The Indoor Junior Open was held in Saskatoon at the Lakewood Indoor Tennis Centre on November 9 and 10. Thirty-one juniors participated from Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC. Jessica and Connor Church from Vancouver went home with two first place finishes each. The future is bright for this sister and brother duo. Congratulations to all the winners and participants.
The following winners in each event are as follows:
XS 12 – Round Robin format – Saskatchewan sweep
1st – Isabella Ruyu Yan; Regina
2nd – Jace Ryder; Saskatoon
3rd – Andrea Kulic; Regina
GS 12 – Round Robin Full Court Green Ball – Saskatchewan sweep
1st – Andrea Kulic; Regina
2nd – Ella Grapentine; Regina
3rd – Celia Van Niekerk; Saskatoon
GS 14 – Round Robin – Saskatchewan sweep
1st – Jana Van Niekerk; Saskatoon
2nd – Erin Pitariu; Regina
3rd – Isabella Ruyu Yan; Regina
GS 16 – Round Robin – Jessica Church wins first of two straight championships
1st – Jessica Church; Vancouver
2nd – Kaitlyn Challis; Calgary
3rd – Jana Van Niekerk; Saskatoon
GS 18 – Round Robin – Vancouver’s Jessica Church second championship win
1st – Jessica Church; Vancouver
2nd – Kaitlyn Challis; Calgary
3rd – Clara Plain; Saskatoon
BS 12 – Calgarian wins in dominate fashion ( 6-0 6-0) after a tight tie-breaker in semi
1st – Kiyan Nayeri; Calgary
2nd – Arya Guha; Regina
3rd – Stephen Sidloski; Saskatoon
BS 14 – Edmontonian captures first in close fought match 6-4 6-3
1st – Wolfgang Trick; Edmonton
2nd – David Preciado; Saskatoon
3rd – Kayaan Tharani; Saskatoon defeats Dominic Gajdos of Calgary 5-7 7-6(4) 10-6
BS 16 – Connor Church captures first of two championships vs Lin in dominate fashion 6-0 6-0 in final
1st – Connor Church; Vancouver
2nd – Harry Lin; Moose Jaw
3rd – Nicholas Pesenti; Saskatoon comeback win in tight Consolation 3-6 6-3 10-3
BS 18 – Connor Church wins second championship vs Lin again, in second straight final 6-1 6-3
1st – Connor Church; Vancouver
2nd – Harry Lin; Moose Jaw
3rd – Nikolai Dammholz; Vancouver
