UNDER 15 NATIONAL
SCHOOLS FINALS
This year’s National Schools Finals were once again held
at The Chase Squash Club in Leicester.
Wycliffe in the Boys Under 15, and Millfield in the Girls
Under 15 event returned once again to defend their titles.
This year saw Wycliffe faced with new opposition while
Millfield were reunited with their Northumberland rivals.
In the Boys Semi Finals, newcomers to the event Joseph
Rowntree was up against Kenilworth (last years semi
finalists), while Bishop Luffa who was also enjoying their
first run out in the national schools competition faced
current holders Wycliffe.
Joseph Rowntree booked their place in the final with a 4-1
win over Kenilworth as Wycliffe comfortably beat Bishop
Luffa, also 4-1.
The Final was contested well, but Wycliffe with strength in
depth proved too much for newcomers Jospeh Rowntree
successfully defending the title with a comprehensive 5-0
victory.
The ¾ play off was contested in great spirit with Bishop
Luffa taking the 3rd place with a 4-1 win.
The Girls Semi Finals saw two teams from Newcastle, Central
Newcastle High and Newcastle Church High meeting once again
in the competition to decide who should reach the final.
Both sides gave their all as Central Newcastle edged a 3-2
win to go through. Millfield was faced with Wycombe Abbey,
who despite great effort could not overcome the current
holders, Millfield winning 4-1.
The final saw Millfield face a strong Northumbria side for
the second year running. Both teams starting the tie well,
with Millfields 5th String working hard for a 3-2 win, as
Central Newcastle’s 4th String battled back to take her game
3-2.
Central Newcastle then proved to strong for the holders,
taking the next 3 strings and the title with a 4-1 victory.
Newcastle Church faced Wycombe Abbey in the ¾ Play off,
Newcastle taking the 3rd spot with a 5-0 win.
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Millfield Continue to Dominate Under 19
Event
The Girls semi finals started with the two teams from
Newcastle (Newcastle Church High/Central Newcastle High)
again facing each other as they did in the Under 15 Semi’s,
and again after a great battle a 3-2 Victory was won,
Newcastle Church this time around taking the tie and heading
into the final.
In the other Girls Semi, Brighton come up against Millfield.
With Rachel Willmott playing string 1 for Brighton and Emma
Chorley for Millfield, it was a re-run of the Under 19
National Championships Finals. Willmott, the National
Champion took the match 3-1, this being the only match
Brighton would take from Millfield as the rest of Millfields
strings won comfortably 3-0, winning the tie 4-1 overall.
The ¾ Play off, Brighton V Central Newcastle, this time
pitted the U19 National Champion (Rachel Willmott) against
the Under 15 National Champion (Kimberley Hay). Hay unable
to take a game off Willmott, losing 0-3. Brighton and
Central Newcastle enjoyed a tough tie, Brighton eventually
winning 3-2.
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the Final, Newcastle Church High tried to take the Girls
Under 19 National Schools title away from Millfield, who
have held it for the past 3 years. Millfield was not in any
mood to surrender their title, dominating the tie winning
5-0 and taking the trophy for the 4th year running.
The Boys semi finals saw Ecclesbourne face Wycliffe.
Ecclesbourne gave their all but was unable to progress,
Wycliffe taking this tie 5-0 and booking their place in the
final.
Exeter then faced the current holders Millfield. Exeter
played with great spirit but was no match, as Millfield
moved into the final without dropping a game, every string
winning 3-0.
The ¾ play off, Exeter V Ecclesbourne was a tight match,
with the tie at 2-2, it was down to the 2nd strings to
battle it out for the victory. Ben Rodgers of Exeter beating
Sam Yallop of Ecclesbourne 3-1 in a tense last match.
The Boys Final was a re run of last years, Wycliffe once
again trying to take the title away from Millfield and back
to Gloucestershire. Unfortunately for Wycliffe, Millfield
was on top form and again took every string 3-0, apart from
the number ones - James Snell of Millfield and Kamran Khan
of Wycliffe, who played a great game, Khan eventually taking
the game 3-2 after 46 minutes.
Millfield continue to dominate this event, with both Boys
and Girls teams winning their 4th championship in as many
years.
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National
Schools Championships
