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U Toronto Women Extend OAU Streak
Top Western Ontario and McMaster at London Ontario
by David Cooper, U Toronto, Nov 8, 2004 © 2004

Toronto Women extend unbeaten OUA run to 26 games

The Varsity Blues Women's squash team got off to great start in the defence of their OUA title. Two wins over their nearest rivals McMaster and Western by the score of 4-2 ensured that the team's unbeaten run which extends back to Oct 2002 continued.

In the opening game against Western, Toronto fielded a mixed team of 3 returning players and 3 rookies. The Blues took an early lead when Binaifer Kapadia and Shi Hsien Zhu won their games 3-0. Emily Robson and Edith Chow also wrapped up their games 3-0 but Western struck back to pick up 2 wins when Jessica Senior defeated Samantha Gowland 3-0 and in the battle of the #1s Kim Farah got by against Karlene Headley-Cooper 3-1 in a closely fought battle.

In the second game against last year's beaten finalists McMaster, the U of T had a tough struggle to maintain their dominance. Rookie Edith Chow won her 2nd match if the day as did Binaifer Kapadia 3-0. However the rest of the games were much more difficult. Newcomer Samatha Gowland's tough initiation to OUA play continued against McMaster's most experienced player Carly Thompson and Karlene Headley-Cooper put up a brave struggle against Jenny Hogan losing 3-1. However the Blues veteran players Julia Hamilton and Emily Robson sealed the win with two 3-1 victories.

One of the most encouraging aspects of the day were the exhibition games played between lower ranked players in all the teams. Against Western, Toronto won 2-1, while against McMaster the score was 5-1.

Toronto's next two games are against Queens' and McGill in January 2005 before defending their title in Toronto on Feb 5 2005.