Results from Day 4 of the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament and Schedule for Day 5

Good evening,

Under unusually cool conditions in July, MEGA-Wednesday for the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament took place.  In all, 11 matches occurred with quarter-final berths at stake.  Matchup of the evening took place on Court 1 during prime-time as 8th seeded Justin Lahey competed against Darcy Ross.  Both players put on a tremendous match as 40-stroke rallies became the norm as the two competed over the course of two hours.  In the end Justin Lahey prevailed with a 6-3, 6-2 victory.

Justin's opponent tomorrow evening is none other than the #1 seed John Payette who advanced to the quarter-finals with a straight sets victory over Jon Trudel.

In other action, the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Tournament had it's second 3-set match of the tournament come from the B-Side as Christian Bordeleau overcame a resilient John Crawford with a 6-4, 2-6,6-3 victory.  Christian's next opponent will be Ward Cosman on Friday evening.

Here are the full results from tonight's action:

 Andrew Winnicki defeated Bob Belanger (B-Side 1st Round)
1 John Payette defeated Jon Trudel (A-Side 2nd Round)
Nathan Smith defeated 7 Dave McAleer (A-Side 2nd Round)
Matt Hepburn defeated Claude LeBlanc (B-Side 1st Round)
Christian Bordeleau defeated John Crawford (B-Side 1st Round)
8 Justin Lahey defeated Darcy Ross (A-Side 2nd Round)
2 Samir Bhatnagar defeated Eli Nasrallah (A-Side 2nd Round)
3 Grant Gibson defeated Nhan Doan (A-Side 2nd Round)
4 Albert Wong defeated Tom Fitzgerald (A-Side 2nd Round)
Patrick LeBlanc defeated Rob Griffioen (B-Side 1st Round)
Paul Fischer defeated Matt Cowin (B-Side 1st Round)

Which brings us to Thursday night (Day 5).  Thursday will be the first of three days of tennis action where the bar will be open for spectators.  Cost of beverages are $5 per beer and $1 per soft drink with all proceeds going to the Phil LeBlanc Memorial Fund.  

Thursday's matches are also sure to excite as three of four quarter-final matches will be taking place.  At stake are three of the final four spots for Semi-Final Saturday!!!

Here is the schedule for tomorrow's matches:

6:30: 6 Kyle Malone vs Gary Pinder (A-Side 2nd Round)
2 Samir Bhatnagar vs Nathan Smith (A-Side Quarter-Finals)
4 Albert Wong vs 5 Joe Willemsen (A-Side Quarter-Finals)

8:15: 1 John Payette vs 8 Justin Lahey (A-Side Quarter-Finals)
Bob Streicher vs Randy Hildermann (B-Side 1st Round)

All matches should bring incredible intensity and pulse-pounding action.  We hope you can come to the tennis club, enjoy a few drinks and watch some great quarter-final action!

Regards,

Patrick LeBlanc

Tournament Co-ordinator