The Tennis Association of Swift Current hosted a fall tournament this past Saturday drawing competitors from across Saskatchewan.
About 40 participants competed in the one-day doubles tournament with about half the field consisting of locals and the remaining half from either the Queen City Tennis Club or the Saskatoon's Filipino-Canadian Tennis Association of Saskatchewan.
"It made it a good variety," Ron Phaneuf, a local participant said. "Plus, we got to see some different levels of playing.
"It was a really good day. The weather held up which we were happy about because you plan these things, and you can't control the weather and there was a good risk of rain, and it didn't happen."
The tournament featured three skill levels, 2.5, 3.5, and 4.
Pedro Soto and Brad Wightman won the mixed doubles competition at the 2.5 skill level with Mailyn Leyeza and Linda Nillson finishing as the runners-up.
Tri Nguyen and Kevin Nguyen were crowned the 3.5 men's double champions with Nino Ramas and Mario Navales claiming second place.
Jonathan Melencion and Romy Pineda were the level 4 men's doubles champions as Billy Reyes and Lowell de Justo took home second place.
"I don't really think anyone is a four in Swift Current, so it was pretty interesting to watch the better players," he said. "It's just fascinating to watch how good they are at technique."
Around 30 members belong to the Tennis Association of Swift Current and their hope for the future is to add some fresh faces to the mix.
"There is a lot of youth that come out for those [summer tennis clinics]," he said. "We're hoping that they will start looking at coming to the tennis club."
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