A Chatham man was one of the big winners at this weekend’s Ontario Tennis Association tournament in Chatham.
Mark Chapados placed first in the Men’s 5.0 event.
Other winners from the two-day tourney include Bianca Georgescu of Windsor in the Girls’ Under-14 category, Kingsville’s Lauren Portugal won the Women’s Open and the Girls’ Under-18.
This is the third year the Chatham Tennis Club has hosted the tournament, which features nationally and provincially ranked players who are looking to one day hopefully play at the National Bank Open.
FULL RESULTS:
Men’s Open
1st – James Nearning from Sarnia
2nd – Matt Andrus from Ayr (Playing on Niagara University in Lexington, NY Tennis team)
Women’s Open
1st – Lauren Portugal from Kingsville
2nd – Alexa Tortola from Windsor
Men’s 5.0
1st – Mark Chapados from Chatham
2nd – Sal Portugal from Kingsville
Girls U18
1st – Lauren Portugal from Kingsville
2nd – Alexa Tortola from Windsor
Boys U18
1st – Chris Bulgaru from Mississauga
2nd – Josh Varghese from Cambridge
Girl U14
1st – Bianca Georgescu from Windsor
2nd – Eva Codita from Pickering
Boys U14
1st – Jose Barreto Cespedes – Windsor
2nd – Soyan Sendov – London