AMBOTA, Ecuador – Canada defeated third-seed Colombia 2-1 on Thursday to win its pool in the men’s team event at the Pan Am squash championships while the Canadian women are also headed to the playoff round.
In men’s play, Canada seeded fourth, beat the Colombians to finish with a perfect 3-0 record in the round robin. David Phillips of Pointe-Claire, Que., and Andrew Schnell of Calgary each won their matches in straight games while Mike Reid lost his match 3-2.
On Wednesday, Canada defeated Barbados and Venezuela.
Women’s round robin team play was held on Thursday. Canada opened with a 3-0 victory over Guatemala with Alexandra Normand of Montreal, Samantha Cornett of Ottawa and Tara Mullins of Toronto earning the victories.
The Canadians then lost 2-1 to number-one seed Mexico with the match going down to the wire. Norman lost her opening match to this week’s individual champion Samantha Teran in straight games, Sam Cornett of Ottawa tied the match at 1-1 and individual silver medallist Tara Mullins of Toronto lost the deciding match 3-2.
Mexico places first in the pool with Canada second.
The playoffs get underway Friday. For the men, Canada plays Argentina in the quarterfinal. If Canada wins it will face number-one Mexico in the semifinal later Friday. The Canadian women meanwhile play Brazil in the semifinal.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Canadian men win opening two matches at Pan American squash championships
AMBATO, Ecuador – Canada posted 3-0 victories over Barbados and Venezuela on Wednesday to open round robin play in the men’s team competition at the Pan American squash championships.
In both matches, David Phillips of Pointe-Claire, Que., Andrew Schnell of Calgary and Mike Reid of Montreal were the Canadian players.
“It was good for everybody to get back on court,” said Reid. “I think we will get better with every match we play. The big goal for me was just to stay focused on what I had to do to stick to my game plan. It was a good opportunity for us to practice different aspects of our game”
Reid, 27, is making his national senior team debut at these championships.
“It’s pretty different,” he said. “There’s a lot more responsibility and you tend to feel a little more pressure in your matches. But it’s also nice to be part of the team and work together.”
Canada, seeded fourth, completes it round robin schedule Thursday against number-three Colombia. The Canadian women, also seeded fourth, open team play Thursday against Guatemala.
In both matches, David Phillips of Pointe-Claire, Que., Andrew Schnell of Calgary and Mike Reid of Montreal were the Canadian players.
“It was good for everybody to get back on court,” said Reid. “I think we will get better with every match we play. The big goal for me was just to stay focused on what I had to do to stick to my game plan. It was a good opportunity for us to practice different aspects of our game”
Reid, 27, is making his national senior team debut at these championships.
“It’s pretty different,” he said. “There’s a lot more responsibility and you tend to feel a little more pressure in your matches. But it’s also nice to be part of the team and work together.”
Canada, seeded fourth, completes it round robin schedule Thursday against number-three Colombia. The Canadian women, also seeded fourth, open team play Thursday against Guatemala.
Day 1 of Team Competitions
It was a day at the courts for the men's team (and myself) as they played two matches. It was Barbados in the morning and Venuzuela in the afternoon. Both matches ended in 3-0 victories for Canada, with David, Mike and Andrew each winning 3-0 in both macthes.
The women spent the day in Banons, and unfortunately I have not talked to them this evening so am not sure what they got up to, but I am sure whatever it was they had fun.
Not much else to report. The internet here is not the best so it was been difficult posting videos and pictures. I will keep trying, but worse case scenario I will have to wait for my return to Canada to post everything.
Thats all for tonight,
Aaron
The women spent the day in Banons, and unfortunately I have not talked to them this evening so am not sure what they got up to, but I am sure whatever it was they had fun.
Not much else to report. The internet here is not the best so it was been difficult posting videos and pictures. I will keep trying, but worse case scenario I will have to wait for my return to Canada to post everything.
Thats all for tonight,
Aaron
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Canada’s Tara Mullins wins silver at Pan American squash championships
AMBATO, Ecuador- Tara Mullins of Toronto won the silver medal on Tuesday in women’s individual play at the Pan American squash championships.
Mullins lost the championship final to top-seed and world number-16 Samantha Teran of Mexico in straight games (3-0). It is the first international medal for the 32-year-old Mullins, a bronze medallist at the last two Canadian championships.
‘’I’m really happy to get the silver medal,’’ said Mullins, currently ranked 70th in the world. ‘’I was pleased with my performance tonight even though I didn’t execute my game plan exactly the way I wanted. Samantha is a very tough player and she was hitting the ball really well kept the pressure on.’’
The team competition gets underway on Wednesday. The Canadian men, seeded fourth, open with matches against Bermuda and Venezuela. The women’s team competition starts Thursday. The Canadian women are also seeded fourth
Mullins lost the championship final to top-seed and world number-16 Samantha Teran of Mexico in straight games (3-0). It is the first international medal for the 32-year-old Mullins, a bronze medallist at the last two Canadian championships.
‘’I’m really happy to get the silver medal,’’ said Mullins, currently ranked 70th in the world. ‘’I was pleased with my performance tonight even though I didn’t execute my game plan exactly the way I wanted. Samantha is a very tough player and she was hitting the ball really well kept the pressure on.’’
The team competition gets underway on Wednesday. The Canadian men, seeded fourth, open with matches against Bermuda and Venezuela. The women’s team competition starts Thursday. The Canadian women are also seeded fourth
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