Stephanie Ryan travelled to Zurich to take part in the Swiss Junior Squash Open Super Series. Playing in the Girls U/17 
section Stephanie had a bye in the first round and beat Dutch girl Daphne Timmer 3/0. The next match was against Amber Peacey of England. This match got away from her and left her in the 3 / 4 Playoff against Fanny Seger of France. Stephanie beat No: 1 seed 11/8 in the fifth game and took to the podium for the first time in a Super Series Event.
From December 2014 – ALL entry form links will be posted on this page for convenience.
European Junior Event Calendar
| Venue: | Sligo Tennis Club | ||
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| Phone: | 071-9162580 |
| Name: | Keith Moran |
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| Phone: | 087 6667766 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Mens Singles A, , Men’s Singles B, Men’s A/B Play Off |
Munster Junior Open 2014
The Munster Junior Open took place in Cork on 6/7th December 2014.
FUNDRAISING FOR THE WOMEN’S TEAM FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, CANADA, 2014
Last Thursday night, 27th November was the fundraising quiz for the Irish Women’s Squash team travelling to the Women’s World Team Championship in Canada, which started on Monday 1st December. Niamh Maher from Classic 4fm was quizmaster. There were 20 tables battling it out till the last round. The winners were Ray McDonnell’s team from Fitzwilliam and only 2 points behind were Jo Hussey’s team from Old Belvedere. There were also spot prizes given out between rounds.
The winner of “Spot the Ball” was Jim Coyne (see attached for correct sheet). HERE
At the auction Brenda Flynn beat off the opposition and bought the Neil Diamond concert tickets.
The raffle winners were
| Framed t-shirt signed by Women’s World No. 1 | Donal Coughlan |
| Squash racket | Maurice Collins |
| Squash racket | Rory Byrne |
| €50 voucher for Marty Evans Shop | Paul Byrne |
| Tickets for Saturday Night Show | Teresa Dunne |
| €50 voucher for Hicken Lighting | Myron Evans |
| Butlers Chocolates | Niall Rooney |
| Wine | Linda Heuston |
There are many people we would like to thank for all the help we received in the fundraising.
Those who donated prizes – Eoin Ryan, Martyn Evans Shop, Neil Murphy, Jennifer Dillon, Aisling Blake, Gina Menzies, Teresa Dunne, Rosie Barry, Brenda Flynn, Deirdre Baker, Dara O’Flynn.
Those who helped on the quiz night – Kate and Rory Barry and Rory’s mates, Paul & Ross who checked the answers; Niamh Maher the quizmaster; Madeline, Aisling, Laura, Breanne, Gina Menzies, Niamh Maher and Gavin Doherty, all of whom set questions and Barbara and her team from Fitzwilliam.
Those who sold lots of tickets, Brian McNally, Anita Mylotte, Brenda Flynn, Niamh Maher, Joe Ruddy, Brian Mahon, Lee Healy, Derek Ryan, Laura Mylotte and Kevin Moore.
And lastly, we would like to thank all of you who came along and gave your much appreciated support. Best of luck to the girls at the Womens World team championships.
Thanks from Rosie Barry and Anne Costello.
To view the results for the CONNACHT MASTERS – Click HERE
| Venue: | Galway Lawn Tennis Club | ||
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| Website: | www.gltc.ie |
| Name: | Jim Hynes |
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| Phone: | +353862472858 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Men O35, Men O40, Ladies O40, Men O45, Men O50, Ladies O50, Men O55, Men O60, Men O65 |
World Squash Federation, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada| Venue: | The Club at White Oaks Resort | ||||||
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The 2014 Women’s World Championships take place from the 1st-6th of December in Niagara on the lake, Canada. Ireland are seeded 8th of 20 countries. There are 7 European countries playing – Ireland, France, Germany Austria, Spain, Wales & England.
Girls with a Friend
The Irish team travelled out to Canada on Saturday 29th of November with their coach Paul Bell and manager Rosie Barry. The team is Aisling Blake, Breanne Flynn, Laura Mylotte and Madeline Perry. Ciara Moloney is the non travelling reserve.
Ireland are drawn in a group with No. 1 seeds Egypt, New Zealand, Columbia and China. I am not 100% sure but I think this is Ireland’s first women’s squash international vs. China, which is a milestone with the worlds most populated country. Obviously the big match is vs. New Zealand which is on the show court on Wednesday 3rd of December.
Tournament Website HERE
Day 6 -Saturday 6th November
The team did us proud and finished in 8th place as per their seeding. Playing through the injury of Laura Mylotte and Madeline Perry, they did really well.
Super all through the week especially vs New Zealand to get to the play offs. A great game vs England, the eventual champions in the quarters and then injury hit them. So 8th place in the World, Well Done the Team!!
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IRELAND: 2-0| Time: | Sat 12/6/2014 11:00 AM |
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| Draw: | WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8 |
| Score: | 2-0 |
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11-5 11-4 11-4 | 1-0 | 0:21 | ||||||
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9-11 11-8 10-12 11-2 11-8 | 1-0 | 0:49 | ||||||
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Day 5 -Friday 5th November
IRELAND 0 v USA 3
A match to decide 5th place vs. the USA. The Irish squad are indebted to various personnel at White Oaks Resort & Spa, Ontario for getting our team into shape for the match v USA in playoff for 5th place in the Women’s World Team Championships. Dr. Chris Henson (chiropractor/physiotherapist) reviewed our number 1 player, Madeline Perry, first thing this morning to ensure that she was fit for battle on court at 11am. Laura Mylotte also benefited from a rest day and was ready to return to action playing at number 3 today.
