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 English
U11 Squash Championships 2011
02-03 April, National Squash Centre, Manchester |
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2nd April -
Quarters
English Under 11 Championships
Chris Nutley reports
The Girls Quarter Finals saw all the top four seeds
progress with only Ellen Cooper (Yorkshire) dropping
a game. Ellen overcame a spirited performance from county
fellow Yorkshire player Poppy Jaram with a 11/4 8/11
11/1 11/0 victory.
 No1 seed and hot favourite Elise Lazarus (Essex)
continued her quiet move through the draw with a disciplined
11/3 11/2 11/3 win over Freya Lane (Gloucestershire).
Yorkshire girls squash looks to be healthy at this age group
with fellow county teammate and No2 seed Lucy Soulby
also reaching the semi's. However Lucy had to dig in against
Karina Tyma (Avon) before edging the opener 12/10 and
then stepping up a gear to take the following 2 games 11/2
11/5 to seal a 3-0 win.
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Semi Final Line Up
1* Elise Lazarus (Essex) v 3/4* Ellen Cooper (Yorkshire)
2* Lucy Soulby (Yorkshire) v 3/4* Laura Neill (Northumbria) |
 Boys No1 seed
Jared Carter (Hampshire) looks to have found his form
and defeated James Brick (Kent) in his quarter final.
Jared took a 2 game lead before having to quell a mini fight
back in the third. However he was a match for James' efforts
and ran out an 11/4 11/4 13/11 winner.
The possibility of an all Hampshire final is still there
after Jack
Turvey also made the semi finals after putting a stop to
Max Exelby's (Surrey) run 11/8 11/6 5/11 11/7.
3/4 seed Oscar Khoo (Middlesex) joined the Hampshire
pair in tomorrow mornings semi finals with an 11/6 11/6 11/2
over the 8yr old Sam Todd (Yorkshire) - son of Mr
Pontefract Mick! Oscar was too strong for Sam but with 2
more years left in the Under 11's Sam will definitely be
back.
The player of the day award has to go to Jack Mitterer
(Kent) who
followed up his defeat of 5/8 seed William King
(Yorkshire) with a
fantastic straight games demolition of 3/4 seed Perry
Malik (Sussex). The unseeded Jack doesn't look
frightened of anybody and now moves on to face Jack Turvey
in his quest for the inaugural English Boys Under 11 title.
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Semi Final Line
Up
1* Jared Carter (Hampshire) v 3/4* Oscar Khoo (Middlesex)
2* Jack Turvey (Hampshire) v Jack Mitterer (Kent) |
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Boys Page 2
Girls
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2nd April - First Report
English Under 11 Championships
Chris Nutley reports
The Manchester sunshine welcomed the players this morning
for the inaugural English Under 11 Championships.
With nearly 100 youngsters descending on the National Squash
Centre in what for many was their first major event this was
going to be interesting.....and possibly chaotic!
But how wrong could I be - the day got off on time and
everybody seemed extremely enthusiastic friendly and very
very organised.
The Boys got us underway and the first round
went pretty much to plan with 9/16 seed Marcus Tranter
(Oxfordshire) the only seed to fall - losing out to Jack
Mitterer (Kent) 11/5 11/6 11/7.
There were also good solid wins in the Girls opening
round for Nick Taylor's daughter Olivia
(Lancashire) and Margot Prow (Middlesex) who both
brushed aside 9/16 seeds Emma Bartley (Suffolk) and
Elizabeth Wall (Derbyshire) respectively.
Round 2 and things started to get interesting! No1
boys seed Jared Carter (Hampshire) got his
campaign underway with a cracking 5 set thriller. After
sneaking the first 12/10 his opponent Tom Lammonby
(Devon) levelled things at 1-1 and then also fought back to
win the 4th and take it into a decider. However it was Jared
who managed to keep his nerve and finally see off Tom with a
12/10 9/11 11/5 9/11 11/6 victory.
