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The ODSA had excellent junior representation at the 2018 Silver Championships finale, April 14-15 at Executive Squash and Fitness. This tournament is now an annual favourite, and feels like a team event. With a 100+ player draw, ODSA juniors fully embraced the opportunity to test their skill against new players and make new friends. They persevered, and posted excellent results…
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Congratulations to all the participants and winners at the 2018 Cascades Winter Open, held March 15-18, 2018. Division A Winner: Dominic Wren (Sportheque) Runner-Up: David Guest (OAC) 3rd Place: Nicolas Dupont (Cascades Club) Consolation: Clark Johnston (RA Centre) Division B Winner: Greg Archi (OAC) Runner-Up: Sally Guest (OAC) 3rd Place: Pat Robichaud (NDHQ) Consolation: Stephane Carini (Cascades Club) Division C…
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The Ottawa Athletic Club’s Squash Open, which took place February 16-18, attracted 45 players. In the Div. “A” final, the top two seeds, David Guest and Matt Arkett who are both in their 40s, were very evenly matched, with Matt prevailing 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9. David looked to have the match well in hand, having won the first game and…
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Around 60 boys and girls competed in the Jesters Harrow Junior Silver event at Goodlife – Queensview, February 10-11, with 16 from Toronto, 10 from Sudbury, and 4 from Winnipeg. In the Boys events, Ottawa players took the BU 19 (Barratt Aass), BU 17 (Philippe Shillington), BU 15 (Max Shewchenko), and BU 13 (Benoit Salmon) events, while Nat Chandra of…
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The RA Winter Open took place Jan. 25-28, and attracted over 50 entrants in the Men’s A, B, C events, and combined Women’s C/D and Men’s D event. Nicolas Dupont (Cascades) fully earned the Men’s “A” title over Brian Eldridge (RA), 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, after surviving an 80 minute five setter over Steve Oakey in the semis. Nicolas…
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The Smiths Falls Squash Club hosted their annual tournament on the week-end of January 12-14, and attracted players from Kingston, Brockville, Montreal and Ottawa. In an exhibition match between Fernando Hernandez, of Club Sportif MAA in Montreal, and David Guest of Goodlife-Queensview, spectators were treated to a very exciting duel. Fernando, currently ranked #13 in Quebec, won 3 – 2,…
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Twenty nine players, including five from the Gananoque and Kingston areas, took part in the 5 age groups, at the RA Centre, November 23 – 25. Matt Arkett, of the host club, beat the latest recruit to the 40+ ranks, David Guest of Goodlife – Queensview by a score of 11-6, 11-9, 11-4. Matt achieved this with superior speed and some…
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The Goodlife Open, played Nov. 9-12, attracted 78 entries, including players from Toronto, Kingston, and Montreal. The Premier Invitational event, run as a round robin, included Samantha Cornett, currently No. 26 in the World Women’s rankings, Maxym Leclair and David Guest, two of Ottawa’s leading male players, and Tarun Balaraj, a top Ottawa Junior. Sam won the event, coming from a…
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