Even if the victories were not as expected, the color bearers of the Filons du Cégep de Thetford in badminton did well by continuing their progress during the singles competition presented last Sunday in Saint – Hyacinth.
Indeed, the performances offered by the four Thetfordois representatives have shown a great improvement compared to previous outings, which bodes well in anticipation of the next tournaments.
The only female representative of the Filons, Jessica Poirier was in her first competition of the season after nursing an injury that had kept her out of the game since the start of the campaign. According to her trainer Nadia Houde, Jessica behaved very well on her return to the game. Even if she won only one of her four confrontations, she did well, and this, against seasoned opponents.
Among the boys, Jérémie Labillois-Vigneault was shut out in three outings, but he was able to show interesting progress, while Hugo Lavallée lost in the two games he played, but not without having fought a fierce battle. to his opponents. Finally, Maxime Lavoie won one of his three games and came very close to qualifying for the next round.
Coach Nadia Houde did not hide her pride vis-à-vis her protégés at the end of the competition. “Jessica did very well on her return to the game while Jérémie increased his level of play while maintaining good morale. As for Hugo and Maxime, they heated up their rivals by pushing them almost to the limit. The four players did very well and continue to show good progress. Moreover, even the various opponents wanted to congratulate our players by recognizing that their caliber had improved.
The next competition in which the Filons will take part will take place in Drummondville on Sunday, February 9.
