England Retains European Junior Titles
by Howard Harding
May 15, 2012 - England successfully retained the European U15 & U17 Squash Championships titles after undefeated runs in the European Squash Federation event at the Esport Center in Espoo, Finland.
After a 3/0 win over Spain in the U15 semi-finals, favourites England faced No2 seeds France in the final for the second year in a row.
But powerful performances by Amelia Henley, James Peach and Patrick Rooney gave the title-holders a 3/0 win - keeping the trophy in English hands for the sixth successive year.
England reached the U17 final after a 3/0 victory over hosts Finland. The top seeds then again lined up against France, the No2 seeds, in a repeat of the 2010 U17 final.
Marie Stephan raised French hopes with a hard-fought 12-14, 14-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6 win over England's Eleanor Lake - but an 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 win by Richie Fallows over Baptiste Masotti, and a fightback by Lyell Fuller to beat Auguste Dussourd 10-12, 11-1, 11-4, 11-7 saw England stretch its grip on the title for a sixth year in a row.
RESULTS: European Junior U15 & U17 Team Championships, Espoo, Finland
U15 Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [14] SPAIN 3/0
Amelia Henley bt Ines Gomez 11-2, 11-3, 11-6
James Peach bt Alberto Rodriguez 11-5, 11-3, 11-7
Patrick Rooney bt Sergio Garcia 11-1, 11-5, 11-2
[2] FRANCE bt [5] FINLAND 2/1
Lucas Rousselet bt Mirko Muukkonen 14-12, 11-9, 12-10
Enzo Corigliano lost to Miko Aijanen 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 6-11
Elise Romba bt Nea Falck 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
3rd place play-off:
[14] SPAIN bt [5] FINLAND 2/1
Ines Gomez bt Nea Falck 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9
Sergio Garcia lost to Miko Aijanen 5-11, 11-5, 1-11, 12-14
Nilo Vidal bt Nuutti Ruokangas 15-13, 10-12, 15-13, 11-5
Final:
[1] ENGLAND bt [2] FRANCE 3/0
Amelia Henley bt Elise Romba 16-14, 12-14, 11-4, 12-10
James Peach bt Enzo Corigliano 11-5, 11-9, 11-3
Patrick Rooney bt Lucas Rousselet 11-5, 11-2
Remaining final positions: 5 Switzerland, 6 Wales, 7 Czech Republic, 8 Sweden, 9 Germany, 10 Denmark, 11 Netherlands, 12 Ireland, 13 Israel, 14 Scotland, 15 Belgium, 16 Portugal, 17 Norway, 18 Turkey
U17 Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [4] FINLAND 3/0
Eleanor Lake bt Emilia Korhonen 11-4, 12-10
Richie Fallows bt Kristian Rautiainen 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
Lyell Fuller bt Jami Aijanen 11-4, 11-7, 11-3
[2] FRANCE bt [10] GERMANY 3/0
Marie Stephan bt Nele Hatschek 11-8, 12-10
Baptiste Masotti bt Lucas Wirths 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4
Auguste Dussourd bt Niklas Becher 11-6, 11-6, 11-3
3rd place play-off:
[4] FINLAND bt [10] GERMANY 2/1
Emilia Soini bt Nele Hatschek 11-3, 11-7, 11-8
Kristian Rautiainen lost to Lucas Wirths 8-11, 11-5, 4-11, 8-11
Jami Aijanen bt Niklas Becher 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
Final:
[1] ENGLAND bt [2] FRANCE 2/1
Eleanor Lake lost to Marie Stephan 14-12, 12-14, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11
Richie Fallows bt Baptiste Masotti 11-3, 11-5, 11-9
Lyell Fuller bt Auguste Dussourd 10-12, 11-1, 11-4, 11-7
Remaining final positions: 5 Czech Republic, 6 Wales, 7 Spain, 8 Italy, 9 Ireland, 10 Israel, 11 Hungary, 12 Belgium, 13 Portugal, 14 Scotland, 15 Denmark, 16 Austria, 17 Switzerland, 18 Netherlands, 19 Sweden, 20 Norway, 21 Turkey
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