Jennifer Dawson with a classic forehand return en route to her QVC Senior Pro Women ’ s Singles championship .
Mattias Johansson defeated Paul Olin 11-7 , 11-0 in Senior Pro Men ’ s Singles .
supportive when things don ’ t go as planned .”
While Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau , among a few other women , have grabbed most of the sport ’ s headlines the past few years , Oshiro feels that she ’ s not far off from consistently competing for gold in women ’ s singles .
“ I have a ton of respect for Anna Leigh and Catherine — they ’ ve both set such a high standard for the women ’ s game , and they ’ ve really pushed the sport forward . I see myself being competitive with both , and so are others who are continually working hard to elevate their game .”
Howells collected some more hardware in men ’ s doubles , teaming with Jack Munro . The duo defeated Erik Lange and the player who wins , hands down , best name of the tournament — Purple Jesus Manthou — 11-8 , 11-9 .
In women ’ s doubles action , Oshiro was playing with Kelsey Grambeau , but didn ’ t get out of the quarters , losing to Emily Cederquist and Yana Newell . That pair lost in the semifinals to the eventual champions , Megan Fudge and Jill Braverman , who made easy work of Mari Humberg and Allison Harris , 11-0 , 11-4 .
In the Senior Pro Men ’ s Doubles final , the team of Mircea Morariu / Dave Weinbach defeated Jaime Oncins and Rick Witsken , 11-8 , 7-11 and 11-8 .
In mixed doubles action , Oncins paired with Lee Whitwell to capture gold , beating the duo of Jose Derisi and Sheri Courter , 12-10 , 9-11 , 12-10 .
Over in Men ’ s Senior Pro Singles , Mattias Johansson cruised to an 11-7 , 11-0 gold medal win against Paul Olin .
In the QVC Senior Pro Women ’ s Doubles final , the team of Nathalie Bagby and Elizabeth Bellamy
Jennifer Dawson with a classic forehand return en route to her QVC Senior Pro Women ’ s Singles championship .
Mattias Johansson defeated Paul Olin 11-7 , 11-0 in Senior Pro Men ’ s Singles .
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