University of Nottingham 2-3 Luxfords St George’s
Hill
Nick Matthew 2-3 Mohamed Elshorbagy 11-8, 11-9, 11-13,
9-11, 8-11
Declan James 2-3 Tom Richards 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9,
9-11
Richie Fallows 3-2 Charlie Lee 6-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5,
rtd
Adam Auckland 3-2 Carlos Cornes 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 4-11,
11-9
Hana Ramadan 0-3 Joelle King 5-11, 9-11,7-11
Tradition@RAC 3-2 Team Pontefract
Paul Coll 3-0 James Willstrop 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
Daryl Selby 3-2 Saurav Ghosal 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7,
11-6
Alan Clyne 1-3 Chris Simpson 10-12, 11-9, 2-11, 9-11
Ben Coleman 3-2 Patrick Rooney 6-11,11-7, 4-11, 11-7,
11-7
Alison Waters 1-3 Laura Massaro 2-11, 6-11, 12-10, 6-11
Luxfords St George's Hill 3-2 Tradition @ RAC
Mohamed ElShorbagy 3-0 Daryl Selby 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
(35m)
Tom Richards 3-0 Alan Clyne 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (31m)
Charlie Lee 2-3 Ben Coleman 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-1,
9-11 (70m)
Dylan Bennett 0-3 George Parker 3-11, 5-11, 7-11 (31m)
Joelle King 3-0 Alice Green 11-7 , 11-3, 11-3 (21m)
Ten
teams started out on the quest for the PSL title, just two remained
with Tradition @ RAC and Luxfords St George's Hill contesting the
final tonight at St George's Hill - broadcast live on BBC Sport -
and it was the home side who triumphed with a 3-2 win sealed by
World #1 Mohamed Elshorbagy
Luxfords St George's Hill 3-2 Tradition @ RAC
Mohamed ElShorbagy 3-0 Daryl Selby 11-7, 11-7, 11-3 (35m)
Tom Richards 3-0 Alan Clyne 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (31m)
Charlie Lee 2-3 Ben Coleman 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-1, 9-11 (70m)
Dylan Bennett 0-3 George Parker 3-11, 5-11, 7-11 (31m)
Joelle King 3-0 Alice Green 11-7 , 11-3, 11-3 (21m)
Although technically a neutral venue, St George's Hill LTC hosted a
final involving their own team for the second time in three years,
and it was the home side who opened the scoring with Commonwealth
champion Joelle King beating Alice Green, a late replacement for the
injured Alison Waters, in three games.
Meanwhile
on the side court RAC's George Parker beat Dylan Bennett, also in
three, to level the match.
On world rankings RAC's Ben Coleman was heavy favourite for the next
match, but St George's own Charlie Lee pushed Coleman all the way,
cruising through the fourth game 11-1 to set up a decider only for
Coleman to take the fifth 11-9 to put RAC 2-1 ahead.
Another home grown talent, Tom Richards restored parity with a
comprehensive three-nil win over Alan Clyne, setting up the decider
that had looked likely from the outset.
St George's had world #1 and world champion Mohamed ElShorbagy in
their corner, up against RAC's Daryl Selby, who had beaten
ElShorbagy in the 2016 Channel VAS Champs on this court. There was
to be no repeat of that upset though, as ElShorbagy took two close
opening games and then powered through the third to give St George's
Hill their first win in five PSL Final appearances.
"It's been a long journey," said St George's manager Danny Lee, who
won the National League title in 1986 as a player but suffered four
PSL final defeats as manager.
"I just pick the players now, but what a great team we have, it's
all down to them, very proud of them. I wasn't sure Mohamed would be
able to even walk after last week, but he played well, he and they
all put in so much effort.
"And of course thanks to our sponsor Luxfords, and well done to Lee
[Davies] for getting RAC to the final in their first season, I'm
sure they'll continue to do well."
RAC make the
final at the first attempt
The first semi-final started at 6pm in London’s Pall Mall, but it
was visitors Pontefract who enjoyed the better start as Laura
Massaro beat England team-mate Alison Waters to put the Division A
runners-up ahead. Patrick Rooney threatened to double their lead,
but Ben Coleman took the first men’s match in five to level the tie.
In the top string Paul Coll beat James Willstrop in straight games
to put RAC ahead, but Pontefract levelled as Chris Smpson beat Alan
Clyne in four close games.
In the decider Pontefract’s Saurav Ghosal led two games to one, but
Daryl Selby dug in for TRADS to take the next two games and clinch a
place in the final for the PSL first-timers.
