Parkside's Dankwa heads to OFSAA

  Second in the high school division at WOSSAA tennis

 May 25, 2023

Parkside Stampeders Afimaa Dankwa took silver in girls singles in the high school division at WOSSAA May 23 at Pinafore Park, qualifying for OFSAA. (photo / R. Mark Butterwick.)

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ST. THOMAS -  Afimaa Dankwa is taking her racket to OFSAA tennis.

The Grade 10 student at Parkside Collegiate Institute placed second in girls singles in the high school division, at the Western Ontario (WOSSAA) tennis championships May 23 at Pinafore Park.

OFSAA, the high school provincial championships are June 3-4 in Toronto.

Dankwa had one of the top results for players from TVRA South-East division schools.

Lauren Okrainec repeated as WOSSAA women's singles champion, defeating Sofia Dencev of London South Collegiate in the final, 8-1. Okrainec will go to OFSAA in the open division, while Dencev took the gold medal for the high school division.

London CCH's Kael Palo is the WOSSAA boys singles winner, defeating London Central's Paul Tudose, in the final, 8-3.

London Lucas Vikings swept the three doubles final.

Vikings' Matija Mirilovic and Connor Elliott defeated Stratford District's Mark Barton and Liam Benton, in the boys doubles final, 8-3.

For girls doubles gold, Norilla Li and Lisa Chen beat London Central's Julie Pham & Kyra Nazerewicz, 8-2.

In the mixed doubles final, Drew Ruddick and Molly Qin defeated London CCH's Samuel Cadena & Elizabeth Evans, 8-4

Luka Palajsa, of Dorchester, had a 1-2 record in boys singles.

Below are the OFSAA qualifiers for the open and high school divisions.

    WOSSAA

Girls Singles

1.  Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll DCI)
2.  Sofia Zberanouskaya (London Mother Teresa)

Girls Doubles

1.  Norilla Li & Lisa Chen (London Lucas)

Mixed Doubles

1.  Isabella Wicki & Ryan Pickin (London CCH)
2.  Katelyn Vilon & Evan Rovillos (London Saunders)

Boys Singles

1.  Kael Palo (London CCH)
2.  Stoyan Sendov (London Central)

Boys Doubles

1.  Mark Barton & Liam Benton (Stratford District)
2.  Hector Zarate & Johnathon Bulla (London Aquinas)

Girls Singles

1.  Sophia Dencev (London South)
2.  Afimaa Dankwa (Parkside)

Girls Doubles

1.  Julie Pham & Kyra Nazerewicz (London Central) 
 2. Ava McMillan & Dayna Schieldrop (Stratford District)

Mixed Doubles

1.  Drew Ruddick & Molly Qin (Lucas)
2.  Samuel Cadena & Elizabeth Evans (London CCH)

Boys Singles

1.  Paul Tuduse (London Central)
2.  Cole Tomasek (London Saunders)

Boys Doubles

1.  Matija Mirilovic & Connor Elliott (Lucas)
2.  Justin Malott & Elliot Barton (Stratford District)