There’s something special about the glass court arena: loud music, spectators milling around, official photographers, TV monitors displaying images to be broadcast on sportscanada.tv as the Irish coach, Paul Bell calmly puts the team through their paces in warming up for the match vs USA.
Todays order of play was 1,2,3 so Madeline started v Amanda Sobhy, losing the first set 11/1. Our no 1 player sensibly paced herself against her opponent allowing a gradual increase in mobility, losing 11/3 in the second set. The US no 1 player maintained the pressure in the third set ensuring that Madeline never got an opportunity to challenge her properly: USA win 3/0.
Next, Aisling Blake played Olivia Blatchford at no 2 losing the first set 11-3, and a closely contested second set 11-9. Great volleying & retrieving by Aisling in the third set gave her a set point at 10-8 only for her opponent to fight back and get ahead to 11-10 with a lucky nick shot and then clinch the match with a referee decision to award a stroke against our no 2 player. Aisling was frustrated that she had found the right combination of shots to challenge her opponent a little too late.
Laura Mylotte played Sabrina Sobhy in the final (dead) rubber and was pleased with her performance despite losing 11-4, 11-6.
The Irish team will face Australia in play off for 7th position on Saturday @4pm (Irish time).
Meanwhile, Malaysia upset the no 1 seeds, Egypt, in a thrilling semifinal of breathtaking squash. The final between Malaysia & England (who beat Hong Kong, China in the other semifinal) takes place at 2.30pm on Saturday (local time).
The Irish match tomorrow will not be streamed live but that anyone interested may text Rosie Barry to be added to live Whatsapp feed for updates (text to 086 8256452 before 3pm GMT)
Rosie Barry, Manager
– IRELAND: 3-0| Time: | Fri 12/5/2014 11:00 AM |
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| Draw: | WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8 |
| Score: | 3-0 |
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11-4 11-7 | 1-0 | 0:12 |
Day 4 -Thursday 4th November
QUARTER FINAL
Madeline warms up with Paul Bell
2nd game Madeline played much better and at a faster pace but at 6 all, got a couple of referee decisions which went against her and she went 2-0 down. In the 3rd game, Madeline again came out fast and took an early lead. Again it went to 6 all. Unfortunately she then got an injury, played out but was unable to compete properly and went down 11-8 to lose 3-0.
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ENGLAND: 0-3| Time: | Thu 12/4/2014 6:00 PM |
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| Draw: | WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Stage 2 – Positions 1 – 8 |
| Score: | 0-3 |
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3-11 6-11 8-11 | 0-1 | 0:29 | ||||||
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5-11 5-11 | 0-1 | 0:14 |
Breanne Flynn plays Emma Beddoes
Aisling with a young fan!!
Day 3 -Wednesday 3rd November
Ireland v New Zealand
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NEW ZEALAND: 2-1| Time: | Wed 12/3/2014 11:00 AM |
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| Draw: | WSF Women’s World Team Championship WSF Women’s World Team Championship – Pool A |
| Score: | 2-1 |
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5-11 11-5 4-11 11-2 11-8 | 1-0 | 0:41 | ||||||
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9-11 11-2 11-8 11-8 | 1-0 | 0:48 | ||||||
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6-11 6-11 11-9 7-11 | 0-1 | 0:32 |
Ireland v Egypt
Laura Mylotte plays v Egypt
The Womens Senior team are participating in the World Championships in Niagara on the lake, Canada from 1st – 6th December.
The team as selected is:
To help towards costs the squad are fundraising. They are holding a table quiz night on Thursday 27th November in Fitzwilliam LTC. See here for the poster. Please print off and put up on your club noticeboard to look to get a team from each club minimum.
Irish Junior Open 2014
| BS U13, GS U13, BS U15, GS U15, BS U17, GS U17, BS U19, GS U19 |
We are Live streaming the Show court in Sutton LTC on all 3 days of the Open – Friday 2 – 8pm, Saturday 9am – 8pm & Sunday (Finals Day) 9am – 4pm.
Live Streaming will be available HERE
| Venue: | Sutton Lawn Tennis Club & ALSAA Sports Club | ||
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| Name: | Irish Squash |
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| Email: | [email protected] |
21 November 2014 to 23 November 2014
Times/location of first match are available HERE
Draws available (from 8pm 20th Nov) HERE
Ciara Moloney and Brian Byrne boyth won superb finals in the Leinster Senior Open played at Fitzwilliam LTC over the weekend of 14th – 16th November. Ciara played Sachika Balvani, a player who is on a squash scholarship in the USA and is studying at UCD for 6 months. it was a great match and a super challenge for Ciara which she met head on. In the 5th game she had a couple of match balls which Sachika save but Ciara won through on her next match ball to win 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10.
Brian Byrne met the 18 year old Michael Craig in the mens final which promised to be a titanic struggle with the super retrieving of Brian and youthful exuberance of Michael. Brian is working very hard at his game with national coach Hadrian Stiff and you can see the results. Even though it ended in a 3-0 victory for Brian it was very close with some super rallies many over 50 strokes in length. This match will be good for Michael in his transition into Senior squash. The match score was 11-9, 11-6, 12-10.
Video of all matches played on court 1 will be up on Aertv/Sportslive this week. See HERE
For full results click HERE
| Venue: | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club | ||
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| Name: | Brendan Murphy |
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| Phone: | 087-1311590 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Men A, Ladies A, Men B, Ladies B, Men C, Men D |
