Rain halts Security Federal tournament first round
The first round of the annual Security Federal tennis tournament was cut short by rain Wednesday, but several matches were able to be completed.
Most of Wednesday afternoon’s scheduled matches were finished before the heavy rains came, but games scheduled for Wednesday night were postponed. The tournament was originally scheduled to end on Saturday, but the finals in some brackets may be moved to Sunday as the schedule is being shuffled.
In men’s “B” singles Wednesday evening, Blake Hitchcock was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Justin Zoler, while Beck Spurlock defeated Andrew Jones 6-0, 7-6 (4). Spurlock and Hitchcock are scheduled to face off in the semifinals today.
Matt Holmes also reached the semifinals, downing Russell Hitchcock 6-0, 6-3.
In the men’s “C” singles division, Mason McGiboney defeated Brian Wilson in straight sets, winning 6-3, 6-3 to advance to a Thursday night semifinal matchup with Salem McGregor. Ryan Young downed Brett Hitchcock 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the other first-round match, and was to take on Dakota McGregor Thursday night in the other semi.
Only two teams were entered in the mixed “60” doubles bracket, and they were able to complete their match on Wednesday afternoon. The tandem of Gene Money and Martha Gillespie defeated David Dunlap and Riche Churchill in a back-and-forth battle, losing the first set 3-6 but winning the second 6-2 before taking the match with a tiebreaker in the third set, 7-6 (5).