Womens' Squash
Team Information
Head Coach: Erik Zaremba
Contact Information:
Erik Zaremba
Head Coach, Women's Squash
c/o Department of Athletics and Recreation
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada, K7L 3N6
613-533-6000 ext. 74731
erik_zaremba@hotmail.com
OUA/CIS: OUA
Schedule/Results: Click here
Squash News
Squash (M/W): Queen's Captures OUA Women's Squash Titile
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. (February 9, 2008) - At the 2008 Ontario University Athletics Squash Championships hosted by Brock University, the Queen's Golden Gaels women's team knocked off the No. 2 ranked McGill Martlets, winning by virtue of games won (3-3) 12-10.
On the men's side, Western captured their 25th straight OUA title defeating McGill (6-0), while Queen's lost to the University of Toronto 6-0 in the Bronze medal game to finish fourth.
This is the second provincial banner the Queen's Golden Gaels have claimed in the Niagara region. Earlier this year the Gaels won the OUA women's rowing title hosted by Brock University.
Results:
Women
OUA Semi-Finals
Queen's 4, Western 2
McGill 4, Toronto 2
Bronze Medal
Toronto 4, Western 2
Gold Medal
Queen's 3, McGill 3 (12-10 Games Won)
Men
OUA Semi-Finals
Western 4, Toronto 2
McGill 3, Queen's 3, (10-10 Games / 86-65 pts)
Bronze Medal
Toronto 6, Queen's 0
Gold Medal
Western 6, McGill 0
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Squash (M/W): Gaels Garner Three All Star Selections
Hamilton, Ont. (February 7, 2008) – Yesterday the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced that three Queen’s squash athletes earned All-Star selections for their play this season.
The women's team received two selections both to the first team with Rebecca Hazell of Toronto and Michelle Craig of Guelph, Ont. join four others while Nick Burnett of Victoria from the men's team was named to the six player second team. Both Gaels teams finished third in the OUA and will each face McGill in the conference semi-finals today at the University of Toronto.
McGill placed a league leading four athletes on the women's all star teams while their men's team had two selections. The Western Mustangs finished first in both standings and placed three players in the respective all star teams with Stephanie Edmison of Toronto being named the women's Player of the Year. The Mustangs face the host Varsity Blues in both the men's and women's semi finals. The gold and bronze medal matches will take place Saturday February 9.
Men's and Women's Squash Finish Fourth at OUA Finals
Hamilton, ON (February 10, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's and women's squash teams lost both their matches at the OUA Championships Saturday at McMaster University. The men lost all six matches in their semi final to the eventual champion Western Ontario Mustangs and then were beaten in five of six matches by the Waterloo Warriors for the bronze medal. The women were able to make things a little closer in their semi final but lost 4-2 to the University of Toronto Varsity Blues before falling by the same score to McGill for the bronze medal. Congratulations to the squash teams on a great season and especially to Sean Horton, Michelle Craig and Rebecca Hazell on being named league all stars.
Three Gaels Named OUA Squash All Stars
Hamilton, ON (February 9, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels play their OUA men's and women's squash semifinal matches tomorrow but today three of their players were named OUA All Stars. On the men's side Sean Horton a Kingston native was named to the second team with Western and Toronto dominating the selections. The Mustangs who play Queen's in Saturday afternoon's semifinal had three first team and one second team all star while the Varsity Blues had two named to each squad. For the women two Gaels picked up first team honours. Michelle Craig from Guelph, Ontario the captain of the team and first year Toronto resident Rebecca Hazell join a six member crew that includes two Western Mustangs, a Toronto Varsity Blue and one player from McGill who face Queen's in tomorrow afternoon's semifinal. Bronze and gold medal finals are scheduled Sunday afternoon also at McMaster University in Hamilton.
Queen's Squash Teams Off To OUA Finals This Weekend
Kingston, ON (February 8, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's and women's squash teams are off to Hamilton this weekend for the OUA Championships at McMaster University. The men qualified as the fourth seed with a record of 20-16 and will face the defending champion Western Ontario Mustangs in Saturday's semifinals. The Mustangs who are a squash power lost just one single match this season and when they faced Queen's swept them six matches to none. Leading the Gaels is their top seeded player Sean Horton who is in his fifth and final year. The other semifinal will feature Toronto against Waterloo. Waterloo is the only school to take a match off the Mustangs this season back on November 11th. For the Queen's women they are seeded third heading into the finals and will face Toronto in the semifinals with the winner facing either Western or McGill. The Gaels when they played Toronto earlier this season they lost five matches to one with captain Michelle Craig picking up the lone win in straight sets over Brooke Biggs the Blue's number one seed. The gold and bronze medal matches for both the men and women will be played Sunday afternoon with league all stars being named Saturday evening.
McGill hosted the Eastern Sectionals on Saturday between McGill, Toronto and Queen's.
MONTREAL, QC (19 Nov. 2005) - In the first match up against last years OUA champions Toronto, Queen's managed to split the matches evenly 3-3, but when the totals came in, Toronto was victorious by winning one extra game at the #1 position.
Undaunted, the Queen's team forged ahead with a 6-0 trouncing of McGill, securing a hard fought second place finish. The standout on the Queen's team was the newly appointed #1 Michelle Craig, who won both of her matches 3-1 and 3-0.
Queen's next competition will be in January at the Western Sectionals, going head to head with Western and McMaster.
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