St George’s pip Nottingham
The second semi-final went to an even more dramatic decider as St’
George’s made it an all-Southern final as they beat defending
champions Nottingham in a match that went to the very wire.
Commonwealth Gold Medalist Joelle King put the visitors ahead with a
three-nil win over Hana Ramadan, but Nottingham fought back with two
five-game wins from Adam Auckland and Richie Fallows. Nottingham
were just two points away from the final when Declan James was edged
out 11-9 in the fifth by Tom Richards, setting up an enticing
decider between Nick Matthew and Mohamed ElShorbagy.
Matthew surged into a two-game lead, and had match balls at 10-9 and
11-10 in the third, but world #1 and world champion ElShorbagy
refused to be beaten, levelling the match and then fighting back
from 2-7 down in the fifth to put St George’s into their third final
in four years, one that will as two years ago, played on their home
courts.
University of Nottingham 2-3 Luxfords St George’s Hill
Nick Matthew 2-3 Mohamed Elshorbagy 11-8, 11-9, 11-13, 9-11, 8-11
Declan James 2-3 Tom Richards 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11
Richie Fallows 3-2 Charlie Lee 6-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, rtd
Adam Auckland 3-2 Carlos Cornes 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9
Hana Ramadan 0-3 Joelle King 5-11, 9-11,7-11
Tradition@RAC 3-2 Team Pontefract
Paul Coll 3-0 James Willstrop 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
Daryl Selby 3-2 Saurav Ghosal 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6
Alan Clyne 1-3 Chris Simpson 10-12, 11-9, 2-11, 9-11
Ben Coleman 3-2 Patrick Rooney 6-11,11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7
Alison Waters 1-3 Laura Massaro 2-11, 6-11, 12-10, 6-11
The final round of league matches saw Team Pontefract and Luxfords
St George's Hill both with home fixtures and a points target to
claim second spot in Divisions A and B.
In Division A Pontefract, at home to University of Birmingham Lions,
needed 12 points - or more realistically any sort of win - to reach
the playoffs for the first time, and although Eliot Ridge and Chris
Simpson dropped games in the opening matches, they still put
Pontefract two up. Patrick Rooney, Laura Massaro and James Willstrop
completed the rout with three-nil wins to the delight of the home
crowd.
Meanwhile at UWE / Elite Squash Bristol, visitors University of
Warwick/Kenilworth Squash knew that they had to better Pontefract's
points tally by nine to reach the semis in their first season in the
league, and although Sarah-Jane Perry and Guy Pearson won for the
visitors at the bottom of the order, Bristol's top trio of Marwan
ElShorbagy, Youssef Soliman and Josh Masters all won in straight
games to give Bristol the win - but the still finish bottom of the
table, by one point.
The Division B match saw St George's take on bottom of the table
Chichester needing a 4-1 win to put themselves out of reach of
Coolhurst and Bexley, who play on Thursday.
Dominique Lloyd-Walter put the home side ahead but Kyle Finch
levelled the match to inject some nerves into the home crowd. Carlos
Cornes came from a game down to win, and Tom Richards swept to
victory leaving St George's needing just one point from Mohamed
ElShorbagy. The World #1 and World Champion duly delivered as he
took the opening game, but Chichester's Olli Pett put in a
spectacular performance, eventually losing out in the fifth as St
George's made the semis for the sixth time.
The semi-finals will take place on Tue 8th May with Nottingham at
home to St George's, and Trads RAC at home to Pontefract.
10th Round (27 Mar 2018) Group A:
Pontefract Woodfield bt University of Birmingham Lions 5/0
James Willstrop bt Jan van den Herrewegen 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
Chris Simpson bt Jaymie Haycocks 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-7
Patrick Rooney bt Stuart MacGregor 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
Elliot Ridge bt Michael Mattimore 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4
Laura Massaro bt Millie Tomlinson 12-10, 11-7, 11-9
UWE/Elitesquash Bristol bt University of Warwick Kenilworth
3/2
Marwan Elshorbagy bt Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
Youssef Soliman bt Mark Fuller 3-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
Joshua Masters bt Harry Falconer 11-8, 12-10, 11-5
Jethro Binns lost to Guy Pearson 4-11, 12-10, 11-9, 2-11, 6-11
Kip Quiney lost to Sarah-Jane Perry 5-11, 2-11, 4-11
Group B:
Luxfords St George's Hill bt Team Chichester 4/1
Mohamed Elshorbagy bt Oliver Pett 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7
Tom Richards bt Tim Vail 11-7, 11-2, 11-4
Dylan Bennett lost to Kyle Finch 4-11, 9-11, 11-8, 4-11
Carlos Cornes bt Miles Jenkins 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-6
Dominique Lloyd-Walter bt Amy Jones 11-6, 14-12, 11-8
Coolhurst London lost to Bexley 1/4
Adrian Waller bt Bernat Jaume 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8
Angus Gillams lost to Rui Soares 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 12-10, 6-11
Joe Green lost to Robert Downer 6-11, 6-11, 9-11
Sam Levin lost to Bradley Masters 4-11, 5-11, 9-11
Katie Malliff lost to Kace Bartley 5-11, 11-4, 8-11, 4-11
Playing their last matches of the league season, divisional leaders
University of Nottingham and Tradition @ RAC recorded contrasting
away wins to secure the Divisional titles and preferential
semi-final draws.
