AROUND OUA: Lions remain unbeaten with wins over Vasity Blues and Martlets
Lions remain unbeaten with wins over Vasity Blues and Martlets
The York University Lions women's tennis team extended its unbeaten streak to 15 matches this weekend (Sept. 26-27) with a pair of convincing victories over the Toronto Varsity Blues and McGill Martlets.
The Lions knocked off the Varsity Blues 7-0 at the University of Toronto on Saturday and the Martlets 6-1 at home on Sunday. The wins stretched their season record to 4-0 and added to the undefeated 8-0 mark they put up in the regular season last year.
Also this weekend, the men's team faced the same two opponents and was defeated in both, by a 7-0 score to the Varsity Blues and a 5-2 result to the Redmen.
Nikki Carnovale (Woodbridge, Ont.), Ivana Banovic (Oshawa, Ont.), Isabella Baston (Toronto) and Paulina Grosjean (Nyon, Switzerland) all went undefeated in singles over the two ties. Carnovale, a rookie playing out of the top spot in the line-up, was dominant in each of her matches, winning the first 6-3, 6-0 and the second 6-4, 6-1.
Reigning OUA rookie of the year Eugenie Lim Ah Tock (Curepipe, Mauritius) also picked up a singles win against the Martlets, while Heather Hills (Markham, Ont.) and Randa Hassan (Toronto) won their singles matches against the Varsity Blues.
On the men's side, Glen Katsnelson (Thornhill, Ont.) earned the lone singles victory for the Lions by taking down McGill's Maxime Charbonneau 7-6(2), 7-5.
The Lions also earned the doubles point against the Redmen, with Filip Obucina (Etobicoke, Ont.) and Pranav Yardi (Mississauga, Ont.) winning 8-6 and Tre Eli (Toronto) and Kevin Borsos (Everett, Ont.) winning 8-5. Obucina and Yardi were also doubles winners against the Varsity Blues.
The Lions have one more weekend of the regular season and will host the McMaster Marauders and Montreal Carabins at the Tennis Canada Courts next weekend. The tie against the Marauders is set for Saturday (Oct. 3) at 12pm, and the Lions will return the following day to face the Carabins beginning at 10am.
Source: York Lions
Waterloo falls to McGill and Toronto
The Warriors had a tough time against McGill in their first home game of the season Saturday at the Waterloo Tennis Club. Always a solid team, the Redmen beat the hosts 5-2.
The Warriors lost two nail biters in the double matches when two points were all that separated the winners from the losers. The no. 1 and 2 teams played super tie-breaks when the score was tied at 7-7. The Warriors no. 1 team of John Chan (Whistler) and rookie Eddie Wang () lost 7-9 and the no. 2 team of Joe Zeng (Markham) and Nate Flach (Toronto) 6-8. Both Waterloo teams faced several match points before the Redmen finally closed out the matches.
In singles, only John Chan (Whistler) playing at no. 2 and rookie Eddie Wang () at no. 3 managed wins. Chan won in two sets playing the powerful tennis we've come to expect. Wang, came through with a three-set win against a solid opponent in the last match of the evening. It was also the match of the day with both teams supporting their team mate in an exciting game. Despite the overall loss, Wang's victory allowed the Warriors day to end on a buoyant note.
The following day Sunday, the Warriors traveled to Scarborough to play the University of Toronto at its satellite campus there. Playing outdoors in beautiful weather conditions, the Warriors were overwhelmed in the doubles by teams that were clearly superior. The Warriors' woes continued into the singles round when only one win, that by John Chan (Whistler) was secured. Chan is the only Warrior unbeaten in singles so far.
The Warriors are at home this coming weekend to Carleton on Saturday and Western on Sunday.
Source: Waterloo Warriors
