An Ontario blizzard couldn’t stop the largest provincial mixed doubles tournament in Squash Ontario history this past weekend! Squash Ontario is overjoyed by the number of teams that entered into this event which doubled the participation average from the last 20 years, with a special shout out to the Mixed B draw that saw 25 teams this year, beating the record for that division by 5 teams. There are many explanations for this upward trend of competition and participation in doubles squash, but most notably we want to thank the Toronto & District Women’s Squash League and the Ontario Squash Doubles League conveners/volunteers for their efforts to grow their own leagues, and the leagues and clubs for developing doubles programs within their regions/members.
The 2020 Hennessy & Hinchcliffe Ontario Mixed Doubles Presented by Slaight Music ran without a hitch at the Mayfair Parkway under the leadership of Tournament Chair (and Champion) Cole Osborne and Tournament Referee Tim Mallory. These events also wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors Hennessy & Hinchcliffe (Mark Hinchcliffe) and Slaight Music (Gary Slaight) - tireless double squash supporters. Also, special thanks to the Mayfair Parkway members who teamed up to provide extra value for this event .
And with pleasure, we present the 2020 Hennessy & Hinchcliffe Ontario Mixed Doubles Presented by Slaight Music Champions:
MIXED OPEN: (l-r) Finalists Nikki Todd and Josh Kay, TR Tim Mallory, Champions Cole Osborne and Laura Savage
MIXED 40+: (l-r) TR Tim Mallory, Finalists Annette White and Al Hunt, Champions Nicole Garon and Jamie Nicholls, 3rd place finishers Kirsteen Burton & Jeff Anderson, and TC Cole Osborne
MIXED 50/55+: (l-r) Finalists John Hall and Tammie Sangster, Champions Paul Zander and Caro Sambrook, 3rd place finishers Katie Bewley and Peter Bloom
Mixed 55+ Champions and Finalists will be determined by a match scheduled soon. The teams playing for 1st place are Eric Windler and Diane Naughton against Cathy Tuckwell and Bob Ferguson.
The mixed 55+ 3rd place was awarded to Brenda Forbes and Eric Dunn.
MIXED 60: (l-r) Greatest Doubles Volunteer Lolly Gillen, Finalist Dennis Hisey, Champions Anita Saunders and Mike Tanner, Finalist Deborah Grieve, and Squash Ontario Executive Director Jamie Nicholls.
Not pictured: 3rd place finishers Rea Godbold and Heather Ferrier
MIXED 65+: (l-r) 4th place finishers Larry Gould and Mary Kelly, Finalists Molson Robertson and Sybille Witt, TR Tim Mallory, Champions Lolly Gillen and Steven Hisey, 3rd place finishers Dorothy MacNeill and Ted Ruse.
MIXED B: (l-r) 3rd place finishers Sean Gillespie and Sandra Sears, Champions Francine Maitland and Mitchell McLean, Finalists Kelly Ann Zander and Stavros Angelopolous.