Vail and Lawrence take the titles

Tim Vail won his 7th National Racketball title beating a very tired Ted Jeal 3-0. Jeal who was heavily fatigued from his semi-final match against Mike Harris this morning was no match for the stylish Tim Vail.

In the Women’s event Natalie Lawrence, who earlier had won the Over 35 championship, completed the double when she beat Chloe Marshall 3-0 to take the Women’s Championship.

Other Men’s Finals Results
Men’s O35’s Winner - Jonathan Gallacher bt Ryan Loska
Men’s O40’s Winner – Paul Johnson bt Ian Cox
Men’s O45’s Winner – Simon Martin bt Mark Francis
Men’s O50’s Winner – Patrick Osbourn bt Neil Baldwin
Men’s O55’s Winner – John Cordeaux bt Steven Wall
Men’s O60’s Winner – Peter Scott bt Rob Shay
Men’s O65 Winner – Ian Graham bt Graham Greensall
Men’s O70’s Winner – David Scurlock bt Bob Astbury
Men’s O75’s Winner – Rod Embley  bt Chris Isaacs

Other Women’s Final Results
Women’s O35’s Winner - Natalie Lawrence Runner Up - Sarah Roberton
Women’s Over 40’s Winner – Sarah Taylor bt Sam Burnand
Women’s O45’s Winner – Vik Jarvis bt Helen Cann
Women’s O50’s Winner – Rachel Woolford bt Lesley Sturgess
Women’s O55’s Winner – Paula Arrowsmith bt Lesley Sturgess
Women’s O60’s Winner – Rosie Connell bt Bett Dryhurst

Mike Edwards (Tournament Director) said: “A massive thank you to everyone who took part in the National Racketball Championships. The atmosphere around the club was fantastic and on court the matches were well fought all weekend.”
 

What an incredible day of racketball on the final day of the National Championships.

The day began with 6 times National Men’s Champion Team Vail easing his way in to the final with a 3-0 win over Luke Bishop, who was still weary after his mammoth win the night before. Vail’s opponent in the final is Ted Jeal who beat Mike Harris after he retired in the 5th due to a slight hamstring injury!

In the Women’s Semi-Final Chloe Marshall (Oxfordshire) continued her good form by defeating Debbie Hale (Dorset) 3-0. Marshall’s opponent in the Final is Natalie Lawrence who won a hard fought battle against Rachel Woolford 3-1.

Other Men’s Semi-Final Results
Men’s O40’s:
Ian Cox Beat Jon Gallacher 3-1
Paul Johnson Beat David Gouldby 3-1
Men’s O45’s
Mark Francis Beat Marc Thornley 3-0
Simon Martin Beat Chris Wase 3-1
Men’s O50’s
Neil Baldwin Beat Paul Haigh 3-1
Patrick Osbourn Beat Rob Watkins 3-0
Men’s O55’s
John Cordeaux Beat Mike Phillips 3-0
Steven Wall Beat Chris Davey 3-1
Men’s O60’s
Rob Shay Beat Graham Bonnett 3-0
Peter Scott Beat Richard Waller 3-2
Men’s O65
Ian Graham Beat Richard Lowe 3-0
Graham Greensall v William Mulholland 3-2
Men’s O70’s
David Scurlock Beat Howard Thompson 3-1
Bob Astbury Beat John Shingler 3-0