Opening Day for the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament got off to a roaring start as 13 matches took place over the course of the day. And the action did not disappoint.
Match of the day honours go to Dave McAleer and Andrew Winnicki. One of two opening matches to kick off the tournament, Dave McAleer overcame a ferocious comeback from Andrew Winnicki to win 6-0, 4-6, 6-0.
In other matches, Samir Bhatnagar began the defense of his championship with a straight-sets victory over Ward Cosman. As well, looking to capture his first Phil LeBlanc Memorial Championship, John Payette advanced to the second round with a victory over Claude LeBlanc.
Below are the full results of today's action:
Joe Willemsen defeated Josh O'Grady
2 John Payette defeated Claude LeBlanc
Dave McAleer defeated Andrew Winnicki
Gary Pinder defeated William Trac
Blaine Scatcherd defeated Tom Fitzgerald
6 Grant Gibson defeated Paul Fischer
Bob Streicher defeated Chris Ward
Brett Shepherd defeated Zac Quevillon
1 Samir Bhatnagar defeated Ward Cosman
5 Kyle Malone defeated Randy Hildermann
Nick Hepburn defeated Louis-Paul Tardif
8 Justin Lahey defeated Gary Burke
4 Jim Catton defeated Raj Agarwal
Feel free to go to the tournament webpage at www.barrhaventennisclub.com for a complete breakdown of scores for each match along with second round matchups.
Monday evening's matches while perhaps lacking in quantity, will definitely provide tons of quality tennis. Here is the schedule for Monday evening:
7:00: Ha Nguyen vs Brad Belanger
8:15: 7 Albert Wong vs Matt Hepburn
Patrick LeBlanc vs Bob Belanger
The raffle tickets for the autographed Roger Federer cap, head band and sweatband continue to be purchased as another 40 tickets were purchased by various spectators on Sunday. Make sure you don't miss out on an unbelievable prize.
Hope to see you at the courts tomorrow evening!
Regards,
Patrick LeBlanc
Tournament Co-ordinator
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