David Ryan vs. Michael Craig
The EMC2 Munster Junior Open took place the weekend of 7th/8th of December. at Highfield and Sunday’s Well Squash clubs.
This season’s tournament had a entry of 96 in 10 age groups for both Girls and Boys. The top 3 finishers are listed below. For all the results see here: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=55781826-6279-4E7B-BDED-D69DCCA93FA3
Well Done and thanks to the Munster Junior Secretary, Cyril O’Mahony for all his work in directing thjis tournament and to the many helpers who worked over the weekend and before to make the competition a great success.
| Competition | Winner | Runner-Up | Third |
| BU11 | Denis Gilevskiy | Dylan Moran | Jake Creaven |
| GU11 | Emma Dineen | Sarah O’Connell | Niamh Kirwan |
| BU13 | Conor Moran | Sam Buckley | Gavin L’Estrange |
| GU13 | Emma McGigan | Roisín Kirwan | Brenda Li |
| BU15 | Scott Gillanders | Stephen Hearst | Ryan Kelly |
| GU15 | Ellie McVeigh | Sophie O’Rourke | Alessia Osborne |
| BU17 | Philip McSweeney | Nikita Gilevskiy | Morgan Kelly |
| GU17 | Casey Luther | Rachel Lynch | Jemma Gillan |
| BU19 | Ryan Luther | Josh McVeigh | Jack Sterritt |
| GU19 | Griffin Gillanders | Lorraine Mooney | Orla Lacey |
Having won her first round match eight seed Madeline Perry (IRL) bt qualifier Mariam Ibrahim Metwally (EGY) 11-6, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6 in 3o minutes. but unfortunately she went out to the 11th seed Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 12-10, 11-3, 11-5 in 27 minutes. Losing in 3 in just 27 minutes would indicate that there was something niggling Madeline.
Next up for Madeline Perry is to look to regain her national title from Aisling Blake on 13-15th December in Fitzwilliam LTC.
These championships will be live streamed on Sportslive.aertv.ie
In the other 2nd round matches.
India’s Joshana Chinappa pulled off a sensational second successive upset in today’s second round of the Women’s Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open to claim her first ever quarter-final berth in a WSA World Series event.
After making her breakthrough in the first round where she upset No7 seed Natalie Grinham, the 27-year-old from Mumbai today stunned Denmark’s No15 seed Line Hansen 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5 in 44 minutes to become the only unseeded player to reach the last eight of the final World Series Gold event of the year at the Hong Kong Squash Centre.
Currently just two places below the career-high world No24 ranking she achieved two months ago, 11-time Indian national champion Chinappa made her WSA World Series championship debut in the Kuwait Open qualifiers in March 2005. Now, 28 World Series events later, the Chennai-born Indian star is making her long-awaited quarter-final debut.
Chinappa will now face Alison Waters, the No4 seed from England who took only 23 minutes to dismiss Welsh qualifier Tesni Evans 11-2, 11-4, 11-5. It was Waters that Chinappa met in the first qualifying round in Kuwait in 2005
“It will be very different tomorrow on the glass court, but I had a great time on there last year [beating Annie Au] so I hope to do well on there again tomorrow,” concluded Chinappa.
Two greats of the women’s game will meet in the quarter-finals when defending champion Nicol David, the top seed from Malaysia, takes on 2010 runner-up Jenny Duncalf, the fifth seed from England.
In a repeat of last year’s final, David beat France’s Camille Serme – but had to recover from a game down to overcome the No9 seed 7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 in 41 minutes.
Duncalf was taken the full distance by rising Guyana star Nicolette Fernandes before finally beating the 16th seed 12-10, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9 in 76 minutes.
The quarter-final clash will be David and Duncalf’s 28th on the WSA World Tour since February 2002 – and fourth in the Hong Kong Open. The Malaysian holds a 25-2 head-to-head advantage, with Duncalf claiming her two victories in quick succession in November 2009.
Local star Annie Au keeps Hong Kong hopes alive following her 11-3, 11-4, 11-6 win over English giant-killer Emma Beddoes (both pictured above), the 28-year-old qualifier who ousted sixth seed Low Wee Wern in the first round.
