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2 New
Champions
Lisa Aitken and Andy Whipp are this years Ilkley Squash Open
champions.
Lisa Aitken
proved to be to strong for Julianne Courtice, winning 3-1. Aitkins got off
to a slow start, losing the first set quickly, but quickly up the tempo of
the game and started to gain control, moving Courtice more and making less
unforced errors. Both players showed remarkable court coverage.
The men’s
final was between the top 2 seeds, Joel Hinds (1) the defending champion and
Andy Whipp (2)
The match
was played at a tremendous pace, with both players having many punishing
rallies as game see sawed from 1 player to another. Hinds Lead 9-6 in the 5th,
but a couple of basic errors let Whipp back into the match. At 10-9 to Whipp,
Hinds put a backhand drop into the tin to end this outstanding final of 65
minutes of squash at the highest level.
Thank you
for all the players who came to Ilkley this year and hope to see everyone
back again next year.
Results
Lisa Aitken def Julianne Courtice 6/11 11/4 11/8 11/4 43 minutes
Andy Whipp def Joel Hinds 10/12 11/5 11/7 7/11 11/9 65 minutes
Women’s Semi finals
Lisa Aitken def Deon Saffary 8/11, 11/3, 11/7, 11/7, - 33
minutesJulianne Courtice def Carrie Ramsay 4/11, 11/8, 12/10, 11/5, - 35
minutes Men’s Semi Finals
Andy Whipp def Adil Maqbool 11/6 12/14 11/9 10/12 maqbool retired hurt – 44
minutes
Joel Hines def Andrew Birks 4/11 11/8 11/6 5/11 11/3 – 54 minutes
Women’s quarter finals
Deon Saffery bt Amina Helal 7-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 13-11 in 51 minutes
Carrie Ramsey bt Selina Sinclair 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 in 43 minutes
Lisa Aitkin 3-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 in 52 minutes
Julianne Courtice bt Nada El Kalaway 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 6-11, 11-7 in 46
minutes
Men’s Quarter Finals
Andy Whipp bt Alex Phillips 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 in 36 minutes
Andrew Birks bt Scott Handley 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 in 40 minutes
Adil Maqbool bt Jamie Haycocks 7-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6 in 46 minutes
Joel Hinds bt Peter Creed 11-2, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 in 32 minutes
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