The Warriors men's tennis team claimed OUA bronze, beating the York Lions 5-2 in the third place match.

Going in as the second seed into the championships after a successful regular season, Waterloo was beaten 1-6 by Western, the No.3 seed in their semifinal match on Saturday. The Mustangs were all in great form and saved their best for the championship weekend as they went on to win the gold medal beating Toronto 5-2 on Sunday. The loss on Saturday meant that Waterloo was to play York, which had lost in the other semi-final against Toronto, for the bronze medal on Sunday. 

The tie opened up with the doubles component and as always it proved to be an excitement builder. The Warriors won at no. 1 but lost at no. 2 and no. 3 giving the Lions the 1-0 lead.  
The loss of the doubles point, disappointing though it was, did not diminish the resolve of the Warriors to give their best efforts in their singles matches.  The loss of the doubles point was to be one of only two points they were to lose. 

The first Waterloo point was won by no. 3 Alex Oancea (Thornhill/) who was in form dispatching his opponent in straight sets; No. 5 Eitan Rozin (Toronto/) who played an aggressive but consistent  match provided Waterloo the second win also in two sets. John Chan (Whistler/), the veteran playing at no. 2 followed with win no. 3 also in two sets despite nursing a heavy cold and hampered by a sore ankle. The fourth and medal winning point came when no. 1 Pavle Milic (Toronto/)  prevailed 7-5 in the third set in a riveting match.  Warriors got their last win when no. 6 Eddie Wang (Richmond Hill/) won in three gruelling sets to give the Warriors a 5-2 score and earned themselves the third-place finish.

This season was the first team medal Waterloo has won since 2009. That year the school won silver.  In the intervening years, Warriors enjoyed individual successes when the championships experimented with a different format.  This year, though, is the most successful team result since 2009 and the hope is to build on this year's accomplishments and for the school to establish itself as a legitimate contender for the top title for years to come.
Pavle Milic (Toronto/), Waterloo's no.1 was voted OUA Rookie of the Year and an OUA All-Star. He played at no. 1 position in both singles and doubles.
 

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Results

Doubles:
John Chan (Whistler/)/Pavle Milic (Toronto/) bt Glenn Brisbois/Andrew Rezaev  8-6
Daniel Fenerty (London/)/Alex Oancea (Thornhill/) lost to Tegbir Singh Hara/Sahil Sareen 4-8
Eitan Rozin (Toronto/)/Daniel Sauer (Thornhill/) lost to Nikola Janev/Georg Zoidl 7-8 (3)

Singles:
Milic bt Singh Hara 6-7 (5) 6-0, 7-5
Chan bt Rezaev 7-5, 6-4
Oancea bt Brisbois 6-1, 6-3
Fenerty lost to Sareen  4-6, 5-7
Eitan Rozin (Toronto/) bt Janev 6-2, 6-2
Eddie Wang (Richmond Hill/) bt Nicolas Cretu 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

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OUA Women' Major Award Winners

Player of the Year – Samar Qaedizadeh, Toronto

Rookie of the Year – Pia Jhattu, Toronto

Coach of the Year – Nabil Tadros, Toronto
 

OUA Men's Major Award Winners

Player of the Year – Alex Day, Western

Rookie of the Year – Pavle Milic (Toronto/), Waterloo

Coach of the Year – Cam Cross & Anthony Galvenic, Western