Well, what another epic adventure Mill River 2012 was, full of so much great squash and fun. The tournament was well represented by Nova Scotia. Even though Mother Nature came out screaming on Friday, everyone made it down safe and sound.  A big thank you to everyone involved in organizing this wonderful tournament.. We look forward in seeing what next year will bring.

Check out the promo video to this years event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPTJ9hC4Ga8&feature=youtu.be

Halifax, Nova Scotia, The Bluenose Squash Classic is pleased to announce that Nova Scotia’s premiere international squash tournament is moving to a glass court on the stage of the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at Dalhousie University.

The tournament, which attracts the world’s top squash players to Halifax, will be played in a portable, all-glass squash court which will be erected on the Cohn stage for the tournament which will take place March 26-31, 2012.

Team Atlantic Masters Team – Canadian Masters Team Championships Jan. 13-15, 2012

On the weekend of January 13-15, 2012, for the first time in its history, Team Atlantic competed at the Canadian Team Masters Championships. Team Atlantic was put together with members Jane Hicks and John Power from P.E.I., Tom Evans from New Brunswick and Ray Souchereau, Chris Petropolis and Janet MacLeod from Nova Scotia. Our seventh player, Viola Henessey, from Ottawa, was actually born in Newfoundland so it was a true Atlantic Team.

Men’s Provincial Team finishes one better then their seeding…..

 London, Ontario was the host of this years Men’s Teams Championships. This legendary event hosts the top 3-players from each province who playoff for the National team title.

 This year, Nova Scotia’s team consisted of Matt’s; Bishop, Sharpe, and Holland.

 Although we arrived in one piece we left worse for ware. The draw format of the event set us up to play five matches in just three days. This is a tall order for the veterans of Team Nova Scotia, but we were initially psyched for the challenge.

 We entered the weekend matches seeded 9^th. Our first match pitted us against the 8^th seed Saskatchewan. We came out firing and each put up an early W. The victory earned us a place in one of four quarterfinals. Unfortunately our quarterfinal was against the # 1 seed Alberta less than three hours after stepping off the court with Saskatchewan. The score line was predictable playing against a couple of PSA tour players. Nova Scotia showed its true character by not giving in easily, but each of our efforts was not enough to win.

At the 2012 Canadian Women’s Team Championships in Halifax Team Quebec captured the title defeating Team Ontario in the final 2-1.  The Quebec team featured Alexandra Norman, Genevieve Lessard and Anne-Christine Lajoje.  Alex Norman defeated fellow national team member Stephanie Edmison of Ontario 11-8, 13-11, 11-5 in the opening match.  Genevieve Lessard of Quebec defeated Seanna Keating of Ontario 12-10, 11-3, 12-10 while Ontario’s Micaala Seth defeated Quebec’s Anne-Christine Lajoie 11-2, 11-5, 11-7 in the final match.

In the 3^rd place match, Manitoba defeated Alberta to claim the bronze medal 3-0.  Alix Younger of Manitoba defeated Susie King of Alberta 11-5, 12-10, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10.  Manitoba’s #2 player Tara Chawla defeated Kristina Jewitt of Alberta 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, while, Manitoba’s Ashley Malenchak defeated Alberta’s Kathy Conquergood 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 to give Manitoba the bronze medal sweep.

Follow this link to Picasa to view photos from the tournament.

The 2012 Dalhousie Invitational Tournament, presented by Bond and Coolen and Eaton Power Quality, will take place at the Dalplex on January 19-22, 2012. Registration is now open via Tournament Software.