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07-May-10:
Razik and Ranieri are Canadian
Champions
VANCOUVER— Shahier Razik of Toronto won the BC Honda
2010 Canadian Squash Championships and retained his national
title when challenger Jonathon Power suffered a leg injury
and withdrew midway through the final match Saturday at
Jericho Tennis Club in Vancouver.
On the women’s side, number two seed, Miranda Ranieri
of Waterloo, Ontario, knocked off number one seed and
three-time national champion Alana Miller of Winnipeg, 9-11,
11-9, 11-8, 11-4.
“You never want to win that way,” Razik said of his victory
afterwards in the men’s final. “It’s unfortunate Jonathon
couldn’t continue. I really wanted to play, so this isn’t a
win I’ll be jumping up and down about.”
Although Razik is ranked number one in Canada and was the
tournament’s top seed, the 35-year-old Power, a former world
number one and arguably Canada’s best-ever squash player,
still carries a certain mystique and on-court swagger.
Power, also of Toronto, won game one in the match 11-7, with
Razik taking game two 11-4. Game three had Power leading 4-3
when he made the decision to withdraw and forfeit the match,
citing a pulled leg muscle suffered earlier in the match.
“I let him control the pace in the first game but in the
second I picked things up, made the game a little quicker
and put more pressure on him,” Razik said of the changes
between game one and two.
The win gives Razik his fourth national title in five years.
The only year he didn’t win, 2008, the title was won by
Power.
Ranieri wins women’s title
Down one game to none and trailing the second game 3-9
Ranieri decided to get aggressive and start taking some
chances and earned her first ever national championship.
“I decided I had to start attacking for the rest of the game
and it just worked out for me. Being down like I was, I
thought if it didn’t work, I’d just move on to the next
game. But I also got a bit lucky and hit a few winners,”
Ranieri said after her victory.
“I was a bit nervous in the first game and when I’m nervous,
I get really tentative.”
The win capped off a strong week in Vancouver for Ranieri
who earlier won the Canadian circuit championships, also
over Miller.
The BC Honda 2010 Canadian Squash Championships included
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06-May-10:
Top seeds reach finals
It’s Canada’s number one squash player versus Canada’s best
ever squash player in the BC Honda 2010 Canadian Squash
Championships mens final.
Toronto’s Shahier Razik, ranked number one in Canada
and the top seed in the tournament advanced to the final by
defeating David Phillips of Montreal, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 on
Friday.
“I don’t think the score tells the story. It was lot tougher
than it looked. He’s a big guy with good touch. He was
controlling and he made me work for it,” said Razik, who’s
also the reigning national champion.
Hi opponent will be Jonathon Power, Canadian squash
legend and former world number one but the number two seed
in this tournament. Power earned a berth in the final by
defeating Montreal’s Shawn DeLierre 11-3, 11-1, 11-7.
“I feel like I’m hitting the ball well and I’m moving not
too badly, although my fitness maybe isn’t where it should
be,” said Power, who last won the national championship in
2008.
On the prospect of facing Razik and what he expects, Power
smiles.
“We play all the time. We’re like the two old guys who only
play each other. I know exactly what to expect.”
The men’s final is scheduled for 4 pm (Pacific), Saturday
May 8 at the Jericho Tennis Club in Vancouver.
For the women, Alana Miller of Winnipeg advanced to
the final with a 3-0 win over Carolyn Russell. She’ll face
number two seed Miranda Ranieri of Waterloo, Ontario
who defeated Montreal’s Alexandra Norman 11-4, 11-1, 11-8.
Miller, the number one seed in the tournament, dominated the
match, winning 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 and even she confessed
surprise with the ease of her victory over the number four
seeded Russell.
“It wasn’t what I expected. Carolyn and I have played many
times over the years and they’re usually tough matches. I
think maybe she was nervous playing in her home club,”
Miller said of the Vancouver-based Russell.
“I was able to keep the pressure on her, volley as much as I
could, and take it to her whenever I had the opportunity.”
Miller, the national champion in 2007and 2008, missed last
year’s Canadian championships due to injury. This year, she
says she’s healthy and ready to reclaim the title.
