PORTLAND — Top seeded Brian Mavor of Yarmouth captured the men’s open singles title at the 45th annual A&J Open by saving six match points en route to a 2- 6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over unseeded Kyle Curley of Gorham.
Mavor, a 14-time A&J champion, first captured the title as a 17-year-old highschooler in 1981.
The tournament, played at the Fore River Tennis Complex, is sanctioned as an outdoor major by the Maine Tennis Association.
Mavor earned his spot in the finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over fifth-rated Aaron Bergeron of Gorham, while Curley ousted second-seeded Marius King of Bangor, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Second-seeded Cornell (Iowa) College sophomore Shashanna Moll of Belfast was the women’s open singles winner, turning back 13- year-old Izzy Evans of Cumberland, 6-1, 6-2.
Other event winners included: Patrick Ordway and Burke Paxton, men’s open doubles; Mike Hill and Tanya Preston, open mixed doubles; Tom Gross, men’s 35+ singles; and Art Goldsmith, men’s 55+ singles.
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