Au, the No12 seed who was a semi-finalist in 2011, now faces second seed Laura Massaro. In a match between two of the game’s most experienced players, the world No2 from England defeated Australia’s former champion Rachael Grinham 11-8, 11-7, 11-5.
Entry form here for the Pioneer Junior Open 2014
The weekend of the 29th/30th November saw the Connacht Masters Open take place. There were 11 events from over 35’s to over 65’s, with 68 players entered in the tournament which took place at Galway LTC, Salthill, Galway. (Report below)
For the full draw and tournament details see here
| Venue: | Galway Lawn Tennis Club | ||
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| Phone: | +353 (0)91 522353 | ||
| Email: | [email protected] | ||
| Website: | www.gltc.ie |
| Name: | Jim Hynes |
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| Phone: | +353862472858 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Men O55B, Men O50B, Men O45B, Men O35, Men O40, Ladies O40, Men O45A, Men O50A, Men O55A, Men O60, Men O65 |
Friday, November 29, 2013 to Saturday, November 30, 2013
Connacht Masters Open 2013
Report
The Connacht Masters Open took place at Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November. Seventy players entered the various sections and a number of non-playing people accompanied them to watch the squash and enjoy the social side of the tournament.
The Tournament ran smoothly and thankfully, there were few retirements due to injury. This was in no small measure due to the warm courts. Considerable work has been done over the summer to improve the insulation and retain the heat.
There were a number of outstanding individual performances over the weekend. In the Men O35 section, Keith Moran who was seeded at #4 overcame Declan Devitt (3/1), Ciaran McCoy (3/1) and John Hurley (3/1) to take the title. Keith played great squash in all three matches. In the Men O40 section, Dara O’Flynn the #3 seed Ayerst proved invincible after a hard-fought second match with David Ayerst (#2 seed) and overcame Clive Morgan the #1 seed to take the title.
The Men O45 final was a very close-fought match and eventually the #6 seed Adrian Leeson overcame the #1 seed Brian Lalor to claim the title and the Michael Devaney perpetual trophy awarded to the winner of the Men O45 even. Another new name to join the previous illustrious winners.
David Borton overcame number one seed John Dineen to take the O50 title.
The Men O55 final between Coventry based Mo Sarwar and Corkman Martin McDonnell was an enthralling four-set match. A large gallery on the #1 court saw Mo give what can only be described as a squash master class to retain the title. One of the great matches of the weekend.
Kyran Hurley romped to a relatively untroubled path to take the Men O60 title.
As there were only three entries in the O70 division, it was combined with the O65 division to give a group of eight. However, the O70s made their presence felt when Noel Murphy overcame Tom Cantwell to take the title. Noel later claimed that it had taken him 25 years to overcome Tom Cantwell in a final.
While the ladies division had a disappointing entry of four, it produced some great matches. Dympna Reardon won all her matches to take the title from Clare Jones, Anne Costello and Helen Reapy. Dympna has been a great supporter of the Connacht Masters and was really delighted with her win as she had not previously won a title anywhere. She owed her success to playing in the men’s league.
A great weekend of squash and socialising and we look forward to a repeat in 2014. Thanks to Jim and Michael J Hynes and their team from Galway Lawn Tennis Club for organising the event.
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The weekend of the 29th/30th November saw the Connacht Masters Open take place. There were 11 events from over 35’s to over 65’s, with 68 players entered in the tournament which took place at Galway LTC, Salthill, Galway. (Report below)
For the full draw and tournament details see here
| Venue: | Galway Lawn Tennis Club | ||
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| Address: |
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| Phone: | +353 (0)91 522353 | ||
| Email: | [email protected] | ||
| Website: | www.gltc.ie |
| Name: | Jim Hynes |
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| Phone: | +353862472858 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Men O55B, Men O50B, Men O45B, Men O35, Men O40, Ladies O40, Men O45A, Men O50A, Men O55A, Men O60, Men O65 |
Friday, November 29, 2013 to Saturday, November 30, 2013
Connacht Masters Open 2013
Report
The Connacht Masters Open took place at Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November. Seventy players entered the various sections and a number of non-playing people accompanied them to watch the squash and enjoy the social side of the tournament.
