Masters Update by ABRYSVO: Canadians Roll In Home Events

By Tennis Canada

August 7, 2024

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Three ITF Masters Tour events have taken place on Canadian soil over the past month, with the host nation’s players taking full advantage of their home court. Let’s catch up with the Canadian tennis players competing on the ITF Masters Tour in the monthly update by ABRYSVO.    

MT400 London

The Canadian contingent dominated the field at the London Hunt Club Championships, taking 15 of the 17 singles events on the clay in London, Ont.

Five Canadian men took home multiple titles. Adam Baranowski (Singles 45+, Doubles 35+), Grant Cartland (55+ Singles, Doubles), Christian Laurin (60+ Singles, 55+ Doubles), Brian Millar (70+ Singles, Doubles), and Peter Gonda (75+ Singles, Doubles) all took home a singles and doubled hardware in London.

Laurin also took home the 60+ singles title at the MT1000 Mont-Tremblant last month.

Two Canadian women also won multiple titles with Liane Marr (45+ Singles, 40+ Doubles) and Christa Cameron (70+ Singles, 60+ Doubles) scoring multiple wins.

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Here is a full list of winners (Canadian unless otherwise noted):

 

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

30+

Derek
Van den Berg (NED)

Kasia Poplawska

No Event

No Event

35+

Alexander Ratz

No Event

Jibran Mohammadi/
Adam Baranowski

No Event

40+

Stanislav
Nevolovich

No Event

No Event

Liane Marr/
Jennifer Bishop

45+

Adam Baranowski

Liane Marr

Simon Filiatrault/
Shehryar Salamat (PAK)

No Event

50+

Jason Christie

Lucie Lean

No Event

No Event

55+

Grant Cartland

Lisa Knight

Grant Cartland/
Christian Laurin

Monika Armstrong/
Helen Mcardle

60+

Christian Laurin

Suzette Jordan

Slawomir Chmurski/
Marko Vuckovic

Christa Cameron/
Michelle Hall

65+

Mike Rose (USA)

No Event

Scott Cathcart/
Marc Pepin

No Event

70+

Brian Millar

Christa Cameron

Brian Millar/
Barry Goman

No Event

75+

Peter Gonda

No Event

Peter Gonda/
John Payne

No Event

80+

John Tibbits

No Event

No Event

No Event

MT200 Gatineau

The hard courts at the Club de Tennis de Hull in Gatineau, Que. played host to an MT200 event from July 10-14. Canadians once again dominated the table, winning all but one singles event over the course of the week.

On the men’s side, Cameron Montgomery took home the title in both the singles and doubles of the 50+ age group, alongside partner Javier Ruano Valdez. Giovanni Savone also took home a pair of titles in the 60+ age group, winning the singles championship and the doubles with partner Bernard Auger.

American Sofia Denoncourt took home a pair of titles in different groups in Gatineau, winning the 60+ singles event while also winning the 40+ doubles draw with Canadian partner Marie-pier Nassif.

Here is a full list of winners (Canadian unless otherwise noted):

Here is a full list of winners (Canadian unless otherwise noted):

 

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

30+

Taylor Ferrier

No Event

No Event

No Event

35+

No Event

No Event

No Event

No Event

40+

Adrian Frei

Katya Kartashova

Andrew Rowe/
Scott Ventureyra

Sonia Denoncourt (USA)/
Marie-pier Nassif

45+

No Event

No Event

No Event

No Event

50+

Cameron Montgomery

Li Yu

Cameron Montgomery/
Javier Ruano Valdez

Laetitia Habimana/
Claudine Rouleau

55+

No Event

No Event

No Event

No Event

60+

Giovanni Savone

Sonia Denoncourt (USA)

Bernard Auger/
Giovanni Savone

No Event

65+

No Event

No Event

No Event

No Event

70+

Gary Hawkes

No Event

No Event

No Event

75+

No Event

No Event

No Event

No Event

80+

No Event

No Event

No Event

No Event

MT700 Mississauga

Mississauga held a clay-court tournament from Aug. 1-5 at the Credit Valley Tennis Club. 

Stanislav Nevolovich won the 40+ men’s singles event, adding to his hardware this month after winning the same event in London. Taylor Ferrier also took home a second ITF Masters Tour win this month, taking home the 35+ men’s singles event after winning the 30+ event in Gatineau. Adam Baranowski took home his second 45+ singles title of the month, emerging victorious after winning in London.

Several players took home multiple titles in Mississauga, including Lianne Marr (45+ Singles, 40+ Doubles), Brian Millar (75+ Singles and Doubles), Annie Hill (75+ Singles, 70+ Doubles), and Jeanie MacEachern (65+ Singles and Doubles).

Ukraine's Olga Tsymbal also won two events at the tournament, the 40+ Doubles and 50+ Singles. She was not the only international player to win a title, as Latvian Elina Mase won the 40+ singles event.

Full list of winners (Canadian unless otherwise noted):

 

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

30+

Carlo Bardini

Carmen Lai

Andrew Chappell/
Marek Merwart (POL)

No Event

35+

Taylor Ferrier

No Event

No Event

No Event

40+

Stanislav
Nevolovich

Elina Mase (LAT)

Lukasz Kurowski/
Pedram Rahbaran

Liane Marr/Olga Tsymbal (UKR)

45+

Adam Baranowski

Elina Mase

No Event

No Event

50+

Benjamin Woo

Olga Tsymbal

Christophe Fleury/Joao Felipe Heck

Janet Hofstra/Michelle Rogers

55+

No Event

Janet Hofstra

D Gordon Quinton/
William Hambach (USA)

No Event

60+

Gary Meanchos

Cindy O'Doherty

Denis Dumas/
Christian Laurin

Sheila Cunningham/Kelly Stobbe

65+

Robert Foy

Jeanie MacEachern

Marc Pepin/
Gilbert A White

Marcia Jackson/
Jeanie MacEachern

70+

Brian Millar

Michelle Hall

Barry Gorman/Brian Millar

Annie Hill/Jeanette McGlone

75+

Chris Burr

Annie Hill

Peter Gonda/John Payne

No Event

80+

John Tibbits

No Event

No Event

No Event

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