Whereas the present faces of Canadian tennis have been enjoying on the Nationwide Financial institution Open in Toronto and Montreal, the way forward for Canadian tennis was on show on the 2024 Below 18 Fischer Outside Nationwide Championship.
The week-long event was performed on the Ontario Racquet Membership in Mississauga, Ont.
Let’s take a look at the outcomes for the boys’, ladies’ and doubles’ draw.
Boys’ Draw
High-seeded Mikael Arseneault defeated Eric Crivei 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-2 within the ultimate to seize his third Junior Nationwide Championship. He beforehand captured singles titles within the U12 Indoor and Outside Nationwide Championships in 2019.
The Richmond Hill, Ont., native broke via for the title after losses to his twin brother and doubles associate, Nicolas, within the semifinals of the 2024 Indoor Nationals and the quarter-finals of the 2023 Outside Nationals.
Arseneault defeated Felix Roussel, No. 3 seed and 2024 U16 Indoor Nationwide runner-up, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 within the semis and No. 5 seed Alec Barin 6-0, 6-1 within the quarter-final on his street to the Nationwide Championship.
Crivei, additionally from Richmond Hill, defeated two-time Junior Nationwide Champion and No. 2 seed, Adam Faragcao 6-3, 6-4 within the semifinal to achieve the ultimate on Sunday. He additionally defeated 2024 U18 Ontario Provincial Champion Dani Szabo within the quarter-final.
Crivei has dedicated to the College of Kentucky for the 2024-25 season and can be a part of a staff trying to defend its SEC Common Season and Match championships.
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Ladies’ Draw
No. 1 seed Scarlett Nicholson defeated third seed Brooke Feth 6-1, 6-3 to win her fifth Canadian Nationwide Championship, including to her trophy case that features two U12 doubles championships and two in singles competitors (U12 and U14).
The Toronto native compiled a 12-9 singles report whereas being named to the All-ACC Educational Staff in her Freshman 12 months at Georgia Tech.
Nicholson defeated No. 5 Lily Rochon 7-5, 6-1 within the semifinal and Dylan Gelber 6-0, 6-3 within the quarter-final on her street to the title.
Feth has now completed because the runner-up in two consecutive Junior Nationwide tournaments after shedding to Clemence Mercier within the ultimate of the Fischer Below 16 Indoor Nationwide Championships in March. She defeated Anastasia Malysheva within the semifinal and Amy Lu within the quarter-final to achieve the ultimate.
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Doubles
Within the boys’ doubles, Lucas and Zackary Kimelman defeated the third-seeded staff of Benjamin Azar and Brayden William Woo 7-5, 6-4 within the ultimate to say the title. It’s the primary Nationwide Championship for the brothers, who beforehand teamed to win the Yonex Ontario Junior Doubles Championships in 2021.
Lucas signed a Nationwide Letter of Intent to play for the College of Portland for the 2024-25 season.
Within the ladies’ draw, Amy Lu and Katherine Zhang defeated Clemence Mercier and Neda Rahimkhani 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 to seize the championship.
Lu, a local of British Columbia, continues her glorious 2024 season after profitable the doubles title at each the U16 Indoor and Outside Provincial Championships. She was additionally runner-up within the singles attracts at each occasions.
Zhang was runner-up on the U18 Ontario Closed Indoor Provincial Championships.
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