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On short notice, the Gloucester Squash Club, of the Orleans Recreational Centre, stepped in to fill a void in the schedule, when another club was forced to postpone it’s event. On February 15 – 17, players from seven different clubs took part in A, B and C events, with competitors from the host club victorious in two finals. In the…
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On February 9-10, 2019, just under 70 junior players converged on the Goodlife-Queensview club in Ottawa, for the playing of the Jesters Harrow Junior Silver #6 event. Separate Gold, Silver, and Bronze events are played in different Ontario cities, leading up to the finals in Toronto in April. The hosts really appreciated the efforts of all the out-of-towners to get…
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Sixty players, including visitors from Montreal, Kingston, and Stratford, took part in the RA Squash Club’s Winter Open, January 24-27, in -20 degree temperatures (outside!!!). Alan Smith, a past Executive Director of Squash Canada, ran a well organized event, as he has done on so many previous occasions. In the Men’s Open “A”, David Guest forced the teenaged winner, Dominic…
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On the week-end of January 11-13, thirty players, from Montreal and Eastern Ontario, wended their way to the Smith Falls Squash Club for its annual tournament. In an entertaining exhibition match, David Guest of the OAC beat Fernando Hernandez of Montreal 11-7, 11-9, 11-5. In the “B” event, Clark Johnston (RA) beat Scott Tindal (YMCA Kingston) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, after…
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On December 7 and 8, the Ottawa Athletic Club hosted their Winter Open, with three men’s and one women’s events. Continuing their rivalry in the Men’s ‘A’ event, David Guest eked out the win over Matt Arkett 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4, in a match featuring a great variety of shots and pace, and some great retrieving. It should be…
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During the weekend of November 23-25, 2018, twenty-five vets played in the 35+, 55+, 60+, and 65+ events, with the oldest close to 75. In the 35+, Stephane Lussier, who is one of Ottawa’s 20 top ranked players, outlasted fellow clubmate Clark Johnston in 4 games, full of running from corner to corner. In the 55+ RA’s Rob Mulrooney won a…
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On Nov 18, the Ottawa Athletic Club hosted the 3rd junior event of 2018-19; with 34 players participating – the highest so far this season. All in attendance enjoyed the OAC’s great atmosphere, and witnessed several matches going to 5 games in all categories. Thank you to Stephen Neal for organizing and offering great prizes. Event #4 will be held…
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Goodlife-Queensview Pulls Off a Highlight of Ottawa Season Between November 1st and 4th, Heather Wallace, former World No. 3, 11 time Canadian champion, and pro at Queensview for more than 30 years, enthusiastically guided Queensview’s hosting of the PSA Women’s World Tour $11,000 event in Ottawa, plus other local events, and an excellent exhibition match. On the last day,…
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