With growing community support, the SASCU Open Tennis Tournament held annually in Salmon Arm keeps getting bigger and better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Held at the Salmon Arm Tennis Club (SATC), the event had 96 competitors volleying, smashing and backhanding from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.<\/p>\n
“Visiting and local athletes competed at a very high level of tennis to create an excellent and exciting tennis draw in 12 categories over the course of the four days, which made for some very exciting finals in all categories,” organizing\u00a0directors SATC president Bill Spencer and vice-president Marianne VanBuskirk said in a media release.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They added that feedback from participants praised the excellent site conditions and facility, the camaraderie among participants and spectators, generosity of the sponsors,\u00a0the great food, and the volunteers, on whom the tournament hinged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Spencer and VanBuskirk\u00a0added they were pleased with the success of the event “due to the hard work of many volunteers.” They did everything from prepping the courts, measuring nets, selling 50\/50 tickets, setting up and cleaning up, preparing food and\u00a0much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The winners and runners up of the 12 categories were:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tWomen’s Singles A \u2013 Marietjie Bonthuys; Tanya Elliott;
\n\tWomen’s Singles B \u2013 Tahnee Lam; Ruhani Madaan;
\n\tWomen’s Doubles A \u2013 Marietjie Bonthuys\u00a0& Hayley Lewis;\u00a0Krista Martens & Supha Wall;
\n\tWomen’s Doubles B \u2013\u00a0Maureen Chale & Joanna Douglas;\u00a0\u00a0Nicolette Eadie & Terri Mindel;
\n\tWomen\u2019s Doubles 65+ \u2013 Lynda Conway & Debbie Harrison; Carol Ross \/ Sue Ford \/ Barb Waring;
\n\tMen’s Singles A \u2013 James Nearing; West Martin-Peterson;
\n\tMen’s Singles B \u2013 Sei Okubo; Frank Bencze;
\n\tMen’s Doubles A \u2013 Shawn\u00a0Hegan & James Nearing;\u00a0Jeremy Bell & West Martin-Patterson;
\n\tMen’s Doubles B \u2013\u00a0Frank Bencze & Nick Swank;\u00a0John Barrow & Alan Harrison;
\n\tMen’s Doubles 65+ \u2013\u00a0Mark Corbett & Barry Nelson;\u00a0Ron Donatelli & Gord Roberts;
\n\tMixed Doubles A \u2013\u00a0Eva Koksalova & Cal Benazic;\u00a0Meryl Ogden & Alan Davis;
\n\tMixed Doubles B \u2013\u00a0Dale Goodman & Ranjeet Hira;\u00a0\u00a0Debbie Harrison & Alan Harrison.
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