Alberta, British Columbia win Canadian University Tennis Championships

The Canadian College Tennis Championships concluded on Sunday in Montreal, marking the tip of a three-day occasion that noticed eight colleges, 4 males’s groups and 4 ladies’s groups, battling to be topped USPORTS Champions.

The Université Laval took on the College of British Columbia within the males’s last, whereas Laval’s Rouge et Or took on the College of Alberta Pandas within the ladies’s last.

Ladies’s Finals

The College of Alberta Pandas continued their dominant run on Sunday, defeating the Laval Rouge et Or 4-1 on Sunday to win their fifth-consecutive nationwide title.

Alberta bought off to a fast begin, profitable the doubles level, adopted by two of the primary three singles matches. 

The Panda’s Alexandra Jewiitt gained all 4 matches she performed over the 2 days of play, together with two singles and two doubles matches. Emma Rutherford and Emily Granson, who had been each named to the All-Star group, every gained three of their 4 matches. 

Throughout their present nationwide title streak, Alberta owns a 35-1 group document and a mixed 173-42 document in singles and doubles matches.

The Pandas cruised to the ultimate, profitable all seven semifinal matches in opposition to Dalhousie with out dropping a set, profitable 87 per cent of the video games.

Laval reached the ultimate after a 5-2 win over the College of Toronto within the semifinal. 

Toronto defeated Dalhousie 4-0 to win the third-place matchup.

Particular person Awards

Most Precious Participant: Érica Di Battista (Laval)

Coach of the Yr: Ivan Quintero and Kyle Sluchinski (Alberta)

Honest play award: Britany Daigle (Laval) 

Rookie of the Yr: Sonia Skobkareva (Alberta)

All-Star group: Emma Rutherford (Alberta), Emily Granson (Alberta), Érica Di Battista (Laval), Émilie Corbett (Laval), Jenny Klenner (Dalhousie), Anastasiya Dyadchenko (Toronto)

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Males’s Finals

In a intently contested group match, British Columbia defeated Laval 4-2 to say the College Championship. The Rouge et Or took the primary doubles match to achieve an early lead however UBC’s Thunderbirds would win the following two doubles matches and three of the primary 4 singles matches to clinch the title.

This was the Thunderbirds’ second Canadian College Championship prior to now three years, having gained in 2022.

The distinction between the groups was razor-thin, as every college gained 82 video games apiece with British Columbia ending with a small 9-7 edge in units gained. 

Each groups dominated their semifinal opponents en path to Sunday’s last. The Rouge et Or swept Dalhousie 7-0 with out giving up a set, whereas British Columbia topped Toronto’s Varsity Blues 6-1, shedding one doubles match within the commanding victory.

The College of Toronto Varsity Blues beat the Dalhousie Tigers 4-2 to win the third-place matchup.

Particular person Awards

Most Precious Participant: Marvin Kao (British Columbia)

Coach of the Yr: Barak Jacob (British Columbia)

Honest play award: Payton Nicol (Dalhousie)

Rookie of the Yr: Alexandre Lescoulie (Laval)

All-Star group: Jared Maclean (British Columbia, Kiran Phaterpekar (British Columbia), Charles-Antoine Boily (Laval), Othman Ennaciri (Laval), Rassem Yazdi (Toronto), Hielke Moore (Dalhousie)

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This was the primary time the College Championships had been hosted beneath each the Tennis Canada and U SPORTS banners as the 2 organizations have collaborated to make tennis the primary Pilot Sport in program historical past. 

As a Pilot Sport, tennis might be a part of the Partnership Sports activities class of U SPORTS’ new sport mannequin program. Beneath the Partnership Sports activities umbrella, occasions are primarily funded by the suitable Nationwide Sports activities Group and operated in partnership with U SPORTS.

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