The 2014 European Club Championships for Women & Men take place in Nottingham, England from Wed 3rd Sept to Saturday 6th.
Ireland is represented by a women’s and men’s team from the same club – Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club. In the women’s draw there are 8 teams in 2 groups from 7 countries. In the men’s draw there are 4 groups of 3 teams in each from 10 countries.
After a good final day Fitzwilliam men’s finished 9th overall and the women’s team finished 7th.
For photos and results got to: www.eccsquash.com
For Draw & results go here
The Fitzwilliam LTC teams were:
Standings of Men’s Team – Group A
|
|
Points |
Played |
Won |
Draws |
Lost |
Rubbers |
Games |
Points |
| 1 |
BW Worms |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
– |
2 |
21 |
– |
7 |
277 |
– |
198 |
| 2 |
Nottingham |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
– |
2 |
18 |
– |
11 |
289 |
– |
240 |
| 3 |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
– |
8 |
3 |
– |
24 |
165 |
– |
293 |
DAY 4 – Saturday 6th September
| Time: |
Sat 06/09/2014 09:00 |
| Draw: |
Men’s Team |
| Score: |
3-1 |
he final day at the ECC 2014 brought a much awaited win for the Fitzwilliam ladies team. We played a Dutch team, MeerSquash, and although Griffin put up a good fight in the first match of the day she lost 3-1. I went on next and brought the tie level by winning my match 3-0. So it was down to Vicky in the decider. She won in a convincing three games thus securing Fitzwilliam a seventh place finish.
DAY 3 – Friday 5th September
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club – Hafrsfjord: 4-0
| Time: |
Fri 05/09/2014 16:00 |
| Draw: |
Men’s Team |
| Score: |
4-0 |
Match overview
| Order |
Event |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club |
– |
Hafrsfjord |
Score |
Points |
|
|
Duration |
| 1 |
MS1 |
|
– |
|
11-5 11-6 11-4 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:25 |
| 2 |
MS2 |
|
– |
|
11-7 11-1 11-2 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:23 |
| 3 |
MS3 |
|
– |
|
11-6 11-3 11-9 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:24 |
| 4 |
MS4 |
|
– |
|
11-9 11-4 11-6 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:23 |
Match overview
| Order |
Event |
Nottingham |
– |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club |
Score |
Points |
|
|
Duration |
| 1 |
WS1 |
|
– |
|
7-11 3-11 3-11 |
0-1 |
|
|
0:17 |
| 2 |
WS2 |
|
– |
|
12-10 9-11 11-6 11-6 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:24 |
| 3 |
WS3 |
|
– |
|
11-9 11-3 11-4 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:18 |
We were down to the play-off positions today and we were drawn against the host club, Nottingham SRC, as they had finished 3rd in their pool.
Griffin was back in the team at no. 2 after sitting out yesterday due to a slight muscle strain.
I started the tie with a 3-0 win against the local club champion. Vicky was on next and led for the majority of the first game but unfortunately it ended 11-9 in Nottingham’s favour. The local girl had the momentum then and stayed ahead in the next two games despite some great retrieving by Vicky.
In the deciding match Griffin started very well against a similar style of player. They traded points for most of the first two games. Griffin narrowly lost the first 12-10 and when she won the second 11-9 we knew we were in for a close match. However, Laura Helm of NSRC started to play tighter length to take control of the next two games and win the match 3-1.
Tomorrow we face Dutch side Meersquash in our final match and we hope we end with a win!
| Time: |
Fri 05/09/2014 10:00 |
| Draw: |
Men’s Team |
| Score: |
0-1 |
Match overview
| Order |
Event |
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club |
– |
Helsinki Senators |
Score |
Points |
|
|
Duration |
| 1 |
MS1 |
|
– |
|
12-10 7-11 11-6 11-7 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:46 |
| 2 |
MS2 |
|
– |
|
6-11 7-11 4-11 |
0-1 |
|
|
0:31 |
| 3 |
MS3 |
|
– |
|
11-9 11-7 11-5 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:22 |
| 4 |
MS4 |
|
– |
|
11-5 8-11 4-11 12-10 11-6 |
1-0 |
|
|
DAY 2 – Thursday 4th September
