Racquetball Canada  – Winnipeg – November 21, 2017 – Twenty six of Canada’s best racquetball athletes will be in Vernon, BC this weekend for the first Racquetball Canada National Team Selection Event of the season. The tournament is being held at the Rosters Sports Club from November 24 to 26.

High performance athletes will compete in Men’s and Women’s Open Singles events. The organizers are also hosting a tournament open to all participants that will run concurrently with the Selection Event that includes several singles and doubles skill categories. In total, fifty four players of all ages and abilities will be competing in the tournament.  

It’s expected that the competition will be intense as the results from this tournament have an impact on which athletes are selected to Team Canada for the 2018 Pan Am Championships and the 2018 World Championships. As well the results also are part of the criteria for nomination for Sport Canada funding. 

There is a lot of interest in this selection event as there are several national team and national development team athletes entered who have been away from active competition or who have not participated in a national event for a while. 

“I’m eager to see the level of play from our high performance athletes and from those returning to competition”, said Geri Powell, Racquetball Canada’s Administrator of High Performance and Sport Development. “There’s a lot on the line for upcoming international events and our athletes are highly motivated.”

The following is a list of the athletes competing in the National Team Selection Event. 

Women’s Open Event

Athlete	Home Town	National Ranking
Danielle Drury	Saskatoon, SK	4
Valerie Fallu	Candiac, QC	6
Erin Geeraert	Calgary, AB	12
Frédérique Lambert	Montréal, QC	1
Michèle Morissette	Baie-Comeau, QC	5
Cassie Prentice	Macrorie, SK	15
Christine Richardson	Winnipeg, MB	3
Jen Saunders	Winnipeg, MB	2

Men’s Open Event

Athlete	Home Town	National Ranking
Nicolas Bousquet	Montréal, QC	8
Mitch Brayley	Calgary, AB	16
Pedro Castro	Brossard, QC	7
Lee Connell	Saskatoon, SK	6
Kurtis Cullen	Brandon, MB	9
Ian Frattinger	Martensville, SK	65
Mike Green	Hamilton, ON	1
Coby Iwaasa	Lethbridge, AB	un-ranked
Joshua Keil	Saskatoon, SK	18
James Landeryou	Saskatoon, SK	4
Tim Landeryou	Calgary, AB	3
Michael Leduc	Québec, QC	20
Tanner Mattson	North Vancouver, BC	17
Samuel Murray	Baie-Comeau, QC	2
Tommy Murray	St-Hubert, QC	10
Tanner Prentice	Macrorie, SK	11
Anthony Schoenberger	New Westminster, BC	un-ranked
Trevor Webb	Cambridge, ON	12

The event is open to the public at no cost. Media is welcome to attend the event and athletes are available for interviews, however we ask that you contact us in advance to make interview arrangements. 

Media Guide: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vcckzawoh8j038/2017%3A18%20NTSE%20%231%20Media%20Guide%20EN.pdf?dl=0

Tournament Draws and Results: http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/divisions/listAllDivs.asp?TID=22210&sortBy=defaultOrder

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What: 

Racquetball Canada National Team Selection Event #1

Where:                                    T

Rosters Sports Club

2319 53 Avenue

Vernon, BC

National Team Selection Event Tournament Schedule                                  

Play begins: Friday, November 24 at 11:00 am

Men’s Bronze Medal Match: Sunday, November 26 at 10:00 am

Men’s Gold Medal Match: Sunday, November 26 at 12:00 pm

Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Saturday, November 25 at 5:00 pm

Women’s Gold Medal Match: Satruday, November 25 at 4:00 pm

Racquetball Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of Racquetball in Canada. Along with the support of the Government of Canada and many valued partners, Racquetball Canada develops competitive national teams and oversees programs that grow the sport of racquetball in Canada. For more information visit our website at www.racquetball.ca 

Media Contact:

Jan Hanson

Director of Communications and Marketing

Racquetball Canada Board of Directors

jhanson@accesscomm.ca I 306.502.4422