The Stratford Tennis Club held the second leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam this past weekend. The "French Open" welcomed 40 junior club players and a couple out of towners .
The Girls Singles champion was Sonja Andrekovic, who defeated Marley Hiller , 8 - 1 in the French championship final . This was her second consecutive win at this event , having won the Australian championship last month. The consolation final saw the event's youngest competitor , Nicolle Crowley, down Jenna Lobsinger 8 - 3.
The Boys Under 12 champion was Ryan Lay. Ryan scored an 8 - 5 victory over Stefan Andrekovic to claim his first grand slam title. The Under 12 consolation title went to Dorian Redfern who downed Bradley Kraemer 8 - 7 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) in the final.
Grant McPherson won the Boys Under 14 championship. Grant won his first grand slam singles title by downing defending champion (and Australian Open winner), Luke Fischer , 8 - 3 in the championship match. A thrilling consolation final saw Jarett Bogdan, edge Lukas Kaufman,
8 -7 (7 - 3 in the tie-breaker) for the title.
The Boys Under 18 final saw PJ. Conlon of Goderich dominate John Fischer (the Australian Open winner of this event ) 8 -1. Jeremy Chisholm scored an 8 -6 win over Ciaran Buckley in the consolation final.
Doubles events were held on Sunday and saw some very impressive play. In the Girls Doubles event , Sonja Andrekovic and Alexandra Andrekovic dominated the field. The sisters took the final, 8 - 1 over Caitriona Buckley and Jenna Lobsinger.
The Boys Doubles also had sibilings take the title. John and Luke Fischer scored an 8 - 5 victory over Grant McPherson and Aidan Buckley in the final. The consolation winners are Braydon McCann and Tim Clay who downed Stefan Andrekovic and Luke McCarroll 8 - 3, for the title.
The Mixed Doubles final was the match of the day. Alexandra Andrekovic and Grant McPherson were the champions after a thrilling 8 -7 (7 - 3 in the tie-breaker) victory over Sonja Andrekovic and James Wilson. Jenna Lobsinger and Lukas Kaufman took the consolation championship with a 8 - 4 win over Caitriona Buckley and Leam Hughes in the final.
Competitive play moves aside next Saturday, June 25th, as the Club hosts the OPTIMIST JUNIOR TENNIS DAY. The morning of fun, recreational tennis games begins at 10:00am and is open to members and non-members of the Club. The Grand Slam series returns to action again on July 16th, with the "Wimbledon" event.