{"id":1925,"date":"2023-05-31T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/ns\/2023-national-championships-a-celebration-of-sport\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:03:18","slug":"2023-national-championships-a-celebration-of-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/ns\/2023-national-championships-a-celebration-of-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 National Championships a Celebration of Sport!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 31, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINNIPEG<\/strong> – The 2023 Racquetball Canada National Championships have come to a close after an exciting week of competition at the Duckworth Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The championships took place from May 23 to 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Racquetball Manitoba hosted over 100 players from six provinces who competed in several age and skill categories. The tournament was very successful, attracting a number of players who have not competed in the National Championships in several years. A change in the format also ensured players of all ages and skills had an opportunity for enjoyable and meaningful competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results from the Open and Junior divisions will impact national team selection. Results also count towards the selection of teams that will represent Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games and the 2023 Junior World Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Women\u2019s Open singles, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert of Montr\u00e9al finished on top of the podium with a comfortable win over Juliette Parent of Saint-Jacques in Saturday\u2019s final. This is Lambert\u2019s fifth national title in singles and Parent\u2019s highest placement ever. Third place in Women\u2019s Open singles was won by Mich\u00e8le Morissette of Baie-Comeau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lambert and Morissette teamed up in Women\u2019s Open Women\u2019s doubles finishing in first place after being undefeated throughout the week in the round-robin format. This is the second time the team has been on top of the podium, but both have won the title on two other occasions with different partners. Christine Keay of New Westminster and Cassie Prentice of Delisle Saskatchewan finished second followed by Alexis Iwaasa of Edmonton and Danielle Ramsay of Saskatoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samuel Murray of Saint-Hubert claimed his fifth consecutive Men\u2019s Open national title. In a repeat of the finals from the last three years, Murray faced Coby Iwaasa from Lethbridge and once again showed why he is ranked the top male athlete in Canada. Kurtis Cullen of Brandon captured third in his highest singles finish at the national elite level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Men\u2019s Open Doubles, Iwaasa and Cullen upset Samuel Murray and Tommy Murray in the final. The Murray brothers were looking for their fourth title together, but Iwaasa and Cullen came out strong and kept the momentum throughout the match. This is Iwaasa\u2019s third Men\u2019s Open doubles title and Cullen\u2019s first. Lee Connell of Saskatoon and Trevor Webb of Cambridge won third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In junior events, Naman Gauri from Lethbridge played a very strong match in Boy\u2019s 21U singles winning an exciting tiebreaker match against Nathan Jauvin of Terrebonne. Cassie Prentice is the 21U Girl\u2019s Singles champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the Open division matches were live-streamed and can be viewed on Racquetball Canada\u2019s Facebook Page and Youtube Channel. The links can be found at the bottom of this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 National Championships will be hosted by the Alberta Racquetball Association at the University of Calgary from May 20 to 25, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to view the complete tournament results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Championships Summary – Top 3 Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singles Divisions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Open Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert (Montr\u00e9al, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Juliette Parent (Saint-Jacques, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Mich\u00e8le Morissette (Baie-Comeau, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s Open Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Samuel Murray (Saint-Hubert, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Kurtis Cullen (Brandon, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elite \/ A Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kirby Shwaykosky (East Saint Paul, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Sean Stockwell (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    St\u00e9phane Parent (Saint-Jacques, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Aidan Fanshaw (Hazelridge, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Noan McEwen (Sherwood Park, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Kyrylo Tkach (Burlington, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kyle Gobeil (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Bernie Grumpelt (Wetaskiwin, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Gaetano Pugliese (Kamloops, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 75+ Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Steve Hendry (Victoria, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Barry Ould (Edmonton, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Greg Podolsky (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 70+ Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Bill Burdge (Abbotsford, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Peter Callioux (Langley, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Jim Park (Regina, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 65+ Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Manny Gregorio (Edmonton, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Randy Pentland (Calgary, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Gus Tsouras (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 55+ Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Paul Shanks (Edmonton, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Michael McPhee (Leduc, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Ken Storozuk (Chilliwack, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 45+ Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kyle Wiseman (Burlington, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Kirby Shwaykosky (East Saint Paul, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Allen Bauman (St. Albert, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doubles Divisions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Open Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert (Montr\u00e9al, QC) \/ Mich\u00e8le Morissette (Baie-Comeau, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Christine Keay (New Westminster, BC) \/ Cassie Prentice (Delisle, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Alexis Iwaasa (Edmonton, AB) \/ Danielle Ramsay (Saskatoon, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s Open Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kurtis Cullen (Brandon, MB) \/ Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Samuel Murray (Saint-Hubert, QC) \/ Tommy Murray (St-Basile-le-Grand, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Lee Connell (Saskatoon, SK) \/ Trevor Webb (Cambridge, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixed Open\/Elite Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kyle Wiseman (Burlington, ON) \/ Disney Linares (Toronto, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Christian Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON) \/ Ofelia Wilscam (Repentigny, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Manny Gregorio (Edmonton, AB) \/ Linda Ellerington (Shields, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elite Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Allen Bauman (St. Albert, AB) \/ Jeff Miller (Spruce Grove, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Randy Pentland (Calgary, AB) \/ Randy Van Achte (Estevan, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Pete Olynick (Winnipeg, MB) \/ Kirby Shwaykosky (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Matt Kushnir (Winnipeg, MB) \/ Sean Stockwell (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Cher Allen (Winnipeg, MB) \/ Terry Nelson (Windsor, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Bill Burdge (Abbotsford, BC) \/ Doug Burdge (Lake Country, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixed A\/B Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Doug Donald (Winnipeg, MB) \/ Cher Allen (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Steven Leduc (Valleyfield, QC) \/ Eva Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Stephen Majocha (Winnipeg, MB) \/ Valerie Senger (Vancouver, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s B Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Sue MacLeod (Dartmouth, NS) \/ Valerie Senger (Vancouver, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Isabelle Lapierre (Saint-Jacques, QC) \/ Eva Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Alaya Buller (Grande Prairie, AB) \/ Lahni Buller (Grande Prairie, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Hendry \/ Bob Wolf (Vernon, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Darrell Davis (Regina, SK) \/ Jim Park (Regina, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Alaya Buller (Grande Prairie, AB) \/ Noah McEwen (Sherwood Park, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Bernie Grumpelt (Wetaskiwin, AB) \/ Corey McEwen (Sherwood Park, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Robert George (Lethbridge, AB) \/ Gaetano Pugliese (Kamloops, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    George Nyman (Winnipeg, MB) \/ Greg Podolsky (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men \u2018s 65+ Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Marty Hansen (Regina, SK) \/ Graham Tamaki (Regina, SK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Manny Gregorio (Edmonton, AB) \/ Barry Ould (Edmonton, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Peter Callioux (Langley, BC) \/ Chuck Tanner (West Kelowna, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 45+ Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Michael McPhee (Leduc, AB) \/ Randy Pentland (Calgary, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Allen Bauman (St. Albert, AB) \/ Jeff Miller (Spruce Grove, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    James Bileski (Anola, MB) \/ Ken Storozuk (Chiliwack, BC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Divisions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl\u2019s 21U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Cassie Prentice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy\u2019s 21U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Naman Gauri (Lethbridge, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Nathan Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Aidan Fanshaw (Hazelridge, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl\u2019s 18U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Ofelia Wilscam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy\u2019s 18U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Christian Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Jordan Miller (Edmonton, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Noah McEwen (Sherwood Park, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl\u2019s 16U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Chlo\u00e9 Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Alaya Buller (Grande Prairie, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Lahni Buller (Grande Prairie, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy\u2019s 16U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Rapha\u00ebl Guillemette (Sainte-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Asher Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Leyton Gouldie (Brandon, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl\u2019s 14U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kaitlyn Couckuyt (Brandon, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Ariana Buller (Grande Prairie, AB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Halen Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy\u2019s 14U Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Kyrylo Tkach (Burlington, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Oren Gouldie (Brandon, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    Mason McPeek (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior A Singles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Oren Gouldie (Brandon, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Kaitlyn Couckuyt (Brandon, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    \u00c9mile Martel (Saint-Thomas, QC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Doubles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.    Matthew Hudson (Burlington, ON) \/ Kyrylo Tkach (Burlington, ON)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.    Oren Gouldie (Brandon, MB) \/ Mason McPeek (Winnipeg, MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.    \u00c9mile Martel (Saint-Thomas, QC) \/ Halen Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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