Squash Canada Announces Pan Am Championships Line-Ups by Danny DaCosta July 22, 2014
- Ottawa (ON) - Squash Canada announced today its team for the Pan
American Squash Championships which are taking place in Toluca, Mexico
from September 7 – 13, 2014. The 2014 Pan American Championships
will be run as a part of the Pan American Sports Festival, with Squash
Canada’s athletes competing in singles, doubles, mixed and team
competitions. The Championships will also serve as the
qualification and seeding event for the 2015 Pan Am Games which are
slated for Toronto.
The Women’s Canadian Team is comprised of:
Samantha Cornett, of
Deep River, ON – Canada’s #1 player ranked #30 in the World on the
Women’s Squash Association Professional Rankings. Cornett reached
the Round of 16 at the WSA World Singles Championships earlier this
year and recently won her second consecutive Canadian National Singles
Open Title.
Hollie Naughton, of
Oakville, ON – Holding a #4 spot in the Canadian Rankings, Naughton
recently finished with a bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Squash
Championships. At a young age of 19, she is the youngest athlete on the
Canadian National Team. Last summer, Naughton captured the Pan American
Jr Championship and lead Team Canada to 5th place at the World Junior
Women’s Team Championships.
Nikole Todd of Regina,
SK – The 24 year old is currently ranked #3 in Canada and is coming off
a very successful start in 2014. She took 5th place at the 2014
Canadian Squash Championships and finished in the top 8 at the Montreal
Open. Todd was also part of Team Saskatchewan who won old at the 2014
Canadian Women’s Team Championships.
Danielle Letourneau of
Calgary, AB – making her debut on Team Canada’s Senior National Team.,
Danielle is ranked in the Top 8 in the College Squash Association in
the United States and captain of the Cornell University Squash
Team. At the 2014 Canadian Squash Championships in Edmonton,
Alberta, Letourneau reached the finals of the Women’s Open division
losing to Samantha Cornett in 3-1 in the final.
The Men’s Canadian Team is comprised of:
Shahier Razik of
Toronto, ON – Currently ranked #2 in Canada; Shahier took home the
title at the 2014 Canadian Squash Championships in Edmonton, Alberta,
his 7th Canadian Championship. From 2009 to 2012 Razik won 4 straight
Canadian National Championships to add to his titles in 2006 and 2007.
He was formerly ranked Top 20 in the PSA World rankings and was a
Pan-Am Games gold medalist in 2003.
Shawn Delierre of
Montreal, QC – Shawn recently won his 13th Career World PSA Title with
an upset win over top seeded Andrew Shoukry in the final of the Tour de
las Americas Paraguay. Delierre is currently holding Canada’s #1 Rank
and #50 in the World. He achieved a career high ranking of #35 in the
world in 2013, and is competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow.
Andrew Schnell of
Calgary, AB – Schnell came out of the 2014 Canadian Championships with
a silver medal, his best finish nationally. He holds the #3 Canadian
Ranking and is Top 100 in the PSA World rankings. Schnell has
represented Canada at two World Team Championships in 2011 and 2013,
and was a member of the silver medalist Canadian team at the 2011 Pan
American Games in Guadalajara.
Graeme Schnell of
Calgary, AB – this will be the older Schnell brother’s second straight
year representing Canada at the Pan American Championships, having
competed in Argentina in 2013. He is a five-time Canadian University
Champion and three-time gold medalist with Team Alberta at the Canadian
Men’s Team Championships.
The team will be led by Canadian coach Graeme Williams from the Windsor Squash Racquet Club.
