Format for the tournaments

  1st TO 4 GAMES WINS SET.

1.  For a Singles event, matches will be played as the best of three (3) short sets (first to 4 games) with a short tiebreak (first to five (5) points, sudden death at four (4) points all) played at three (3) games all.

2. For a Doubles event, matches will be played as the best of three (3) short sets (first to four (4) games) with a short tiebreak (first to five (5) points, sudden death at four (4) points all) played at three (3) games all. If sets are even at the conclusion of the second set, a Match tiebreak (first to ten (10) with an advantage of two (2) points) will be played to determine the outcome of the set.

3. TIE BREAK AT 3 GAMES ALL. A short tiebreak is a tiebreak played as the first to five (5) points, sudden death at 4-4. The player whose turn it is to serve at the commencement of the tiebreak (Player A) will serve two (2) points. The opposing player (Player B) will then serve two (2) points. Player A (or team mate of Player A in doubles) will then serve two (2) points. Player B (or team mate of Player B in doubles) will then serve the following two (2) points. If the score reaches 4-4, players come to net to decide who serves and who returns. Players will change ends only after the first four (4) points have been played. 

Example:

• Player A — 2 points serving

• Player B — 2 points serving

• Change ends

• Player A (or Player C in doubles) - 2 points serving

• Player B (or Player D in doubles) — 2 points serving

• TB reaches 4-4 players come to net for racquet spin — winner of toss decides to serve or receive. Receiver(s) chooses which side the point is played.

4. NO AD SCORING. All singles and doubles matches will be played using no-advantage scoring, with the receiver choosing the service side when the game reaches deuce.

5. Game Breaks. When the players change ends at the end of a game and during a tiebreak game, play shall be continuous and the players shall change ends with players having to be ready to play within 60 seconds of the previous games completion.

6. Set Breaks. At the end of each set there shall be a set break of a maximum of ninety (90) seconds (Set Break). The Set Break maximum time starts from the moment that one point finishes until the first service is struck for the next point. Players are permitted to sit down at the end of a set.

2024 Masters Tournament Final Results

The Saint Andrews Masters was held from Friday, August 2 to Sunday, August 4 at the St. Andrews Community Tennis Courts. Another successful TNB masters tournament. Even a downpour at noon on Saturday did not dampen the enthusiasm of those taking part and the spectators.

The following are the final results from the Tennis New Brunswick Master’s tournament held in St. Andrews this past weekend:

45+ Men’s Singles: Pat Lyons (Quispamsis) def. Don Cameron (Truro) 6/1, 6/0

65+ Men’s Singles: Derek Stafford (St. Andrews) def. Mike Power (St. Andrews) 6/0, 6/0

40+ Women’s Singles:  Duyen Nguyen (Saint John) def. Allison Alcorn (Miramichi) 6/1, 6/1

50+ Women’s Singles: Tish Kilburn (St. Andrews) def. Jennifer Auld-Cameron (Truro) 6/0, 6/0

35+ Men’s Doubles: Matt Buck (Rothesay) & Pat Lyons (Quispamsis) def. Calvin Sutherland (Fredericton) & Tim Gillies (Fredericton) 6/0, 6/1

65+ Men’s Doubles: Bill Johnson (Fredericton) & Tim Gillies (Fredericton) def. Garry Cook (St. Andrews) & Derek Stafford (St. Andrews) 6/2, 6/2

45+ Women’s Doubles: Colette Beaulieu (Fredericton) & Sally McAllister (Fredericton) def. Krista McMackin (Miramichi) & Jen Fox (Rothesay) 6/1, 7/5

50+ Women’s Doubles: Sally McAllister (Fredericton) & Gill Butterfield (St. Andrews) def. Kristen Sweet (Saint John) & Alexis Lockhart (Bangor) 6/2, 6/1

35+ Mixed Doubles: Jen Fox (Rothesay) & Matt Buck (Rothesay) def. Allison Alcorn (Miramichi) & Gary Forrest (Miramichi) 6/0, 6/0

45+ Mixed Doubles: Dave Fenwick (Rothesay) & Jen Fox (Rothesay) def. Gary Forrest (Miramichi) & Gary Forrest (Miramichi) 7/5, 6/4

50+ Mixed Doubles: Gary Cook (St. Andrews) & Tish Kilburn (St. Andrews) def. Don Cameron (Truro) & Jennifer Auld-Cameron (Truro) 6/4, 6/1

64+ Mixed Doubles: Duska Slipp (Fredericton) & Calvin Sutherland (Fredericton) def. Gill Butterfield (St. Andrews) & Richard Clark (Fredericton) 6/1, 2/6, 10/2

Here are some great pictures and a drone shot from the 2024 Masters Tennis Tournament with thanks to Gabriel Lacroix from Tennis NB Photos by Gabe Lacroix 

2023 Memorial Tournament Pictures of winners and participants