The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's tennis team continued their push to repeat as champions for third consecutive season defeating the host York Lions 6-1 in a semifinal showdown on Saturday (Oct. 11) at Mayfair Club – Toronto East.
The Blues kept rolling with a sweep of the doubles matches and only one singles contest dropped. Veronika Podobed was exceptional in the Saturday showdown earning an impressive 6-1, 6-1 singles win and 8-2 doubles victory alongside partner Maria Popova. The duo of Anastasiya Dyadchenko and Katherine Zhang also claimed singles and doubles wins, while Ipek Battal rounded out the singles wins for Toronto.
U of T will go up against the No. 7 seed Queen's Gaels who earned a thrilling 4-3 upset win over the Western Mustangs on Saturday. Toronto previously defeated Queen's 6-1 during the regular season portion of their 2025 campaign. The Blues have won four of the last five OUA banners and will be looking to claim a 42
nd in program history.
The gold medal match is slated to begin at 12 p.m. inside Mayfair Club – Toronto East on Sunday.
| WOMEN'S SEMIFINAL – TORONTO 6 YORK 1 |
| DATE |
OCT 11 |
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TORONTO |
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YORK |
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WINNER |
SCORE |
| D1 |
ANASTASIYA/KATHERINE |
MIA/SELENE |
TOR |
8-3 |
| D2 |
VERONIKA/MARIA |
GRACE/PALAK |
TOR |
8-2 |
| D3 |
BARBORA/KIANA |
NINA/EKATERINA |
TOR |
8-2 |
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DOUBLES - 1 POINT TEAM WINNING 2/3 |
TORONTO |
1 |
| YORK |
0 |
| S1 |
ANASTASIYA DYADCHENKO |
MIA SOCCIO |
TOR |
6-4, 6-1 |
| S2 |
VERONIKA PODOBED |
PALAK BALSARA |
TOR |
6-1, 6-1 |
| S3 |
MARIA POPOVA |
GRACE WHITLEY |
TOR |
6-3, 6-2 |
| S4 |
KATHERINE ZHANG |
SELENE WOO |
TOR |
6-1, 6-2 |
| S5 |
FELINA YANG |
MILA POLUGA |
YRK |
8-5 |
| S6 |
IPEK BATTAL |
IASMINA LUPSA |
TOR |
8-2 |
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SINGLES - 1 POINT PER MATCH |
TORONTO |
5 |
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YORK |
1 |
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