Day Three Recap
 
LONDON, Ont. – After three days of competition the Western Mustangs men and York Lions women emerged as the OUA Men's and Women's Tennis Champions on Sunday afternoon at the Western University Tennis Centre.
 
It was the third straight year, and 18th time overall, that the Mustangs hoisted the men's trophy, while it was the sixth time in school history that the Lions were crowned women's champions.

"It's our third year in a row this year, and it's definitely more special to win at home," said Mustangs co-coach Cameron Cross. "The first time we had a chance when I've been coaching we came up half a point short so at home. It certainly feels great to win at home."
 
"It's a great feeling," said Lions coach Chris Field. "The girls worked very hard for this championship. It was a great pleasure."
 
Final Results

The Mustangs clinched the title midway through Sunday's championship matches, finishing the tournament with 15.5 points.
 
Western won three singles flights on Sunday, winning the fourth flight as Vahagn Tonakanian defeated Toronto's Cameron Chiang 6-3, 6-7, 6-0, Alex Low defeated Montreal's Demian Aquino 7-5, 7-6 in the fifth flight, and Kurtis Aleksandre defeated Montreal's Sébastien Hirt 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 to take the sixth flight. Western also claimed two of the three doubles flights as Peter Askew and Sasha Leznoff defeated Toronto's Nick Somody and Andrew Bourne Kaponeridis 8-6 to win the second flight, while their teammates Matthew Jaekel and Maximillian Besworth topped Montreal's Aquino and Hirt 8-2 to win the third flight.
 
The Waterloo Warriors and Montreal Carabins tied for second place with 12 points, however the Warriors earned the silver medals due to winning more head-to-head matches between the two teams.
 
Waterloo's Vincent Chan won the top flight singles title, defeating Montreal's Colomban Bounine 6-2, 6-3 to win the gold. The Warriors also won the third singles flight as John Chan defeated Montreal's Andrew Beljaars 6-4, 6-2. Vincent and John Chan also claimed Waterloo's third win of the day, taking the top men's doubles flight 8-6 over Toronto's Ivan Markovic and Cameron Chiang.
 
Markovic was the lone men's player not representing Western or Waterloo to take the top spot in his flight, defeating the Mustangs Andre Szilvassy 6-4, 6-3 in the second flight finals.
 
York cruised to the title on Sunday winning three of the six singles flights and one doubles flight to finish the championship with 17 points.
 
Valerie Ushanova took first place in the top singles flight, defeating Toronto's Steffi Wong 6-5, 6-4 to earn the gold medal. Eugenie Lim Ah Tock won the third flight with a 6-2, 6-1 win over the Varsity Blues Antonina Gorshenina. Sonia Glushkovsky recorded the Lions' third singles win of the day, defeating Montreal's Lauriane Roussel 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the sixth flight. Along with their wins in singles competition, Tock and Glushkovsky combined to win the third doubles flight, topping the Carabins' Roussel and Anaïs Boa 8-1.
 
Montreal claimed silver with 13 points, winning the fourth and fifth singles flight, along with the second doubles flight. Clémentine Michallon won the fourth flight with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 win over York's Kelsi Smith, while Boa defeated Smith's Lions teammate Shivanie Skandarajah 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 to win the fifth flight. Rounding out the Carabins victors for the day was the duo of Cholé Lafaix and Clementine Michallon, who defeated Western's Melissa Lee and Michelle Stanescu 8-5 to win the second flight.
 
The Varsity Blues took third place overall with 11.5 points, and also won the top doubles flight as Steffi Wong and Jennifer Cape won a hard-fought 8-7 contest over York's Ushanova and Julia Kedrzycki.
 
Rounding out the winners from Sunday was Western's Susan Huang, who won the second singles flight 6-4, 6-3 over Toronto's Jennifer Cape to help the Mustangs finish in fourth place with 10 points.
 
