Herts Junior Open 2002
Saturday
the 9th and 10th March saw Bishop Stortford squash Club
entertain 104 entrants into the Herts Junior Open under 15 , 13 and under
11’s. With the biggest draw the event has yet received the competition
promised to be an enthralling exhibition of young up and coming squash talent.
With the club itself having high hopes for many of its own juniors especially
Herts county u13 players Oliver Dixon and Daniel
Sciberras in the under 13’s event.
The
Under 15’s event was the largest and the most competitive with many
top junior county players having entered we were promised some excellent
matches. In the latter stages we were lucky enough to witness some lower ranked
players topple the favoured seeds. With Luke Gray
having defeated Jonathan Fuller 1st
round he went on to the final defeating Steven London
and Anthony Garrett on the way. In the other half,
Herts U15 number 1 Neil Waller continued his
impressive form by defeating the number 1 seed Alex
Philips in the quarters and Number 3 seed Sam Smith
in the semi’s before going on to defeat Luke Gray
3-0 in the final. In the plate, Herts player Jonathan
Fuller completed a comfortable 3-0 win against Scott
Legg.
Under
13’s was as competitive as the under 15’s with the exception of
Alex Ingham the favourite comfortably getting through his rounds to the final.
We witnessed a titanic battle Between Nikhil Shah and Oliver Dixon in the
quarter-finals, which saw the Stortford based player come back from 2-0 down to
win a marathon match 3-2 and then go on to the final having defeated number 2
seed Jack Burgess in the semi’s. This is where his progress was halted with
Alex Ingham displaying a full range of shots and touch which on the day was too
accurate for Oliver to match. The final was won 9/2 9/3 9/6. The plate was by
Daniel Sciberras who defeated Steven Snelling 3-2 in another titanic match 9/2
7/9 9/10 9/3 9/6.
The
under 11’s showed us the talent and potential coming through at the
moment. With precise accurate shots and good court coverage, we were again
treated to a feast of good matches. The final was won by number 1 seed Ben
Lampon against Arjun Shah 3-0.
The
girls events were, sadly, poorly subscribed but those that played
enjoyed some good competition. The U15
was won by Siobhan Collingwood while the U13
was won by Katherine Reilly.
For
a look at the draws and progress please look on the attached attachment.
Click here for Draw and Results
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