Wheelchair Basketball Star Janet McLachlan Wins Women's Title at Stanley Park Open

(Vancouver, BC) - She's already known as one of the world's best female wheelchair basketball players. Now, Janet McLachlan (West Vancouver) is taking the wheelchair tennis world by storm after winning the women's singles of the 2013 Stanley Park Open.

McLachlan was initially down against Mexican teenager Lizbeth Soto Rivera after losing the first set 7-6. She rallied, however, to win the match 6/7, 7/5, 6/4.

"It was a fun match," she said. "Liz is a good player. We were both pretty tentative to start, but things picked up later in the match."

According to McLachlan, her experience on the basketball court translated well to the tennis court.

" The chair movement of basketball helps a great deal for tennis, but there is a lot more time to think between points," she said.

Later in the day, McLachlan narrowly lost the women's doubles titles with partner Marni Abbott-Peter after going down 6/1, 7/6 to Kirsten Sharp and Amanda Yan.

For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact:

Arley McNeney
Communications Coordinator
BC Wheelchair Sports Association
Cell: 778-788-9091
Email: arley@bcwheelchairsports.com