Junior Update by Har-Tru: U15 Prospects Headline Halifax Event

Between ITF junior occasions and the U15 prospect camps that came about over the past month, it has been a busy few weeks for the way forward for Canadian tennis. 

Right here is your monthly junior update offered by Har-Tru.   

U15 Prospects Take Centre Stage 

In the course of the month of Might, Tennis Canada hosted three development camps for the members of the U15 prospect team. 

The primary of the three camps led into the ITF J30 occasion in Halifax, the place many members of the U15 prospect staff competed.  

Prospect staff member Eve Thibault, age 14, managed to choose up a title in Halifax within the women doubles alongside fellow Canadian Emy Gauvin. It was the second ITF junior doubles title of Thibault’s profession. 

Two different camps adopted in Toronto at Sobeys Stadium, the place former doubles world No. 1 Daniel Nestor stopped by for a clinic, and in Montreal at IGA Stadium. 

Learn additionally: Rising star Joni Colburne joins the U15 Prospect Team camp in hometown Halifax

The camps are based mostly on the Entire Participant Improvement Pathway and designed to strengthen fundamentals and assist younger gamers attain their highest potential as they proceed their growth as tennis gamers, with the last word aim being a profitable skilled profession. 

Home Occasions 

It was a busy month for the ITF junior circuit in Canada with 5 stops on the ITF junior tour within the Nice White North, together with the one in Halifax 

J60 Ile des Soeurs 

Of the 5 occasions, the primary one was probably the most profitable for the host nation as Canadians gained all 4 competitions on the J60 occasion in Ile des Soeurs, QC. 

Each Mikael Arseneault and Anna Tabunshchyk doubled up, successful their respective singles and doubles titles. It was Mikael’s flip to assert a title on the ITF tour after his twin brother Nicolas won a pair last month. 

J30 Halifax 

On prime of Thibault’s victory within the women doubles, Canadians obtained no less than one hand on each trophy in Halifax. Adam Patry gained the boys doubles together with his Mexican companion Patricio Jimenez Alcocer, whereas Felix Roussel and Anastasia Pleksun gained the singles for the host nation. 

J60 Fredericton 

Volodymyr Gurenko was the star for the host nation in New Brunswick, choosing up each the boys singles and doubles title, the latter with Eric William Wang.  

Canada’s Bianca Ceroni gained the women doubles title together with her American companion Carrie-Ann Hoo. 

J100 Calgary 

Roussel held the fort for the hosts on the highest-tier occasion in Canada over the past month, successful the boys singles title in Calgary. Each different competitors was gained by Individuals.  

J60 Edmonton 

The Edmonton occasion noticed some acquainted doubles champions, with Gurenko and Wang choosing up their second boys doubles title on dwelling soil over the past 4 weeks, whereas Brooke Feth and Tabunshchyk claimed their second women doubles title. 

For each Gurenko and Tabunshchyk, it was their third title throughout each disciplines on dwelling soil within the month. 

Right here is the total checklist of champions on the Canadian ITF Junior occasions over the past month (all Canadian until in any other case famous): 

Different ITF Occasions 

A few J30 occasions in Christiansted in the USA Virgin Islands noticed appreciable success for the Canadians.  

Avery Alexander reached each last she might, attending to the singles and doubles finals in consecutive weeks, successful a pair of titles. A kind of wins got here in singles over certainly one of her doubles companions, Laurence Demers. 

Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett doubled up on the second Christiansted occasion, successful each the singles and doubles. 

Andrea Cabio and Jasmine Li swept the titles at occasions in Mexico. 

Roland-Garros 

The second junior Grand Slam of the yr came about over the past week, with Keegan Rice serving as Canada’s lone consultant. 

Rice managed to come back by qualifying to get into the primary draw on the French Open with out dropping a set. He then gained his opening match in straight units earlier than lastly succumbing to the second seed Joel Schwaerzler. 

The Canadian misplaced within the first spherical of the doubles with Czech Petr Brunclik to the fourth-seeded American pair of Kaylan Bigun and Jagger Leach 

Right here is the total checklist of Canadians who reached finals at occasions outdoors of Canada over the past month (Titles in daring)    

• Avery Alexander: J30 Christiansted 1 women singles champion, J30 Christiansted 2 women singles runner-up, J30 Christiansted 1 women doubles champion (w/ Demers), J30 Christiansted 2 women doubles runner-up (w/ Tardiff) 
• Laurence Demers: J30 Chistiansted 1 women singles runner-up, J30 Christiansted women doubles champion (w/ Alexander) 
• Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett: J30 Christiansted 2 women singles champion, J30 Christiansted 2 women doubles champion 
• Jasmine Li: J30 Tabasco 1 women singles champion, J30 Tabasco 2 women singles champion 
• Andrea Cabio: J60 Veracruz women doubles champion (w/ Comiskey), J60 Veracruz women singles champion 
• Raphaelle Leroux: J200 St. Poelten women doubles champion 
• Clemence Mercier: J100 Plantation women doubles runner-up 
• Kayla Lorrimer: J60 Les Franqueses del Valles women singles runner-up 
• Lola Emilie Bean: J60 Santa Tecla women doubles champion (w/ Normandin) 
• Alexie Normandin: J60 Santa Tecla women doubles champion (w/ Bean) 
• Addison Yang Comiskey: J60 Vercruz women doubles champion (w/ Cabio) 
• Jacob Rouleau-Mailly: J60 Santa Tecla boys doubles runner-up (w/ Wiazowski) 
• Tyler Wiazowski: J60 Santa Tecla boys doubles runner-up (w/ Rouleau-Mailly) 
• Joshua Adamson: J60 Larnaca boys doubles runner-up 
• Antoine Genereux: J60 Santa Tecla boys singles runner-up 
• Fernandez Mendoza J30 Grand Cayman boys singles runner-up 
• Stasia Kryk: J30 Grand Cayman women doubles runner-up (w/ Spiers) 
• Kerrigan Spiers: J30 Grand Cayman women doubles runner-up (w/ Kryk) 
• Justine Tardif: J30 Christiansted 2 women doubles runner-up (w/  
• Antoine Martel: J30 Christiansted 2 boys doubles runner-up (w/ Pelletier) 
• Samuel Pelletier: J30 Christiansted 2 boys doubles runner-up (w/ Martel) 

Rankings Replace 

After the French Open, Rice fell out to the High 100 to No. 103 within the ITF junior rankings, though he stays the highest Canadian boy. 

Nadia Lagaev is now the highest Canadian total, coming in at No. 87 within the women rankings. 

Try the total ITF junior rankings here.