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Yarko Zelenchuk is headed to SWOSSAA for the fourth consecutive year.
LCCVI’s Zelenchuk takes home LKSSAA tennis title
October 9, 2025
Yarko Zelenchuk is one of five LCCVI students heading to the SWOSSAA tennis championships next week.
Zelenchuk won the boys singles title. It’s the second consecutive year that he’s won the LKSSAA event.
Hallie Whiting and Noelle Edgar placed third in girls doubles while McKenna Wheeler and Matthew Stek came in third in the mixed doubles event.
The top four teams advance, meaning the Lancer quartet will join Zelenchuk in Chatham for the SWOSSAA championships on Wednesday (Oct. 15).
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