Junior Update by Har-Tru: Arseneault, Dong Double-Up at Home

The ITF Junior Tour landed in Canada final month, with Nicolas Arseneault and Emma Dong cleansing up on dwelling soil by every successful a number of titles. 

Across the globe, the Canadians acquitted themselves nicely by racking up the wins. As nicely, two Canadian groups e book their locations in competitors finals later within the yr. 

Briefly, it was an enormous month for the Canadian juniors. Right here is your monthly junior update offered by Har-Tru. 

Junior Crew Canada 

In April, the qualifying rounds of the junior Billie Jean King Cup, junior Davis Cup, and ITF Junior World Tennis occasions befell. 

Of the 4 occasions (Junior World Tennis has a girls and boys occasion), two Canadian squads superior to the finals later within the yr. The junior Billie Jean King Cup workforce, that includes the under-16 Canadian women, obtained via, as did the U14 boys squad on the Junior World Tennis occasion. 

Click here to learn extra concerning the workforce competitions. 

Home Occasions 

Over the past month, Canada performed host to 3 ITF junior occasions. 

J200 Woodbridge 

The host nation was gradual out of the gate within the first ITF junior occasion of the yr held in Canada. 

Solely Nadia Lagaev was capable of elevate a trophy in Woodbridge, claiming the ladies singles title with a win over American Nancy Lee within the ultimate. 

The entire different titles in Woodbridge had been received by Individuals. 

J100 Burlington 

Canadians cleaned up on the Burlington occasion, claiming three of the 4 titles. 

Each singles finals had been all-Canadian affairs, highlighted by the brotherly battle between Nicolas and Mikael Arseneault within the boys ultimate, received by Nicolas. Within the women ultimate, Emma Dong beat Anna Tabunshchyk for the title. 

J100 Quebec Metropolis 

Arseneault and Dong adopted up their victories in Burlington with extra wins in Quebec Metropolis. Dong specifically shone, successful each the ladies singles and doubles titles. 

Each Dong and Arseneault beat their doubles companions within the singles ultimate. For the second occasion in a row, Nicolas beat his twin brother Mikael within the singles ultimate. The twins paired as much as attain the doubles ultimate, the place they misplaced to fellow Canadians Alec Marin and Loic Petrecca. 

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Whereas Andrea Taylor was overwhelmed by Dong within the singles ultimate, she teamed up together with her singles conqueror to assert the doubles title, going back-to-back in doubles in Burlington and Quebec Metropolis.  

Right here is the complete checklist of champions on the Canadian ITF Junior occasions during the last month (all Canadian except in any other case famous): 

ITF Outcomes 

There have been tons of huge outcomes for the Canadians on the ITF circuit outdoors of Canada during the last month. 

The very best got here at a J30 occasion in Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe, the place Canadians received not solely all 4 titles, however accounted for nearly each spot in a ultimate on the occasion. 

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Within the all-Canadian singles finals, Rafael Brown beat Jerry Han for the boys title, whereas Avery Alexander took down Laurence Demers within the women ultimate. 

Brown and Han additionally teamed up within the doubles, reaching the ultimate the place they misplaced to Antoine Clevel and Antoine Genereux. 

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Demers was additionally the runner-up within the women doubles alongside Annika Lavoie, dropping to Kiera Taylor and her Czech accomplice Valentina Valova. Valova was the one non-Canadian to achieve a ultimate in Saint-Francois. 

Right here is the complete checklist of Canadians who reached finals at occasions outdoors of Canada during the last month (Titles in daring)  

• Rafael Brown: J30 Saint-Francois boys singles champion, J30 Saint-Francois boys doubles runner-up (w/ Han) 
• Avery Alexander: J30 Saint-Francois women singles champion, J30 Montego Bay women singles runner-up 
• Kayla Lorrimer: J30 Bejar women singles runner-up, J30 Bejar women doubles champion 
• Laurence Demers: J30 Saint-Francois women singles runner-up, J30 Saint-Francois women doubles runner-up (w/ Lavoie) 
• Jerry Han: J30 Saint-Francois boys singles runner-up, J30 Saint-Francois boys doubles runner-up (w/ Brown) 
• Amy Lu: J60 San Jose women doubles champion
• Antoine Clavel: J30 Saint-Francois boys doubles champion (w/ Genereux) 
• Antoine Genereux: J30 Saint-Francois boys doubles champion (w/ Clavel) 
• Manveer Boparai: J60 Tlaxcala boys doubles champion 
• Marylee Longpre: J30 Montego Bay women doubles champion (w/ Thibault) 
• Eve Thibault: J30 Montego Bay women doubles champion (w/ Longpre) 
• Kiera Taylor: J30 Saint-Francois women doubles champion 
• Jacey Tan: J30 Bridgetown women singles champion 
• Clemence Mercier: J100 Delray Seashore women doubles runner-up 
• Annika Lavoie: J30 Saint-Francois women doubles runner-up (w/ Demers)
• Sienna Miles: J30 Bridgetown women doubles runner-up (w/ Tkachyk) 
• Anya Tkachyk: J30 Bridgetown women doubles runner-up (w/ Miles) 

Rankings replace 

Along with his run of excellent kind on dwelling soil, Nicolas Arseneault is getting ready to cracking the High 100 of the ITF junior rankings. In the latest checklist on Might 6, he jumped 18 spots up No. 107.

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Keegan Rice stays the highest Canadian at No. 91.  

Nadia Lagaev is hanging on to a High 100 spot at No. 100 and is the highest Canadian lady. After her wins in Burlington and Quebec Metropolis, Emma Dong has climbed 52 spots as much as No. 143. 

Take a look at the complete ITF junior rankings here.