RAC, in their first PSL season, needed just four points from their
away match at bottom of the table Chichester, and came away with a
thumping 5-0 win and 20 points.
The result puts RAC clear at the top of Division B, Chichester
adrift at the bottom, with Coolhurst, St George’s and Bexley
battling it out for second spot and a semi-final place.
Round 9 concludes on Friday as Bexley entertain St George’s Hill,
both looking for a win to boost their playoff hopes in a three-way
race with Coolhurst.
In Division A Defending Champions Nottingham travelled to University
of Birmingham Lions needing a win - or possibly a close defeat – to
clinch their semi-final place, but the home side took a two-nil
advantage with wins from Jaymie Haycocks and Millie Tomlinson, who
came from two games down to beat Coline Aumard.
Nottingham struck back though with wins from Richie Fallows and
Declan James, leaving it to Nick Matthew to secure the win and top
spot.
Meanwhile, PSL newcomers University of Warwick / Kenilworth Squash
hosted Pontefract, and with just one point between them the winners
would be in pole position for second spot.
The visitors, fielding their strongest-ever team, secured the win as
they took the first four matches – although Chris Simpson and Saurav
Ghosal were both taken the full distance – before Sarah-Jane Perry
got a consolation win for WarKen over Laura Massaro.
The win puts Pontefract 9 points ahead, with round ten’s Pontefract
v Birmingham and Bristol v WarKen matches left to confirm the final
positions.
Division A: Warwick / Kenilworth 1-4 Pontefract (8-18)
Iker Pajares 1-3 James Willstrop 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 3-11
Mahesh Mangaonkar 2-3 Saurav Ghosal 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 8-11
Mark Fuller 2-3 Chris Simpson 12-10, 6-11, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11
Guy Pearson 0-3 Patrick Rooney 9-11, 9-11, 5-11
Sarah-Jane Perry 3-1 Laura Massaro 11-9, 12-14, 11-5, 11-7
University of Birmingham Lions 2-3 University of Nottingham(8-17)
Joel Makin 1-2 Nick Matthew 10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 5-11
Peter Creed 1-3 Declan James 11-8, 6-11, 9-11 5,-11
Jan vd Herrewegen 0-3 Richie Fallows 9-11, 9-11, 9-11
Jaymie Haycocks 3-1 Owain Taylor 11-8, 11-4, 6-11, 12-10
Millie Tomlinson 3-2 Coline Aumard 4-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5
Division B: Chichester 0-5 Tradition @ RAC(3-20)
Omar Abdel Meguid 1-3 Paul Coll 11-8, 2-11, 10-12, 4-11
Ollie Pett 1-3 Ben Coleman 7-11, 11-6, 5-11, 4-11
Tim Vale 0-3 George Parker 7-11, 4-11, 7-11
Tom Walsh 1-3 Piedro Schweertman 9-11, 11-5, 4-11, 6-11
Amy Jones 0-3 Alison Waters 2-11, 1-11, 2-11
Bexley lost to Luxfords St George's Hill 2/3
Mazen Hesham lost to Borja Golan 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 2-11, 9-11
Olli Tuominen bt Dylan Bennett 10-12, 11-7, 13-11, 11-4
Rui Soares bt Henrik Mustonen 11-4, 11-8, 14-12
Robert Downer lost to Robbie Temple 14-12, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11
Kace Bartley lost to Julianne Courtice 5-11, 7-11, 2-11
With Clubs having just two or three League matches to play before
the semi-final places are decided, Round Eight had the potential to
produce some pivotal results, and while little was decided for
certain, it was a night of high drama at Nottingham and St George's.
In Division A, leaders University of Nottingham put their 13-match
winning streak on the line at home to second placed University of
Warwick/Kenilworth Squash.
