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BURNABY, B.C. : April 23, 2007 : 23 avril 2007

Junior National Racquetball Championships have begun

Play started Monday at the 2007 Canadian Junior National Racquetball Championships at REVS Health Club and Fitness Centre in Burnaby, B.C. One hundred and sixty seven players from across Canada are competing in divisions from 8 and under to 18 and under.

The closest match of the day was in Girls 12 and under, where Zoe Hanson of Regina lost the first game Courtney Kencher of Toronto, but then came back to win in an extended tie breaker and take the match, 3-15, 15-12, 14-12.

The 167 players will be competing in 22 divisions of both singles and doubles. The competition runs through Saturday at REVS Health Club and Fitness Centre in Burnaby, B.C.

Les championnats canadiens juniors de racquetball a commencé

RESULTS SUMMARY : SOMMAIRE DE RÉSULTATS

Boys 18 & Under - Round of 32 : Fils moins 18

Paul Trudeau Jr. (Winnipeg) DEF. Derreck West (Regina) 15-9,14-16,11-1
Jamie Slamko (Edmonton) DEF. Steve Campbell (Charlottetown) 15-8,15-3
Kevin Gauthier (Surrey, BC) DEF. Chad Elliott (Calgary) 15-2,15-7
Eric Hazenboom (Calgary) DEF. Phillip Clowater (Halifax) 15-1,15-1
Chris Haverstock (Bedford, N.S.) DEF. Craig Lambe (Charlottetown) 15-2,15-4
Miles Gray (Vanscoy, Sask.) DEF. Mike Mccabe (Moncton, N.B.) 15-1,15-6
Michael Gauthier (Surrey, B.C.) DEF. Eric Allison (Toronto) 15-0,15-0
Eric Johnston (Oakville, Ont.) DEF. Nick Mackenzie (Charlottetown) 15-1,15-1

Boys 16 & Under - Round of 32 :


Dillion Pettigrew (Regina) DEF. Stephane Gravel (Sherbrooke, Que.) 15-10,15-9
Eric Hazenboom (Calgary) DEF. Brett King (Burlington, Ont.) 15-11,15-8
Taylor Duda (Regina) DEF. Chris Quinn (Charlottetown) 15-3,14-16,11-1
Samuel Chagnon (Sherbrooke, Que.) DEF. Matt St Louis (Windsor) 15-5,15-5
Eric Johnston (Oakville, Ont.) DEF. Justin Banin (Regina) 15-3,15-11
Michael Rojas (Brampton, Ont.) DEF. Kyle Kuhn (Moncton, N.B.) 15-2,15-5
Tanner Mattson (North Vancouver, B.C.) DEF. Chad Elliott (Calgary) 15-11,15-3
Pedro Castro (Brossard, Que.) DEF. Stephen Peck (Dartmouth, N.S.) 15-1,15-0
Devyn Leibel (Saskatoon) DEF. Kyle Osmond (Charlottetown) 15-1,15-3
David Gervais (Sherbrooke, Que) DEF. Eric Sampson (Dartmouth, N.S.) 15-0,15-1
Conrad Cole (Belle River, Ont.) DEF. Eric Allison (Toronto) 15-0,15-0
Sebastien Boissonneault (Burnaby, B.C.) DEF. Spencer Mohr (Regina) 15-0,15-0

Boys 16 & Under - Round of 64 :

Brodie Bowness (Charlottetown) DEF. Micheal Mercier (North Vancouver, B.C.) 15-2,15-2

Boys 14 & Under - Round of 32 :

