Jon Lafontaine is pretty adept at scoring goals as a striker in soccer.
As a firefighter he knows how to react to an emergency situation.
This weekend at the Prince George Tennis Club we'll find out if he can go on the offensive and douse his opponents in the City Championships tournament.
Lafontaine is one of four men's singles players who have a good shot at advancing to the final Saturday afternoon. The 2005 city champion will face stiff competition from the likes of Jim Condon, top junior Kristian Kiland and PGTC coach Andrej Vdovenko.
"Men's singles will be our premier event, we actually have a really good turnout this year," said PGTC manager Stephanie Leong.
"Andrej might be the favourite, but Jon Lafontaine is a past champion in 2005 and he's come back strong this year. Those are probably our top seeds."
The 24-player tournament starts Friday at 6 p.m. with men's singles matches. It resumes Saturday at 8:30 with men's singles play, leading up to the final at about noon. The men's doubles tournament gets underway Saturday afternoon, with three teams involved. Condon will team up with his brother, Kiland; Rob Prideaux and Michael Busch will form a team; and Vdovenko is paired with The Citizen resident IT expert, Matt Altizer. The men's doubles final is set for Saturday evening.
As expected, there will be no women's singles tournament due to a lack female players willing to sign up as individuals. However, there will be a women's doubles tournament that starts Sunday at 10 a.m. Jan Leong and Suzanne Calpas will face Jen Clarke and Linda Cook for the doubles title.
The mixed doubles event will follow Sunday afternoon with three teams involved -- Linda Cook/Lawrence Cook, Jim Condon/Nancy Condon, Jan Leong/Rob Prideaux.
The PGTC will host the Prince George Open tournament, July 15-17.