 
Final Women's Standings
 
1. York – 17 points
2. Montreal – 13
3. Toronto – 11.5
4. Western – 10
5. Carleton – 1
6. UOIT – 0
6. Waterloo – 0
6. McMaster – 0
 
Women's All-Stars (automatic winners based on championship results)
 
Valerie Ushanova – York
Steffi Wong – Toronto
Susan Huang – Western
 
Final Men's Standings
 
1. Western – 15.5 points
2. Waterloo – 12*
3. Montreal – 12
4. Toronto – 9.5
5. McMaster – 2
6. Carleton – 1
7. York – 0.5
8. UOIT – 0
*Waterloo takes second place due to winning more head-to-head matches over Montreal
 
Men's All-Stars (automatic winners based on championship results)
 
Vincent Chan – Waterloo
Colomban Bounine – Montreal
Ivan Markovic – Toronto 


Day Two Recap

LONDON, Ont. — The final matches are set in both men's and women's doubles and singles, as the 2014 OUA championships will come to a close on Sunday, October 5, at the Western Tennis Centre. 

York continued their domination on the women's side, losing just one match in singles on their way to sending five players to the finals. Toronto and Montreal were close behind with three apiece while Susan Huang defeated York's Julia Kedrzycki to help make the Mustangs the only other school with a chance for a gold medal. Montreal and York ruled on the doubles side, each sending two pairs to the finals.

With one day of matches left, York leads the way in women's competition with 13.5 points, followed by Toronto with 11 points and Montreal with 10.5.

On day two of men's singles competition, Western sent the highest percentage of players on to the final round, converting four of five chances to play for gold. Montreal was close behind with four of six competitors moving on, while Toronto and Waterloo each have a chance for two gold medals. In doubles play, Western and Toronto each sent two pairs to the finals while Waterloo and Montreal also advanced.

Heading into the final day of competition, the Carabins are at the top in men's competition with 12 points. The Mustangs are close behind with 11.5 points, while Waterloo is in third with 9.5.

Full Day Two Results

York's only loss in women's singles came at the hands of the Mustangs, as Huang defeated Kedrzycki 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the finals of the second flight. Other than that, the Lions were near perfect on the day, with Valerie Ushanova (6-4, 6-3), Eugenie Lim Ah Tock (6-4, 6-4), Kelsi Smith (6-3, 6-2), Shivanie Skandarajah (7-6, 6-3), and Sonia Glushkovsky (6-3, 6-5) all advancing in straight sets.

Montreal had the second highest winning percentage on the day, taking three of their five singles matches. Clementine Michallo had perhaps the most inspiring win for her team, losing her first set by a score of 1-6 before bouncing back to take the next sets 6-2 and 6-4 against Toronto's Victoria Au.

Also sending three players to the finals were the defending champion Varsity Blues, who saw Steffi Wong, Jennifer Cape, and Antonina Gorshenina advance to the golden round. After cruising through her first-round match 6-0, 6-1, Cape faced a bit more adversity in her second match, falling 2-6 in the first set only to come back with 7-5 and 6-4 wins in the second and third sets, respectively.

The Lions and the Carabins were equally as successful in doubles, as two of their three pairs advanced to the finals. Western's Melissa Lee and Michelle Stanescu would also advance, defeating pairs from Waterloo and York on their way to the Gold medal matchup, while Toronto's Cape and Wong also earned themselves a spot in the finals with wins over pairs from McMaster and Montreal. 

Day two saw Western and Montreal both send four players to the men's singles finals.The Carabins' Andrew Bejaars had was the only one of his victorious teammates not to advance in two sets, battling McMaster's Jonathan Morris to a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 win, while all four of Western's day two winners— Andre Szilvassy (6-1, 6-0), Vahagn Tonakanian (6-2, 6-3), Alex Low (6-3, 6-3), and Kurtis Alexander (6-3, 6-2)— took their matches in straight sets. 

After a perfect first day, Waterloo saw two of their players— top-seeded Vincent Chan (6-2, 6-1) and John Chan (6-2, 6-4)— move on to the finals. Also sending two players to the finals were the Varsity Blues, who saw Ivan Markovic (6-3, 6-3) and Cameron Chiang (6-2, 6-4) advance in straight sets. 

