Qualifying Finals @ Barrie

Canada and USA share qualifying spoilsMatch Points, by Jacob Altenburg

The first match of the afternoon featured fourth seeded Chris Hanson of the USA again Tristan Eysele of South Africa. It was a spirited start with both players putting on a show for the crowd with some amazing squash. In the end the match went to Hanson 3-0.
The second match was the match of the weekend between Canada’s Shawn Delierre and Columbia’s Juan Camilo Vargas. Juan jumped out to a 2-0 lead only to see Delierre battle back with outstanding resilience to take, in a 93 minute marathon, the match 3-2.
The third match of the night was another great battle between Christopher Gordon of the USA and Dimitri Steinmann of Switzerland. The two players exchanged blows and made each other stretch to the limit. The final score did not due the match justice, but in the end Gordon took the match 3-0.
The final match of the night feature Canada’s own David Baillargeon against England’s Ben Coates. Baillargeon came out firing on all cylinders and never let Coates settle into the match. The Canadian came out on top with a convincing victory 3-0.

Moving into the main draw,  Gordon Qualifier plays Abdulla Al Tamimim, 
Baillargeon faces Max Lee, Delierre goes up against Caesar Salazar and 
Hanson faces. Ryan Cuskelly
Qualifying Finals:
Chris Hanson (Usa) 3-0 Tristan Eysele (Rsa)      11-8, 11-7, 11-9
 Shawn Delierre (Can) 3-2 Juan Camilo Vargas (Col)  7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3
 Chris Gordon (Usa) 3-0 Dimitri Steinmann (Sui)      11-9, 11-9, 11-9
 David Baillargeon (Can) 3-0 Ben Coates (Eng)     11-3, 11-5, 11-4