Fischer Indoor Junior Nationals kick off throughout Canada

U12 begins March 23 in Calgary, U14 begins April 1 in Vancouver, U16 begins March 22 in Montreal, U18 begins March 30 in Toronto

The 2024 Indoor Fischer Juniors Nationals kick off this weekend with occasions going down in Montreal, Quebec and Calgary, Alberta. The U16 match will begin on the Membership de tennis Île des Soeurs from March 22-29 in Montreal whereas the U12 match is scheduled on the Osten & Victor Alberta Tennis Centre from March 23-30.

The U14 match will then happen in Vancouver, British Columbia from April 1-7 on the UBC Tennis Centre and the U18 match will likely be performed in Toronto, Ontario from March 30-April 6 at Sobeys Stadium. A variety of members from Tennis Canada’s coveted Nationwide Tennis Centre offered by Rogers in addition to its U15 Canadian Prospect Group are set to participate in these tournaments throughout the nation.

“There are such a lot of gifted gamers within the aggressive pipeline all through all of those age teams, and it is a prime alternative for them to showcase themselves,” mentioned Guillaume Marx, Tennis Canada’s Head of Efficiency. “As we’ve seen in lots of the previous champions, the Fischer Junior Nationals clearly play a pivotal function in serving to develop our Canadian tennis prospects in addition to offering lifetime reminiscences to all individuals.”

The indoor championships started in 1979 with the U18 age group, 26 years after the inaugural out of doors championships befell. Slowly however certainly, this was expanded to incorporate the U12, U14 and U16 age teams as nicely, making certain that each one junior age teams had been competing on indoor courts underneath the nationwide umbrella.

“The Fischer Indoor Junior Nationals are at all times such nice tournaments to expertise, as we actually get to see the subsequent era of Canadian tennis gamers shine,” mentioned Ryan Borczon, Director of Skilled and Nationwide Occasions at Tennis Canada. “It’s a terrific alternative for these younger gamers to showcase their abilities throughout the nation and compete in opposition to one of the best of their age teams. Tennis Canada wish to thank all of the hosts in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta for his or her efforts in serving to put these occasions collectively.”

In 2023, the boys champion for U12 was Deniz Karabulut and the ladies champion was Milagros Pastuszka. The U14 boys champion was Andy Tchinda Kepche and the ladies champion was Joyce Geng. The U16 boys champion was Adam Faragcao and the ladies champion was Emma Dong. The U18 boys champion was Kuang Qing Xu and the ladies champion was Nadia Lagaev.

Notable previous champions at these occasions embrace Eugenie Bouchard, Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Gabriela Dabrowski, Vasek Pospisil, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Gabriel Diallo, and Rebecca Marino.