Luke McCarroll , Stefan Andrekovic Jared Nash Grant McPherson, Alexandra Andrekovic Sonja Andrekovic Ciaran Buckley John Fischer The Stratford Tennis Club hosted the third leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam this past weekend. Just under 40 junior members of the Club participated in the "Wimbledon" event.
In the girls' singles , Sonja Andrekovic, continued her domination with an 8 - 1 victory over Alexandra Andrekovic. Sonja has won the Girls Singles in all three Grand Slam events this season. The boys under 18 singles title went to John Fischer who downed Ciaran Buckley 8 - 3 in the final. Fischer had previously won the "Australian Open" in May. The consolation final went the distance as Ben Walker edged Steven Schwartzentruber 8 - 7 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker). The boys under 14 final saw Jared Nash win his first Grand Slam event of the year, with an 8 - 2 win over "French Open" champion, Grant McPherson. Aidan Buckley took the consolation title defeating Austin Dale, 8 - 6 in the final. Stefan Andrekovic, won the Boys Under 12 championship 8 - 2 over Luke McCarroll. Andrekovic was a finalist in the first two Grand Slam events but "Wimbledon" is his first championship win. The consolation title went to Ethan Misener who scored an 8 - 1 victory over Dorian Redfern in the final.
Sunday was the day for doubles play. The boys doubles champions are Ciaran and Aidan Buckley who scored an 8 - 5 win over Grant McPherson and Ben Walker in the final. The consolation champions are Matthew Vanderweil and Ryan Lay after their 8 - 3 victory over Luke McCarroll and Stefan Andrekovic. The mixed doubles championship went to Caitriona and Ciaran Buckley 8 - 4 over Alexandra Andrekovic and James "Sonny" Wilson. The fourth and final leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam ( US Open) will take place in September.
