In 2025, it took Thomas Venos until late July to secure his first title of this season. This year, he managed to claim a trophy almost two months sooner. The British Columbian found himself in the winner’s circle for the first time in 2026 at the beginning of June, securing the doubles crown at the WC50 event in Richmond, Virginia.
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Venos and partner Charlie Cooper were the top seeds in Richmond and took advantage of an opening when their semifinal opponents withdrew after a first-round bye, granting them a free pass to the final. There, Venos and Cooper defeated Conner Stroud and Maximus Wong in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, to clinch the title.
Richmond was Venos’ first event in six weeks, having last played on home soil in Windsor where he also reached the doubles final. The title is the 17th ITF doubles win of the 27-year-old's career. He has now won at least one title four years in a row.
In singles, Venos lost to his doubles partner Cooper in the semifinals.
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Mitch McIntyre joined Venos in the winner’s circle in Richmond, finishing atop the group in the quad singles division. McIntyre edged out countryman Hisham Mohammad, as they finished tied for first with 3-1 records, but McIntyre won their head-to-head matchup and had a better sets win-loss record.
The win is McIntyre’s first of the year. Between singles and doubles, he has won at least one ITF title for five consecutive years.
Anne-Marie Dolinar finished as the women’s singles runner-up in Richmond. She went 3-1 in the five-player round robin, picking up three straight-sets wins but lost the de facto final to top seed Maylee Phelps, who secured the title by going 4-0 in the group.
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Over in Décines-Charpieu, France, Shawn Courchesne nearly added to his impressive 2026 at the WC100 event, reaching the quad singles final. He upset second-seed Diego Perez in three sets in the semifinals before falling to world No. 16 Andrew Bogdanov, the top seed, in the final.
Hunter Inducted into Surrey Hall of Fame
The Surrey Sports Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class at the beginning of June, a group that included former wheelchair tennis star Sarah Hunter.
Hunter, from South Surrey, BC, boasts the highest ranking ever held by a Canadian wheelchair tennis player, reaching No. 2 in the world in the quad division in 2003. Her back-to-back quad doubles titles at the Wheelchair Tennis Masters were the biggest wins, outside of the Para Pan-Am Games, ever by a Canadian on the wheelchair tennis tour.
Overall, Hunter won 23 singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Tour, as well as 18 national titles (singles and doubles combined). She also participated in two Paralympic Games, finishing fourth in doubles in Athens 2004.
The induction ceremony took place on June 2 at Surrey City Hall.
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