Banner Season: Dynasties continue to dominate on the courts at latest squash finale
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. (via Western Mustangs) – A pair of dynasties continue this season with the Western Mustangs men’s team winning their 40th consecutive OUA Championship in dominant fashion. At the same time, the Queen’s Gaels made it nine years in a row as the women’s squash champions.
The Mustangs beat Queen’s in the men’s final by a 7-0 margin, capping off a weekend wherein they didn't drop a single game.
The Gaels, meanwhile, reversed their fortunes in the women's finale, as they edged Waterloo by a score of 4-3 in a battle that saw all but two matches extend to four or five games.
In the bronze medal matches, it was Western’s women's team defeating McMaster 6-1, while on the men’s side, Toronto topped Waterloo by a 4-3 margin.
Major Awards - Women
MVP – Maddie O’Conner, Queen’s
Rookie of the Year – Gabriella Waite, Queen’s
Coach of the Year – Tom Panabaker, Western
All-Stars - Women
Maddie O’Conner, Queen's
Niki Shemirani, Waterloo
Keira Rawlins, Toronto
Megha Bhatia, Ottawa
Marlow Benson, Queen's
Alessia Ferris, Western
Major Awards - Men
MVP - Sala Eltorgman, Western
Rookie of the Year - Daniel Deverill, Western
Coach of the Year – Chris Hanebury, Western
All-Stars - Men
Sala Eltorgman – Western
Ali Shalaby – Toronto
Dylan Deverill – Western
Akasham Rajagopaul – Queen’s
Tyson Schille – Brock
Will Harris - Toronto
Division Standings - Women
Rank |
Team |
Record |
1 |
Queen’s |
5-0 |
2 |
Waterloo |
3-2 |
3 |
Western |
4-1 |
4 |
McMaster |
2-3 |
5 |
Toronto |
3-2 |
6 |
Guelph |
2-3 |
7 |
Brock |
1-4 |
8 |
Ottawa |
0-5 |
Division Standings - Men
Rank |
Team |
Record |
1 |
Western |
5-0 |
2 |
Queen’s |
3-2 |
3 |
Toronto |
3-2 |
4 |
Waterloo |
3-2 |
5 |
Brock |
3-2 |
6 |
Guelph |
2-3 |
7 |
Ottawa |
1-4 |
8 |
McMaster |
0-5 |