couldn’t continue.
Over on the next court, Fran Doran and Deb Robert claimed the consolation title, dropping opponents Shannon Brander and Charlene Juras in two sets, 6-3 and 7-5.
MEN’S ‘A’ DIVISION
It couldn’t get much closer than this one. John Pilling and Scott Lewis came out strong, winning the first set 6-3 over Rob Lipovsky and Brad Butler. But Lipovsky and Butler responded in set number two, pulling even with a 6-4 win. The four players battled it out back and forth in set number three, and it went to a super tiebreaker, Pilling and Lewis coming out as champions with a 10-8 win.Meanwhile, in the Men’s A division consolation final, Jim Reid and Manny Umoquit fought off Gerry McIlhone and Peter Rider 6-3, 6-4 in a close-fought match.
MEN’S ‘B’ DIVISION
It was another close, competitive match between the pairs of Rob Lamond and Doug Campbell and David Rodgers and Flory Massi. Lamond and Campbell won the first set 7-6, forced to win 8-6 in a tiebreaker. They went on to defeat Rodgers and Massi 6-1 in the second set to claim the title.
In the B division consolation final, Mac MacSween and Terry Ratkovsky emerged victorious, winning 6-1, 6-2 over Ted Scott and Glen Barr.
John Ramsbottom, a member of the club’s board of directors, tells The Local that the singles tournament is scheduled for the week of Sept. 11, with the finals set to go Saturday, Sept. 16. He’s hoping for weather similar to this past Saturday’s.
Club members are encouraged to sign up on the website at niagaratennisclub.com.
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