Belo Horizonte, Brazil (June 20, 2013) – Hollie Naughton of Oakville, Ontario won the gold medal in girls’ singles at the 2013 Pan-American Junior Squash Championships in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on Wednesday. The win caps a remarkable season for Naughton which also saw her crowned as the Canadian Junior Champion.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (June 20, 2013) – Hollie Naughton of Oakville, Ontario won the gold medal in girls’ singles at the 2013 Pan-American Junior Squash Championships in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on Wednesday. The win caps a remarkable season for Naughton which also saw her crowned as the Canadian Junior Champion.
Seeded 5th/8th at the Pan-Am championships, Naughton’s tournament run included impressive victories over the three highest seeded players in the draw. After straight games victories in the first two rounds, Naughton defeated 3rd/4th seed Laura Casallas of Colombia 11-1, 11-2, 13-11 in the quarter-finals, 2nd seeded Maria Fernanda Rivera of Mexico in a bruising five game victory in the semis (12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-4), and took home the gold with a convincing four set win over top seed Laura Tovar of Colombia in the finals (11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6).
Naughton’s gold medal continues an impressive run for Canada in the girls’ singles event of the Championships. Since 2003, Canada has won 6 medals in girls’ singles including additional gold medals by Jennifer Pelletier in 2010 and Samantha Cornett in 2008.
Canada has a chance at winning a 2nd gold medal at the Championships tonight, as the Canadian girls’ doubles team of Chloe Chemtob and Evelyn Moorhouse are in the finals against the home town Brazilian team of Giulia Baldissera and Renata Furletti. A win would give Canada its first gold medal in girls’ doubles at the Pan-Am Championships.
About the Pan-American Junior Squash Championships
The Pan-American Championships serve as a compliment to the quadrennial Pan-American Games, with the Pan-Am Championships being held during the three years of the four year cycle when the Pan-Am Games are not being contested. The Pan-American Junior Squash Championships are open to under-19 squash players in North and South America with athletes competing for medals in boys’ and girls’ singles, boys’ and girls’ doubles, mixed doubles, and teams.
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