Heller wins second straight Hat Open title
By Medicine Hat News on August 24, 2021.
Calvin Heller clinched his second consecutive Medicine Hat Open men’s championship at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club this weekend. The top-seeded Heller defeated second seed Craig Weich, 7-5, 6-2, in the final to clinch the back-to-back title. The final was a rematch from last year’s championship, in which Heller picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win over Weich. Dannan McElroy-O’Driscoll won the Women’s Open championship with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Lauren Danroth. Mak Howes won the Men’s Intermediate division with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Todd Christianson in the final. Peter O’Driscoll won the Men’s Open consolation bracket, defeating Lachlan MacMillan 7-6, 6-4 in the final, while Dawn Olson bested Rocheal Howes, 6-2, 6-2, to win the Women’s Open consolation bracket and Ron Fisher beat Noel Thomas, 7-5, 6-4, for the Men’s Intermediate consolation victory. The Medicine Hat Open continues Wednesday with the start of the doubles tournament, which runs through Saturday at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club. 7-6
