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The 2016 edition of the Cascades Open was played this past weekend (Mar 17-20) and as usual produced some exciting squash. David Guest (RA Centre) notched another tournament victory this season with a 3-2 victory in dramatic fashion over Shady Elkamhawy (Carleton) in the Division 1 final. After winning the 4th game and going ahead 10-3 in the 5th, Guest seemed…
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Recently (weekend of 4-6 Mar 2016) the Ottawa area was represented at the Ontario Junior Team Championships. Our junior team roster was: Girls U19: Gabrielle Renaud Girls U17: Catherine Giachino Girls U15: Abby Russell Girls U13: Rachel Zachariah Boys U13: Max Shewchenko Boys U15: Barrett Aass Boys U17: Tarun Balaraj Boys U19: Franco Patry Coach: Ian Woodhead Manager: Leah Shaw…
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Here are the results from the 2016 Carleton University Open. David Guest of the RA Centre claimed his 3rd tournament title of the season with a victory over OAC’s top junior Franco Patry. New-comer Michael Che from the University of Ottawa took the division 2 crown and Albert Carmanico of Carleton University rounded out the winners with a victory in division…
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The MAA in Montreal is again hosting some of the world’s top ranked squash players in a PSA M35 ($35,000) squash tournament. Qualifying play starts on Tues March 1, 2016 and ends with the final on Sun Mar 6. All play will be at the newly renovated MAA and seating will be limited to approx 40 spectators for each of the two show courts….
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New RA Centre pro Maxym Leclair not only ran a very successful 89 player tournament, but also won the Men’s Open title with a convincing 3-1 win over Pranav Sharma of Montreal. Youth was served in this tournament, as 16 year-old Tarun Balaraj upset the No. 1 seed in the final of the Men’s A in 5 hard fought games….
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The Ontario Regional Masters Team Tournament will be held February 26-28 at The Club at White Oaks in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Teams are comprised of 6 men and 5 women filling age levels from 30+ up to 60+ for men. Please contact Barb Byrne if interested for further details. A team captain for this even is needed. Please see the event page for all…
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The tournament attracted about 40 players, with entries from as far afield as Brockville, Kingston, Picton, Timmins, and Toronto. Shady Elkamhawy of the RA beat Francisco Mendez of Toronto 3-2 in the Open final. Steve Wren of Sportheque took 3rd spot over David Guest, also 3-2
Good luck to the following ODSA Juniors competing at the Canadian Junior Open at The Club at White Oaks, (Dec 12-15). Barrett Aass (OAC- BU15) Tarun Balaraj (RA – BU17) Catherine Giachino (OAC – GU17) Gabby Renaud (OAC – GU19) Chloe Wren (SPOR – GU19) Dominic Wren (SPOR – BU17) The draws can be followed online once they are available. The…
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