JAC crowned tennis champs

The John Abbott College tennis team won a nail biting provincial championship Sunday in St. Laurent.

The JAC Islanders, having beaten Vanier 13-2 in the semi-finals, faced their arch rival College Brébeuf in the finals. The sea-saw affair began with a lead for JAC after No.1 player Jillian O’Neill won her match handily 6-1, 6-2. The tide turned to Brébeuf favour when JAC singles players Ryan Bouttell (6-1, 6-3) and Charles Tischler (6-2, 0-6, 6-2) went down in close matches.

In the end, the Islanders won their 12th provincial tennis crown with a 5-2 score (11-8 in sets).