August 21, 2009
BURROWS, WHITTAKER BOAST BRONZE AT CANADA SUMMER GAMES
TORONTO - University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's volleyball player Diane Burrows and partner Caleigh Whittaker won the bronze medal in the women's beach volleyball competition as members of Team Ontario at the 2009 Canada Summer Games, August 18-21, in Prince Edward Island.
Burrows (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Whittaker, of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs, defeated Team Manitoba 2-0 in the bronze-medal match. The duo pulled through to take the first set 22-20 and dominated the second set, 21-12, to secure a spot on the podium. Burrows recorded 11 kills, 10 digs and two serving aces in the win.
The Team Ontario pair went 5-0 in round-robin competition, defeating Newfoundland & Labrador, Saskatchewan and North West Territories 2-0 in their first three matches and edging New Brunswick and British Columbia 2-1 to secure a first-place ranking and a bye into the semi-final round.
Burrows and Whittaker fell 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 7-15) in the semifinals to the eventual champion from British Columbia in a very close match-up.
Full Results
The 2009 Canada Summer Games continue through to August 30 with five other Varsity Blues set to compete in week two of competition. Kate Ruediger will compete in track and field, while Curtis Samuel, Mike Smerek, Zack Summerhayes and Nick Karpov will take to the pool in the swimming competition.
For more information and complete results, visit the official site of the 2009 Canada Summer Games can be found at: www.2009canadagames.ca/en/
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues
Burrows (Richmond Hill, Ont.) and Whittaker, of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs, defeated Team Manitoba 2-0 in the bronze-medal match. The duo pulled through to take the first set 22-20 and dominated the second set, 21-12, to secure a spot on the podium. Burrows recorded 11 kills, 10 digs and two serving aces in the win.
The Team Ontario pair went 5-0 in round-robin competition, defeating Newfoundland & Labrador, Saskatchewan and North West Territories 2-0 in their first three matches and edging New Brunswick and British Columbia 2-1 to secure a first-place ranking and a bye into the semi-final round.
Burrows and Whittaker fell 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 7-15) in the semifinals to the eventual champion from British Columbia in a very close match-up.
Full Results
The 2009 Canada Summer Games continue through to August 30 with five other Varsity Blues set to compete in week two of competition. Kate Ruediger will compete in track and field, while Curtis Samuel, Mike Smerek, Zack Summerhayes and Nick Karpov will take to the pool in the swimming competition.
For more information and complete results, visit the official site of the 2009 Canada Summer Games can be found at: www.2009canadagames.ca/en/
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues
