 At the age of 15 he was an Orange Bowl semi-finalist and won national junior titles in singles and doubles.A member of Canada's Sunshine Cup team in 1993, he also competed in the boys' events of Grand Slam tournaments and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1993 US Open, partnering Sjeng Schalken.He and Jocelyn Robichaud won the Under 18s doubles title at the 1994 Orange Bowl.