Toronto also had two pairs advance to the finals in men's doubles, matching Western as the Mustangs' pairs of Peter Askew and Sasha Leznoff as well as Matt Jaekel and Maximillian Besworth both advanced on day two. 

The third and final day of competition at the OUA Tennis Championships gets underway on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. with the men's singles finals. Action is scheduled to conclude early in the afternoon, with medal presentations scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
 

Day One Recap

LONDON, Ont. — If there was one prevalent theme on day one of the OUA championships at the Western Tennis Centre, it was straight-sets victories, as only three matches— one on the women's side and two on the men's— took more than a pair of sets to decide. 

On the men's side, both of those three-set victories went to the Waterloo Warriors, one of two teams to send all six of their competitors to the next round. The other team to do so were the Montreal Carabins, who didn't drop a single set on their way to a perfect day. The Mustangs—hosts and defending champions at the tournament— were next in line with five wins.

On the women's side, the draw was even more tightly contested, with York, Western, and Toronto all sending six of their players through in straight sets. Montreal remained close behind with five competitors advancing while Carleton had the only player— Isabella Boushey (1-6, 6-4, 6-4)— outside of the top four teams to earn a trip to the next round as McMaster, UOIT and Waterloo were all shut out. 

Full Day One Results

Montreal's men's team was dominant on the day, outdueling their opponents to the tune of 73 games to 20. Competing in the bottom three flights, Remi Trudeau, Demian Aquino, and Sebastien Hirt each shut out their opponents 6-0, 6-0, while Colomban Bounine (7-5, 6-3), Augustin Lazarus (6-4, 6-2) and Andrew Bajaars (6-2, 6-4) also advanced for the Carabins. 

Waterloo ended up with the same result as Montreal, although they took more sets to get there. John Chan lost his first set 3-6 to York's Pranav Yardi before coming back to take the next two 6-1 6-1, while teammate Lee Follis finished with an identical score in his hard-fought match against the Lions' Jordan Lima. York would finish the day without a player in the second round, a fate they shared with UOIT. 

In front of Toronto and McMaster, who had four and two players advance, respectively, were the defending champion Mustangs with five. Kurtis Alexander, Andre Szilvassy, Aman Dhaliwal, Vahagn Tonakanian, and Alex Low all advanced, while Western's top seed in Zack Harmath lost a tough match to Carleton's Jaser El-Halbrouk 6-3, 6-3. Low was the only Mustang not to drop a set on the day, beating Bryan Luu 6-0, 6-0, while Alexander, Dhailwal and Tonakanian each conceded just one set in their victories. 

York's women's team was almost perfect Friday, dropping just one set on their way to shutting out UOIT. Valerie Ushanova, who is coming off a silver medal at last years OUA championships, was one of five Lions to sweep their matches, as Julia Kedrzycki, Kelsi Smith, Shivanie Skandaraja and Sonia Glushkovsky also did not drop a set. 

The defending OUA champions in Toronto also impressed on the day. The Varsity Blues Steffi Wong set the tone with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over McMaster's Priti Gujdhar while teammate Victoria Au had perhaps the most hard-fought match, dominating the first set against Alina Kaas 6-2 before Kaas gave her all she could take in the second. Au would escape the set with a 7-6 victory.

The Mustangs rounded out the undefeated trio of schools, as Susan Huang (6-4, 6-0),  Michelle Stanescu (6-2, 6-0), Josie McCann (6-0, 6-1), Melissa Lee (6-1, 6-2) and Mariana Prado (6-5, 6-3) all advanced in straight sets. Western is looking to move into the top three and snag a medal this year after finishing on the outside looking in at the 2013 OUA championships. 

Day two of the OUA Tennis Championships will continue today— Saturday, October 4— at the Western Tennis Centre. The tournament concludes on Sunday afternoon with the medal ceremonies scheduled for 2:30 p.m.