Cologne (GER) – Thirteen Canadian Junior Squash players ventured to Germany this past weekend and competed in the 2015 Pioneer Cup. Running from July 3-6, the tournament featured over 350 juniors with 8 events (Boys U13, U15, U17, U19 and Girls U13, U15, U17, U19).
Over the course of the weekend, the Canadian juniors played very well and should be proud of their performances. Highlighting Canada’s results were Dylan Deverill, Emma Jinks, Nicole Kendall and Rahul Sehrawat.
Cologne (GER) – Thirteen Canadian Junior Squash players ventured to Germany this past weekend and competed in the 2015 Pioneer Cup. Running from July 3-6, the tournament featured over 350 juniors with 8 events (Boys U13, U15, U17, U19 and Girls U13, U15, U17, U19).
Over the course of the weekend, the Canadian juniors played very well and should be proud of their performances. Highlighting Canada’s results were Dylan Deverill, Emma Jinks, Nicole Kendall and Rahul Sehrawat.
· Deverill placed 3rd in the Boys u13 event, defeating Kanhav Nanavati 15-13, 11-4, 4-11, 11-6 in the Places 3/4 game
· Emma Jinks made it to the Finals of the Girls u17 event, before falling to the number one seeded Saskia Beinhard of Germany.
· Nicole Kendall, also in the Girls u17 event, placed 5th, defeating the number 2 seed Fanny Segers in the Places 5/6 game
· Rahul Sehrawat finished 9th in the Boys u19 event after winning the Places 9/10 match against Lucas Rousselet of France
Full Pioneer Cup results can be found at: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=06EF51B6-3A66-4AA9-B89F-FC8A3C96E6C2
Other Canadian finishes:
· Liam Jinks, 23rd in Boys U13
· Marlow Benson, 10th in Girls U15
· Danica Deverill, 11th in Girls U15
· James Flynn, 17th in Boys U15
· Michael Greenwood, 22nd in Boys U15
· Heather Mclachlan, 12th in Girls U17
· Justin Ghaeli, 27th in Boys U17
· Connor Jinks, 42nd in Boys U17
· Harris Lechtzier, 53rd in Boys U19
Congratulations to all the participants for their results! Stay tuned as the 2015 Dutch Junior Open is being held from July 9-12 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Check in to see daily results at: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=793B5903-D165-4F3E-BEAA-B017DAB46CD5