Thursday, September 8, 2011

JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Throughout the month of August the Stratford Tennis Club held junior championship tournaments in 4 age groups. With the calibre of junior play at the Club the highest it has ever been, each event saw great competitive matches. The singles' finals tended to be dominated by one side but the doubles' finals saw many 3 set nail biters.

The Under 18 events saw the biggest upsets. In the girls singles, defending champion, Krista Plociennik, was unable to fend off Claire Scott. Scott withstood Plociennik's power and with her smart and steady play, took the final by a 7 - 5 , 6 - 1 score. The boys singles also had an upset in the final. Defending champion, Nathan Walsh, faced Travis Hiller in the final, where Hiller outlasted Walsh scoring a 3 - 6 , 6 - 3 , 6 - 3 victory to win the championship.

The doubles events in the Under 18 category saw close matches but the defending champions were able to retain their titles. The girls doubles championship went to Plociennink and Danielle Chisholm who squeaked out a 6 - 4 , 3 - 6 , 7 - 6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) over Marley Hiller and Sonja Andrekovic. Walsh and his partner Jeremy Chisholm, defended their title in the boys doubles, downing John Fischer and Luke Fischer 6 - 2 , 7 - 6 (7 points to 1 in the tie-breaker) in the final.

2010 Mixed Doubles champions Plociennik and Walsh faced the players who upset them in the singles finals, Scott and Hiller, in this years' final. Plociennik and Walsh got some revenge for their singles losses by taking the Mixed Doubles title 3 - 6, 6 - 0 , 6 - 3.

The Under 16 events saw some familiar names and some new names take the titles. The girls singles champion is Sonja Andrekovic who defeated Marley Hiller 6 - 1 , 6 - 2 in the final. The boys singles had new club members battling for the championship. After a draw full of upsets, the final came down to a match between brothers PJ Conlon and Alex Conlon. Older brother PJ was too much for his younger sibling, winning 6 - 4 , 6 - 1. The boys doubles final was a classic match. Grant McPherson and Jeremy Chisholm edged out John and Luke Fischer 6 - 7 (7 points to 2 in the tie-breaker) , 7 - 6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) , 6 - 4 to win the championship. Andrekovic and John Fischer were able to hold off Hiller and McPherson 4 - 6 , 6 - 4 , 6 - 3 to win the mixed doubles title.

The Under 14 division had some dominating performances in the singles' finals. Alexandra Andrekovic won the Girls Singles event with a 6 - 0 , 6 - 2 victory over Caitriona Buckley. John Fischer avenged an earlier loss to Grant McPherson in the Under 16 singles quarterfinal by pounding McPherson 6 - 0 , 6 - 0 to win the Under 14 Boys Singles title. Appearing in their third age group boys doubles final, John and Luke Fischer finally took a title by downing Jared Nash and Tim Clay 6 - 4 , 6 - 3. Andrekovic and Leam Hughes teamed up to win the
mixed doubles championship scoring a 2 - 6 , 7 - 6 (9 points to 7 in the tie-breaker) , 6 - 3 win over Nicolle Crowley and Luke Fischer.

The 2010 singles champions defended their titles in the Under 12 division, while new champions were crowned in the doubles events. Nicolle Crowley took her second straight girls singles crown with a 6 - 0 , 6 - 0 win over Ashley Humphrey. Luke Fischer repeated as the Boys Singles champion beating Evan Moorehead 6 - 1 , 6 - 1 in the final. Crowley and Humphrey took home the girls doubles title with a 6 - 0 , 6 -0 win over Michaela McKay and Tasia Reynen. Luke Fischer and Moorehead won the Boys Doubles crown by defeating Bradley Kraemer and Will Thibeault 6 - 2 , 6 - 3.