Not only did she help organize the tournament, but Meryl Ogden found the time to win three events at the Kalamalka Club Canada Day Open Tennis Tournament in Coldstream.
The event drew 72 tennis players from Vancouver to Calgary, and was played under ideal weather conditions.
Ogden, from Vernon, walked away a triple winner. She won the Ladies 香蕉视频直播楢香蕉视频直播� singles title over Eva Koksalova (Kelowna) 7-5. 6-3. She then teamed up with Krista Martens (Kelowna) to oust Marietjie Bonthuys and Shannon Hecker (Salmon Arm) 6-3, 6-4 in an exciting Ladies 香蕉视频直播楢香蕉视频直播� doubles final. In the Mixed 香蕉视频直播楢香蕉视频直播�, Ogden teamed up with Cal Benazic (Kelowna) to defeat Rosie and Joe Schaich (Kelowna) 8-3, after a round-robin format.
The Men香蕉视频直播檚 A singles semifinals produced some excellent, hard fought matches, with Mike Knights (Kelowna) outlasting Benazic 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 and West Martin-Patterson (Salmon Arm) defeating his doubles partner Jeremy Bell (Vernon) 7-6, 6-7, 12-10. In the finals, Knights stopped Martin-Patterson 6-2, 7-5 for the victory title. The 香蕉视频直播楢香蕉视频直播� consolation winner was Jerry Reinhardt over James Cotter 6-2, 6-1 in an all-Vernon match.
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Mixed 香蕉视频直播楤香蕉视频直播� was won by Donna and Kees den Otter (Kelowna) over Kim and Bud Krahn (Vernon) 8-3, after a full Monday of play.
香蕉视频直播淭hank you to the tournament committee for the countless hours put into making this tournament a huge success, and to our sponsors Voet香蕉视频直播檚 Coffee and Canadian Tire, for their continued support,香蕉视频直播� said Ogden, the Kal Club香蕉视频直播檚 tennis director.
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