28-Mar – Round NINE
Surrey and Chichester through,
any two from four in Division A
The penultimate round of League matches saw the semi-finalists decided in Division B, but the two spots from Division A are still there to be claimed.
St George’s hosted Bexley – playing their final match in their first season in the league – and the home side’s 4-1 win came courtesy of 3-1 wins from their middle order Tom Richards, Joe and Charlie Lee, after Yathreb Adel had started them off with a 3-2 win over Coline Aumard. Bexley’s Ryan Cuskelly beat Borja Golan in the last match, but both teams will finish outside the playoff positions.
Surrey welcomed Coolhurst, and the defending champions continued their recent run of impressive results with a 4-1 win. It didn’t start well for Surrey as Alison Waters lost a 2-0 lead to Donna Urquhart, but their middle order sealed the win, rounded off by a 3-2 win for Ali Farag over Cameron Pilley.
So Surrey overtake Chichester at the top of the table, but both sides are already assured of semi-final places with just 6 points between them going into the final round.
Division A leaders Bristol ,travelled to Nottingham with a weakened team and paid the price as the hosts surged to a 4-1 (18-3) win, taking them to the top of the table.
Pontefract took on Birmingham with both sides needing big wins to boost their playoff hopes. The match went 1-all then 2-all with James Willstrop clinching the win for the home side as he beat Joel Makin 3-1.
The result leaves Birmingham bottom with no more matches to play, but just 10 points separate the other teams, so it could be any two from four after next week’s final round.
Pontefract 3-2 Birmingham University Lions (16-9)
James Willstrop 3-1 Joel Makin 11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6
Evan Williams 0-3 Peter Creed 10-12, 7-11, 8-11
Patrick Rooney 3-1 Jan van den Herrewegen 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 11-6
Taminder Gata-Aura 3-1 Joshua Owen 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
Fiona Moverley 2-3 Sarah-Jane Perry 11-8, 13-11, 6-11, 11-13, 5-11
MB Nottingham / University 4-1 UWE / Elite Squash Bristol (18-3)
Nick Matthew 3-0 Tom Ford 11-9, 11-6, 11-8
Declan James 3-0 James Peach 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
Richie Fallows 3-0 Abdel Soliman 11-5, 11-2, 11-9
Lewis Walters 3-0 Theis Houlberg 11-7, 11-6, 11-5
Hana Ramadan 1-3 Tesni Evans 11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 9-11
Division B
9 Telecom St George’s Hill 4-1 Bexley (17-8)
Borja Golan 0-3 Ryan Cuskelly 8-11, 8-11, 7-11
Tom Richards 3-1 Todd Harrity 11-9, 9-11, 11-1, 11-6
Joe Lee 3-1 Adam Auckland 11-6, 11-1, 5-11, 11-4
Charlie Lee 3-1 Bradley Masters 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7
Yathreb Adel 3-2 Coline Aumard 9-11, 11-9, 12-14, 12-10, 11-9
Virgin Active Surrey HRC 4-1 London Coolhurst (19-6)
Ali Farag 3-2 Cameron Pilley 11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7
Diego Elias 3-1 Angus Gillams 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-1
Charles Sharpes 3-0 Ben Grindrod 11-7 , 11-4, 11-7
Lyell Fuller 3-0 Alex Noakes 11-4, 12-10, 11-5
Alison Waters 2-3 Donna Urquhart 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11 , 8-11