It looked as though the defending champions would increase their
lead as they went 2-0 up courtesy of a straight-games win for Hana
Ramadan and a tough 3-2 victory for Lewis Walters over Mark Fuller.
The visitors fought back though, forcing a decider as Nick Wall came
from two games down to beat Matt Broadberry and Mahesh Mangaonkar
came from one down to defeat Adam Auckland.
In the deciding match Nottingham's Declan James took the lead, but
Iker Pajares recovered to go two-one ahead, and had a match ball in
the fourth before James edged it on extra points. The Spaniard then
fought back from 2-6 down in the fifth to take the victory, ending
Nottingham's winning sequence.
Pontefract played hosts to UWE/Elite Squash Bristol, needing a good
win against their bottom of the table visitors to boost their
playoff prospects, and the team duly delivered as they stormed into
a 4-0 win thanks to wins from Fiona Moverley, Abhay Singh, Patrick
Rooney and Chris Simpson.
James Willstrop took the opening game of the final match, but
Youssef Soliman fought back to take the next three and reduce the
damage for Bristol.
Bristol, with one match to play, cannot now reach the playoffs, and
University of Birmingham Lions would need some extraordinary results
to make it. Pontefract's win lifts them into third, just one point
behind WarKen with Nottingham still top by 29 points and almost
certainly playoff bound.
In Division B, Luxfords St George's Hill and Coolhurst, fourth and
second in the table, both knew a win would keep their playoff
prospects very much alive, and when the visitors went 2-0 ahead
thanks to a 3-0 win for Donna Urquhart over debutante Sarah
Broadberry and a comeback from 0-2 down from Nathan Lake over Carlos
Cornes, it looked as though it would be their night.
Lance Beddoes pulled one back for St George's as he prevailed in
five against Joe Green, then Dylan Bennett produced one of his
best-ever wins as he beat Adrian Waller in four to set up a decider,
and it was Tom Richards who completed the comeback win for St
George's as be beat Greg Lobban in four fast-paced games.
Coolhurst stay in second place, but St George's, with a match in
hand, are breathing down their necks. Bottom of the table Chichester
are out of the playoff race.
To complete Round Eight, leaders Tradition @ RAC take on handily
placed Bexley on Thu 1st March - after which we'll list out the
remaining fixtures and permutations.
Division A PONTEFRACT 4-0 BRISTOL (18-5)
James Willstrop 1-3 Youssef Soliman 11-8, 3-11, 8-11, 8-11
Chris Simpson 3-0 Josh Masters 11-9, 11-5, 11-9
Patrick Rooney 3-1 Sean Conroy 11-13, 11-8, 11-4, 11-9
Abhay Singh 3-1 Theis Houlberg 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9
Fiona Moverley 3-0 Laura Neill 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
NOTTINGHAM 2-3 WARKEN (11-16)
Declan James 2-3 Iker Pajares 11-6, 4-11, 7-11, 15-13, 8-11
Adam Auckland 1-3 Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-6, 3-11, 7-11, 5-11
Lewis Walters 3-2 Mark Fuller 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8
Matt Broadberry 2-3 Nick Wall 17-15, 11-6, 3-11, 5-11, 8-11
Hana Ramadan 3-0 Grace Gear 11-5, 11-8, 12-10
Division B ST GEORGE’S 3-2 COOLHURST (16-10)
Tom Richards 3-1 Greg Lobban 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9
Dylan Bennett 3-1 Adrian Waller 11-2, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4
Carlos Cornes 2-3 Nathan Lake 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 6-11
Lance Beddoes 3-2 Joe Green 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6
Sarah Broadberry 0-3 Donna Urquhart 4-11, 2-11, 4-11
RAC 5-0 BEXLEY 01-Mar
Paul Coll bt Mazen Hesham 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8
Daryl Selby bt Rui Soares 11-9, 12-10, 11-8
Ben Coleman bt Robert Downer 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
George Parker bt Ben Ford 11-6, 11-7, 14-12
Alison Waters bt Misaki Kobayashi 12-10, 11-5, 11-9
Round Seven (of Ten) started with two Division A matches on Tuesday,
and wins for University of Nottingham and University of Warwick /
Kenilworth Squash saw them take the top two spots in the Division.
Nottingham extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches with a
comprehensive away win at bottom of the table UWE / Elite Squash
Bristol, the home side’s only points coming as Brian Byrne and Josh
Masters stretched Nottingham’s top two of Adam Murrills and Declan
James to five games.
