The Stratford Tennis Club held its first junior tournament of the season this past weekend. The 'Australian Open' was the opening event in the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam. Over 40 juniors took part in the singles and doubles events.
Saturday was the day for singles play. In the Girls Under 12 category, Caitriona Buckley took the title with a 8-1 victory over Alexandra Andrekovic. Sonja Andrekovic downed Anna Feore 8-5 to take the Girls Under 14 event. The Under 14 consolation winner is Marley Hiller who defeated Taylor Sharp 8-1. The Girls Under 18 gold medalist is Claire Scott after her 8-3 victory over Monika Andrekovic. The Boys Under 12 final saw Jared Nash score an 8-4 win over Aidan Buckley. Tim Clay took the Under 12 consolation title 8-6 over Jarrett Bogdan. Travis Hiller took down Jeremy Chisholm 8-3 in the final to take the Boys Under 14 gold medal. The consolation final saw Craig Rice defeat Cael Wishart 6-4. Ciaran Buckley took the Boys Under 18 title with an 8-3 win over Cole Murphy-Hart. The consolation final saw Brandon Gray comeback to down Andrew O'Malley 8-6.
The tournament continued on Sunday with the doubles events. Alexandra Andrekovic and Caitriona Buckley teamed to take the Girls Under 12 championship 8-1 over Clodagh Weber and Amy Kocher. The Girls Under 14 champions are Anna Feore and Sonja Andrekovic who downed Emma Drake and Marley Hiller 8-0 in the final. Sonja Andrekovic took her second doubles title, teaming with sister Monika to take the Girls Under 16 event 8-0 over Claire Scott and Gen Ramadani. The Boys Under 12 final saw Aidan Buckley and Austin Dale score an 8-2 victory over Aidan Baker and Luke Fischer for the title. The Boys Under 14 final was the best final of the weekend. Andrew Hancock and John Fischer edged Ciaran Buckley and Tyler Kocher 8-7 (7 to 3 in the tie-breaker) to earn the gold medal. Matt Parkinson and John Yundt took the consolation title, winning 8-4 over Connor Arms and Tye Lease. The Boys Under 16 champions are Niall Weber and Luke Fischer who edged Andrew O'Malley and Brandon Gray 8-5 in the final.
The Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam continues on June 20-21 with the 'French Open' event.
