Scottish Squash

Highland Master (29/30th Nov 03) Inverness.
The Highland Masters Squash Tournament has quickly gained a great reputation for having the most friendly atmosphere of all the age group tournaments, as well as serving superb home-made food to the hungry squash players who come from all over Britain to play. Over 55 players entered the tournament this year and came from as far away as Sidmouth in Devon and Unst in Shetland as well as many points in-between. The tournament attracted players in various age groups from the over 35s to three players in the over 70s event for the men. Women are perhaps more reluctant to reveal their ages but ten players competed against each other in an over 35s event and an over 50 event.

The Highlands area provided two winners. Jill Johnston from the Inverness club convincingly beat two Scottish international teammates on the way to retaining the over 35 women's event. Graeme Patullo from the Forres club beat David Ward from Glasgow in an extremely close match, 9-7 in the fifth game, to retain his title in the over 40 men's event.

In the over 35 men's event, there were several very close matches with Mark James of Aberdeen beating Greg Thomson of Edinburgh in an extremely entertaining final, having saved a match point in the fourth game.

Over 35s Men's Winner: Mark James (Aberdeen), Runner-up: Greg Thomson (Edinburgh). Score: 0/9,7/9,9/6,10/8,9/4.
Over 40s Men's Winner: Graeme Patullo (Forres), Runner-up: David Ward (Glasgow). Score: 9/4,9/7,3/9,1/9,9/7.
Over 40s Plate Winner: John Watt (Inverness).
Over 45s Men's Winner: David McAleese (Glasgow), Runner-up: Niall Sturrock (Glasgow). Score: 9/5,9/7,9/2.
Over 45s Plate Winner: Keith Hobson (Aberdeen).
Over 50s Men's Winner: Norrie Lindsay (Glasgow), Runner-up: Ernie Cowell (Aberdeen). Score: 9/5,9/5,9/6.
Over 55s Men's Winner: Alan Wylde (Bridge of Allan), Runner-up: Alex Sinclair (Stonehaven). Score: 9/5,/9/7,10/8.
Over 60s Men's Winner: John Done (Edinburgh), Dave Brown (Kirkcaldy). Score: 9/2,9/1,9/6.
Over 60s Plate Winner: Bob Drummond (Helensburgh).
Over 65s Men's Winner: Bill Hunter (Strathaven), Runner-up: Ron Murray (Inverness). Score: 6/9,6/9,10/8,9/5,10/8.
Over 70s Men's Winner: John Hunter (Shetland), Runner-up: Andy Jack (Strathgryffe). Score: 9/5,7/9,9/0,9/4.
Over 35s Women's Winner: Jill Johnston (Inverness), Runner-up: Angela Susskind (Glasgow). Score: 9/0,10/9,9/4.
Over 50s Women's Winner: Christina Graham (Edinburgh) Runner-up: Irene Mackenzie (Inverness). Score: 9/0,9/1,9/0.

Scottish Midlands Winter Graded Competition No3 Sunday 29th of February 2004

Cupar attracted a record amount of entries for a winter graded tournament in the Scottish Midlands Area. This was the first junior tournament to be held at Cupar Sports Centre and the first to be hosted by Cupar Junior Squash and Tournament organiser Graham Laing.
With 38 entries and over 40 matches to be played, some early rounds were played during the week and on Saturday at both Kinross and Cupar.
With such a large volume of people attending, Cupar squash valued the contribution of the Sports Centre staff who were both patient and helpful.
The competition produced a great atmosphere and through the endeavour of the organiser and referees, the matches were all played ahead of schedule which ensured a large audience for all the final matches.
Thanks go to Alan Gardener, Rob Winter, Dr. Caroline Peel and Jim Sweet for their valued contribution and refereeing throughout the event.
Results as follows:
Grade A Round robin
Hugo Shelley (Cupar) 6 points 1st
Angus Cameron (Kinross) 4 points 2nd
Duncan Cameron (Kinross) 3 points 3rd
Adrian McKay (Cupar) 1 point 4th
Darroch Black (St Andrews) withdrew

