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May 2004
Junior NationalsThe Canadian Junior National Championships wrapped up May 1 in Charlottetown, PEI. One hundred and thirty six players from all 10 provinces competed in what was the 20th Junior National Championships. Eric Desrochers (Ancaster, ON) and Brandi Jacobson Prentice (Saskatoon) are both National Champions for a second consecutive year in boys and girls under 18 singles. The press releases from the tournament are on the website, and the full results will follow soon. Congratulations to all the winners! The 2005 Junior Nationals will be in Winnipeg. Pan-American ChampionshipsTeam Canada had great results at the Pan American Championships in Ecuador. The team won gold in the women's and men's team events, as well as the combined title. This is the first time that Team Canada has swept these events. Individually, Brian Istace took gold in men's singles by defeating fellow Canadian Corey Osborne in the final. In women's singles, Lori Jane Powell won gold by defeating Mexican Lupita Torres in the final, while Amanda Dunn lost in the quarter finals to American Kersten Hallander. The women's doubles pairing of Josée Grand'Maître and Jennifer Saunders earned silver medals, after being defeated in the final by the Mexican team of Susy Acosta and Rosy Torres. The men's doubles team of Tom O'Brien and François Viens took home bronze medals, as they lost in the semi-finals to Americans Shane Vanderson and Mike Dennison. Congratulations to all the Team Canada members! Pro ToursKane Waselenchuk had an excellent April, winning three IRT tournaments in a row at Boston, Las Vegas and Dallas. The win in Dallas made him the number 1 player in the world. Mike Green reached his goal of finishing in the top 8 players at the end of the year, with especially good results in Las Vegas at Pro Nationals. There he reached the semi finals by beating Sudsy Monchik and Jack Huczek, before losing to Alvaro Beltran. Christie Van Hees won the last LPRA tournament of the season, and her second straight. She beat Rhonda Rajsich in the final of Pro Nationals in Tempe, Arizona, which was probably some revenge for her loss to Rajsich in last year's US Open. To get to the final, Van Hees defeated Diane Moore in the round of 16, Kristen Walsh in the quarter finals, and Tammy Brown in the semi finals. Congratulations to Waselenchuk, Van Hees and Green on their excellent April performances! Full results of the men's and women's pro tours can be found at their respective websites: Racquetball Fundraiser1st Annual Saskatchewan Racquetball Association Golf Tournament will be on May 8th 2004, at the Harbor Golf Club & Resort in Elbow, Saskatchewan. It will a Texas scramble, so it doesn't matter if you are good at golf or not. I guess it is kind of like doubles; you just have to let your partner(s) carry you. The tournament is open to everyone who is willing to have a good time and raise money for the SRA at the same time. The entry fee is $60, and that includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, dinner and some prizes. The entry deadline is on the 5th of May so get your entries in right away, because the 8th is this Saturday. For to enter, or for more information, please contact Kam Barteski @ 306-260-7189, email: happystringer@sasktel.net or go to our website www.racquetballsask.ca. Tournament ScheduleThe tournament schedule is lightening up, as the season winds down. But there's still Nationals this month. The complete list of tournaments for May is:
Specific information (e.g., entry form, results, etc.) for tournaments is available on the provincial websites that can be accessed through the RC links page. The Racquetball Canada tournament schedule is available on the RC website. In closing...Any comments on or suggestions for the monthly Racquetball Canada newsletter should be sent to Evan Pritchard at evan333@mts.net. |
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