With our regular season Jester University League play all wrapped up, we are please to announce our regular season winners were Western men and for the first time, McGill women, after a head to head battle against Queen’s women. To complete the University season, 8 of our participating schools travelled to White Oaks to participate in the OUA Championships February 9-11.
A pair of dynasties continue their reign with the Western Mustangs men’s team winning their 40th consecutive OUA Championship in dominant fashion. At the same time, the Queen’s Gaels made it nine years in a row as the women’s squash champions.
The Mustangs beat Queen’s in the men’s final by a 7-0 margin, capping off a weekend wherein they didn't drop a single game. The Gaels, meanwhile, reversed their fortunes in the women's finale, as they edged Waterloo by a score of 4-3 in a battle that saw all but two matches extend to four or five games.
In the bronze medal matches, it was Western’s women's team defeating McMaster, while on the men’s side, Toronto and Waterloo captured the bronze.
OUA Results - Click Here
On the same weekend, Glendon Athletic Club hosted our Division 2 Championship match up between Laurier University and Glendon College’s teams, which is a conduit for our remaining programs to participate in league play before officially obtaining OUA status. The Laurier men and women to take home the Division 2 Championship titles. Full results of the regular season league play and Division 2 championships can be found at the link below.
Jesters League and Division 2 Results – Click Here
As always, a special thank you to Alex Carter and the Jesters of Ontario who continue to support this wonderful league year after year.
Jack Fairs Award - This award was created in honour of the late Jack Fairs, long-time coach of the University of Western Ontario squash team. Established in 2022 and presented annually to one male and female from the Jesters University League, the recipients of this award are extremely hard-working players who contribute the most to their team. Jack always stressed the importance of every match in the line up and believed the #7 match mattered just as much as the #1. The recipient of this award is someone who plays hard fought battles that help improve their team's standing, no matter their spot on the team ladder.
Female Recipient – Meghan Bhatia, University of Ottawa
Male Recipient – Felix Scholberg, Queen’s
OUA Championship Awards:
Major Awards - Women
MVP – Maddie O’Conner, Queen’s
Rookie of the Year – Gabriella Waite, Queen’s
Coach of the Year – Tom Panabaker, Western
All-Stars - Women
Maddie O’Conner, Queen's
Niki Shemirani, Waterloo
Keira Rawlins, Toronto
Meghan Bhatia, Ottawa
Marlow Benson, Queen's
Alessia Ferris, Western
Major Awards - Men
MVP - Salah Eltorgman, Western
Rookie of the Year - Daniel Deverill, Western
Coach of the Year – Chris Hanebury, Western
All-Stars - Men
Salah Eltorgman – Western
Ali Shalaby – Toronto
Dylan Deverill – Western
Akasham Rajagopaul – Queen’s
Tyson Schille – Brock
Will Harris - Toronto
