The host nation continued its dominance in Western Canada with a sweep on the ITF W35 occasion in Saskatoon final week. Kayla Cross gained the singles title whereas Ariana Arseneault and Mia Kupres picked up the doubles crown.
Cross’ victory within the singles marked the third 12 months in a row that the title was gained by a Canadian, though that streak was already assured by early Saturday when Kupres defeated the final non-Canadian standing, Jessica Failla, within the first semifinal.
With the second semi pitting Cross towards fellow Canadian and prime seed Stacey Fung, the hosts had been assured a house winner as soon as once more following Victoria Mboko’s back-to-back titles in 2022-2023.
It’s the first skilled singles title of the 19-year-old’s profession. She was denied on dwelling soil final month at an ITF occasion in Granby however a few provinces over, she received the job finished, rallying from a set all the way down to defeat Kupres within the remaining 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Cross defeated a Canadian in all 5 of her matches. She began with two wins over promising juniors Nadia Lagaev and Emma Dong back-to-back then cruised previous Arseneault and Fung, shedding simply three video games in every match, earlier than having her hardest take a look at towards Kupres within the remaining.
Kupres didn’t go away Saskatoon empty-handed, nevertheless. She and Arseneault continued their good summer time of 2024 by claiming their second title as a staff in simply their third match collectively.
Contemporary off a title of their debut in Granby after which reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 Nationwide Financial institution Open in Toronto, the 2 NCAA gamers had been the highest seeds in Saskatoon and performed prefer it, not dropping a set on their solution to victory.
They beat a fellow all-Canadian pair of Catherine Gagnon and Alexia Jacobs within the semifinals after which bested second seeds Hiroko Kuawata of Japan and Maribella Zamarripa of the US within the remaining 6-4, 6-3.
The Saskatoon victory is Arseneault’s fourth ITF doubles title and third for Kupres, who additionally gained the NCAA nationwide staff title with Texas A&M this spring.
