The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's tennis team will compete for OUA gold after picking up a 6-1 semifinal win over the Queen's Gaels on Saturday (Oct. 11) at Mayfair Club - Toronto East.

During doubles matches, U of T was able to claim the win in all three contests, including a dominant 8-2 victory in the No. 1 slot from partners Rassam Yazdi and Lucas Mock. Then in the singles matches, the Blues secured the team win with five more individual victories. Benjamin Whitely impressed with a 6-1, 6-1 win as the No. 3 for Toronto, while Eric Ma and Alex Zhang scored identical 6-4, 6-3 wins as the fourth and fifth.

In an upset from the second semifinal, Toronto will meet the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the gold medal match. Entering the championship as the No. 5 seed, Ottawa defeated the defending champion and No. 1 seed Western Mustangs 4-3 on Saturday to earn their spot opposite U of T. The Blues will be looking to claim their second championship in the last three years and 41^st in program history.

The gold medal match is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 12).
 

MEN'S SEMIFINAL – TORONTO 6   QUEEN'S 1
DATE	OCT 11
	TORONTO (2)			QUEEN'S (6)			WINNER		SCORE
D1	RASSAM/LUCAS			RYAN/OWEN			TOR		8-2
D2	BEN/ERIC			DERMOTT/JORDAN			TOR		8-7
D3	LUKA/YUXUAN			LUCA/JASON			TOR		8-7
	DOUBLES - 1 POINT TEAM WINNING 2/3						TORONTO		1
							QUEEN'S		0
S1	RASSAM YAZDI			RYAN NAVARRO			QUE		4-6, 7-5, 9-11
S2	LUCAS MOCK			DERMOTT DUGGAN			TOR		7-5, 6-0
S3	BEN WHITLEY			OWEN DUNN			TOR		6-1, 6-1
S4	ERIC MA			LUCA RITCHIE			TOR		6-4, 6-3
S5	ALEX ZHANG			JORDAN SWEENEY			TOR		6-4, 6-3
S6	LUKA KIRIGIN			BEN CHEMIN			TOR		8-2
	SINGLES - 1 POINT PER MATCH						TORONTO		5
							QUEEN'S		1