VICTORIA, BC : February 15, 2004
For immediate release

Women are upset, but men are not

The women's number 1 seed, Lori Jane Powell (Calgary) was upset by number 2 seeded JosÈe Grand'MaÓtre (Longueuil, PQ) on the final day of the Racquetball National Team Selection event for singles in Victoria.

Grand'MaÓtre won the competition by beating Powell, 15-9, 2-15, 11-6. That result put Jennifer Saunders (Winnipeg) in second place, as she beat Powell on Saturday, and also beat Amanda Dunn (Prince Albert, SK) on Sunday, 15-5, 7-15, 11-3. Dunn finished fourth. A round robin format was used for the top 4 women players.

It was no upset in the men's final, as top seed Mike Green (Hannon, ON), current Canadian Champion and number 8 on the International Racquetball Tour, won the tournament by beating second seed Brian Istace (Calgary), 15-12, 15-2. The match was tied at 10 in the first game, but Green pulled ahead to stay, and then poured it on in game two.

The results of this tournament will be used to select the National Team for this year's international events: the Pan American Championships in Ecuador in April, and the World Championships in South Korea in August.

The Racquetball National Championships will be May 24-29 at the Cedar Springs Racquet Club in Burlington, Ontario.

The Racquetball National Team Selection Singles event ended Sunday at the Victoria YM/YWCA in Victoria, British Columbia.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

ROUND ROBIN BETWEEN TOP 4 AFTER ROUNDS 1 & 2

JosÈe Grand'MaÓtre (Longueuil, PQ) d. Lori Jane Powell (Calgary), 15-9, 2-15, 11-6.
Jennifer Saunders (Winnipeg) d. Amanda Dunn (Prince Albert, SK) on Sunday, 15-5, 7-15, 11-3.

FIRST PLACE

JosÈe Grand'MaÓtre (Longueuil, PQ)

SECOND PLACE

Jennifer Saunders (Winnipeg)

THIRD PLACE

Lori Jane Powell (Calgary)

FOURTH PLACE

Amanda Dunn (Prince Albert, SK)

5th PLACE

Karina Odegard (Saskatoon) d. Diana Hambley (Abbotsford, BC), 15-5, 11-15, 11-4.

7th PLACE

Linda Ellerington (Saskatoon) d. Julie Neubauer (Calgary), 15-9, 15-6.

9th PLACE

Brandi Jacobson Prentice (Saskatoon) d. Genevieve Brodeur (Rock Forest, PQ), 15-2, 15-9.

11th PLACE

Alison Schlichemeyer (Saskatoon) d. Kelli Green-Evans (Burlington, ON), 15-6, 15-2.

MEN'S RESULTS

FINALS

Mike Green (Hannon, ON) d. Brian Istace (Calgary), 15-12, 15-2.

3rd PLACE

Vincent Gagnon (Montreal) d. Corey Osborne (Penetanguishene, ON), 15-4, 10-15, 11-1

5TH PLACE

Tom O'Brien (Penetanguishene, ON) d. Francis Guillemette (Montreal), 15-13, 15-5.

7TH PLACE

Tim Landeryou (Saskatoon) d. Jean Philippe Morin (Rock Forest, PQ), 15-4, 15-9.

9TH PLACE

Jason Ully (Lethbridge, AB) d. Kris Odegard (Saskatoon), 5-15, 15-7, 11-7.

11TH PLACE

Eric Desrochers (Ancaster, ON) vs. Lee Connell (Saskatoon), DNP

13TH PLACE

James Landeryou (Saskatoon) d. Richard Threfall (Kelowna, BC), 15-7, 15-9.

15TH PLACE

Nathaniel Husulak (Saskatoon) d. Greg Starodub (Vancouver), default.

17TH PLACE

Jason Pate (Calgary), d. Brent Burdeyny (Abbotsford, BC), 18-20, 16-14, 11-6.

19TH PLACE

Chris Exner (Saskatoon) d. Steve Majocha (Victoria), 15-12, 15-5.