Some of B.C.’s top junior tennis players aged 14 and under competed at the Summerland Junior Challenger tennis tournament held at Lakeshore Racquets Club on Sept. 3 and 4.
Challenger-level tennis tournaments are competitive events sanctioned by Tennis B.C. and count towards national ranking points.
It was the first time such an event had been held in Summerland.
Boys 14
and under
First Noah Dufort (Kelowna) W4 - L0, second Matthew O’Brien (Surrey) 3-1, third James O’Brien (Surrey) 2-2.
Girls 14
and under
Final: Katie Ludvig (Kamloops) defeated Tia Quo Vadis (Vancouver) 6-4 6-4.
Semi-finals: Katie Ludvig (Kamloops) defeated Mackenzie Askin (West Kelowna) 6-3 6-1, Tia Quo Vadis (Vancouver) defeated Bozana Lojpur 6-2 6-2.
Consolation final: Makena Moore (Kelowna) defeated Simonka Slizek (Summerland) 6-1 6-1.
Boys 12
and under
Final: Calvin Thalheimer (Kelowna) defeated Lukas Quo Vadis (Vancouver) 6-3 6-3.
Semi-final: Calvin Thalheimer (Kelowna) defeated Ross Millar (Penticton) 6-1 6-1; Lukas Quo Vadis (Vancouver) defeated Pierre Holmes (Summerland) 6-2 6-7 6-4.
Consolation final: Cleeve Harper (Calgary) defeated Valentin Forcade (Kelowna) 6-0 6-0.
Doubles
First Tia Quo Vadis and Lukas Quo Vadis (Vancouver) W6 - L0, second Matthew O’Brien and James O’Brien (Surrey) 5-1, third Pierre Holmes and Gabriel Girard (Summerland) 4-2.