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While the youngsters have been stealing most of the attention for the last two weeks at the Fischer Outdoor Junior Nationals, the older generation got their due on the weekend at the Steve Stevens Masters Tennis Championships, which wrapped up on the weekend.
45 champions were crowned in Montreal with age divisions from over 30 all the way up to over 85, with groups of five-year intervals.
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The finals were played at three venues on Sunday: Monkland Tennis Club and the Mount Royal Tennis Club in Montreal, and the Dorval Tennis Club in Dorval, QC.
Here is the list of champions from the weekend:
Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | |
Over 30 | Isade Juneau | Jaime Sharpe | David Goulet Isade Juneau | Andrea Stevens Jennifer Tse |
Over 35 | Matt Kuzdub | Ariadna Noriega | Carson Bell Jordan Hoy | Ariadna Noriega Gaelle Simian |
Over 40 | Henry Choi | Jessica Rush | Henry Choi Simon Tremblay-Larouche | Sandie Charmeteau Helene Macchi |
Over 45 | Adam Baranowski | Gaelle Simian | Julien Payment Philippe Pourreaux | Liane Marr Kanta Murali |
Over 50 | Jason Christie | Andreanne Martin | Joachim Nierfield Ben Woo | Andreaane Martin Mariana Pulvirenti |
Over 55 | Martin Lemay | Lisa Knight | André Lambert Nicolas Roy | Carol Lau Roswitha Rosie Schaich |
Over 60 | Stephen Kimoff | Annabel Anderson | Kerry Mitchell Graham Watt | Annabel Anderson Corinna Langer |
Over 65 | Michael Mcloughlin | Cora Wills | Richard Viau Cary Willson | Patricia Babcock Cora Wills |
Over 70 | Keith Porter | Janice Holloway | Tim Griffin Daryl Howes-Jones | Janice Clark Janice Holloway |
Over 75 | Christopher Alan Burr | Andrée Martin | Joe Forrayi Fernand Martin | Diane Marie Howarth Élisabeth Lecavalier |
Over 80 | John Tibbits | Ingeburg Weber | Shaheer Mikhail John Tibbits | |
Over 85 | Gaston Blais | Raynold D’Aoust Peter Marshall |
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Eight players won multiple titles in their same age group, winning both the singles and doubles. Those players were:
- Isade Juneau (Over 30)
- Ariadna Noriega (Over 35)
- Henry Choi (Over 40)
- Andreanne Martin (Over 50)
- Annabel Anderson (Over 60)
- Cora Wills (Over 65)
- Janice Holloway (Over 70)
- John Tibbits (Over 80)
Gaelle Simian was the lone competitor to win titles in two different age brackets. She won the over 35 women’s doubles title with Ariadna Noriega and claimed the over 45 singles titles.
The top seed was the winner in just 17 of the 45 draws. For full draws and results, click here.