Miracle for Maracle o­n 10K TourBy Bill RosenbergerA 62-player field swamped Bobby D's in Burlington, o­ntario, for the 10K Tour o­n February 12-13.  The strong field was led by Al Maracle, who came back through the o­ne-loss side to sweep the two-set finals for the victory.Maracle's early defeat left the winners' bracket wide open for Jason Holdaway and Susie Wipper to plow their way through.  After Wipper's win over Derek Claus, she met Holdaway in the hot seat match.  Holdaway, who had bested Mario Morra 9-1, kept his hot stroke going, as he easily defeated Wipper 9-3.  In the o­ne-loss side, Maracle ousted Dave McMahon and Morra to reach the semifinals against Wipper.  After a 7-1 defeat, Wipper settled for a respectable third-place finish, while Maracle headed to the finals against Holdaway.In the double-elimination finals, Maracle needed a miracle to beat Holdaway in two straight sets.  In the first set, both players battled back and forth, with neither giving an inch.  However, Maracle's late run earned him a 7-5 win.  In the second set, Maracle kept the momentum and won the tournament 7-4.Results:1st Al Maracle $2,4002nd Jason Holdaway $1,2003rd Susie Wipper $6004th Earl Hill $3505th Mario Morra, Derek Claus $150 7th Dave McMahon, Andrew Attard $60Second-Chance Tournament: 1st Al Lougheed $120.002nd Brad Lucas $ 60.003rd Jeff Robson $30.004th Riley Robson $30.00 Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news from the 10K Tour.

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