Samprasfanz

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Next week’s Miracle Match Tour stop in Portland’s Memorial Coliseum featuring a Friday exhibition between former tennis greats Pete Sampras and Jim Courier has been canceled.

The non-life-threatening health condition — caused, in large part, by exhaustion — of tour founder Bill Przybysz led to the cancellation, event organizers said. Przybysz, a former tennis professional, founded the Miracle Match Foundation in 1999 after his diagnosis and recovery from leukemia.

The five-stop Miracle Match Tour was a fundraiser for the foundation, which supports families with leukemia and other stem cell-related disorders. Portland was the fourth stop on the tour. The Nov. 11 tour stop in Spokane also was canceled.

Ticket holders to the Portland stop who purchased their tickets with a credit card at the Rose Quarter box office, online through ComcastTIX.com or by phone will automatically receive a refund. Those who bought tickets with cash or at Safeway/TicketsWest outlets can receive refunds at the place of purchase.

Source: OregonLive.com