Grade C
Final
Andrew Launer (Kinross) bt Oliver Lawson (Aberfeldy) 1-9, 9-5, 9-6

3rd – 4th play off
Eleanor Reid (Kinross) bt Amy Winter (Cupar) 13-15, 15-8, 15-10 (par scoring)

Grade D
Final
Nicholas Launer (Kinross) bt Adam Kilpatrick(Cupar) 15-9, 11-15, 15-8

3rd 4th play off
Andrew Wilcox (Kinross) bt Lewis Thompson (Aberfeldy) 15-7, 15-12

Aberdeen National Age-Groups Mens events 5th-7th March 2004

The full results are as follows:

Over 35s Men's Winner: Barry Sutherland(Newlands), Runner-up: Greg Thomson (Edinburgh). Score: 9/6,9/3,5/9,9/2.
Over 35s Women's Winner: L Philip, Runner-up: S Welch
Over 40s Men's Winner: A Sheppard, Runner-up: C Holt. Score: 9/2,9/5,9/3.
Over 40s Women's Winner: R Wilson. Runner-up: C Thompson
Over 45s Men's Winner: R. Ridley, Runner-up: B Kidd. Score: 9/6,4/9,6/9,9/2,9/3.
Over 45s Women's Winner: Johnston, Runner-up: Atkinson. Score: 9/3,4/9,9/2,9/6
Over 50s Men's Winner: C Wilson, Runner-up: E Donohoe. Score: 9/3,9/0,9/0.
Over 50s Women's Winner: Graham, Runner-up: Cockburn. Scote: 9/6,9/6,9/1
Over 55s Men's Winner: D. Moffat , Runner-up: P Wilson. Score: 9/2,9/6,9/4.
Over 60s Men's Winner: John Done (Edinburgh), N Thomson. Score: 7/9,9/2,9/1,9/7.
Over 65s Men's Winner: R Murray, Runner-up: F Meniplay. Score: 9/7,9/1,9/4.
Over 70s Men's Winner: John Hunter (Shetland), Runner-up: A Hamilton.

Junior Inter-Regionals 20th-21st March 2004

The full results are as follows:

Girls U11 Winners: Grampian, Runner-up: West
Boys U11 Winners: East, Runner-up: West, Third: Central, Fourth: Grampian, Fifth: Midlands
Girls U13 Winners: East, Runner-up: Grampian, Third: West
Boys U13 Winners: East, Runner-up: West, Third: Grampian, Fourth: Midlands
Girls U15 Winners: Grampian, Runner-up: West, Third: Central
Boys U15 Winners: East, Runner-up: Grampian, Third: West, Fourth: Midlands
Girls U17 Winners: Grampian, Runner-up: West, Third: East
Boys U17 Winners: Grampian, Runner-up: East, Third: Central, Fourth: Midlands, Fifth: West

OVER 50 WOMEN, OVER 55,60,65,70 MEN HOME INTERNATIONALS
EDINBURGH SPORTS CLUB – 23-25 APRIL 2004

R to L

Margaret Clark
Liz Elgood
Nanette Mutrie
Debbie Cockburn
Christina Graham
Pauline Douglas

SCOTLAND BT IRELAND 5-0
P Douglas bt C McIlroy 9-3,9-7,9-0
C Graham bt E Magill 9-4,9-4,9-0
D Cockburn bt B Sanderson 9-5,9-0,9-3
N Mutrie bt L Blackwood 9-2,9-1,9-1
M Clark bt M Spotwood 6-9,9-3,9-7,9-3

ENGLAND BT IRELAND 5-0
F Sinclair bt C McIlroy 9-3,3-9,9-1,9-4
M North bt E Magill 9-1,9-3,9-7
R Czuczman bt B Sanderson 9-6,9-2,9-1
A Manley bt L Blackwood 10-8,9-3,9-1
D Dryhurst bt M Spotwood 9-1,9-4,9-1

SCOTLAND BT ENGLAND 3-2
P Douglas bt F Sinclair 9-4,9-4,9-4
L Elgood lost to M North 2-9,2-9,0-9
C Graham bt R Czuczman 9-4,9-5,9-6
D Cockburn bt A Manley 10-9,9-6,9-1
N Mutrie lost to A Murphy 9-10,4-9,4-9

