The Maddie and Alyssa team first partnered in Ottawa in 2019, during a friendly club competition, with Alyssa at age 9 and Maddie at age 10. From that point on, they trained together in Barrie, developing both their individual skills and their partnership throughout their early years in the sport.

With Alyssa attending Innisdale Secondary School in grade 9 and Maddie in grade 10, the pair reunited with a shared goal: winning an Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) gold medal.

In their first season together at OFSAA, they narrowly missed advancing to the gold medal match. Refusing the setback, they rebounded to earn the bronze medal.

Motivated by their performance, they returned to Barrie and dedicated themselves to improving their skills, teamwork, and match strategy alongside their coach.

The following season, they entered the tournament as the second seed. They battled their way to the championship match but fell just short in two tiebreak sets, earning the silver medal. Although disappointed, they used the experience as motivation to continue growing as athletes and partners.

Now in Maddie’s final year of high school competition, the pair set their sights on the one achievement that had eluded them: an OFSAA gold medal. They trained harder than ever, refining their technical skills, strengthening their chemistry, and developing new strategies for high-pressure matches.

After surviving a tightly contested semi-final, Maddie and Alyssa advanced to the championship final against the tournament’s top-seeded team. They captured the opening set in a thrilling tiebreak, putting themselves just one set away from their goal.

Carrying that momentum into the second set, they delivered a dominant performance, to claim the OFSAA gold medal.

Their championship was the culmination of years of dedication, perseverance, and teamwork. What began as a chance partnership at a friendly club competition evolved into one of the province’s top high school doubles teams. Demonstrating that commitment, resilience, and trust in one another can turn a shared dream into reality.