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05-May-10:
Top-seeds advance at BC Honda 2010 Canadian
Squash Championships
VANCOUVER – Top-seeds Shahier Razik of Toronto and
Alana Miller of Winnipeg advanced to the quarterfinals
on Wednesday at the BC Honda 2010 Canadian Squash
Championships.
In men’s play, Razik, the defending champions, defeated
Canadian university champion Adrian Dudzicki of Ottawa 11-0,
11-3, 11-1. Number-two seed and multiple Canadian champion
Jonathon Power of Toronto also won his first match
eliminating Nicholas Sachvie of St. Catharines, Ont., 11-1,
11-4, 11-4.
Other second round winners in men’s competition included
Matthew Serediak and Robin Clarke, both of
Toronto and David Phillips and Shawn DeLierre,
both of Montreal, with two other matches scheduled for later
Wednesday.
On the women’s side, Miller, the national champ in 2007 and
2008, took down Tara Chawla of Winnipeg 11-5, 11-4, 11-1
while second seed Miranda Ranieri of Waterloo, Ont.,
defeated Erin Roberts of Calgary 11-3, 11-4, 11-5.
Other winners included Samantha Cornett of Ottawa,
Carolyn Russell and Melanie Jans-Burke, both of
Vancouver, and Alexandra Norman of Montreal with two
other matches to be completed.
The event has attracted more than 300 participants from
across Canada.
Wednesday Results:
MEN
Second round: Shahier Razik, Toronto def. Adrian Dudzicki,
Ottawa, 11-0, 11-3, 11-1; Matthew Serediak, Toronto def.,
Dave Glass, Winnipeg, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7; David Phillips,
Montreal, def., Keith Pritchard, Calgary, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3;
Robin Clarke, Toronto def., Fred Reid, Markham, Ont., 11-8,
11-4, 11-0; Jonathon Power, Toronto def. Nicholas Sachvie,
St. Catharines, Ont., 11-1, 11-4, 11-4; Shawn DeLierre,
Montreal, def., Graeme Schnell, Calgary, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9.
WOMEN
Second round: Alana Miller, Winnipeg def., Tara Chawla,
Winnipeg, 11-5, 11-4, 11-1; Samantha Cornett, Ottawa def.
Seanna Keating, Toronto, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5; Melanie Jans-Burke,
Vancouver def., Nikole Todd, Regina, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4;
Miranda Ranieri, Waterloo, Ont., def., Erin Roberts,
Calgary, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Carolyn Russell, Vancouver, def.,
Alix Younger, Winnipeg, 11-4, 11-7, 11-1; Alexandra Norman,
Montreal def., Genevieve Lessard, Montreal, 11-2, 11-1,
11-7.
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Razik and Ranieri win
Canadian
Grand Circuit Finale title
VANCOUVER – Shahier Razik of Toronto and Miranda Ranieri of
Waterloo, Ont., are this year’s Canadian Grand Circuit
Finale champions.
Razik defeated Robin Clarke of Toronto in the men’s final in
two straight games. David Phillips of Montreal took the
bronze match over Shawn DeLierre of Montreal. Earlier in the
semis, Razik beat DeLierre and Clarke beat Phillips.
On the women’s side, Ranieri edged Alana Miller of Winnipeg
in three games Alexandra Norman of Montreal beat Carolyn
Russell of Vancouver for third spot. In the semis, Miller
beat Russell and Ranieri defeated Norman.
Razik and Ranieri both earned $1,500 for their victories.
The 2009/2010 Canadian Squash Circuit saw events take place
in Halifax NS, Montréal QC, Ottawa ON, Sudbury ON, Niagara
ON, London ON, Winnipeg MB, Saskatoon SK, Calgary AB,
Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, North Vancouver BC, and Richmond
BC.
The Canadian Squash Circuit is a national tour consisting of
Men’s PSA and Women’s WISPA sanctioned events across Canada.
Canadian players compete for points in the Canadian Squash
Circuit standings, which culminate with a yearend Grande
Finale between the highest point earners from the Men’s and
Women’s Circuit. The Canadian Squash Circuit’s goals are to
provide Canadian squash players with an opportunity to play
at a high level of competition within Canada and to increase
the level of awareness of squash in Canada.
The Finale was also a preview of the BC Honda 2010 Canadian
Squash Championships which takes place in Vancouver May 5-8
at the Jericho Club.
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