Northumberland Junior Open

Northumberland Junior Squash Open 23/24 April

@ The Northumberland Club

A glorious sunny weekend for the squash competition sponsored by Woodsports was a major success for Northumbria players who won the majority of the age group titles.

The Boys u11 title was won by Max Forster who just overcame Matthew Carr 3-2 in a very close encounter and both players will have further battles no doubt in years to come. Michael Mattimore won the u13 title beating Oliver Walls from Durham & Cleveland 3-0 and he impressed throughout the weekend matches. The Boys u15 final was a titanic match between Toby Pratt (Yorks) and Jamie Todd, the first 2 games were won by Toby but then Jamie fought back to level at 2-2 but after many energy draining rallies in the 5^th Toby pushed ahead to take the title. The Boys u17 title was won impressively by Elliott Park who had to overcome the top 3 seeds to lift the trophy. The final against Rahul Bansal (Lancs) was played in front of a packed crowd who enjoyed the high standard of squash from both players.

The combined Girls u11/13 title was won by Laura Neill who overcame Georgia Webster to add another title to her collection. In the combined Girls u15/17 event, Charlotte Cooper took the honours beating Charlotte Fish ( Yorks) 3-0 in the final.

The full set of results are outlined below;

Boys u11 Max Forster 3 – 2 Matthew Carr

Boys u13 Michael Mattimore 3-0 Oliver Walls ( D&C)

Boys u15 Toby Pratt( Yorks) 3-2 Jamie Todd

Boys u17 Elliott Park 3-1 Rahul Bansal( Lancs)

Girls u11/13 Laura Neill 3-0 Georgia Webster

Girls u 15/17 Charlotte Cooper 3-0 Charlotte Fish( Yorks)

Plate Winners

Boys u11 – Harry Little

Boys u13 – Joe Twigge (Yorks)

Boys u15 – Chris Stephenson ( Yorks)

Boys u17 – Simon Graham