Mike Fuerth (Windsor) DEF. Eric Sampson (Dartmouth, N.S.) 15-1,15-0
Mitchell Brayley (Calgary) DEF. Andreas Gerhard (Winnipeg) 15-11,15-4
Brandon Iwaasa (Lethbridge, Alta.) DEF. Dylan Hunter (Burlington, Ont.) 15-0,15-4
Eric Gerwing (Saskatoon) DEF. Christian Yu (Brampton, Ont.) 15-4,15-2
Justin Banin (Regina) DEF. Aaron Gerhard (Winnipeg) 15-8,15-0
Matt St Louis (Windsor) DEF. Ryan Bussard (Dartmouth, N.S.) 15-1,15-1
Daniel Thomas (Windsor) DEF. Josh Yochim (Saskatoon) 15-4,15-6
Stephen Peck (Dartmouth, N.S.) DEF. Lukas Stawarski (Burnaby, B.C.) 15-1,15-4
Cory Cole (Belle River, Ont.) DEF. Akshay Agrawal (Port Moody, B.C.) 15-1,15-0
Ashton Duda (Regina) DEF. Dave Ruffo (Mississauga, Ont.) 15-2,15-6
Kurtis Cullen (Brandon) DEF. Jesse Peck (Dartmouth, N.S.) 15-1,15-1
Brett King (Burlington, Ont.) DEF. John Bell (Charlottetown) 15-7,15-2
Samuel Murray (Baie Comeau, Que.) DEF. Eric Park (Vancouver) 15-1,15-0
Logan Hordyski (St Albert, Alta.) DEF. John Lucas (Hagarsville, Ont.) 15-1,15-0
Michael Capobianco (Hamilton) DEF. Michael Ferguson (Charlottetown) 15-0,15-1

Boys 12 & Under - Round of 32 :

Jesse Buizer (Brandon, Man.) DEF. Brandon Liu (New Westminster, B.C.) 15-7,15-2
Derek Stagner (New Westminster, B.C.) DEF. Emanuel Buttigieg (Edmonton) 15-13,15-6
Chandon Yu (Brampton, Ont.) DEF. Daniel Kwong (Vancouver) 15-2,15-9
Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, Alta.) DEF. Siddhant Agrawal (Port Moody, B.C.) 11-15, 15-1, 11-1
Ryan Bussard (Dartmouth, N.S.) DEF. Leo Chang (Burnaby, B.C.) 15-2,15-0
Christian Yu (Brampton, Ont.) DEF. Jesse Peck (Dartmouth, N.S.) 15-6,15-0
Thomas Nowak (Prince George, B.C.) DEF. Ethan Chochinov (Winnipeg) 15-7,15-3
Jacob Banin (Regina) DEF. Matthew Filipowski (Burnaby, B.C.) 15-3,15-4
Nathan Gerhard (Winnipeg) DEF. Kyle Wright-Hinton (New Westminster, B.C.) 16-14,15-5

Boys 10 & Under - Round of 32 :

Zach Brykaliuk (Brandon, Man.) DEF. Devon Zinck (Moncton, N.B.) 15-7,15-5

Boys 8 & Under - Quarter finals :

Graham Frattinger (Martensville, Sask.) DEF. Nadav Dinur (Vancouver) 15-8,9-15,12-10
Jordon Banin (Regina) DEF. William Boettger (Richmond, B.C.) 15-0,15-3
Zachary Rivard (Calgary) DEF. Kaleb Osborne (Penetanguishene, Ont.) 15-0,15-0

Boys 10 & Under - Round of 16 :

Sam Ferguson (Charlottetown) DEF. Beau Doricki (Stoney Creek, Ont.) 15-6,12-15,11-0

Girls 16 & Under - Round of 16 :

Amy Wilson (Prince George, B.C.) DEF. Carly Bosomworth (Prince Albert, Sask.) 13-15, 15-10, 11-0
Erin Baldwin (Saskatoon) DEF. Olivia Hitchen (Windsor, Ont.) 15-2, 15-1
Brigitte Richard (St-basile-le-grand, Que.) DEF. Nina Markovic (Burnaby, B.C.) 15-0, 15-0
Marika Landreville (Sherbrooke, Que.) DEF. Catherine Filipowska (Burnaby, B.C.) 15-1, 15-2

Girls 14 & Under - Round of 16 :

Stephanie Rodrigues (Etobicoke, Ont.) DEF. Caroline Filipowska (Burnaby, B.C) 15-3, 15-10
Melody Kwong (Vancouver) DEF. Alexa Kuczynski (Brampton) 15-8, 15-1
Abigail Leung (Vancouver) DEF. Renee Mohr (Regina) 15-9, 15-9

Girls 12 & Under - Round of 16 :

Danielle Drury (Saskatoon) DEF. Yvonne Kwok (Vancouver) 4,0
Courtney Johnston (Saskatoon) DEF. Chloe Chong (Vancouver) 15-3, 15-3
Zoe Hanson (Regina) DEF. Courtney Kencher (Toronto) 3-15, 15-12, 14-12
Mckenzie Brayley (Calgary) DEF. Teighan Fleming (Brandon, Man.) 15-3, 15-4