ENGLAND BT SCOTLAND 3-2
B Sayer bt R Baker 9-1,9-3,9-2
K Spurgeon bt A Hamilton 3-9,3-9,9-7,9-5,9-5
A Reed bt A Jack 10-9,9-0,9-4
F Crawley lost to D Duncan 5-9,2-9,3-9
England lost to P Cuthbertson w/o

OVER 55 MEN – 1 ENGLAND 2 IRELAND 3 SCOTLAND 4 WALES

SCOTLAND LOST TO IRELAND 2-3
D Moffat lost to D Gotto 1-9,,6-9,5-9
P Wilson lost to S Campbell 1-9,5-9,6-9
A Everingham bt B Barry 9-4,7-9,9-8,6-9,9-6
A Sinclair bt D Connery 3-9,9-2,9-5,9-7
A McMeckan lost to T Cantwell 9-7,6-9,9-7,7-9,3-9

ENGLAND BT WALES 5-0
P Ayton bt D Jenkins 9-3,9-2,9-2
H Cherlin bt D Barnes 5-9,9-1,9-5,9-3
J Smith bt D Williams 9-6,9-1,4-9,9-7
T Wilkinson bt G Bevan 9-0,9-0,9-0
M Pearse bt M Mooney 10-8,9-3,3-9,9-3

SCOTLAND BT WALES 4-1
D Moffat bt D Jenkins 9-1,9-5,7-9,4-9,9-2
P Wilson bt D Barnes 9-2,9-7,9-3
A Everingham bt G Trenchard 8-10,9-5,9-2,9-2
A Sinclair bt D Williams 1-9,9-5,10-8,9-4
A McMeckan lost to M Mooney 5-9,6-9,1-9

ENGLAND BT IRELAND 4-1
P Ayton lost to D Gotto 1-9,10-8,1-9,6-9
H Cherlin bt S Campbell 10-8,9-3,9-5
J Smith bt B Barry 9-3,9-5,9-7
T Wilkinson bt T Cantwell 9-1,9-1,9-2
N Topman bt J Kielty 10-8,9-5,10-8

SCOTLAND BT ENGLAND 5-0
D Moffat lost to P Ayton 4-9,2-9,0-9
P Wilson lost to H Cherlin 7-9,9-3,9-0,2-9,2-9
A Everingham lost to J Smith 4-9,3-9,3-9
A Sinclair lost to T Wilkinson 4-9,0-9,6-9
A McMeckan lost to N Topman 7-9,9-4,8-9,3-9

IRELAND BT WALES 4-1
D Gotto bt D Jenkins 9-4,9-5,9-1
S Campbell bt D Barnes 9-7,9-4,9-7
B Barry bt G Trenchard 9-7,9-5,9-5
D Connery lost to D Williams 9-7,2-9,4-9,3-9
J Kielty bt G Bevan 10-9,9-1,9-2

SCOTLAND BT IRELAND 3-2
J Done bt E O’Reilly 10-8,9-3,9-3
N Thomson lost to M Collins 4-9,9-5,5-9,3-9
B Perrie bt J O’Brien 10-8,9-4,5-9,9-6
B Drummond lost to N Murphy 10-8,4-9,2-9,10-8,6-9
R Pearman bt J Calnan 10-8,9-3,9-6

ENGLAND BT WALES 5-0
J Perrott bt G Greenhaugh 9-7,9-3,9-0
G Marshall bt B Philips 9-6,9-0,9-2
R Bradley bt D Hughes 9-4,9-4,9-4
C Stahl bt G Davies 9-1,9-1,9-2
A Wright bt G Williams 9-4,9-0,9-0

SCOTLAND LOST TO WALES 0-5
J Done lost to G Greenhaugh 9-4,9-5,8-10,8-10,8-10
N Thomson lost to B Philips 4-9,4-9,1-9
B Perrie lost to D Hughes 9-4,9-5,9-10,5-9,3-9
B Drummond lost to C Clark 7-9,2-9,7-9
D Brown lost to G Davies 9-7,6-9,0-9,6-9

