The final three spots in Super Saturday were determined on Friday night as three A-Side Quarter-Finals took place. If Friday was any indication of the tennis we will be witnessing tomorrow afternoon, we are in for a treat!
Match of the night honours goes to the match which took place on the Show-Court (Court 1) between #1 seed Samir Bhatnagar and Brett Shepherd. Samir jumped out to a strong start, taking the first set 6-2. In the second set, Brett displayed his "never give up" attitude, overcoming several multiple deuce games and ultimately won the second set 6-4. Finally, in the third set, Samir found another level and produced some incredible shot making, taking the match 6-2. The crowd on hand loved every minute of the near three hours of action!
Samir's opponent in the semi-finals tomorrow will be the #4 seed Jim Catton who advanced with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over #5 seed Kyle Malone. Samir and Jim have met on one occasion in the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament. Their only encounter was the 2009 finals which Jim captured the inaugural championship with a 6-2, 7-5 victory. Will history repeat itself or will Samir tie up the series?
The other semi-final match was decided on Friday evening as #6 seed Grant Gibson advanced with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Joe Willemsen. This sets up a semi-final match between Grant and #2 seed John Payette. John will be looking to advance to his third straight final while Grant in only his first appearance in the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament will be seeking a date in the finals on Sunday.
Finally, on the consolation side, Ha Nguyen advanced to the semi-finals with a straight sets victory over Gary Burke. Ha will face Chris Ward in the semi-finals tomorrow.
Super Saturday promises to bring some spectacular matches beginning at 4:00. Here is the schedule:
4:00: #2 John Payette vs #6 Grant Gibson (A-Side Semi-Final)
Matt Hepburn vs Paul Fischer (B-Side Semi-Final)
6:00: #1 Samir Bhatnagar vs #4 Jim Catton (A-Side Semi-Final)
Ha Nguyen vs Chris Ward (B-Side Semi-Final)
As mentioned previously, the bar will be opened for a second evening and as well, for those interested, we will be ordering pizza between the matches. The cost will be $5 for two slices of pizza. Volunteers will be on hand to take your orders upon completion of the first set between Grant Gibson and John Payette. Seating will be provided so we hope you can all attend.
Regards,
Patrick LeBlanc
Tournament Co-ordinator
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