In Yellowknife sport, there are certain athletes and teams you can always count on to be at or near the top.
Devin Madsen is becoming that person in squash.
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Madsen started the tournament season at the Racquet Club the same way he finished the last SA国际影视传媒� beating Garrett Hinchey in a final. This time, it was the top division final of the Investors Group Season Opener three sets to one.
Madsen said as the year goes on, the rivalry between Hinchey and him will certainly heat up, but he's glad to see Hinchey wanting to do better.
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Madsen won the first two sets of the Oct. 13 match but Hinchey pulled up his socks to win the third and keep his hopes alive. Madsen then took the fourth in short order and nailed down the win.
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Madsen seems to have taken over from Ozzie Vallejos, the club's former head squash pro, as the go-to guy for tournament wins. He gave credit to Vallejos for helping him pick up his own game.
As much as he enjoys winning, Madsen said it's tough to take something away that he can improve on.
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Madsen has his sights set on making the trip down south to play in the Canadian Squash Championships in Calgary this coming May.
Vallejos now calls Calgary home, so Madsen is looking forward to the possibility of playing his old nemesis.
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In other action, Walker Redshaw downed Nathan Cluff to win the men's B division while Ben Bruser defeated Shad MacLeod for the men's C title. The men's D division crown went to Paul Creaven thanks to his win over Yves-Andre Leblanc in the final.
The women's A division champion this year is India Andrews. She beat Raph Poulin in the final. Donna Keats claimed the B division title with a win over Gale Payne while Sara Ibey downed Celine Theriault for the C/D division win.
In the juniors Joe Depew came out on top after defeating Carter Robertson in the final.
Tournament results
Open/A
1st- Devin Madsen
2nd- Garrett Hinchey
3rd- Melina Turk
WomenSA国际影视传媒檚 A
1st- India Edwards
2nd- Raph Poulin
3rd- Jenn Lukas
WomenSA国际影视传媒檚 B
1st- Donna Keats
2nd- Gale Payne
3rd- Olivia Talen
WomenSA国际影视传媒檚 C/D
1st- Sara Ibey
2nd- Celine Theriault
3rd- Jessica VanOverbeek
MenSA国际影视传媒檚 B
1st- Walker Redshaw
2nd- Nathan Cluff
3rd- Luke Macdonald
MenSA国际影视传媒檚 C
1st- Ben Bruser
2nd- Shad Macleod
3rd- Jake Roche
MenSA国际影视传媒檚 D
1st- Paul Creaven
2nd - Yves-Andre Leblanc
3rd- Colton Robertson
Junior
1st- Joe Depew
2nd - Carter Robertson
3rd- Loic Hipfner
source: Racquet Club