ENGLAND BT IRELAND 5-0
H Perrott bt M Collins 9-2,9-3,9-2
G Marshall bt J O’Brien 4-9,9-7,9-4,3-9,9-2
R Bradley bt N Murphy 9-2,9-7,9-6
C Stahl bt J Calnan 9-2,9-2,9-4
I Frogitt bt A Richardson 9-7,9-7,9-0

SCOTLAND LOST TO ENGLAND 0-5
J Done lost to J Perrott 3-9,7-9,3-9
N Thomson lost to G Marshall 1-9,7-9,1-9
B Perrie lost to R Bradley 0-9,5-9,0-9
R Pearman lost to A Wright 9-7,6-9,0-9,3-9
D Brown lost to L Frogitt 1-9,0-9,0-9

WALES BT IRELAND 0-5
G Greenhaugh bt E O’Reilly 9-3,9-6,9-1
B Philips bt M Collins 9-6,9-1,9-1
D Hughes bt J O’Brien 9-6,9-0,9-2
C Clark bt N Murphy 9-3,9-4,9-10,10-8
G Williams bt A Richardson 9-0,9-1,9-2

OVER 65 MEN – 1 ENGLAND 2 SCOTLAND 3 IRELAND SELECT 4 WALES

SCOTLAND BT IRELAND SELECT 3-2
A Rugg-Gunn bt R Rea 9-6,9-4,9-3
C Guiliani lost to J MacBride 9-7,6-9,1-9,5-9
B Hunter bt B Blair 9-6,9-7,9-5
R Murray lost to D Patterson 3-9,1-9,2-9
C Caldwell bt M Evans 4-9,9-5.9-5.10-8

ENGLAND BT WALES 4-1
J Woodliffe bt L Thomas 9-4,9-4,9-2
P Kirton lost to E Hughes 9-6,9-6,0-6 ret
L Kinder bt G Griffiths 9-0,9-1,9-6
T Breakwell bt G Thomas 9-2,9-3,9-7
J Cox w/o

SCOTLAND BT WALES 4-1
A Rugg-Gunn lost to L Thomas 4-9,9-2,6-9,5-9
C Guiliani bt E Hughes 9-7,5-9,9-6,9-4
B Hunter bt G Griffiths 6-9,9-5,6-9,10-8,9-1
R Murray bt G Thomas 9-0,9-0,8-10,9-4
C Caldwell w/o

ENGLAND BT IRELAND SELECT 3-2
J Woodliffe bt R Rea 9-6,9-0,9-2
P Kirton lost to J MacBride 5-9,9-7 ret.
L Kinder bt B Blair 2-9,2-9,9-7,9-1,9-2
T Breakwell bt D Patterson 9-5,4-9,9-1,9-0
J Cox lost to M Evans 9-4,5-9,0-9,6-9

SCOTLAND LOST TO ENGLAND 0-5
A Rugg-Gunn lost to J Woodliffe 1-9,9-5,3-9,1-9
C Guiliani lost to P Kirton 2-9,0-9,7-9
B Hunter lost to L Kinder 5-9,2-9,0-9
R Murray lost to T Breakwell 4-9,2-9,4-9
C Caldwell lost to J Cox 9-5,9-2,8-10,2-9,8-10

IRELAND SELECT BT WALES 4-1
R Rea lost L Thomas 6-9,3-9,3-9
J MacBride bt E Hughes 0-9,9-2,9-3,5-9,9-3
B Blair bt B Blair 5-9,10-9,7-9,9-3,9-3
D Patterson bt G Thomas 10-9,9-1,10-9
M Evans w/o

The European Team Championships were conducted in Rennes, France from April 28 to May 1.

The Scottish women's team consisted of Pam Nimmo, Sue Dalrymple, Lauren Gray and Frania Gillen-Buchart. The team finished in 8th position.

The Scottish Men's team consisted of John White, Martin Heath, Peter O'Hara, Stuart Crawford and Martin Woods. The team finished in 12th position.

The women's team was beset by injuries from the outset. The withdrawl of Wendy Maitland and Senga McFie due to injury and personal reasons hit hard. Seeded 3rd, the team finished a credible
8th.

