Your winner and still the NWT Open men's singles champion: Jerry Wald of Fort Smith.

Wald made the trip to Yellowknife to once again defend the crown he's held since 2017 and he came out on top for the third year running. He downed Ian MacNiven of Yellowknife in the final on July 28 in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.

MacNiven was the third individual opponent Wald has defeated in the final and Wald said every one of his opponents have had a different style.

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Wald had a first-round bye and had to wait for the winner of the all-Yellowknife first-round match between R.J. Carr and Craig Scott, which was won by Carr. Wald defeated Carr in round two and followed that up by beating Stephen Messier of Yellowknifer in the quarter-final. His next opponent was Andrew Carr of Yellowknife, which he won to set up the final with MacNiven.

Wald said seeing Andrew Carr getting to the semifinal shows the future is looking good for tennis in the territory.

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Wald made it two titles on the weekend as he partnered with Dennis Bevington to win the men's doubles over Gohil and Ethan Carr by walkover as Carr was unable to play the final. Wald and Bevington still played a match but it was an exhibition contest.

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Gohil selected Jan Martinek, the pro at the Yellowknife Tennis Club.

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Chris Haberny of Fort Smith was also a winner in the tournament as he claimed the consolation title in men's singles over Yellowknife's Cole Clinton.

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Wald is planning on entering next year's tournament and try to win his fourth title on the trot.

He said he's feeling good about his game more than ever.

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FACT FILE SA国际影视传媒� NWT Open results

Men's singles

Champion SA国际影视传媒� Jerry Wald (Fort Smith)

Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Ian MacNiven (Yellowknife)

Women's singles

Champion SA国际影视传媒� Sara Hollinshead (Calgary)

Runner-up SA国际影视传媒� Tamara Jovic (Yellowknife)

Men's doubles

Champions SA国际影视传媒� Dennis Bevington and Jerry Wald (Fort Smith)

Runners-up SA国际影视传媒� Nikhilesh Gohil and Andrew Carr (Yellowknife)

Women's doubles

Champions SA国际影视传媒� Anna Coles and Dawn Keim (Yellowknife)

Runners-up SA国际影视传媒� Tina Hendrickson and Elizabeth du Plessis (Yellowknife)

Mixed doubles

Champions SA国际影视传媒� Sara Hollinshead and Ian MacNiven

Runners-up SA国际影视传媒� Tamara Jovic and Stephen Messier (Yellowknife)

source: Tennis NWT