Staff
Monday, May 5, 2008

Muskie badminton players Tim Desjardins and Jamie Jensen were eliminated from the all-Ontario badminton championships on Friday after losing their first match in the ‘B’ division flight of boys’ doubles play.
The duo were swept 21-16 and 21-12 by Brad Gemmel and Tim D’Ana (Southern Ontario Secondary School Association).

The pair had begun OFSAA action well Thursday morning, opening with a two-set victory over Ryan DeMarchant and David Chuang (Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference) by scores of 21-12 and 22-20.
Then they went on to edge Jonathan Tessier and Michel Robin (North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association) in three sets that afternoon.
They won the first one 24-22, lost the second 20-22, then bounced back to take the rubber 21-19.
But Thursday evening, the pair couldn’t make it three wins in a row, losing in two sets to Ian Lau and Jackson Tan (Region of Peel Secondary School Athletic Association) by scores of 21-14 and 21-6 to drop down to the ‘B’ flight.
Desjardins and Jensen advanced to OFSAA after finishing in second place with a 3-1 record at the NWOSSAA championships back on April 23 in Wawa.
The 2008 badminton championships were hosted by A.N. Myer Secondary School in Niagara Falls, but all matches were played at Brock University in St. Catharines.