Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON -  A pair of dynasties continue this season with the Western Mustangs Men's team winning their 40th consecutive OUA Championship in dominant fashion. At the same time, the Queen's Gaels made it nine years in a row as Women's Squash champions.

The Mustangs Men beat Queen's in the men's final 7-0 and didn't drop a game all weekend. The Gaels Women's team won 4-3 over Waterloo, It was a close battle with all but two matches going to four or five sets.
In the bronze medal matches, Western women beat McMaster 6-1. On the men's side, Toronto topped Waterloo 4-2.

Women's Squash 

The Warriors had a great start to the tournament, winning 7 out of 7 matches (22-1), in their game against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The second game in the pool play was against the reigning OUA Champions, the Queen's Gaels. Nitya Singh (New Delhi, India/) faced off against  Abby Brewer in a 45-minute long match, with most rounds going above double-digit numbers (12-10, 11-5, 17-19, 9-11, 11-13). The game ended in favour of the Gaels (6-1-), who won matches in the 7th, 5th-1st spots.

After a challenging game against the Gaels, the Warriors looked to bounce back in their final pool play on Saturday morning. They faced off against the Toronto Varsity Blues and came out victorious, winning all seven matches in less than 25 minutes each. This allowed the Warriors to compete in the Semi-Final against the Western Mustangs, who had their sights set on the gold medal match. However, the Mustangs could not stop the Waterloo Warriors, who won all seven matches in a clean sweep (7-0) and secured their place in the championship game.

The Queen's Gaels won a closely fought match against the Warriors with a final score of 4-3. Although the Gaels won the first three matches, the Warriors bounced back by winning the fourth match, with Anaya Maheshwari prevailing 3-1. In the fifth set, the Gaels retook the lead. Khaaliqa Nimji (Nairobi, Kenya/) won the sixth match with a score of 3-1, setting the tone for the final match. In the last game of the match, Niki Shemirani (Toronto, ON/) and OUA MVP Maddie O'Conner battled it out fiercely. Eventually, Niki emerged victorious with a score of 3-2 (8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9).

Men's Squash 
Last year's championship results gave Waterloo Men's Squash the No. 3 seed. The team competed in a pool with Ottawa Gee-Gees, Brock Badgers, and Toronto Varsity Blues. On Friday, the team started their tournament against the Gee-Gees and won 6-1 after 5s and 2s. Ben Ng (Calgary, AB/) and Connor Jinks (Stratford, PEI/) both won their matches. In their second match of the day, the Warriors played against Brock, and they again maintained their lead, winning 6-1. On Saturday morning, the Warriors extended their winning streak by winning their last game of pool play. The Varsity Blues (No. 2) also played in the early morning game, which was a nail-biter and went all the way to seven matches. However, the Warriors managed to come out on top with a 4-3 victory, giving them a perfect 3-0 record in pool play.

During the semi-final match held on Saturday afternoon, Waterloo faced off against the Queens Gaels (ranked No. 4). It was an intense match that kept everyone on the edge of their seats, but unfortunately, the Gaels won with a final score of 4-3. Following their loss, the Warriors were determined to win the bronze medal game, which was a rematch against the Toronto Varsity Blues. The Blues had lost to the reigning champions, Western Mustangs, in the other semi-final match.

Toronto arrived at the bronze medal game with a determination to avenge their previous round-robin loss. The match saw Ben Ng (Calgary, AB/) and Vivek Kapur (Mississauga. ON/) enduring a grueling 40-plus minute game that ended in favor of the Varsity Blues. The Warriors managed to secure match wins through the performances of Nael Ashraf (Oakville, ON/) (7th ranking) and Neel Ismail (Toronto, ON/) (3rd ranking). However, the Warriors were unable to fend off the Blues, ultimately finishing the game 2-4, resulting in an overall 4th place finish.

MAJOR AWARDS

Women's Awards
OUA Women's Coach of the Year – Tom Panabaker – Western
OUA Women's MVP – Madlen O'Connor – Queen's
OUA Women's Rookie of the Year – Gabriella Waite – Queen's

OUA Women's All Stars

Madlen O'Connor – Queens
Niki Shemirani (Toronto, ON/) – Waterloo
Keira Rawlins – Toronto
Megha Bhatia – Ottawa
Marlow Benson – Queens
Alessia Ferris – Western

Men's Awards

OUA Men's Coach of the Year – Chris Hanebury - Western
OUA Men's MVP - Sala Eltorgman – Western
OUA Men's Rookie of the Year - Daniel Deverill – Western

OUA Men's All Stars
Sala Eltorgman – Western
Ali Shalaby – Toronto
Dylan Deverill – Western
Akasham Rajagopaul – Queen's
Tyson Schille – Brock
Will Harris - Toronto

Men's Division Standings
 

Rank	Team	Record
1	Western	5-0
2	Waterloo	3-2
3	Toronto	3-2
4	Queen's	3-2
5	Brock	3-2
6	Guelph	2-3
7	Ottawa	1-4
8	McMaster	0-5

 
Women's Division Standings
 

Rank	Team	Record
1	Queen's	5-0
2	Western	4-1
3	Waterloo	3-2
4	Toronto	3-2
5	McMaster	2-3
6	Guelph	2-3
7	Brock	1-4
8	Ottawa	0-5