9/16 seed Sam Sellers (Cheshire) also had to fight
hard to stay in the competition with a tough 2/11 11/9 9/11
11/6 11/8 win over Matthew Walsh (Northumbria).
Jack Mitterer continued his good run and with a 3
game
win against Jay Ledger (Hertfordshire).
In the bottom half of the draw 9/16 seed David
Collins (D+C) fell to Richard Hill (Cheshire)
while 5/8 seed Simon Herbert (Leicestershire) got a
shock from Max Exelby (Surrey) who stormed to a
fantastic 11/2 11/2 11/6 victory - one to watch later in the
competition maybe! Even No2 seed Jack Turvey
(Hampshire) didn't have it all his own way and had to come
back after losing the first before taking it 9/11 11/8 11/7
11/3
in a very competitive match.
The Girls Round 2 saw the top top seeds Elise
Lazarus (Essex), Lucy Soulby (Yorshire), Ellen
Cooper (Yorkshire) and Laura Neil (Northumbria)
all progress with comfortably with 3-0 victories. Freya
Lane (Glouceshire) caused the first upset with a great
11/9 11/8 11/4 win over 5/8 seed Aisha Forster
(Yorkshire) and she was joined in Round 3 by Poppie Jaram
(Yorkshire) who also dispatched a 5/8 seed - Eve Coxon
(Oxfordshire).
The fantastic all glass court is not in use for matches but
has been the centre of attention throughout - since 8.20am
it has been in constant use by up to 20 at a time for 3/4
quarter play - great stuff! |
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A NEW AGE
DAWNS
Chris Nutley reports
 The
inaugural English Under 11 Championships takes place
between 2-3 April. Manchester is set to welcome the future
stars of the game this weekend as the National Squash Centre
awaits nearly 100 of the countries most talented young
players.
The event will be run as monrad draws guaranteeing lots of
matches and keep all players involved throughout the
weekend. This will provide lots of fun, friendly but fierce
competition that will ultimately lead to the emergence of
two new National Champions.
Elise Lazarus (Essex) heads into the event as red hot
favourite for the Girls crown. Lazarus at only 10 years old
is currently heading both the U11 and U13 rankings and will
be determined to put her disappointment at missing out on
the English Under 13 title a few weeks ago behind her and
take her first National Title.
 Hoping
to stop Lazarus will be Lucy Soulby (Yorkshire) who
is both No2 seed and No2 in the country at U11 level and
will be ready to put up a fight for the inaugural title.
Other contenders should include Laura Neill
(Northumbria), Ellen Cooper (Yorkshire) and Eve
Coxon (Oxfordshire).
The Boys championship looks to be highly competitive but it
is possible we will see an all Hampshire final if the seeds
run to plan. Hampshire county team mates Jared Carter
and Jack Turvey come into the event as No1 and No2
seed respectively. However looking to spoil that Hampshire
clash will be 3/4 seeds Oscar Khoo (Middlesex) and
Perry Malik (Sussex).
 The
championships is the culmination of an exciting under 11
season which has seen more formalised under 11 Sanctioned
Events, the introduction of Under 11 National and Regional
Squads and the addition of Under 11 categories to the
national rankings system.
The championship will be staged at the National Squash
Centre which has staged many world class events including
the 2002 Commonwealth Games, The 2008 World Championships,
the British Open and is the long established home of the
National Squash Championships.
Play starts at 9.00am on Saturday and the finals are
scheduled to start at 3.00pm on Sunday. All spectators will
be most welcome free of charge.
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Player Info
Boys Draw
Girls Draw
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(Carter
& Khoo)
An
all Hampshire boys final had been muted and we will see that
clash of players....but sadly not in the final. They will
have to be content with the 3/4 Play Off as both No1 seed
Jared Carter (Hampshire) and Jack Turvey
(Hampshire) losing their semi finals.
