Congratulations to Connacht, Senior Interprovincial Champions 2018. Connacht won the title yesterday in Fitzwilliam. Great to see John
Rooney back playing in this event. Ulster were 2nd & Leinster 3rd.
FITZWILLIAM LTC, DUBLIN 6
The Irish Open qualifying started on Monday 23rd of April with 8 Irish players playing in Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin. The finals are next Saturday 28th
April. With some of the best professional players in the world competing, make sure you come down to watch. Draws:
https://t.co/pu1P4DjsVk
Main draw for both Women & Men start on Wednesday, with the finals on Saturday.
For further updates and pictures go to – https://www.facebook.com/IrishSquash/
TWO IRISH WINS ON DAY ONE
Great win for Ireland‘s Sophie O’Rourke 3-1 over Egypt’s Farah Momen, world ranked 131, in the 1st round qualifying of the Irish Open. Playing super squash and keeping it very tight, Sophie from Highfield Squash club in Cork now plays Swiss player Nadia Pfister tomorrow in round 2.
Ireland‘s Sean Conroy had a super win over England’s Connor Sheen, 3-1 in round 1 of qualifying. Sean lost the first game but then came storming back to win the next 2 games and then in a tight 4th game he won it 13-11.
RESULTS
| [3] Ali Hemingway (WAL) bt. [L] Ciara Moloney (IRL) |
11-2, 11-4, 12-10 (25m) |
| [2] Lyell Fuller (ENG) bt. [L] Scott Gillanders (IRL) |
11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (26m) |
| [5] Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt. [L] Conor Moran (IRL) |
11-6, 11-0, 10-12, 11-8 (33m) |
| [8] Sanne Veldkamp (NED) bt. Bruna Marchesi Petrillo (BRA) |
11-6, 11-1, 11-8 (20m) |
| [4] Colette Sultana (MLT) bt. Charlotte Jagger (ENG) |
12-10, 12-10, 10-12, 5-11, 11-7 (74m) |
| [7] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt. Robert Dadds (ENG) |
11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3 (32m) |
| [3] Charlie Lee (ENG) bt. Adam Auckland (ENG) |
6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5 (66m) |
| [2] Eva Fertekova (CZE) bt. Nia Davies (WAL) |
11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (22m) |
| [7] Elspeth Young (SCO) bt. [L] Laura Neill (IRL) |
11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (17m) |
| [4] Rui Soares (POR) bt. [L] Sam Olwill (IRL) |
11-3, 11-4, 13-11 (20m) |
| [8] Sean Conroy (IRL) bt. Connor Sheen (ENG) |
6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 13-11 (45m) |
| Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt. [5] Emilia Korhonen (FIN) |
11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (19m) |
| [L] Sophie O’Rourke (IRL) bt. [6] Farah Momen (EGY) |
13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 (35m) |
| [6] Joe Green (ENG) bt. Nick Mulvey (ENG) |
8-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-6 (42m) |
| [1] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt. [L] Sam Buckley (IRL) |
11-8, 11-4, 11-5 (24m) |
| [1] Nadia Pfister (SUI) bt. [L] Lily Lloyd (IRL) |
11-1, 11-5, 11-5 (18m) |
Tuesday 24th April
Great play from Highfield’s Sophie O’Rourke vs the experienced Swiss player, Nadia Pfister. Sophie took the 3rd game and fought to level the games 2 all. Sophie was trading shots really well but the professional circuit experience of Pfister won through and she took it 3-1.
Ireland‘s Sean Conroy had a tough but close match vs Rui Soares of Portugal. Rui won it 3-0, but the match was very close with some super rallies. So Rui now goes through to the main draw tomorrow.
