Relative new recruits to the beach game, the tandem of Sarah Stratton and Alicia Power finished in a tie for 23rd out of 29 teams in the Under-18 Female division.
The duo opened the preliminary round with an 18-21, 21-13, 16-24 win against Trommels/Snoyer of Ontario before falling in straight sets 6-21, 13-21 to Aubuchon/Martin of Quebec.
An 8-21, 12-21 setback against Wooding/Jones of B.C. saw the crew finish 3rd in their pool after day one.
In Day 2 action, the tandem fell 19-21, 7-21 against Diduch/Purvis of Manitoba; 17-21, 21-23 against Lambert/Massie of Quebec; 18-21, 11-21 against Ontario’s Maltby/Hazelton before downing Manitoba’s McLennon/Dyck 21-0, 21-0.
Stratton and Power ended the tourney with an elimination game loss to Grail/Ng of Ontario 18-21, 14-21.
Meanwhile, the tandem of Tyler Rowsell and Michael Morris finished tied for 17th place out of 19 teams in the Under-21 Men’s division.
The team fell 15-21, 5-21 to Humana/Onied of Ontario to start the preliminary round before White/Fontain of New Brunswick handed them a 17-21, 5-21 loss. Subsequent losses to Suprent/Rosso of Quebec (17-21, 7-21) and Vityuk/Wojcieszynski of Ontario (20-22, 20-22) saw the duo finish fifth in the preliminary round.
In Day 2 play, Morris and Rowsell dropped their first two matches of the day to a pair of teams from Quebec before recording their only win of the event against Dumond/Irwin of Ontario in a hard fought match, 21-15, 18-21, 15-13.
A 20-22, 16-21 loss to Ontario’s McGirr/Fudalej in an elimination match spelled the end for the local boys.
