Tennis NWT’s Open Tournament was held in Yellowknife over the weekend with approximately 50 players from Fort Smith and Yellowknife participating.
Slavica Jovic, director and secretary of Tennis NWT, said tennis court conditions were favorable during the event, which spanned five days.
“Weather was great, so we were able to play all 70 matches that were scheduled,” Jovic said.
“We started early rounds on Wednesday, July 24, and played until 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 28”.
Results from the tournament are:
Men’s singles (walkover)
Winner - Nikhilesh Gohil
Runner up – Nikolai Sittmann
Ladies singles (6:4; 6:1)
Winner - Sepi Sohrabi
Runner up – Teresa Martin
Men’s doubles (6:3; 6:7)
Winners – Alberto Valero and Pedro Navarro
Runners up – Nikhilesh Gohil and Joseph Curran
Ladies doubles (6:0; 6:3)
Winners – Teresa Martin and Ofira Duru
Runners up – Anna Coles and Jenny Hickman
Mixed doubles (7:5; 7:5)
Winners – Sepi Sohrabi and Alberto Valero
Runners up – Anita Ogaa and Alex Godfrey
CONSOLATION MATCHES:
Men’s singles (6:4; 6:3)
Winner – Pedro Navarro
Runner up – Jim Umpherson
Ladies singles (6:3; 7:6)
Winner – Anneli Jokela
Runner up – Jeannie Scott
Ladies doubles (default)
Winners – Anita Aogaa and Elizabeth Du Plessis
Runners up – Slavica Jovic and Marissa Martin
Men’s doubles (6:3; 6:4)
Winners – Ryan Vanderkruk and Razvan Birlea
Runners up – Randy Rivers and Nikola Jovic
Mixed doubles (2:6; 6:0; 4:3 - retired)
Winners – Darren Campbell and Dawn Ostrem
Runners up – Jim Martin and Marissa Martin