RESULTS
MEN
[5] Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt. [2] Lyell Fuller (ENG)7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-4 (65m) – Patrick now plays Richie Fallows
[7] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt. [3] Charlie Lee (ENG)13-11, 11-9, 11-2 (41m) – Sebastien now plays Christopher Gordon
[4] Rui Soares (POR) bt. [8] Sean Conroy (IRL)12-10, 11-8, 11-8 (35m) – Rui now plays George Parker
[1] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) bt. [6] Joe Green (ENG)11-6, 13-11, 10-12, 11-9 (57m) – Jaymie now plays Tom Richards
Lucky Loser
Charlie Lee
Joe Green
Lyell Fuller
Sean Conroy
WOMEN
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt. [2] Eva Fertekova (CZE)7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 (45m) – Jasmine now plays Tinne Gilis
[3] Ali Hemingway (WAL) bt. [7] Elspeth Young (SCO)4-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (39m) – Ali now plays Rachael Chadwick
[4] Colette Sultana (MLT) bt. [8] Sanne Veldkamp (NED)11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (16m) – Colette now plays Amanda Landers Murphy
[1] Nadia Pfister (SUI) bt. Sophie O’Rourke (IRL)11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7 (38m) – Nadia now plays Samantha Teran
Lucky Loser
Elsbeth Young
Eva Fertekova
Sanne Veldkamp
Sophie O’Rourke
Wednesday 25th April
Ireland‘s Brian Byrne played England’s Ben Coleman, WR 49. Ben took a 2-0 lead 11-9, 11-7. Brian gave it everything in the 3rd & playing some super shots won it 11-7. In the 4th Coleman went ahead to 8-2 and won out 11-3. Great effort from Brian vs a player 99 higher in world rankings.
RESULTS
MEN
[1] Tom Richards (ENG) bt. [Q] Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 (43m)
[8] George Parker (ENG) bt. [Q] Rui Soares (POR) 11-9, 12-10, 12-14, 11-4 (56m)
| [5] Joshua Masters (ENG) bt. Mohd Syafiq Kamal (MAS) |
11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 11-3 (44m) |
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt. Michael McCue (CAN) 11-9, 11-9, 11-3 (41m)
[6] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt. [Q] Patrick Rooney (ENG) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (35m)
| [Q] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt. [7] Christopher Gordon (USA) |
11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7 (52m) |
[4] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt. [WC] Brian Byrne (IRL) 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-3 (68m)
[2] Lucas Serme (FRA) bt. Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-8, 6-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-6 (108m)
WOMEN
[1] Fiona Moverley (ENG) bt. Anna Serme (CZE) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (22m)
| [5] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt. [Q] Nadia Pfister (SUI) |
11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-2 (25m) |
[7] Rachel Arnold (MAS) bt. Alison Thomson (SCO) 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 (48m)
[3] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt. Chloe Mesic (FRA) 12-10, 11-6, 11-7 (26m)
[4] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) bt. [Q] Colette Sultana (MLT) 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 (20m)
| [6] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt. [Q] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) |
11-9, 11-2, 11-8 (31m) |
[8] Rachael Chadwick (ENG) bt. [Q] Ali Hemingway (WAL) 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6 (31m)
[2] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt. Kace Bartley (ENG) 12-10, 11-6, 12-10 (22m)
Thursday 26th April
RESULTS – Quarter Finals
MEN
[1] Tom Richards (ENG) bt. [8] George Parker (ENG)11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (55m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt. [5] Joshua Masters (ENG)11-4, 11-3, 11-3 (33m)
[4] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt. [Q] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA)11-3, 11-6, 11-9 (43m)
| [6] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt. [2] Lucas Serme (FRA) |
11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5 (77m) |
WOMEN
[1] Fiona Moverley (ENG) bt. [5] Samantha Teran (MEX)11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-3 (41m)
[3] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt. [7] Rachel Arnold (MAS)11-6, 12-10, 3-11, 11-7 (33m)
[4] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) bt. [6] Tinne Gilis (BEL)11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 13-15, 11-9 (57m)
[2] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt. [8] Rachael Chadwick (ENG)11-6, 11-6, 11-7 (27m)
Friday 27th April
RESULTS – Semi Finals
