ONTARIO ATHLETES CAPTURE 7 OF 8 TITLES AT THE 2012 BDO CANADIAN JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS
by Danny DaCosta
(TORONTO, ON) April 23, 2012 – #1 seed Cameron Seth of Fergus, Ontario captured the Boys U19 title defeating #6 seed Tyler Lee of Edmonton, Alberta in an exciting 5 game final at the 2012 BDO Canadian Junior Squash Championships held April 19 – 22nd at the Centre of Excellence – National Squash Academy in Toronto. The hotly contested final between the two first year Canadian University Students (Seth – U of Waterloo and Lee – U of Alberta) had many exceptional rallies and both players demonstrated excellent sportsmanship. Seth, rallied from match point down in the fourth game to force a fifth and final game where he won 11 – 3. Both Seth and Lee are in contention for the Canadian Jr. Team heading to the World Junior Squash Championships to be held in Qatar in July.
In an all-Ontario U19 girls final #2 seed and Harvard University bound athlete Michelle Gemmell defeated #1 seed Hollie Naughton of Oakville in 4 games. Gemmell and Naughton have waged a long-standing rivalry on the court, with Gemmell capturing the National title one week after Naughton defeated Gemmell in the final of the Ontario Jr. Open at White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa. British Columbia’s, Michael Thompson captured the Boys U17 final against fellow BC teammate Sam Ejtemai 3 games to 0, while Alyssa Mehta of Toronto captured the U17 girls title defeating British Columbia’s Alexandra Toth.
This year’s edition of The BDO Canadian Junior Squash Championships featured over 225 junior players from all over Canada. The annual event concludes the junior competitive squash season. The newly created National Centre of Excellence at the National Squash Academy in Downsview Park staged its second National Championship in the past year and all the parents, coaches and players were very happy with the exceptionally well-run event.
Tyler Lee won the Alex Doucas Memorial Trophy for Sportsmanship, while Ontario captured the Ontario Cup.
Squash Canada would like to thank tournament sponsors: Title sponsor - BDO Chartered Accountants and Advisors, Host Club – National Squash Academy and co-sponsors – Pace Credit Union, Harrow Sports, Dunlop Sports, Athletes Care Sports Medicine Centres, Cameron’s Brewery and Colony Ford & Lincoln. Squash Canada would also like to thank tournament directors Jamie Nicholls and Gary Waite, the staff and volunteers of the National Squash Academy, Tournament Referee Steve Flude and Squash Canada Officials, coaches and parents who attended the event.
BU13 Final: (1) Justin Ghaeli (Richmond Hill, ON) def. (3) Julien Gosset (Toronto, ON) 3-1
BU13 3rd / 4th Place: (2) Akasham Rajagopaul (Niagara Falls, ON) def. (5) Jackson Kay (Toronto, ON) 3-2
BU15 Final: Carter Robitaille (Toronto, ON) def. Alexi Gosset (Toronto, ON) 3 -1
BU15 3rd / 4th Place: Matthew Toth (Richmond, BC) def. Michael Mehl (Calgary, AB) 3-2
BU17 Final: (1) Michael Thompson (Vancouver, BC) def. (4) Sam Ejtemai (West Vancouver, BC) 3-0
BU17 3rd / 4th Place: (2) David Baillargeon (St. Nicolas, QC) def. (3) Jarryd Osborne (Kingston, ON) 3-0
BU19 Final: (1) Cameron Seth (Fergus, ON) def. (6) Tyler Lee (Edmonton, AB) 3-2
BU19 3rd / 4th Place: (2) Zachary Leman (Surrey, BC) def. (5) Joshua Sekhar (Etobicoke, ON) 3-0
GU13 Final: (2) Mariam Mansoor (Richmond Hill, ON) def. (3) Andrea Toth (Richmond, BC) 3-1
GU13 3rd / 4th Place: (1) Nicole Kendall (Newmarket, ON) def. (4) Heather McLachlan (St. Catharines, ON) 3-0
GU15 Final: (1) Sophie Mehta (Toronto, ON) def. (2) Amy Commisso (Vaughan, ON) 3-1
GU15 3rd / 4th Place: Charlotte Copas (Toronto, ON) def. Tara Shannon (Calgary, AB) 3-2
GU17 Final: (1) Alyssa Mehta (Toronto, ON) def. (3) Alexandra Toth (Richmond, BC) 3-0
GU17 3rd / 4th Place: (2) Alison Richmond (Toronto, ON) def. (6) Alina D’Asti (Ottawa, ON) 3-2
GU19 Final: (2) Michelle Gemmell (Toronto, ON) def. (1) Hollie Naughton (Oakville, ON) 3-1
GU19 3rd / 4th Place: (3) Abbey Foster (Vancouver, BC) def. (6) Heather Yong (Calgary, AB) 3-0
COMPLETE DRAWS
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