This fall, something has been clicking for the Arseneault family in Quebec.
At the M15 Trois-Rivières, Mikael Arseneault made his first-ever World Tennis semifinal, following his sister Ariana’s back-to-back semis in Quebec City and Saguenay last month.
Arseneault, the seventh seed in Trois-Rivières, didn’t drop a set through his first three matches. The opening set of his first-round match against American Marko Mesarovic was his toughest test as the Canadian had to close it out in a tiebreaker, before comfortably taking the second 6-1.
From then on, Arseneault conceded just four games to Swedish qualifier Eliot Nobel and seven to third seed Oskar Brostrom Poulsen of Denmark on the way to his maiden pro-level semifinal. The 19-year-old’s run came to an end there, losing to fifth seed Nikola Slavic of Sweden.
Arseneault earned his first points in the 2027 Road to the NBO with four. Keegan Rice currently sits top of the standings with 35 points.
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Scandinavian nations were eventually well represented in the Trois-Rivières winner’s circles as eighth seed Johan Oscar Lien of Norway defeated Slavic for the singles trophy. In doubles, two all-Canadian teams reached the semifinals – Xavier Massotte/Felix Roussel and Benjamin Thomas George/Joshua Peck – but top seeds Brostrom Poulsen and Slavic ultimately beat French-Bulgarian duo, Romain Gales and Viktor Markov, for the title.
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Feature Photo: Sarah-Jade Champagne