MEN
| [1] Tom Richards (ENG) bt. [3] Joel Makin (WAL) |
11-8, 11-13, 11-6, 1-11, 11-6 (75m) |
| [6] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt. [4] Ben Coleman (ENG) |
11-6, 2-11, 11-2, 11-9 (47m) |
WOMEN
| [2] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt. [4] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) |
11-4, 12-10, 11-7 (27m) |
| [3] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt. [1] Fiona Moverley (ENG) |
9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9 (50m) |
Saturday 28th April
RESULTS – Finals
The Irish Open Squash Championship finals got underway today with the ladies taking to the court first. Egypt are well on the way to world domination in squash terms and for this year’s women’s final we had two phenomenal Egyptian teenagers contesting the final. The number 2 seed, Rowan Elaraby who is just 17 years old with an impressive 4 professional tournament wins to her name, took on the number 3 seed Zeina Mickawy herself just 19 years old with 1 professional win also. The match lasted just 30 minutes but despite this there was no shortage of excitement. After a slightly nervy start by both players, it was Elaraby who played the more aggressive squash using great touch at the front whilst demonstrating great court coverage when needed and found herself closing out the first game 11-3. The next two games were much closer affairs with both players demonstrating great skill and athleticism. Mickawy was working very hard responding to her opponent’s aggressive style of squash and found herself in a tiebreak at 10-10 but it was Elaraby who maintained her composure managing to win it 12-10 giving her a commanding 2-0 lead.. The third game was equally nip and tuck and Mickawy gave everything to try and turn the match around but Elaraby’s short game and mobilty were just too much on the day and she managed to complete her victory in 3 games by way of a third game tie break to earn the Irish Open crown.
The men’s final followed immediately after and in front of a packed crowd at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, we had the pleasure of seeing the number 1 seed Tom Richards take on the number 6 seed Richie Fallows. With both men hailing from England their squash was certainly a different brand but it was as outstanding as it was entertaining. Both players demonstrated crisp, ferocious hitting from the start and it was Fallows who seemed to relax and get into his stride quicker getting to a substantial 6-0 lead. Richards responded but it was too little too late and Fallows took the first 11-6. Richard’s response was excellent and with some excellent rally construction and fine hitting he managed to win 8 points in a row to level the game up at 1-1. Richards maintained his focus and forced Fallows to work hard rally after rally. With too many free points by way of unforced errors, Fallows slipped away in the third and Richards managed to close it out 11-5 to go 2-1 up. The fourth game was point for point until 7-7. As with the third game Fallow’s made just a few too many errors and Richards found himself 10-7 and championship ball up. He only needed the one attempt and managed to close out the match to win 3-1 in 51 minutes to become the Irish Open Squash Champion 2018.
Women
| [2] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt. [3] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) |
11-3, 12-10, 12-10 (30m) |
Men
| [1] Tom Richards (ENG) bt. [6] Richie Fallows (ENG) |
6-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (51m) |
West of Ireland Open
The Paddy Whack West of Ireland Open – The PSA Open saw George Parker & Charlie Lee in an exciting final on Saturday, after 2 super semi finals on Friday. Results https://t.co/T9dg4I0drM
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In the Paddy Whack West of Ireland Open, there was an intriguing final where former professional John Rooney, played the young Denis Gilevskiy. John playing some great squash won the title 3-0. A good experience for Denis, learning from a player of such experience. Draw – https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx…
The Under 13’s & 15’s squads are in Nantes, France for the 2018 % nations tournament. Play starts on Friday 6th April and runs until 
Sunday 8th April.
LIVE STREAMING –
Teams
Under 13 – Coach – Josh McVeigh
| DAVID SMITH |
| JAMES DUNNE |
| ADAM EASON |
| SAM GOWDY |
| REBECCA KAVANAGH |
| ALANNA MURPHY |
| AVA MURPHY |
Under 15 – Coach – David Noone
| DENIS GILEVSKIY |
| DYLAN MORAN |
| JACK O’FLYNN |
| EOGHAN DUNPHY |
| BRENDA LI |
| ALI CARTON |
| SOPHIE THOMAS |
Manager – Michele Jackson
The Playing Schedule for the 5 Nations. Irish time given.
