Top Seeds Delierre, Cornett Reach Canadian Nationals Finals
by Danny Da Costa
May 3, 2013 -MARKHAM (ON) – New men’s and women’s national champions will be crowned this weekend at the Canadian Squash Championships. The four remaining competitors in Saturday’s finals have never previously won the Canadian Championships and Saturday will present a golden opportunity for all four.
On the men’s side, the first semi-final was between Shawn Delierre of Montreal and Andrew Schnell of Calgary, and it produced some exceptional shot making and tactical play. The 30 year old Delierre came out on top with a 5 game victory 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4 to reach the final. In the other semi-final, Dane Sharp defeated surprising semi-finalist Cameron Seth comfortably in 3 games, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7.
The women’s side featured World #34 Samantha Cornett of Ottawa taking on Nikki Todd of Regina and using her full skill set to record a 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 12-10) victory. “I’m really excited to get through to the finals. Nikki picked up her game in the third and I got out in three by the skin of my teeth. There are going to be some great matches tomorrow! Looking forward to it and hoping to play well”, said Cornett after her victory.
The other semi final featured Alex Norman of Montreal, the tournament #2 seed against the U19 Canadian Squash Champion Hollie Naughton of Oakville. Naughton started the match very strong taking the first game 8-11. Norman, settled down in the second game and used her experience to take the next 3 games 11-4, 11-7, 11-7.
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