ODBA Players Enjoy Great Trip to OBA
U12 Jr A and Junior B/C Championships in
Twelve juniors from
ODBA-affiliated Clubs in
Back Row: Jenna Flannigan,
Manuel Hasbun-Asistores, Vincent Lee,
Middle Standing: Austin
Flannigan
Front Row: Samy Coulombe,
The
The team achieved some great
results, but did not do as well as they might have in a few areas due to
illness and injury. Brian Kwok (SBA) was fighting an illness throughout, and
Team Results are as follows:
In the U12 Junior A Boys Singles championships, Austin Flannigan (
In the U12 Boys Doubles, Samy and Manuel won their first match, and then lost to
Austin Flannigan and his partner from Bracebridge,
who eventually won the A flight Silver Medal.
In the U14 Boys Singles, Jay
Flannigan (
In the U14 Boys Doubles,
Andrew and Jay made it to the Finals and won the Silver Medal.
In the U14 Mixed Doubles,
Jay and his partner from the Granite Club in
In the U16 Boys Singles, Sergiy
Shatenko (SBA) won the Gold Medal.
In the U16 Mixed Doubles,
Courtney and Sergiy were well on the way to winning in the Quarter Finals on target to the Finals,
when Courtney suffered an ankle injury and the team had to withdraw.
In the U16 Girls Doubles,
Courtney and Jenna Flannigan (
In the U16 Girls Singles,
Courtney lost her first match, but then made it to the Consolation Finals.
Unfortunately, she had to withdraw from that as well, due to her injury. Jenna
won her first match, but lost in Round 2.
In the U19 Girls Singles,
In the U19 Girls Doubles,
Dorothy and
In the U19 Mixed doubles,
Dorothy and Brian (seeded 1) unfortunately lost in the Semi Finals in a 3-game
match.
In the U19 Boys Singles,
Brian made it to Round 3 finally losing in a close 3-game match, with the last
one 22-20. Vincent lost his first match, but made it to the Consolation Quarter
Finals.
In the U19 Boys Doubles,
Brian and his partner from Bracebridge won their
first match, but lost in Round 2 in a close 3-game match. Vincent and Sergiy
lost their Main flight and Consolation matches.
Director of ODBA Junior
Development, Dominique Guertin, expressed her satisfaction that the players had
such an enjoyable trip and heartily congratulated all the players on their
participation and great performances. “We are already looking ahead to an even
better trip next year, “she said, “ in fact, we can always hope that maybe the
tournament will be held closer to home ! “
Results are at: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=13490