In preparation for the 2023 OUA championships, the Varsity Blues tennis team faced off against McGill University on Sunday (Oct. 1) at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus.
The women's team beat the Redbirds 4-3. What proved to be vital for their victory, the Blues took two of three doubles matches, thanks to wins from the pairs of Anastasiya Dyadencko and Maria Popova, and Felina Yang and Jana Al-Khatib. After singles victories from Yang and Al-Khatib, it was rookie Linda Lee who sealed the victory for the Blues winning in the six-slot for Toronto.
| WOMEN'S |
TORONTO won 4-3 |
| DOUBLES |
TORONTO 4 |
|
|
MCGILL 3 |
| # 1 |
TORONTO |
Anastasiya Dyadchenko / Maria Popova |
W |
8-5 |
Juliette / Siena |
| # 2 |
TORONTO |
Felina Yang / Jana Al-Khatib |
W |
8-6 |
Charlie / Colette |
| # 3 |
TORONTO |
Kristina Matthews / Linda Lee |
L |
4-8 |
Nya / Leigh |
| SINGLES |
|
|
|
|
| # 1 |
TORONTO |
Anastasiya Dyadchenko |
L |
4-6, 3-6 |
Juliette |
| # 2 |
TORONTO |
Maria Popova |
L |
3-6, 0-6 |
Colette |
| # 3 |
TORONTO |
Felina Yang |
W |
6-7, 6-2, 6-1 |
Nya |
| # 4 |
TORONTO |
Jana Al-Khatib |
W |
6-1, 6-2 |
Jourdan |
| # 5 |
TORONTO |
Kristina Matthews |
L |
DEF |
Siena |
| # 6 |
TORONTO |
Linda Lee |
W |
6-3, 6-4 |
Marie |
Despite a strong showing, the men's tennis team just fell short 4-3 to the McGill Redbirds. U of T picked up one win in the doubles matches, from Rassam Yazdi and Michael Chu in the one-slot, and went on to split the games in the singles, with victories from Arden Daniello in the two-slot, Raghav Sundararaman in the five-slot and Tyler Lunaria in the six-slot.
| MEN'S |
TORONTO lost 4-3 |
| DOUBLES |
TORONTO 4 |
|
|
MCGILL 4 |
| # 1 |
TORONTO |
Rassam Yazdi / Michael Chu |
W |
8-5 |
Emil / Mac |
| # 2 |
TORONTO |
Arden Daniello / Zack Wilson |
L |
3-8 |
Elliott / Paul |
| # 3 |
TORONTO |
Raghav Sundararaman / Kevin Wong |
L |
7-8 |
Luca / Quinn |
| SINGLES |
|
|
|
|
| # 1 |
TORONTO |
Rassam Yazdi |
L |
4-6, 7-6, 8-10 |
Emil |
| # 2 |
TORONTO |
Arden Daniello |
W |
6-2, 6-2 |
Mac |
| # 3 |
TORONTO |
Zack Wilson |
L |
2-6, 6-4, 3-6 |
Elliott |
| # 4 |
TORONTO |
Michael Chu |
L |
6-2, 2-3, RET |
Paul |
| # 5 |
TORONTO |
Raghav Sundararaman |
W |
6-0, 6-2 |
Luca |
| # 6 |
TORONTO |
Tyler Lunaria |
W |
6-1, 6-3 |
Quinn |
The Blues now look ahead to the OUA championships from Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8 at Mayfair East.