Pam Nimmo proved an example to her team mates on and off the court. Pam defeated a string of top 20 players including world number 3 Vanessa Atkinson. These wins, on the back of her defeat of Englands Linda Charman in Texas last month all bode well for Pam's push towards the very top echelons of the women's game in the near future.

Sue Dalrymple, Lauren Gray and Frania Gillen-Buchart performed credibly. Sue, defying several niggling injuries did well to win a crucial tie versus Switzerland to guarantee a top 8 finish. Lauren
and Frania both performed whole heartedly and will benefit from the experience. Lauren has enjoyed a solid season, cementing herself in the top 8 junior women in Europe and is placed to push into senior ranks.

The men's team played hard, but disappointingly failed to return to the top 8. John White, former world number one, put in another commited performance for Scotland as did Martin Heath. Martin,
battling food poisoning, was unable to compete at his usual world class level, however, showed enough, particularly in his dismissal of Irelands John Rooney, to suggest that his days at the top of the men's game are not yet over.

Peter O'Hara, a Scottish stalwart, performed well, perhaps producing some of his best career form. Peter twisted his ankle in the Swedish tie, but before the incident was playing accurate and determined squash, enough to suggest he will be a force within Scottish Squash for some time to come. Similiarly Stuart and Martin performed well and will hopefully have benefited from the experience. Stuart has commited himself to full time squash next season and shows signs of being able to kick his game up to the next level.

The teams were supported well by sportscotland and the Scottish Institute of Sport and accompanied by Paul Frank (National Performance Director), Andy Kerr (SIS Notational Analyst), Sue Warwick (SIS Physiotherapist) and Alex Taylor (Heriot-Watt University Sport Scientist).

Scottish Squash would like to take this opportunity to say well done to all those junior players that took part in the German Open in Gerlingen, it was a valiant effort on everyone’s part and a special mention to Lisa Aitken and Hannah Anthony on the excellent placing in their respective events.

Age Group	Player	Placing
Boys U19	Kirsten Johnson	4th
	Graham Melvin	12th
	Jamie Mccauley	14th
	Alan Clyne	17th
Boys U15	Lyall Paterson	7th
	Nigel Anthony	20th
Boys U13	Ian Jubb	6th
Girls U19	Kirsty Craig	11th
Girls U17	Joanna Morgan	7th
Girls U15	Lisa Aitken	1st
	Robyn Hodgson	8th
Girls U13	Hannah Anthony	2nd

This past weekend saw the National Centre host the 2nd of the Scottish Squash Closed Selection Events. The tournament proved a success with players having an opportunity to compete for Scottish Ranking points and test themselves with their Scottish team-mates and rivals.

The Men's event saw an upset with Stuart Crawford defeating Peter O'Hara in an entertaining five game match. Stuart has recently commenced full time training and is working hard to step up a level
of competition for next season. Peter is recovering from an ankle injury received at the European Championships and I'm sure will be keen for revenge in the next event, having been our number 1
domestically based player for quite some time.Graham Melvin and Jamie Macaulay both played extremely well throughout and showed encouraging signs for this years World Junior Championships to be held in Pakistan in August.

In the Women's event Sue Dalrymple defeated Louise Philip in the final in three games. With Senga McFie withdrawing from the event at the eleventh hour Sue was pushed up to number one seed and proved herself up to the task. The tournament marked a return to competition for Louise who beat Lauren Gray in a semi-final. Welcome results from Lizzie Leitch, who also played well to defeat Lauren in the 3/4 playoff and good form from Joanna Morgan were encouraging signs.

The next event will be hosted by Aberdeen Squash Racquets Club on the 7th and 8th of August. This will be the final event before the team is selected for the World Women's Teams Championships in Holland in September and the final hit-out for the U/19 boys team before their trip to Pakistan for their World Teams Champs.

Men
Stuart Crawford
Martin Woods
Ken McNamara
Kristen Johnson
Harry Leitch
Alan Clyne
Graham Melvin
Jamie Macaulay
Richard McIntosh
Colin McMullen
Lyall Patterson
Scott Middleton
Gavin Sutherland
Greg McArthur

Women
Wendy Maitland
Frania Gillen Buchart
Claire Kidd
Alex Clark
Louise Philip (rtd inj.)

