2015 CTC Junior Club Closed – U18 | A year ago it was top seeded Matthew Wong versus second seeded Riley Friend in the final. Wong came up short in the three sets match after taking the first set 6-1 and went on to lose the next two sets 6-2, 6-2. This year's final also showcased the top two players but with Friend seeded No. 1.
In an almost identical set up to last year's final, Wong took the first set 6-2. But Friend came stomping back with a 6-1 second set. Flashback to the 2014 final was in Wong's mind, as history was going to repeat itself. Here was a chance for Wong to re-write the script to have a different ending to this new rivalry. With mustered determination and increased confidence, Wong brave the fight and set the final set in his favour with a 6-1 score. The ending was what he wanted, the under 18 singles club champion crown. Friend, the defending club champion from the previous year, was dethroned. A consolation thought for the fallen champion is that the trend that began in 2010 had seen no club U18 singles champion retained their title the following year. Wong will now proudly add this title to the one he won in 2011 for the boys under 14 singles trophy.
In the semi-finals, Wong managed to defeat Dilraj Phull 6-1, 1-6, 10-5 in a tightly contested match. Friend had an easier time pushing aside Kevin Baumann 6-1, 6-1.
In an almost identical set up to last year's final, Wong took the first set 6-2. But Friend came stomping back with a 6-1 second set. Flashback to the 2014 final was in Wong's mind, as history was going to repeat itself. Here was a chance for Wong to re-write the script to have a different ending to this new rivalry. With mustered determination and increased confidence, Wong brave the fight and set the final set in his favour with a 6-1 score. The ending was what he wanted, the under 18 singles club champion crown. Friend, the defending club champion from the previous year, was dethroned. A consolation thought for the fallen champion is that the trend that began in 2010 had seen no club U18 singles champion retained their title the following year. Wong will now proudly add this title to the one he won in 2011 for the boys under 14 singles trophy.
In the semi-finals, Wong managed to defeat Dilraj Phull 6-1, 1-6, 10-5 in a tightly contested match. Friend had an easier time pushing aside Kevin Baumann 6-1, 6-1.
Friend also had to give up his under 18 club doubles title. Zach Amaral, last year's finalist and partnered with Wong, teamed up with Baumann this year to claim the club champion crown. The 2014 club doubles champion, Friend and Jean Paul Pamarang, lost the match 6-4, 6-4. Amaral and Baumann had survived a close encounter with Wong and Phull in the semi-finals. After splitting the first two sets, the match went to the eventual champions in a score of 6-3, 6-7, 10-7. Friend and Pamarang also fought through their semi-finals against Jeremy Arciaga and Gary Ren and they finally won it 7-5, 7-6.
Tiana Andjelic retained her club title in the girls' U18 singles event over Keiko Pan. Pan was also the runner-up in the same event last year. The defending champion had little trouble disposing her challenger 6-2, 6-2.
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| 2015 U18 Boys' Singles Club Champion – Matthew Wong |
ROUND TWO BOYS UNDER 18 SINGLES MAIN DRAW
Championships Final
Matthew Wong (2) bt Riley Friend (1) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
3rd Place not played
Semi-Finals
Riley Friend (1) bt Kevin Baumann 6-1, 6-1
Matthew Wong bt Dilraj Phull 6-1, 1-6, 10-5
ROUND TWO BOYS UNDER 18 SINGLES CONSOLATION
Consolation Final
Gary Ren bt Steven Baumann 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Semi-Finals
Steven Baumann bt Alex Dong 8-2
Gary Ren bt Jason Wu 8-1
Quarter-Finals
Steven Baumann bt Bogdan Petrovic w/o
Alex Dong bt Dominic Kasal 8-3
Gary Ren bt Colin Wang 8-1
Jason Wu bt Ivan Barjasic 8-6
ROUND ONE BOYS UNDER 18 SINGLES ROUND ROBIN
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| 2015 U18 Boys' Doubles Club Champion – Zach Amaral/Kevin Baumann |
ROUND TWO BOYS UNDER 18 DOUBLES MAIN DRAW
Championships Final
Zach Amaral/Kevin Baumann bt
Riley Friend/Jean Paul Pamarang (1) 6-4, 6-4
Semi-Finals
Riley Friend/Jean Paul Pamarang (1) bt
Jeremy Arciaga/Gary Ren 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
Zach Amaral/Kevin Baumann bt
Dilraj Phull/Matthew Wong (2) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 10-7
ROUND ONE BOYS UNDER 18 DOUBLES ROUND ROBIN
ROUND TWO GIRLS UNDER 18 SINGLES MAIN DRAW
Championships Final
Tiana Andjelic (1) bt Keiko Pan (2) 6-2, 6-2
3rd Place
Alaina Ge bt Gurminder Phull 6-1, 6-3
Semi-Finals
Tiana Andjelic (1) bt Alaina Ge 6-1, 6-0
Keiko Pan (2) bt Gurminder Phull 6-0, 6-1
ROUND TWO GIRLS UNDER 18 SINGLES CONSOLATION
Consolation Final
Sidney Lin bt Kimberly Woo 8-2
ROUND ONE GIRLS UNDER 18 SINGLES ROUND ROBIN
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