Warwick/Kenilworth hosted University of Birmingham Lions in a match
that went to a deciding tie thanks to an impressive comeback win
from Birmingham’s Jaymie Haycocks over Nafiizwan Adnan. The home
side had a ‘secret weapon’ though, with world #3 Ali Farag making
his debut and the Egyptian duly clinched the match with a three-nil
win.
Nottingham lead the table by a massive 34 points, but the win for
WarKen takes them above Birmingham into second, with all the teams
still in playoff contention.
On Friday the Division B teams are in action, Bexley looking to jump
back up the table as they host struggling Chichester, while
Coolhurst are putting out a very strong team at home to unbeaten
Tradition @ RAC.
University of Warwick/Kenilworth Squash 3-2 University of Birmingham
Lions (16-6)
Ali Farag 3-0 Jan vd Hereweggen 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
Nafiizwan Adnan 2-3 Jaymie Haycocks 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 9-11
Mahesh Mangaonkar 3-0 Chris Ryder 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
Nick Wall 3-0 Elliot Morris 11-9, 11-9, 11-1
Lucy Green 0-3 Emilia Korhornen 17-19, 4-11, 10-12
UWE/Elite Squash Bristol 0-5 University of Nottingham (4-20)
Josh Masters 2-3 Declan James 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 4-11, 7-11
Brian Byrne 2-3 Adam Murrills 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 4-11
James Peach 0-3 Adam Auckland 7-11, 6-11, 3-11
Theis Houlberg 0-3 Lewis Walters 2-11, 11-13, 11-13
Karina Tyma 0-3 Coline Aumard 0-11, 4-11, 8-11
Fri 2nd Feb, Division B Bexley 3-2 Team Chichester
Bernat Jaume bt Tim Vail 13-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-4
Rui Soares bt Kyle Finch 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 12-10
Bradley Masters lost to Miles Jenkins 11-6, 4-11, 3-11, 7-11
Peter Marshall lost to Tom Walsh 7-11, 6-11, 6-11
Kace Bartley bt Amy Jones 11-7, 12-14, 11-9, 11-1
Coolhurst London bt Tradition @ RAC 4/1
Cameron Pilley lost to Daryl Selby 10-12, 5-11, 13-11, 11-8,
8-11
Greg Lobban bt Ben Coleman 12-10, 11-8, 2-11, 11-6
Adrian Waller bt Piedro Schweertman 6-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8,
11-9
Joe Green bt Peter Barker 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-4
Donna Urquhart bt Nele Gilis 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6
Group A: University of Birmingham Lions bt UWE/Elitesquash Bristol 4/1
Joel Makin bt Marwan Elshorbagy 11-8, 15-13, 9-5 ret.
Peter Creed bt Todd Harrity 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
Jan van den Herrewegen lost to Youssef Soliman 12-10, 11-6, 10-12,
9-11, 5-11
Jaymie Haycocks bt Joshua Masters 11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7
Lucy Turmel bt Karina Tyma 6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 12-10
University of Nottingham bt Pontefract Woodfield 4/1
Nick Matthew bt James Willstrop 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
Declan James bt Chris Simpson 11-9, 4-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8
Nicolas Müller bt Patrick Rooney 20-18, 11-5, 11-4
Richie Fallows bt Abhay Singh 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5
Hana Ramadan lost to Laura Massaro 4-11, 7-11, 5-11
Group B: Team Chichester lost to Coolhurst London 0/5
Tim Vail lost to Greg Lobban 4-11, 6-11, 8-11
Miles Jenkins lost to Adrian Waller 7-11, 5-11, 5-11
Tom Walsh lost to Vini Rodrigues 10-12, 8-11, 8-11
Louie Martin lost to Paddy Harrison 6-11, 10-12, 9-11
Amy Jones lost to Katie Malliff 11-13, 6-11, 6-11
Tradition @ RAC bt Luxfords St George's Hill 3/2
Paul Coll lost to Mohamed Elshorbagy 11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 11-2, 8-11
Daryl Selby bt Tom Richards 5-11, 11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 14-12
Alan Clyne bt Dylan Bennett 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
Ben Coleman bt Carlos Cornes 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
Alice Green lost to Julianne Courtice 6-11, 2-11, 1-11
The first half of the PSL League season draws to a close this week,
with four matches involving the teams trying to narrow the gap to
divisional leaders University of Nottingham and Tradition @ RAC,
both secure in top spots after winning their four opening matches.
In Division A Pontefract Woodfield, who lost the opening match at
home to Nottingham 2-3, registered a 5-0 away win at University of
Birmingham Lions.
Hollie Naughton and PSL debutant Sam Todd put the Yorkshire team
ahead, Patrick Rooney and Chris Simpson wrapped up the win and James
Willstrop made it a clean sweep as Birmingham’s Ryan Cuskelly
retired with a back injury early in the second game.
