The winner in the 4.0 Men’s Singles division of the 2008 Centre Court KFC/Jones Soda/24c Nebraska Closed Tennis Tournament played in Fremont, NE July 11-13 was 4th seed Keith Nielsen of Omaha, who defeated Paul Barnes of Lincoln in the final, 6-0, 6-0.

Mark Leahy, the only player from Fremont in the men’s singles 4.0 division, made it to the semifinals before losing to runner up Paul Barnes 6-7(5), 6-4. Mark Leahy then went on to defeat Colby Hoshor of Lincoln, 1-6, 6-1, 1-0(6) for the 3rd place title. Congratulations Mark!

The consolation bracket was won by Larry McFadden of Omaha, with a win over 3rd seed Greg Hepfner of Omaha, 6-4, 7-6(5).

Congratulations Keith on your championship win!