Selection Event 3 was held in Aberdeen at ASRC. Thanks go to Fred Milne and staff for helping to make the weekend a success.
The Men's Event saw Stuart Crawford hold off all challenges and win his second straight selection event. Stuart has been training full time for several months and demonstrated both an impressive consistancy and variety in his game. The weekend was also the final event for the Scottish Junior Men's World Championships Team before they depart for Pakistan on Thursday.
The boys acquited themselves well and the tournament proved to be a useful part of their final preparations.
The Women's Event saw Wendy Maitland dominate. Not long off the circuit, Wendy showed some of the class that took her to a top 30 ranking earlier in the year in despatching the field with relative ease.

Scotland's Team for the World Women's Team Championships has been announced. Pam Nimmo, Wendy Maitland, Sue Dalrymple and Frania Gillen-Buchart have been selected.
The team will be accompanied by Paul Frank,(National Performance Director), Alex Taylor (Programme Lead Sport Scientist) and Kerry Kirk (physiotherapist).
The event is to be held in Holland from September 26 until October 2. There are 20 countries participating, including defending champions England. You can follow Scotland's progress on the web at http://www.womensquash.com/

Scotland's Team for the World Junior Men's Team Championships departs for Pakistan this coming Thursday. The team, consisting of Alan Clyne, Graham Melvin, Jamie Macaulay and Greg McArthur will be contesting both individuals and subsequent teams event from the 17th until the 28th.
Participating in the Individual event only will be Kristen Johnson, who is ineligible for the team event due to age and Lyall Patterson, our National
u/15 champion, who will be gathering experience for his assault on the World Junior Championships in New Zealand 2006.
Scotland are seeded 13/18 for the teams event. The relative strength of the event may be seen by the fact that Scotland has finished no higher than 13th for the best part of a decade. All players have put in a solid, commited preparation for the event and will acquit themselves well.

Stonehaven Open (24/26th Oct 04)

Round 1
Ben Hutchison beat Ian Mcmeckan 9/4, 9/6, 0/9, 9/7
Lewis Ryall beat Stephen Gowans 9/4, 9/3, 9/3
James McMeckan beat Paul Duncan 9/1, 9/0, 9/1
Daniel Selway beat Micheal Hutchinson 9/0, 7/9, 9/6, 9/8

Quarter Final
Stuart Crawford beat Ben Hutchison 9/0, 9/4, 9/7
Lewis Ryall beat Keith Simpson 9/4, 9/0, 5/9, 9/8
Peter Buchan beat James McMeckan 9/0, 2/9, 9/7, 9/3
Alistair Gorrie beat Daniel Selway 9/1, 9/2, 9/5

Semi-Final
Stuart Crawford beat Lewis Ryall 9/2, 9/0, 9/2
Alistair Gorrie beat Peter Buchan 6/9, 9/7, 9/3, 9/4

Final
Stuart Crawford beat Alistair Gorrie 9/2, 9/5, 9/8

Winner
Stuart Crawford

Stonehaven Masters (24/26th Oct 04)

The full results are as follows:

Over 35s Men's Winner: Tony Burns , Runner-up: Kevin McKay. Score: 8/10 10/9 9/1 9/4.
Over 40s Men's Winner: Steve Thomson, Runner-up: Glen Western. Score: 9/4 10/8 10/8.
Over 45s Men's Winner: Neil Rayner, Runner-up: Ken Maxwell . Score: 9/6 9/6 9/1 .
Over 50s Men's Winner: Ernie Cowell, Runner-up: E Donohoe. Score: 4/9 10/8 9/6 9/6.
Over 55s Men's Winner: Alex Everingham, Runner-up: Doug Moffat.
Over 60s Men's Winner: Bob Drummond.
Over 65s Men's Winner: Carlo Giuliani.
Over 70s Men's Winner: Andy Jack.

Ladies
Winner Pool A: Jo Brown
Winner Pool B: Linda Adams

Final
Jo Brown beat Linda Adams 9/2 9/1 9/0