The victory closes the gap to just 6 points - despite Pontefract’s
W2 L2 record compared to Nottingham’s W4.
PSL newcomers University of Warwick / Kenilworth Squash (WarKen
seems to be the preferred ‘short’ name) went 3-0 up in their home
clash against UWE/Elite Squash Bristol, thanks to wins from Mark
Fuller, Victor Crouin and Sahah-Jane Perry - who saved match ball in
the decider against Welsh warrior Tesni Evans.
Josh Masters pulled one back for the visitors with a 3-2 win over
AshleyDavies, and in a late finish Bristol’s number onme Youssef
Soliman was leading when Iker Pajares pulled up injured.
In Division B Chichester hosted Luxfords St George’s Hill, both one
one win and needing another to boost their playoff prospects. The
visitors wrapped up the points by going 3-0 ahead courtesy of wins
form Joelle King, Lance Beddoes and Charlie Lee.
Tom Richards made it four with a five-game win over Omar Abdel
Megiud, and world #2 Mohamed Elshorbagy, making his first St
George’s outing, completed a 5-0 win that takes the Surrey side into
second place - although Bexley will probably overtake them when they
conclude the first half with their home match against Coolhurst on
Friday.
Round Five Results:
Division A University of Warwick / Kenilworth Squash 3-2 UWE / Elite Squash
Bristol (17-9)
Iker Pajares v Youssef Soliman 11-13, 11-9, 3-11, 0-6 rtd
Ashley Davies 2-3 Josh Masters 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 2-11
Victor Crouin 3-0 James Peach 11-8, 11-2, 11-7
Mark Fuller 3-1 Roshan Bharos 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7
Sarah-Jane Perry 3-2 Tesni Evans 16-14, 9-11, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10
University of Birmingham Lions 0-5 Pontefract Woodfield (3-20)
Ryan Cuskelly 0-3 James Willstrop 12-14, 5-2 rtd
Peter Creed 1-3 Chris Simpson 11-13, 11-8, 8-11, 4-11
Jaymie Haycocks 0-3 Patrick Rooney 5-11, 3-11, 4-11
Joshua Owen 2-3 Sam Todd 11-8, 5-11, 3-11, 14-12, 3-11
Lucy Turmell 0-3 Hollie Naughton 6-11, 6-11, 10-12
Division B Chichester 0-5 Luxfords St George’s Hill (4-20)
Mathieu Castagnet 1-3 Mohamed Elshorbagy 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 12-14
Omar Abdel Meguid 2-3 Tom Richards 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-13
Olly Pett 0-3 Charlie Lee 7-11, 3-11, 9-11
Miles Jenkins 1-3 Lance Beddoes 11-7, 6-11, 10-12, 7-11
Jasmine Hutton 0-3 Joelle King 7-11, 4-11, 5-11
PSL champions University of Nottingham and newcomers Tradition @ RAC
made it four wins out of four – in contrasting fashions – to head
into their mid-season breaks well in control of their respective
divisions.
University of Nottingham, at home to University of Birmingham Lions,
staged a dramatic comecack from two-nil down to take their streak of
match wins to eleven.
Ex-Nottingham player Millie Tomlinson and Belgian Jan Van Den
Herrewegen put the visitors two-nil up, but Nottingham levelled with
3-2 wins from Richie Fallows and Declan James – the latter saving
match ball in the decider against Peter Creed. That left NickMatthew
to wrap up the win for the hosts as he beat Joel Makin in straight
games.
University of Warwick / Kenilworth Squash travelled to Pontefract
Woodfield and took a quick lead courtesy of Nick Wall. The match
ebbed and flowed as Chris Simpson levelled for Pontefract,
Sarah-Jane Perry put Warwick back in front, and Mark Fuller survived
a five-game encounter with Patrick Rooney to give the new entrants
heir first win.
In Division B Tradition @ RAC, also in their first season, continued
their winning start as they thumped visitors Chichester 5-0, despite
losing Paul Coll and Nele Gilis to air travel problems at the
beginning of the day.
Bexley, in their second PSL season, moved clear into second place
with a 4-1 away win at four-time finalists Luxfords St George’s
Hill, the 4-1 win sealed by Egyptian Mazen Hesham with a 3-1 win
over St George’s top Spaniard Borja Golan.
Round Five sees the conclusion of the first half of the leagues
season on 5th and 8th December.
