SOUTH PORTLAND – Adam Wilding, 21, of Lewiston captured the Men’s Singles championship in the 39th annual A&J Open Tennis Tournament played over the weekend at South Portland High School.
The A&J is the first of four major outdoor tournaments sanctioned by the Maine Tennis Association.
Wilding, seeded second and the top singles player at Merrimack College, upset top seed Mike McCrillis of Kennebunkport, 6-3, 6-0, in the championship match. McCrillis is a former net star at Cheverus High School and Bentley College. Wilding lost only eight games on his march through the draw.
Other winners in the three-day event included Lissa von Brecht in women’s, Kevin Vincent and Kim Vincent in mixed doubles, Leo Scheidl in Men’s 35-and-over singles, and Glen Mayberry in Men’s 55-and-over singles.
Men’s singles
First round
Josh Dennison def. John Klemperer, 6-3, 6-3; Leo Scheidl def.Kurt Stultz, 6-1, 6-0; Matt Quadrini def. Wade Lindsay, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2; Joe Leask def. Gus Goodwin, 6-1, 6-4; Alex Arsenault def. Jeff Edwards, 6-0, 6-2; Paul Perreault def. Matt McGowan, 6-0, 6-0; Mike Hickey def. Nick Lagios, 6-2, 6-0; Kazan Prindle def. Adam Levesque, 7-5, 6-1; Alex Chicoine def. Ryan Wedge, 6-1, 6-2; Kiet Thai def. Josh Masse, 7-6(3), 6-3; Michael King def. Jake Shorty, 6-3, 7-5.
Second round
Mike McCrillis (1) def. Dennison, 6-2, 6-2; Scheidl def. Will Renner, 6-1, 6-2; Quadrini def. Aaron Bergeron (8), 6-1, 6-4; Jeremy Cliff def. Leask, 6-1, 6-4; Arsenault def. Mike Burke (4), 7-5, 6-3; Charlie Cianciolo def. Jeff Wilson, 6-0, 6-4; Perreault def. Kevin Vincent (5), 6-3, 6-1; Jim Levesque def. Kent Merdick, 6-1, 6-1; Hickey def. Nate Rohman, 6-0, 6-2; Kurt Garascia (6) def. Prindle, 6-2, 6-1; Devin Van Dyke def. Brian Lowery, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Will Hall (3) def. Chicoine, 6-0, 6-1; Thomas Dillman def. Ezra Whipple, 6-4, 6-4; Derek Stevenson (7) def. Thai, 6-1, 6-1; Matt McKay def. Eric Driscoll, 6-1, 6-2; Adam Wilding (2) def. King, 6-0, 6-0.
Third round
McCrillis (1) def. Scheidl, 6-4, 6-3; Quadrini def. Cliff, 6-3, 6-2; Cianciolo def. Arsenault, 6-3, 6-1; Perreault def. J.Levesque, 6-3, 6-4; Garascia (6) def. Hickey, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4); Hall (3) def. Van Dyke, 6-1, 6-0; Stevenson (7) def. Dillman, 6-2, 6-0; Wilding (2) def. McKay, 6-1, 6-0.
Quarterfinals
McCrillis (1) def. Quadrini, 6-3, 6-1; Perreault def. Cianciolo, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4; Hall (3) def. Garascia (6), 6-1, 6-0; Wilding (2) def. Stevenson (7), 6-2, 6-2.
Semifinals
McCrillis (1) def. Perreault, 6-2, 6-3; Wilding (2) def. Hall (3), 6-0, 2-6, 6-4.
Championship
Wilding (2) def. McCrillis (1), 6-3, 6-0.
Women’s singles
Championship
Lissa von Brecht def. Hannah Shorty, 6-1, 6-3.
Mixed doubles
Quarterfinals
Matt Quadrini/Dana Freshley def. Gus Goodwin/Amy Currie, 6-3, 6-2; Kurt Garascia/Megan Garascia def. Ryan Wedge/Amy Sarrazin, 6-2, 6-2; Jake Shorty/Hannah Shorty def. Jon Parry/Judith Jackson, 6-4, 6-4.
Semifinals
Kevin Vincent/Kim Vincent (1) def. Quadrini/Freshley, 6-0, 6-1; Shorty/Shorty def. Garascia/Garascia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Championship
Vincent/Vincent (1) def. Shorty/Shorty, 6-2, 6-3.
Men’s 35-and-over singles
Quarterfinals
Paul Perreault def. Matt McKay, 6-3, 6-2; Wade Lindsay def. John Klemperer, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).
Semifinals
Jeff Barrett (1) def. Perreault, walkover; Leo Scheidl (2) def. Lindsay, 6-2, 6-1.
Championship
Scheidl (2) def. Barrett (1), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Men’s 55-and-over singles
Quarterfinals
Glen Mayberry (1) def. Ron Payeur, 6-0, 6-3; Geoff Wagner def. Peter Dumont, 6-1, 6-1; Buzz Durkin def. Doug Sabo, 6-4, 7-5; Paul Hawkes (2) def. Don Fuller, 6-0, 6-0.
Semifinals
Mayberry (1) def. Wagner, 6-0, 6-1; Hawkes (2) def. Durkin, 6-2, 6-2.
Championship
Mayberry (1) def. Hawkes (2), 6-1, 6-1.
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