Friday 3pm – U13 v France, U15 v France.
Saturday 8.30am U13 v England, 10.30 U15 v England, 12.30 U13 v Scotland, 4.30 U15 v Wales.
Sunday 8.30 U15 v Scotland, 10.30 U13 v Wales
European U19 Individual & Team Championships
Contact
| Name: |
Enjoy Squash & Fitness Club |
| Phone: |
+48 501 925 899 |
| Email: |
[email protected] |
GALLERY OF PICTURES OF IRELAND MATCHES
EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ireland finish 4th.
Ireland finished a super 2018 European team championships by finishing 4th, which is the highest placing for an Irish U19 team in these championships. Having beaten Scotland in the quarter finals, they had the No. 1 seeds and holders, England. Always a tough match. Sam Buckley playing at number 1, gave it everything but lost in 4 games. Sophie O’Rourke playing the U19 individual champion played very well but went down 3-0. In the 3/4th place play off the team played Czech Republic. Tired after 10 days of competition both Conor Moran & Sam Buckley gave it everything but lost both matches. Sam won the 1st game, was 2-1 down and got injured so had to retire unfortunately.
So a very successful tournament for the team and congratulations to them all – Sophie O’Rourke, Ellie McVeigh, Conor Moran, Sam Buckley, Scott Gillanders. Coach Ed Dunne & Manager Niamh Maher
Final:
[1] England 2-1 [3] France
Tom Walsh 1-3 Victor Crouin 14-12, 4-11, 5-11, 4-11
Nick Wall 3-0 Edwin Clain 11-8, 11-9, 11-5
Lucy Turmel 3-0 Maelle Fuhrer 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
3rd/4th:
[2] Czech Rep. 2-0 [5] Ireland
Viktor Byrtus 3-0 Conor Moran 11-5, 11-7, 11-2 (26m)
Ondrej Vorlicek 3-1 Sam Buckley 7-11, 11-4, 11-2, 7-1 rtd (37m)
5th/6th: Switzerland 2-0 Scotland 7th/8th: Spain 2-1 Germany
England to face France in the final
Defending champions England eased into set final with wins over Spain and Ireland on day three in Poland. In the final they’ll face France, who shrugged off their pool round defeat to beat third seeds Switzerland and then the second seeded Czech, Maelle Fuhrer clinching the semifinal win with a comeback from two nil down.
Semi-Finals:
[1] England 3-0 [5] Ireland
Tom Walsh 3-1 Sam Buckley 11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4
Lucy Turmel 3-0 Sophie O’Rourke 11-2, 11-4, 11-7
Nick Wall 2-0 Scott Willanders 11-6 , 11-4
[2] Czech Rep. 0-2 [4] France
Viktor Byrtus 3-0 Victor Crouin 2-11, 3-11, 6-11
Michaela Cepova 2-3 Maelle Fuhrer 11-8, 11-4, 6-11, 8-11, 11-7
Ondrej Vorlicek v Edwin Clain
Quarter-Finals :
[1] England v [7] Spain 12.00 C9
[5] Ireland v [6] Scotland 12.00 GC
[3] Switzerland v [4] France 14.30 GC
[2] Czech Rep v [8] Germany 14.30 C9
Match overview
| Order |
Event |
Scotland |
– |
 Ireland |
Score |
Points |
|
|
Duration |
| 1 |
BS1 |
|
– |
|
11-4 11-13 9-11 6-11 |
0-1 |
|
|
0:44 |
| 2 |
GS |
|
– |
|
11-3 11-13 9-11 11-3 11-8 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:56 |
| 3 |
BS2 |
|
– |
|
9-11 9-11 7-11 |
0-1 |
|
|
0:3 |
Match overview
| Order |
Event |
Ireland |
– |
 Norway |
Score |
Points |
|
|
Duration |
| 1 |
BS2 |
|
– |
|
11-1 11-5 11-6 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:28 |
| 2 |
BS1 |
|
– |
|
11-8 11-6 11-5 |
1-0 |
|
|
0:25 |
| 3 |
GS |
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Irish Squash Federation Ltd
| Venue: |
Fitzwilliam LTC |
| Address: |
|
Friday, March 9, 2018 to Sunday, March 11, 2018Tournament days
The Irish Open Championships Over 35 and Over 40 took place in Cork
on Friday, March 9th and Saturday, March 10th.
