Despite persistent drizzle today, ITF Juniors Singles play for Boys and Girls went ahead at the park. The atmosphere was a serious one as players took to the courts with line officials and chair umpire in place. The level of play was great for both Boys’ and Girls’ finals–all four young competitors are BC locals. Rain interrupted play twice and, once again, officials, volunteers and parents squeegeed, mopped, and dried the courts so play could continue.
ITF Girls’ Singles final match up saw Alessia Cau defeat Isabella Asenov 6-3, 6-1 and ITF Boys’ Singles saw Denny Bao defeat Connor Church 7-5, 6-3. Leith Wheeler’s Mike Wallberg was on hand for the formal trophy presentation. It was a special moment for the players to be recognized for their hard work and achievement after a long week of matches to get to the finals.
Men’s Open qualifying was on deck today indoors at the Richmond Hub. By the end of today, 32 matches will have been played. NTRP is also coming to a close with finals to be played tomorrow. Matches today were at a variety of Tennis BC member clubs, and our thanks goes out to them for helping out where it was needed.
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The Stanley Bark Open
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