Seth & Naughton Score Upsets To Advance To Canadian Nationals Semis
by Danny Da Costa
May 2 2013 - MARKHAM (ON) – The semi-finals are set at the Canadian Squash Championships; Montreal’s Shawn Delierre will take on Calgary’s Andrew Schnell in one semi, while Toronto’s Dane Sharp will take on former Canadian junior champion Cameron Seth of Elora, Ontario in the other.
Cameron Seth advanced to his first Canadian Squash Championship semi-finals by upsetting #7 seed Thomas Brinkman of Manitoba 13-11, 2-11, 11-9, 13-11. Seth will now take on #3 seed Dane Sharp of Toronto who defeated David Letourneau of Toronto 11-6, 11-6, 11-8. In other quarterfinal matches, Shawn Delierre the tournament #1 seed, defeated Michael McCue of Sudbury 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 while, the Schnell brothers Andrew and Graeme squared off with Andrew Schnell coming out on top 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9.
On the women’s side, #1 seed Samantha Cornett of Ottawa, cruised past Alix Younger of Winnipeg, 11 – 5, 11-5, 11-1, she will take on Nikki Todd of Regina who defeated fellow Saskatchewan player Jaycee Spagrud 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3. In other quarterfinal matches, #2 seed Alex Norman of Montreal defeated Seanna Keating of Toronto in four games 11-7, 11-9. 7-11, 11-2, while, the recently crowned U19 Canadian Squash Champion Hollie Naughton of Oakville upset #4 seed Susie King of Calgary 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.
Samantha Cornett will take on Nikki Todd in one semi, while, Hollie Naughton will square off with Alex Norman in the other.
Admission is free and for more information on the event visit: http://squash.ca/en/events/2013-canadian-national-squash-championships
About the Canadian National Squash Championships
The Canadian Squash Championships are the National Championship of squash in Canada. Participants compete across eight age categories and four open divisions with the winners of the men’s and women’s open divisions crowned as National Champions.
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