RESULTS
John Rooney won the 35’s and Neal Murphy retained the 40’s.
Link to Tournament Software to enter online: Irish Open O35-40 2018
The Junior Committee have today, announced the U13, U15, U17 and U19’s teams that will compete at European and Five Nations 
Championships over the next few weeks.
Congratulations to all the players selected and well done to all the players who competed on the national Junior Tour this season.
Under 13’s team to participate at the Five Nations tournament in Nantes from April 6th – 8th
Rebecca Kavanagh
Alanna Murphy
Ava Murphy
David Smith
James Dunne
Adam Eason
Sam Gowdy
Under 15’s team to participate at the Five Nations tournament in Nantes from April 6th – 8th
(No.1 Hannah McGugan not available, due to recent surgery)
Brenda Li
Ali Carton
Sophie Thomas
Denis Gilevskiy
Dylan Moran
Jack O’Flynn
Eoghan Dunphy
Under 15’s team to participate at the European Championships in Malmo from May 10th – 13th
Brenda Li
Ali Carton
Denis Gilevskiy
Dylan Moran
Jack O’Flynn
Under 17’s team to participate at the European Championships in Malmo from May 10th – 13th
Caitlin McConnon
Kelly Byrne
Sam Buckley
Michael Creaven
Alex Smith
Under 19’s team to participate at the European Championships in Bielssko Biala, Poland from March 29th – 1st
Sophie O’Rourke
Ellie McVeigh
Conor Moran
Sam Buckley
Scott Gillanders
Sutton’s David Ryan defeated Trinity’s Kush Kumar, the top overall seed, to win the Pool Trophy at the CSA Individual National 
Championship (US College Championship). Ryan took the first two games 11-4 and 11-8, before Kumar battled back 11-7 and 11-3 to force the fifth game. Ryan clawed his way up from a 10-8 deficit in the fifth to win the game in extra points 12-10.
David Ryan compiled a 9-0 record at the No. 4 slot on the ladder this season for Harvard. He entered the CSA Nationals seeded No. 14, and played a higher seed in his first-round match. He wasn’t initially ranked high enough to qualify for the A Division, but was bumped up when a few other players pulled out of the championship.
On his way to the national title, Ryan defeated No. 3 Andrew Douglas, Penn’s No. 1, No. 6 Alvin Heuman, Dartmouth’s top player, No. 10 Timothy Brownell, Harvard’s second best player and Trinity’s top seeded Kush Kumar, who was seeded No. 1 overall in the tournament and ranked in the top 100 on the men’s professional world tour 
prior to starting his career at Trinity. What a super performance from David.
A really super achievement for David and his proud parents Suzanne & Eoin Ryan and sister Stephanie who herself, is on a squash scholarship at Drexel University in Philadelphia in her first year.
See here for further information – https://csasquash.com/…/sedky-and-ryan-crowned-national-c…/…
Irish Squash Federation Ltd
| Venue: |
SLTC, 176 Howth Road, Sutton, Dublin 13 |
| Address: |
|
Tournament contact
| Name: |
Christine Lowry |
| Phone: |
+353868221120 |
| Email: |
[email protected] |
Friday, February 23, 2018 to Sunday, February 25, 2018Tournament days
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