The University and College Championships, hosted at The Club at White Oaks in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was held this past weekend (March 1st to 3rd) for the 2024 rendition of the tournament, bringing together athletes from post-secondary institutions across Canada.
In the Men’s Open draw, Maximilien Godbout from Université du Québec à Montréal battled hard throughout the tournament and beat Mohamed Kamal in the finals to secure the victory. Liam Jinks brought home the 3rd place finish. Kemar Lord won the Men’s B side with Finley Armstrong and Ali Jariwala coming 2nd and 3rd respectively. Eesa Huq and James Crook had duked it out in the finals with Huq just edging out Crook to take home the win, while Vivek Mody beat out Jimmy Wu for 3rd place.
“The staff and members of White Oaks racquet club were very impressed with the exciting and competitive event. Talented young players gave their very best to win the national title for their school. I would like to thank Squash Canada as well as our sponsors TD bank and Portage M&A. Squash continues to thrive in Canadian Universities and Colleges at both the elite level as well as new players learning the sport.” – Matt Easingwood, White Oaks Squash Director.
