A busy week of junior tennis motion has wrapped from Orlando, Florida with profitable outings for a pair of the Canadian squads.
The U16 ladies workforce and U14 boys roster have each superior previous the qualifying stage and into the Finals for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup and ITF Junior World Tennis competitors.
Let’s breakdown the motion:
Junior BJK Cup squad qualify
Led by Captain and former world no. 21 in doubles Sharon Fichman, the U16 Ladies squad had a robust displaying on the courts, to advance via a troublesome qualifying area and earn a spot within the Finals.
The week started Wednesday with a troublesome matchup towards the Individuals, because the Canadians misplaced the tie 3-0, with BC’s Charlize Celebrini and Nadia Lagaev of Ontario falling in singles, earlier than Celebrini and Quebec’s Clémence Mercier misplaced a decent doubles rubber, 3-6, 6-2, 10-4.
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The group bounced again although on Thursday, with an awesome efficiency towards Mexico.
Celebrini defeated Abril Cardenas Olivares 6-1, 6-3 to open the motion, earlier than Lagaev sealed the tie with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Hanne Estrada Cortes. In doubles, Celebrini once more teamed up with Mercier, and this time the pair prevailed, defeating Marianne Angel Gomez and Estrada Cortes in a carefully contested match, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
The group returned to the court docket on Friday for a pivotal matchup towards Puerto Rico. Captain Fichman barely shuffled her lineup for the showdown; Lagaev once more led in singles, producing a flawless end result, defeating Carolina Castro 6-0, 6-0 in simply 53 minutes. Mercier performed her first singles match, and she or he delivered with a powerful 6-4, 6-0 win over Aurora Lugo. Celebrini and Lagaev then paired in an empty doubles rubber for a straight units win.
The squad will now transfer into the Billie Jean King Cup Junors Finals stage, held November 4th to tenth in Spain.
In the meantime, Canada’s U16 junior Boys Davis Cup workforce got here simply in need of qualification. Quebec’s Miko Lapalme, and Felix Roussel and Quincy Yao, each of Ontario, opened with a 3-0 victory over the Bahamas, nonetheless they might lose a decent 2-1 tie to Mexico, and have been eradicated Friday, falling 3-0 to america.
Photograph: V. Estrella
World Junior Tennis Boys Staff break via
Captained by Philippe Courteau, the U14 Canadian boys performed some clutch tennis once they wanted to qualify for a spot within the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals.
After falling to the American workforce 3-0 on the opening day, the squad had precisely the response required on day two towards Mexico.
Ontario’s Julian Mahdavi set the tone, opening with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Santiago Garcia Puente. Callum Mackinnon would then take the reins, posting a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jaime Gomez Lopez. The squad accomplished a flawless tie, as BC’s Luca Vicol and Mahdavi rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 10-4 win in doubles to cap a 3-0 win.
Photograph: V. Estrella
The workforce would then safe a spot on the Friday, defeating Guatemala 3-0.
Mahdavi, Mackinnon, and Vicol are all prospect workforce members for Tennis Canada’s junior program.
With the victory, Canada’s World Junior Staff will now head to the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals held August 5-10 in Prostejov, Czech Republic.
The Ladies workforce had a optimistic week regardless of falling in need of qualification. Amy Shen, Rachel Wu, and Isabella Ruyu Yan, all of B.C., competed admirably, defeating Guatemala 3-0 on their opening day, earlier than shedding a pair of 2-1 ties to Mexico and america.
Shen, Wu, and Ruyu Yan are all prospect workforce members for Tennis Canada.