The Tournament ran smoothly and thankfully, there were few retirements due to injury. This was in no small measure due to the warm courts. Considerable work has been done over the summer to improve the insulation and retain the heat.
There were a number of outstanding individual performances over the weekend. In the Men O35 section, Keith Moran who was seeded at #4 overcame Declan Devitt (3/1), Ciaran McCoy (3/1) and John Hurley (3/1) to take the title. Keith played great squash in all three matches. In the Men O40 section, Dara O’Flynn the #3 seed Ayerst proved invincible after a hard-fought second match with David Ayerst (#2 seed) and overcame Clive Morgan the #1 seed to take the title.
The Men O45 final was a very close-fought match and eventually the #6 seed Adrian Leeson overcame the #1 seed Brian Lalor to claim the title and the Michael Devaney perpetual trophy awarded to the winner of the Men O45 even. Another new name to join the previous illustrious winners.
David Borton overcame number one seed John Dineen to take the O50 title.
The Men O55 final between Coventry based Mo Sarwar and Corkman Martin McDonnell was an enthralling four-set match. A large gallery on the #1 court saw Mo give what can only be described as a squash master class to retain the title. One of the great matches of the weekend.
Kyran Hurley romped to a relatively untroubled path to take the Men O60 title.
As there were only three entries in the O70 division, it was combined with the O65 division to give a group of eight. However, the O70s made their presence felt when Noel Murphy overcame Tom Cantwell to take the title. Noel later claimed that it had taken him 25 years to overcome Tom Cantwell in a final.
While the ladies division had a disappointing entry of four, it produced some great matches. Dympna Reardon won all her matches to take the title from Clare Jones, Anne Costello and Helen Reapy. Dympna has been a great supporter of the Connacht Masters and was really delighted with her win as she had not previously won a title anywhere. She owed her success to playing in the men’s league.
A great weekend of squash and socialising and we look forward to a repeat in 2014. Thanks to Jim and Michael J Hynes and their team from Galway Lawn Tennis Club for organising the event.
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For Full Results see here
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=CCB387EE-C375-49AE-862B-92775C25D593
| Venue: | SLTC & ALSAA | ||
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| Name: | Irish Squash |
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| Phone: | +35316251145 |
Events
| Boys U/13, Boys U/15, Boys U/17, Boys U/19, Girls U/19, Girls U/17, Girls U/15, Girls U/13 |
The Leinster Senior Open – National Tour Event No. 4
With nearly 75 players in 6 events the Leinster Open 2013 was a great success.The tournament was Live Streamed all weekend from 6pm-11pm on Friday 15th, 11am-9pm on Saturday and 11am – 4pm on Sunday – Finals Day. There was some excellent matches broadcast LIVE to your laptop, mobile device or TV. It is the modern way to enjoy your favourite sport. Laura Mylotte a member of Ireland’s silver medal winning team from this years European Championships won the Ladies A event and Derek Ryan, the Men’s A after a superb final with Brian Byrne which lasted nearly 115 minutes.
To watch recordings of the matches (from Wednesday 20th Nov) visit http://sportslive.aertv.ie/broadcasters/irishsquash/
For full results go to:
Copy this address into your URL bar: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=9B78F5EF-2A10-433B-8F37-E11D0405200F
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The Leinster Senior Open – National Tour Event No. 4
With nearly 75 players in 6 events the Leinster Open 2013 was a great success.The tournament was Live Streamed all weekend from 6pm-11pm on Friday 15th, 11am-9pm on Saturday and 11am – 4pm on Sunday – Finals Day. There was some excellent matches broadcast LIVE to your laptop, mobile device or TV. It is the modern way to enjoy your favourite sport. Laura Mylotte a member of Ireland’s silver medal winning team from this years European Championships won the Ladies A event and Derek Ryan, the Men’s A after a superb final with Brian Byrne which lasted nearly 115 minutes.
To watch recordings of the matches (from Wednesday 20th Nov) visit http://sportslive.aertv.ie/broadcasters/irishsquash/
For full results go to:
Copy this address into your URL bar: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=9B78F5EF-2A10-433B-8F37-E11D0405200F
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