{"id":18448,"date":"2022-02-27T12:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T17:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/?p=18448"},"modified":"2022-03-28T14:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:11:56","slug":"quebecs-murray-and-lambert-win-national-team-selection-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/quebecs-murray-and-lambert-win-national-team-selection-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s Murray and Lambert Win National Team Selection Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CALGARY, February 27, 2022 &#8211; Samuel Murray and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert, the top ranked male and female racquetball athletes in Canada, finished on the top of the podium in their respective divisions at the 2022 Winter National Team Selection Event held this weekend in Calgar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambert (Montr\u00e9al) defeated Mich\u00e8le Morissette (Baie-Comeau) in the Women\u2019s Open final with scores of 8-15, 15-10, 15-6, 15-10. The first game of her set against Morissette was the only game she lost over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel Murray (Baie-Comeau) finished first with a win over Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge) in the Men\u2019s Open division with scores of 15-8, 15-11, 15-14. Although Iwaasa made a strong push, Murray\u2019s experience helped him finish off the match in three games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danielle Drury (Saskatoon) took third place in the women\u2019s event with a win over Juliette Parent (St. Jacques) in a match that went the full five games. The two went back and forth before Drury won in the tiebreaker with scores of 11-15, 15-9, 15-11, 13-15, 11-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kurtis Cullen (Brandon) finished in third place in the Men\u2019s Open event. He was to play Trevor Webb (Cambridge) in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place match, but Webb forfeited the match.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-five athletes from across Canada competed in the tournament that ran February 25 and 26 at the Acadian Recreation Complex in Calgary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team that will represent Canada at the upcoming Pan Am Championships will be selected using results from the tournament as well as other national selection events held already this year. The championships are being held in Bolivia from April 9 to 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament was the first event Racquetball ran using the International Racquetball Federation rule and scoring changes being implemented across Canada. For more information about the changes <a href=\"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/exciting-changes-coming-to-the-game-of-racquetball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trackie.com\/online-registration\/entry-list\/matches\/474684\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> for complete draws and results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women\u2019s Open Gold Medal Round Results Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gold Medal Match:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert (Montreal, QC) defeated (2) Mich\u00e8le Morissette (Baie-Comeau, QC), 8-15, 15-10,15-6,15-10.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bronze Medal Match<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(3) Danielle Drury (Saskatoon, SK) defeated (4) Juliette Parent (St. Jacques), 11-15, 15-9, 15-11, 13-15, 11-6.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Semifinals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Lambert defeated (4) Juliette Parent, 15-3, 15-11, 15-13;<\/li><li>(2) Morissette defeated (3) Drury, 11-15, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12, 11-8.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Lambert defeated (9) Marjolaine Parent (St. Jacques, QC), 15-7, 15-12, 15-2;<\/li><li>(2) Morissette defeated (7) Tamara Wilscam (Repentigny, QC), 15-6, 15-6, 15-9;<\/li><li>(3) Drury defeated (6) Cassie Prentice (Macrorie, SK), 15-8, 15-9, 15-6;<\/li><li>(4) Juliette Parent defeated (5) Alexis Iwaasa (Edmonton, AB), 14-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-5.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Round of 16:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Lambert \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(2) Morissette \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(3) Drury \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(4) Juliette Parent \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(5) Iwaasa \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(6) Prentice \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(7) Tamara Wilscam defeated (10) Terra Cowen (Prince Albert, SK), 15-8, 15-9, 15-7;<\/li><li>(9) Marjolaine Parent defeated (8) Ofelia Wilscam (Repentigny, QC), 15-4, 15-5, 15-3.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men\u2019s Open Gold Medal Round Results Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gold Medal Match:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Samuel Murray (Baie-Comeau, QC) defeated (2) Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, AB), 15-8, 15-11, 15-14.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bronze Medal Match:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(5) Kurtis Cullen (Brandon, MB) defeated (3) Trevor Webb (Cambridge, ON), forfeit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S<strong>emifinals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Murray defeated (5) Cullen, 15-2, 15-7, 11-15, 15-9;<\/li><li>(2) Iwaasa defeated (3) Webb, 15-8, 15-13, 15-7.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quarterfinals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(1) Murray defeated (9) Mitch Brayley (Calgary, AB), 15-9, 15-6, 15-11;<\/li><li>(2) Iwaasa defeated (10) Nathan Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC), 15-2, 15-10, 15-3;<\/li><li>(3) Webb defeated (6) Francis Guillemette (Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC), 15-9, 15-10, 15-6;<\/li><li>(5) Cullen defeated (4) Lee Connell (Saskatoon, SK), 15-3, 15-13, 13-15, 15-13.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Round of 16:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(12) Murray \u2013 bye;<\/li><li>(2) Iwaasa defeated (15) Jason Pate (Calgary, AB), 15-5, 15-2, 15-5;<\/li><li>(3) Webb defeated (14) Naman Gauri (Lethbridge, AB), 15-9, 15-11, 15-14;<\/li><li>(4) Connell defeated (13) Christian Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON), 15-14, 15-9, 15-9;<\/li><li>(5) Cullen defeated (12) Conrad Cole (Hamilton, ON), 15-8, 15-9, 15-5;<\/li><li>(6) Guillemette defeated (11) Patrick Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC), 15-6, 15-8, 8-15, 15-9;<\/li><li>(10) Nathan Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC) defeated (8) Tanner Prentice (Macrorie, SK), 15-13, 12-15, 15-9, 15-13;<\/li><li>(9) Mitch Brayley (Calgary, AB) defeated (8) Michael Leduc (Qu\u00e9bec, QC), 15-12, 15-12, 11-15, 15-9.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women\u2019s Open Final Standings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert (Montreal, QC)<\/li><li>Mich\u00e8le Morissette (Baie-Comeau, QC)<\/li><li>Danielle Drury (Saskatoon, SK)<\/li><li>Juliette Parent (St. Jacques, QC)<\/li><li>Cassie Prentice (Macrorie, SK)<\/li><li>Marjolaine Parent (St. Jacques, QC)<\/li><li>Alexis Iwaasa (Edmonton, AB)<\/li><li>Tamara Wilscam (Repentigny, QC)<\/li><li>Ofelia Wilscam (Repentigny, QC)<\/li><li>Terra Cowan (Prince Albert, SK)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men\u2019s Open Final Standings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Samuel Murray (Baie-Comeau, QC)<\/li><li>Coby Iwaasa (Lethbridge, AB)<\/li><li>Kurtis Cullen (Brandon, MB)<\/li><li>Trevor Webb (Cambridge, ON)<\/li><li>Lee Connell (Saskatoon, SK)<\/li><li>Nathan Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC)<\/li><li>Mitch Brayley (Calgary, AB)<\/li><li>Francis Guillemette (Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC)<\/li><li>Tanner Prentice (Macrorie, SK)<\/li><li>Michael Leduc (Qu\u00e9bec, QC)<\/li><li>Conrad Cole (Hamilton, ON)<\/li><li>Naman Gauri (Lethbridge, AB)<\/li><li>Patrick Jauvin (Terrebonne, QC)<\/li><li>Christian Pocsai (New Hamburg, ON)<\/li><li>Jason Pate (Calgary, AB)<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALGARY, February 27, 2022 &#8211; Samuel Murray and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Lambert, the top ranked male and female racquetball athletes in Canada, finished on the top of the podium in their respective divisions at the 2022 Winter National Team Selection Event held this weekend in Calgar Lambert (Montr\u00e9al) defeated Mich\u00e8le Morissette (Baie-Comeau) in the Women\u2019s Open final 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