Division A:
PONTEFRACT (9) 2-3 WARWICK (16)
James Willstrop 3-1 Nafiizwan Adnan 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
Chris Simpson 3-1 Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4
Patrick Rooney 2-3 Mark Fuller 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 9-11
Lewis Doughty 0-3 Nick Wall 3-11, 9-11, 7-11
Fiona Moverley 1-3 Sarah-Jane Perry 11-6, 4-11, 1-11, 6-11
NOTTINGHAM (15) 3-2 BIRMINGHAM (10)
Nick Matthew 3-0 Joel Makin 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
Declan James 3-2 Peter Creed 11-8, 11-5, 5-11, 10-12, 14-12
Richie Fallows 3-2 Jaymie Haycocks 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8
Lewis Walters 0-3 Jan vd Herrewegen 7-11, 8-11, 6-11
Hana Ramadan 1-3 Millie Tomlinson 11-6, 12-14, 3-11, 5-11
Division B:
ST GEORGE’S (7) 1-4 BEXLEY (18)
Borja Golan 1-3 Mazen Hesham 5-11, 11-9, 2-11, 5-11
Tom Richards 3-1 Olli Tuominen 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9
Carlos Cornes 1-3 Rui Soares 9-11, 11-7, 12-14, 10-12
Tristan Eysele 0-3 Rob Downer 6-11, 5-11, 9-11
Dom Lloyd-Walter 2-3 Kace Bartley 4-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-8, 6-11
RAC (20) 5-0 CHICHESTER (3)
Daryl Selby 3-1 Olli Pett 11-6, 11-8, 1-11, 11-9
Alan Clyne 3-0 Kyle Finch 11-6, 11-9, 11-3
Ben Coleman 3-0 Miles Jenkins 11-4, 11-7, 11-8
Peter Barker 3-1 Tom Walsh 12-10, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4
Alice Green 3-1 Jasmine Hutton 15-17, 11-5, 11-5 rtd
Round Three’s Tuesday matches saw defending champions NSRC
Nottingham Universitymaintain their unbeaten start to the season to
take a grip in Division A, while Luxfords St George’s Hill scored a
narrow away win at Coolhurst to get their season going.
University of Warwick / Kenilworth Squash welcomed Nottingham for
their first home PSL match and got off to a flying start as
Sarah-Jane Perry gave them the lead. After Owain Taylor had levelled
for the visitors as great comeback from 0-2 down saw PSL debutant
Victor Crouin put the home side back in front, but Richie Fallows
levelled the match with a feisty five-game win over Ashley Davies,
leaving it to Declan James to seal the win for Nottingham.
Having narrowly lost to Nottingham in their opening match,
Pontefract Woodfield bounced back with a comprehensive away win at
UWE / Elite Squash Bristol. The visitors went 4-0 up, although Laura
Massaro and Patrick Rooney were both taken the distance, before
young Egyptian Youssef Soliman impressed for Bristol with a
five-game win over James Willstrop at top string.
The Division B match at Coolhurst went the full distance, St
George’s Hill taking the bottom string matches with wins from Joelle
King and Charlie Lee, Coolhurst levelling as Charles Sharpes and
Cameron Pilley setting up a decider. It was a nailbiting finish as
Angus Gillams and Carlos Cornes shared the first four games, St
George’s Cornes coming out on top in the fifth to leave Coolhurst
winless after three matches.
It was an unusual night at Coolhurst for some of the players with no
referees on hand (the match was originally scheduled for this
Friday) so the players themselves had to perform the refereeing
duties!
Division A:
Warwick University / Kenilworth Squash 2-3 NSRC Nottingham
University (9-16)
Iker Pajares 0-3 Declan James 6-11, 4-11, 7-11
Ashley Davies 2-3 Richie Fallows 3-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 7-11
Victor Crouin 3-2 Adam Auckland 7-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-0
Mark Fuller 1-3 Owain Taylor 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 10-12
Sarah-Jane Perry 3-0 Coline Aumard 12-10, 13-11, 11-8
UWE / Elite Squash Bristol 1-4 Pontefract Woodfield (8-19)
Youssef Soliman 3-2 James Willstrop 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9
Tom Ford 2-3 Patrick Rooney 11-13, 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 5-11
James Peach 0-3 Laurens Jan Anjema 5-11, 9-11, 12-14
Theis Houlberg 1-3 Joeri Hapers 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 9-11
Tesni Evans 2-3 Laura Massaro 11-9, 9-11, 11-4, 12-14, 6-11
Division B:
Coolhurst 2-3 Luxfords St George’s Hull (8-15)
Cameron Pilley 3-0 Tom Richards 14-12, 11-6, 11-2
Charles Sharpes 3-1 Dylan Bennett 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 12-10
Angus Gillams 2-3 Carlos Cornes 9-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11
Joe Green 0-3 Charlie Lee 5-11, 10-12, 4-11
Haley Mendez 0-3 Joelle King 5-11, 5-11, 3-11
Fri 10th Nov, Bexley v Tradition @ RAC
The second round of the Premier Squash League saw reigning champions
Nottingham make it two wins out of two in Division A, while RAC and
Bexley took the spoils in Division B.
