The three-time reigning OUA champion University of Toronto Varsity Blues opened the 2026 OUA championships with a 6-1 quarter-final victory over the Brock Badgers on Friday night (Oct. 9) at Mayfair East.
With the win, the Blues advance to tomorrow's semifinal round, where they will face the York Lions at 12:30 p.m. The No. 4 seeded Lions defeated the No. 5 Waterloo Warriors, 5-2, in the first quarter-final of the day.
Maria Popova had a strong day for the Blues. She, along with partner Anastasiya Dyadchenko, took the No. 1 doubles match, 8-3, before Popova won the No. 3 singles match 6-0, 6-0.
Rookie standout Cameron Yeung won the No. 2 doubles match alongside teammate Veronika Podobed, 8-5, before also winning the No. 2 singles match 6-3, 6-0.
Toronto 6, Brock 1
| Doubles |
Toronto |
Brock |
Score |
| WD1 |
Anastasiya Dyadchenko / Maria Popova |
Cynthia Szebeni / Miriam Troger |
8–3 |
| WD2 |
Cameron Yeung / Veronika Podobed |
Ava Choma / Fiona Barkovic |
8–5 |
| WD3 |
Kaira Xuan / Rachel Bercovitch |
Hana Daubnerova / Soleil Abdalian |
8–2 |
| Singles |
Toronto |
Brock |
Score |
| WS1 |
Anastasiya Dyadchenko |
Miriam Troger |
4–6, 3–6 |
| WS2 |
Cameron Yeung |
Fiona Barkovic |
6–3, 6–0 |
| WS3 |
Maria Popova |
Ava Choma |
6–0, 6–0 |
| WS4 |
Katherine Zhang |
Hana Daubnerova |
6–0, 6–1 |
| WS5 |
Kiana Aboosaidi |
Soleil Abdalian |
6–1, 6–1 |
| WS6 |
Noelle Vanasse Wilbert |
Gabby Cayen |
6–0, 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 8:00am
Consolation Semifinal #2: Ottawa vs McMaster 8:00am
Consolation Final: 10:00am
7
th/8
th: 10:00am
Semifinal #1: Western vs Queen's 12:00pm
Semifinal #2: Toronto vs York 12:30pm
Sunday, October 11
Bronze: 9:30am
Gold: 12:00pm
