Miracle for Maracle o­n 10K Tour

By Bill Rosenberger

A 62-player field swamped Bobby D's in Burlington, o­ntario, for the 10K Tour o­n February 12-13.  The strong field was led by Al Maracle, who came back through the o­ne-loss side to sweep the two-set finals for the victory.

Maracle's early defeat left the winners' bracket wide open for Jason Holdaway and Susie Wipper to plow their way through.  After Wipper's win over Derek Claus, she met Holdaway in the hot seat match.  Holdaway, who had bested Mario Morra 9-1, kept his hot stroke going, as he easily defeated Wipper 9-3. 

In the o­ne-loss side, Maracle ousted Dave McMahon and Morra to reach the semifinals against Wipper.  After a 7-1 defeat, Wipper settled for a respectable third-place finish, while Maracle headed to the finals against Holdaway.

In the double-elimination finals, Maracle needed a miracle to beat Holdaway in two straight sets.  In the first set, both players battled back and forth, with neither giving an inch.  However, Maracle's late run earned him a 7-5 win.  In the second set, Maracle kept the momentum and won the tournament 7-4.

Results:

1st Al Maracle $2,400

2nd Jason Holdaway $1,200

3rd Susie Wipper $600

4th Earl Hill $350

5th Mario Morra, Derek Claus $150 

7th Dave McMahon, Andrew Attard $60

Second-Chance Tournament:

1st Al Lougheed $120.00

2nd Brad Lucas $ 60.00

3rd Jeff Robson $30.00

4th Riley Robson $30.00

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