The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's tennis team notched a 6-1 victory over the York Lions in semifinal action at the 2026 OUA tennis championships on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 10) at Mayfair East.
 
With the win, the three-time reigning champion Blues advance to tomorrow's gold-medal match, where they will take on the Queen's Gaels at 12 p.m.
 
Maria Popova and Cameron Yeung each had another solid day on the court for the Blues. Popova paired with Anastasiya Dyadchenko to win the No. 1 doubles match, 8-0, and also won the No. 3 singles match 6-0, 6-0. Yeung and partner Veronika Podobed won the No. 2 doubles match, 8-1, before winning the No. 2 singles match 6-1, 6-1.
 
Katherine Zhang also notched a perfect score, taking the No. 4 singles match 6-0, 6-0.
 

Match	Toronto	York	Score
WD1	Anastasiya Dyadchenko / Maria Popova	Nina Lazarevic / Selene Woo	8–0
WD2	Cameron Yeung / Veronika Podobed	Grace Whitley / Maria Niculescu	8–1
WD3	Carley Citron / Rachel Bercovitch	Arta Faridi / Nemdini Ratnayake Mudiyanselage	8–2

 
 

Match	Toronto	York	Score
WS1	Anastasiya Dyadchenko	Grace Whitley	4–6, 3–4 (retired)
WS2	Cameron Yeung	Selene Woo	6–1, 6–1
WS3	Maria Popova	Nina Lazarevic	6–0, 6–0
WS4	Katherine Zhang	Mila Poluga	6–0, 6–0
WS5	Kaira Xuan	Arta Faridi	8–2
WS6	Noelle Vanasse Wilbert	Iasmina Lupsa	6–2, 6–0

 
 
2026 OUA Women's Tennis Championship
 
Friday, October 9
Quarter-Final #1: No. 4 York vs No. 5 Waterloo 5-2
Quarter-Final #2: No. 2 Queen's vs No. 7 McMaster 4-1
Quarter-Final #3: No. 3 Western vs No. 6 Ottawa 6-1
Quarter-Final #4: No. 1 Toronto vs No. 8 Brock 6-1
 
Saturday, October 10
Consolation Semifinal #1: Brock vs Waterloo 4-1
Consolation Semifinal #2: Ottawa vs McMaster 0-3
Consolation Final: Brock vs McMaster 1-3
7^th/8^th: Waterloo vs Ottawa 3-2
Semifinal #1: Western vs Queen's 3-4
Semifinal #2: Toronto vs York 6-1
 
Sunday, October 11
Bronze: York vs Western 9:30am
Gold: Toronto vs Queen's12:00pm