The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's tennis team will challenge for bronze following a nail-biting 4-3 OUA championship semifinal loss to the No. 2 seeded Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 7).

The most tightly contested match of the provincial tournament began with Toronto securing the doubles round, picking up two wins including a thrilling tiebreak victory for the pair of Carmen Lai and Alara Demirag. However, the Mustangs rebounded in the singles round with No. 5 Agathe Keromnes claiming the decisive fourth singles victory for Western in front of a captivated crowd. Varsity Blues No. 2 and No. 3 players, Mara Stroe and Samar Qaedizadeh, were undefeated in the semifinal, winning their doubles match 8-4 before both claiming strong singles wins.

The Blue and White will now compete for bronze at the Mayfair Parkway Club in Markham, Ont., taking on the No. 4 seeded Montreal Carabins after they dropped their semifinal contest with the No. 1 York Lions. First serve for U of T is set for 10:30 a.m., followed by the gold-medal match between the Mustangs and Lions at 11:30 a.m.

Western 4, Toronto 3

Women's Doubles

A1	HELEN HE	B1	MARA STROE	4-8
	MADELINE BENN		SAMAR QAEDIZADEH
A2	LEANNA CARPINO	B2	CARMEN LAI	7-8 (3-7)
	EMILY SNEDDON		ALARA DEMIRAG
A3	AGATHE KEROMNES	B3	SALMA DESSOUKI	8-3
	ANGELA CROWLEY		JASMINE NGUYEN
Alt	THERESA BARNETT	Alt	MILENA MUSIC

Women's Singles

A1	HELEN HE	B1	CARMEN LAI	6-2, 6-2
A2	SOPHIE BUI	B2	MARA STROE	2-6, 5-7
A3	MELISSA LEE	B3	SAMAR QAEDIZADEH	2-6, 3-6
A4	MADELINE BENN	B4	ALARA DEMIRAG	6-0, 6-0
A5	AGATHE KEROMNES	B5	SALMA DESSOUKI	6-0, 6-4
A6	ANGELA CROWLEY	B6	JASMINE NGUYEN	6-3, 6-1
Alt	LEANNA CARPINO	Alt	MILENA MUSIC

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