The 2023 OUA Championships were hosted by Queen’s University in Kingston this past weekend. A strong Western Men’s line up and coach Chris Hanebury kept Hall of Famer Jack Fairs’ legacy intact by winning their 39th straight OUA championships – the longest such streak in North American sports. They defeated a very strong University of Toronto led by league MVP Ali Shalaby. 

After a condensed season last year due to COVID, the Jesters University League is back and thriving! We were able to return to our normal schedule of 5 competition weekends and we welcomed back McGill University to join our other 10 participating Ontario Universities. Our dedicated players and coaches have travelled across the province throughout this season to face off against each other.  

This past weekend marked the first, hopefully of many, Women’s Veterans Doubles Championships aimed at supporting local charities. With a small yet mighty mix of long-time doubles players and some newbies, matches were over 2 days.

The Toronto Racquet Club played host to 2023 The Weir Team Men's Veterans Doubles Championships. With 39 teams participating in this popular event put up spectacular matches and sportsmanship. It was fabulous to watch the community come out to participate, support and mingle over the weekend at the TRC. The TRC and their generous sponsors always go over and above what is expected to make this event special. 

As reported by Squash Canada, Team Ontario was crowned the 2023 Canadian Masters Teams Champions amidst a weekend of fun, friendship, and healthy competition in beautiful Charlottetown, PEI. A well-loved staple of the Canadian Championship circuit, returned after a two-year hiatus, the Championship was held at the Eastlink Centre from January 27-29 and served as the test event for the upcoming and highly anticipated Canada Winter Games.

The Ontario Squash Hall of Fame Board of Governors is very pleased to announce that 3 new members have joined the Board. We welcome Kirsteen Burton, Lorraine Tetreault and Pat Richardson.

Team Ontario will be competing from January 27th – 29th in Charlottetown, PEI at the 2023 Canadian Masters Teams Championship presented by Vogue Optical at the Eastlink Centre. The Championship will serve as the test-event for the upcoming 2023 Canada Winter Games taking place in February.

What better way to invest in the future of this great sport than to give our youth access to it? We need your help to do this. Squash, introduced at the school level, can be the first step on the path to high performance or simply spark a life-long love for the game that recreational players carry well into adulthood.  

The 2023 Hennessy & Hinchcliffe Mixed Doubles Championships was the largest mixed championships we have record of with 126 players competing in 8 different divisions! Marci Sier, her tournament committee and the staff at the Badminton & Racquet Club went above and beyond to ensure a great time was had by all.

Team Ontario will be taking Regina by storm this weekend at the 2023 Canadian Men’s and Women’s Teams Championships, after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the first time since 2018 that the men and women’s events will run in tandem at the same venue. Our teams will be going into the event as the number one seeds.