Premier Squash League 2015/16 - Round THREE Report by Steve Cubbins Tue 10th November
Duffield assert their authority as St George’s take advantage
Round Three of the England Squash & Racketball Premier Squash
League saw four of the twelve teams enter tonight’s matches with
unbeaten records to protect, but one of those records was guaranteed to
fall.
In Group A University of Birmingham Lions welcomed the visit of
defending champions Benz Bavarian Duffield, with both teams at the top
of the League with two wins and 33 points. Joel Hinds quickly put
Duffield ahead, but Miles Jenkins levelled the match with a fine 3-2
win over Richie Fallows. Duffield’s strength showed though as Chris
Simpson came from a game down to win and Jessica Davies put the
visitors 3-1 ahead. Playing his first match in his 19th season in the
league, Duffield’s Nick Matthew wrapped up the 4-1 win for Duffield to
take them 11 points clear at the top.
Coolhurst London were at home to Air-IT Nottingham, two teams with
playoff hopes, but it was Coolhurst quickly into their stride as
Madeline Perry and Nick Mulvey put them 2-0 ahead. Nottingham skipper
Mark Fuller came through a five-setter with Joe Green to give the
visitors hope, but James Earles was meanwhile coming from a game down
to beat Mark’s brother Chris to put Coolhurst 3-1 ahead. Rory
Birtwistle won the last match 3-0 for Nottingham who went away with 7
points.
Everards Leicester took a 4-0 lead at home to Pontefract - George
Parker and Mari Taylor doing the early damage, Ben Coleman sealing the
win with a 3-2 victory over Patrick Rooney and Shaun Le Roux taking the
fourth - before James Willstrop scored a point for the visitors at the
top string. Leicester move into second place, Pontefract are at the
bottom, the only team yet to win a match.
In Group B table-toppers Team Chichester took on visiting Virgin Active
Surrey, the five-time champions. Lyell Fuller beat Kyle Finch in five
to put Surrey ahead, but Matt Hopkin leveled with a fine 3-0 win over
Charles Sharpes. Lauren Briggs restored Chichester’s lead but Gregoire
Marche put Surrey level again to set up the only decider in tonight’s
matches. Surrey’s Karim Abdel Gawad saw a two-game advantage over Paul
Coll in the top string disappear before taking the fifth to give Surrey
the win and the bonus points - the match finishing 10-all in games.
It’s Surrey’s neighbours 9Telecom St George’s Hill who are top of the
table though, coming away from Winchester with an impressive 5-0 win.
The home side’s Daniel Poleshchuk impressed on his debut, going 2-1 up
against Henrik Mustonen before the Finn recovered to win in five.
In the West, UWE/Elite Squash Bristol travelled to Exeter Diamonds,
again both teams with hopes of making the playoffs this season. The
opening matches were shared, Amelia Henley winning in five for Exeter,
Mike Harris in three for Bristol. Josh Masters put Bristol ahead coming
from 1-2 down to beat Tim Vail, and Lucas Serme sealed the win for
Bristol with a 3-0 win at second string. So, the much anticipated clasf
of the Elshorbagy Brothers - Mohamed for Exeter and Marwan for Bristol
- wasn’t to be a match decider, but still provided a great spectacle
for the packed crowd as Marwan came from two games down to beat his
older brother - the world #1 and Qatar Classic champion - in five games
to give Bristol a 4-1 win and second place in the table.
RESULTS
Group A
Everards Leicester 4-1 Pontefract (17-7)
Nafiizwan Adnan 0-3 James Willstrop 6-11, 12-14, 5-11
Shaun Le Roux 3-0 Simon Parke 11-4, 12-10, 11-6
Ben Coleman 3-2 Patrick Rooney 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7
George Parker 3-1 Taminder Gata-Aura 5-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
Mari Taylor 3-1 Katie Smith 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11 -6
Coolhurst London 3-2 Air-IT Nottingham (16-7)
James Earles 3-1 Chris Fuller 6-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3
Joe Green 2-3 Mark Fuller 11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 11-5, 8-11
Nick Mulvey 3-0 Ollie Holland 11-2, 11-8, 11-6
Nick Sutcliff 0-3 Rory Birtwistle 9-11, 9-11, 9-11
Madeline Perry 3-0 Hana Ramadan 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
University of Birmingham Lions 1-4 Benz Bavarian Duffield (4-19)
Jaymie Haycocks 0-3 Nick Matthew 5-11, 12-14, 9-11
Chris Ryder 1-3 Chris Simpson 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 7-11
Joel Makin 3-2 Richie Fallows 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6
Miles Jenkins 0-3 Joel Hinds 9-11, 8-11, 9-11
Katrina Burrows 0-3 Jessica Davis 8-11, 1-11, 9-11
Group B
Team Chichester 2-3 Virgin Active Surrey (10-15)
Paul Coll 2-3 Karim Abdel Gawad 14-16, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11
Robbie Temple 0-3 Gregoire Marche 7-11, 5-11, 8-11
Matt Hopkin 3-0 Charles Sharpes 11-8, 13-11, 12-10
Kyle Finch 2-3 Lyell Fuller 11-4, 5-11, 11-9, 3-11, 6-11
Lauren Briggs 3-1 Nada Elkalaawy 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
ClubNet Winchester 0-5 9Telecom St George's Hill (4-20)
Nicolas Mueller 1-3 Tom Richards 11-9, 4-11, 9-11, 7-11
Daniel Poleshchuk 2-3 Henrik Mustonen 5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 4-11, 4-11
Scott Handley 1-3 Dylan Bennett 7-11, 4-11, 11-8, 8-11
Robbie Keefe 0-3 Charlie Lee 8-11, 3-11, 4-11
Jenny Haley 0-3 Dominique Lloyd-Walter 3-11, 10-12, 5-11