Nottingham were at home - at Nottingham SRC - to Bristol, and it was
the visitors who took an early lead thanks to wins from Tesni Evans
and Tom Ford. Nottingham recovered tom take the next three matches
with Nick Matthew clinching the win with a 3-1 victory over Marwan
Elshorbagy to keep Nottingham at the top of the table.
The battle of the Universities went Birmingham’s way as they beat
Warwick/Kenilworth in another match that went to a decider. After
the late withdrawal of Al Farag for their first ever PSL match,
Warwick/Kenilworth led 2-1 but at the top of the order Birmingham’s
Joel Makin and Ryan Cuskelly both won in straight games to secure
the win.
In Division B Bexley opened their campaign with an emphatic 4-1 away
win at Chichester, going 3-0 up before Mohamed Abouelghar rounded
off the win in the final match, while newcomers RAC made it two wins
out of two at they went three-nil up against London rivals Coolhurst,
who reduced the arrears by winning the last two matches.
Group A: Pontefract Woodfield lost to Nottingham 2/3
Chris Simpson bt Declan James 12-10, 11-4, 11-9 (27m)
Laurens Jan Anjema bt Richie Fallows 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9
(53m)
Patrick Rooney lost to Lewis Walters 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-2, 4-11
(57m)
Lewis Doughty lost to Adam Auckland 6-11, 3-11, 7-11 (30m)
Katie Smith lost to Hana Ramadan 5-11, 9-11, 4-11 (21m)
UWE/Elitesquash Bristol bt University of Birmingham Lions 3/2
Joshua Masters lost to Joel Makin 12-10, 6-11, 5-11, 9-11 (46m)
Tom Ford bt Jaymie Haycocks 9-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 (64m)
Sean Conroy bt Jan van den Herrewegen 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (31m)
James Peach bt Stuart MacGregor 11-3, 5-11, 13-11, 11-1 (44m)
Lily Taylor lost to Lucy Turmel 2-11, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11 (35m)
Group B:
Luxfords St George's Hill lost to Tradition at the RAC 2/3
Borja Golan bt Daryl Selby 11-4, 11-8, 9-11, 12-14, 12-10
Dylan Bennett lost to Ben Coleman 4-11, 3-11, 11-4, 11-6, 4-11
Charlie Lee bt George Parker 7-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-7
Tristan Eysele lost to Lyell Fuller 11-9, 9-11, 1-11, 11-9, 5-11
Yathreb Adel lost to Alison Waters 7-11, 8-11, 7-11
Coolhurst London lost to Team Chichester 1/4
Angus Gillams lost to Tim Vail 8-11, 6-11, 8-11
Joe Green lost to Kyle Finch 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 4-11, 9-11
Alex Noakes lost to Miles Jenkins 3-11, 3-11, 7-11
Ondrej Uherka bt Tom Walsh 11-6, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3
Katie Malliff lost to Jasmine Hutton 5-11, 6-11, 8-11
The Premier Squash League is excited to announce the inclusion of
two new teams into the 2017/18 season.
The first new team is University of Warwick – Kenilworth, a joint
venture between the two venues, creating a real hotbed of elite
squash within the Midlands.
Steve Townsend, Head Squash Coach at Kenilworth Squash Club, said:
“This is tremendously exciting for both The University of Warwick,
and Kenilworth Squash Club. It gives the students of the University,
and the members at Kenilworth world-class squash to see on their
doorstep, and also the juniors something to aspire to.
“We hope it will help attract elite squash playing students to our
programme at Warwick, and know it will inspire our juniors at
Kenilworth and in Warwickshire. We can’t wait to get going!”
The second team is Tradition @ The Royal Automobile Club, based at
Pall Mall in London.
With this venue being of such historic relevance within squash and
being in Central London, it offers an exciting expansion of the
league to reach a new audience.
Lee Davies, the Team Manager, said: “Tradition and The Royal
Automobile Club are delighted to have formed a partnership to
introduce a team for this season’s PSL. We are honoured to bring
squash back to the capital and look forward to some great evenings
ahead.”
