In the Women’s Open, Canada’s Riva Mackie and Jane Croshaw crushed Chilean team Javiera Henriquez and Trinidad Falcone by a score of 6-0, 6-1, advancing to the final 16 where they will play the strong Brazillian team consisting of Suseje Aguiar and Tatiana Sahagoff on Tuesday.
In the men’s division, Team Canada scored a strong victory over Uruguay when Gerry Martinez and Craig Hiddleston knocked off Uruguay’s Martin Rodriguez and Manuel Amendola in a crowd-captivating 6-2, 6-7, and 6-3.
“It was a great match. The South Americans play much more of the sport than we do, so they come in and they’re more match-tough than we are, so we’re playing well. They rallied for break and we hung in there, it was lots of fun,” said Craig Hiddleston after their victory.
Hiddlestons teammate, Gerry Martinez also commented on the match, “I think we were ahead in the first set and then the points started getting longer and we haven’t played as many matches as they have. We came back, and we were able to hang in there in the first set and come out for the win.”
