Coleman Captures Bexley Open Crown by Nathan Clarke October 21, 2014
- In an all-English final that brought the inaugural The Park Estates
Bexley Open to a climax in the English county of Kent, it was top seed
Ben Coleman who prevailed to win the PSA Challenger 5 squash event at
Bexley Tennis Squash & Racketball Club in Bexley.
Coleman's final
opponent was fellow Essex man Richie Fallows, the reigning European
junior champion from Stratford in East London.
Fallows, the
19-year-old second seed, was celebrating his second appearance in a
Tour final, while Coleman, 23, was marking his ninth.
"The first game was a
nightmare for Richie, making mistake after mistake," explained
tournament promoter Ben Ford. "Ben closed out the game at 10-3
with a great backhand cross court nick."
Coleman coasted to the
second and was 6-3 up in the third when a blood injury to the favourite
caused a delay in the match. It was Fallows that had the
upper-hand on the return – taking the game to reduce Coleman's lead.
"In the fourth game
Richie was pumped up but Ben nullified everything he had to offer and
closed out the match 11-4 to claim the title 3/1," Ford concluded.
The 11-3, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 marks the fourth Tour title of Coleman's career – all of which he has won this year.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 5 The Park Estates Bexley Open, Bexley, England
1st round: [1] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [WC] Ben Ford (ENG) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 (75m) [Q] George Parker (ENG) bt [6] Alex Ingham (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (40m) [7] Kevin Moran (SCO) bt [LL] Tristan Eysele (ENG) 8-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-8 (65m) [3] Douglas Kempsell (SCO) bt James Earles (ENG) 11-4, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 (62m) [4] Michael Harris (ENG) bt Steven London (ENG) 11-2, 11-1, 11-5 (25m) [5] Chris Fuller (ENG) bt [Q] Ben Grindrod (NZL) 14-12, 11-8, 11-6 (55m) [8] Reuben Phillips (ENG) bt [Q] Adam Auckland (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 11-1 (23m) [2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt [Q] Lyell Fuller (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (35m) Quarter-finals: [1] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [Q] George Parker (ENG) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (57m) [3] Douglas Kempsell (SCO) bt [7] Kevin Moran (SCO) 11-3, 11-3, 3-11, 11-3 (48m) [4] Michael Harris (ENG) bt [5] Chris Fuller (ENG) 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8 (69m) [2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt [8] Reuben Phillips (ENG) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (46m) Semi-finals: [1] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [3] Douglas Kempsell (SCO) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 [2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt [4] Michael Harris (ENG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 Final: [1] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [2] Richie Fallows (ENG) 11-3, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4
