There were two upsets on the first day of singles play at the 2013 Canadian Racquetball Championships in Langley, B.C. on Wednesday, and they both came in the men's competition.
Eric Urteaga, the 22nd seed, defeated 11th seed Lee Connell, 5-15, 15-13, 11-7. Urteaga, a former Canadian Junior Champion who hasn't been active for a few years, will now face former Canadian Champion and 6th seed Corey Osborne on Thursday in the Round of 16.
Tanner Mattson, the 18th seed, caused the other upset at he defeated 15th seed Hugo Laprise, 15-7, 12-15, 11-7. Mattson will next face 2nd seed Tim Landeryou on Thursday.
Landeryou could be regarded as the hottest men's player in Canada right now, as he won both of the Team Canada Selection Events, including a win over Mike Green, who's the #1 player in Canada.
Landeryou and Green, like most of the top seeds, had byes on Wednesday.
On the women's side, there were just two matches on Wednesday. Seventh seed Nadia Verilli beat 10th seed Cher Woodward, 15-3, 15-7, and 8th seed Brigitte Richard defeated 9th seed Alexis Iwaasa, 17-15, 15-1.
The 2013 Canadian National Racquetball Championships continues Thursday in Langley, B.C. at Newlands Golf and Country Club and runs through Saturday.
2013 Canadian Racquetball Championships
Langley, B.C.
(seeding)
Men's Open Singles
Round of 32 - Wednesday
(1) Mike Green - BYE
(16) Tommy Murray d. (17) Nicolas Bousquet, 15-9, 15-3
(9) Pedro Castro d. (24) Trevor Webb, 15-0, 15-6
(8) Samuel Murray d. (25) Jeff Buller, 15-4, 15-4
(5) James Landeryou - BYE
(12) Troy Brooks d. (21) Mitch Brayley, 15-11, 7-15, 11-6
(13) Francis Guillemette d. (20) Anthony Schonberger, 15-8, 15-9
(4) Coby Iwaasa - BYE
(3) Nathaniel Husulak - BYE
(14) Sebastian Juteau d. (19) Michael Leduc , 15-9, 15-8
(22) Eric Urteaga d. (11) Lee Connell, 5-15, 15-13, 11-7
(6) Corey Osborne - BYE
(7) Eric Desrochers - BYE
(10) Kurtis Cullen d. (23) Tanner Prentice, 15-9, 15-5
(18) Tanner Mattson d. (15) Hugo Laprise, 15-7, 12-15, 11-7
(2) Tim Landeryou - BYE
Round of 16 - Thursday
(1) Mike Green v. (16) Tommy Murray
(8) Samuel Murray v. (9) Pedro Castro
(5) James Landeryou v. (12) Troy Brooks
(4) Coby Iwaasa v. (13) Francis Guillemette
(3) Nathaniel Husulak v. (14) Sebastian Juteau
(6) Corey Osborne v. (22) Eric Urteaga
(7) Eric Desrochers v. (10) Kurtis Cullen
(2) Tim Landeryou v. (18) Tanner Mattson
Women's Open Singles
Round of 16 - Wednesday
(7) Nadia Verilli d. (10) Cher Woodward, 15-3, 15-7
(8) Brigitte Richard d. (9) Alexis Iwaasa, 17-15, 15-1
Quarter finals - Thursday
(1) Jennifer Saunders v. (8) Brigitte Richard
(4) Linda Ellerington v. (5) Michele Morissette
(3) Christine Richardson v. (6) Valerie Fallu
(2) Josée Grand'Maître v. (7) Nadia Verilli
Follow the bouncing ball….
Thursday, May 23, 2013
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