The second leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty junior Grand Slam was held at the Stratford Tennis Club this past weekend. The French Open drew approximately 40 boys and girls into the competition.
The Girls Under 18 champion is Claire Scott who downed Anna Feore 8-0 in the well played final. The consolation title went to Vienna Wilson with an 8-2 victory over Gen Ramadani. Marley Hiller took the Girls Under 14 final 8-0 over Emma Drake. In the consolation, Caitriona Buckley took the win with an 8-2 victory over Nicolle Crowley.
The Boys Under 18 final was a rematch of the previous Australian Open finalists and once again John Fischer downed Travis Hiller. Fischer won the final 8-7 (8-6 in the tie-breaker). Andrew Hancock downed Steven Schwartzentruber 8-6 in the consolation final. The Boys Under 14 final was also a rematch of Australian Open. This time Luke Fischer avenged his Aussie Open loss by defeating Jared Nash 8-3 to take first place. The consolation champion is Tim Clay after he scored an 8-3 win over James Wilson.
Sunday's doubles saw Marley Hiller and Caitriona Buckley take the Girls Under 14 championship 6-2 6-2 over Tali Calder and Alexandra Sylvester. The Boys Under 14 doubles title went to Aidan Buckley and Luke Fischer in a comeback 2-6 7-5 6-4 win over Grant McPherson and Jared Nash. James Wilson and Leam Hughes teamed to take the consolation 8-4 over Bradley Kraemer and Collin Rose. The Boys Under 18 final also saw a comeback victory as John Fischer and Andrew Hancock dropped the first set 7-6 (7-5 in the tie-breaker) to Tyler Kocher and Cam Oliver before rebounding to take the next two sets 6-1 7-5.
The Stratford Tennis Club's next Royal LePage Hiller Realty event will be the Wimbledon tournament, to be held July 17 - 18.
(picture : Girls French Open singles winners and finalist. L to R - Marley Hiller Girls Under 14 champion, Emma Drake Girls Under 14 finalist, Claire Scott Girls Under 18 champion, Anna Feore Girls Under 18 finalist)
