Both the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's tennis teams captured bronze at the 2024 Canadian University Tennis Championships (CUTC) in Montreal this past weekend.

After dropping their semifinal matches, the U of T tennis teams bounced back, claiming back-to-back wins over the Dalhousie Tigers. The Toronto men earned a 5-2 win over the east coast opponents, while the Blues women made quick work of the Tigers with a 4-0 victory.

For the men, Toronto received exceptional performances from the doubles team of Arden D'Anielo and Alec Luchak, while both Zackary Willson and Raghav Sundararaman delivered impressive singles wins in the bronze medal showdown.

On the women's side, U of T swept the doubles matches for the single point, while Anastasiya Dyadchenko, Felina Yang, and Carmen Nahat claimed the final three singles points needed to secure the third step on the podium.

Following the event, both the Blues No. 1 men's and women's player, Rassam Yazdi and Dyadchenko, were honoured as championship all-stars.

The bronze for the men marked their first CUTC medal since a silver finish in 2018, while the women earned their second CUTC medal in three years, previously earning silver in 2022.

In the gold medal matches, UBC defeated Laval 4-2 to claim the men's gold medal, while Alberta knocked off Laval 4-1 for the women's championship.

Men's Bronze Medal Match Results

Order	Event	University of Toronto	-	Dalhousie University	Results
1	DH1	Michael Chu Rassam Yazdi	-	Hielke Moore Payton Nicol	7-8
2	DH2	Arden Robert D'Aniello Alec Luchak	-	Julian Oxner Deni Salja	8-2
3	DH3	Nikola Janev Hoi Man Kevin Man Kevin Wong	-	Kyle Griffith Eric Liu	8-4
4	SH1	Rassam Yazdi	-	Hielke Moore	2-4 1-4
5	SH2	Arden Robert D'Aniello	-	Payton Nicol	0-4 4-3(7) 3-4(3)
6	SH3	Zackary Willson	-	Kyle Griffith	4-0 4-2
7	SH4	Raghav Sundararaman	-	Eric Liu	4-0 4-1
8	SH5	Tyler Lunaria	-	Julian Oxner	4-2 4-3(8)
9	SH6	Yuxuan Zheng	-	Deni Salja	4-1 1-4 4-1

Women's Bronze Medal Match Results

Order	Event	University of Toronto	-	Dalhousie University	Results
1	DD1	Anastasiya Dyadchenko Maria Popova	-	Jenny Klenner Anna Nicolela	8-4
2	DD2	Noelle Vanasse Wilbert Felina Ziyan Yang	-	Isobel Anderson Nitha Raghu
3	DD3	Linda Lee Kristina Danielle Matthews	-	Natalie Hoa Broomfield Teresa Martin	8-2
4	SD1	Anastasiya Dyadchenko	-	Anna Nicolela	4-1 4-0
5	SD2	Maria Popova	-	Jenny Klenner	Unplayed
6	SD3	Felina Ziyan Yang	-	Isobel Anderson	4-1 4-0
7	SD4	Mia Wong	-	Nitha Raghu	Unplayed
8	SD5	Carmen Nahat	-	Victoria Frauzel	4-1 4-3(5)
9	SD6	Jana ameer Alkhatib	-	Natalie Hoa Broomfield	Unplayed