The Canadian crew headed for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers has been set.
Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., Toronto’s Victoria Mboko, Kayla Cross of London, Ont., and Ariana Arseneault of Richmond Hill, Ont., will compete for Canada from April 11-13 in Tokyo.
Mboko, Cross, and Arseneault are all first-time picks, whereas Marino, a member of Canada’s 2023 championship crew, is making her thirteenth look and holds a 7-10 file on the competitors.
This can be Stakusic’s third look on the Billie Jean King Cup, having performed a key position in Canada’s 2023 title run by defeating Spain’s Rebeka Masarova, Poland’s Magdalena Frech, and Italy’s Martina Trevisan.
Canada, ranked No. 2 on the planet, will compete in Group A towards No. 13 Romania and No. 14 Japan on the Ariake Coliseum.
The group winner will advance to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, set to happen in Shenzhen, China, in November.
