This week the Royal Glenora will be hosting Interclub finals on Saturday, April 28th from 10:45 AM – 4 PM. All are welcome to come watch. Good luck to our teams that have made the finals: Level 2 – Fat and Furious Level 3 – Midcourt Crisis Level 1 Women – Julie Multamaki Level 3 … Read more
The Canadian Junior Nationals were held two weeks ago at the Mayfair Club in Toronto with the ESC represented ably by Mohammed Elserafy for boys U11 and Antonella Rodriguez for girls U13. Antonella played very well winning one and losing two very close matches. Mohammed made it to the semi-finals and just lost to the eventual … Read more
We are always trying to make small improvements to the club, and some of you may have noticed our most recent change – new TVs by the doubles court in the lounge area and in the fitness room, and a cable TV connection. Thank you to Travis Chapman for sponsoring the new TV in the … Read more
While we strive to be a friendly and relaxed club, one area where people are getting a little upset is around the availability of courts during prime-time, especially during the evenings on weekdays. We are currently exploring ways to make courts during these hours more available for general bookings, but at the same time, we … Read more
You may have noticed a new face behind the ESC desk. The latest addition to the ESC community is Lia Diffin. Be nice to Lia. I mean, seriously, be nice! Lia has friends in the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, or as it is otherwise known; the “Hermit Kingdom”. To understand this fact you … Read more
Last weekend, an intrepid band of juniors made the trip down to the Calgary Winter Club to compete in the 2018 Alberta Junior Closed Championships. They had great success with Mohammed Elserafy winning gold in the U11 and Romina Rodriguez winning gold in U9. Antonella was runner-up in U13 with Hanna Hay taking the bronze also … Read more
Mike Fouts, an ESC member, level 1 Edmonton Squash League player and owner of Overhaul Fitness, has kindly offered to run a series of free seminars in late May about fitness, performance and nutrition likely during the day on Saturdays. We think this is a great idea, and hope to have Mike’s company run regular … Read more
What a fantastic couple of days we had here with Raneem El Welily, Victoria Lust, Salma Hany and Hollie Naughton! If you weren’t able to make it, here are a few photos and videos to get a sense of the atmosphere. Friday Night The event kicked off with two 3/4 court games with local Juniors … Read more
Congratulations to Julie Multamaki on winning the 2018 US National Women’s 55+ squash championship title in Philadelphia. After cruising through the first 2 rounds in straight game victories, Julie found herself in a real battle in the finals against Jill Campion. The first two games were back and forth with each player winning one each … Read more
Meet Hollie Naughton Born in the UK, Hollie Naughton moved to Canada as a 10-year old and now represents Canada on the international stage. She is the 2-time and current reigning national Canadian women’s squash champion, having won both the 2016 and 2017 titles in 3-2 thrillers against Danielle Letourneau of Calgary. Naughton played her … Read more
