WINCHESTER
FIVES MIXED DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
9th May 1999
(Bradfield College, Berks)
Quarter-Finals:
P & S Smith bt H Clark & S Ranasinghe 15-2 15-0; D Hall-Wilton &
J McGill bt A Wells & D Mew 15-12 15-13; K & S White bt J Chenhall &
J Quick 15-1 15-2; M Rees & S Cooley bt M & K Love 9-1515-13 15-4.
Semi-Finals:
Smith & Smith bt Hall-Wilton & McGill 15-12 15-9; Rees & Cooley
bt White & White 16-14 15-10.
Final: Smith & Smith bt Rees & Cooley 15-6 15-8.
Plate: Wells & Mew.
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SCOTTISH
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
lst/2nd May 1999
(Loretto School, Musselburgh)
Singles
1st Round: N Roberts bt A
Non 11-2 ;l 1-6; 0 Stone-Lee bt J Thomas 11-2
11-3; N Austin bl B Murray 11-0 11-2; P Breslin
bt P Reynolds 1 1-3 11-6; A Wilson bt F Strang
11-6 11-0; R Nagy bt C Jones 11-6 11-9; J Minta
bt R Guthrie 10-12 11-4 11-5; S Fraser bt C Webb
11-0 11-0
Quarter-Finals: Roberts bt
Stone-Lee 11-8 11-5; Austin bt Breslin 11-8 11-6;
Wilson bt Nagy 11-3 11-0; Fraser bt Minta 11-6
11-2.
Semi-Finals: Roberts bt Austin
12-11 10-12 11-4; Fraser 1: Wilson 11-1 11-4.
Final: Roberts bt Fraser 12-10
11-8.
Doubles
Quarter-Finals: J Minta &
B Murray bt R Guthrie & I Roberts 15-11 15-9;
A Wilson & S P Reynolds bt P Breslin &
J Fagge 13-15 15-8 15-9; C Jones & J Thomas
bt N Austin & R Butterworth 15-12 11-15 15-9;
R Nagy & R Duff bt 0 Stone-Lee & A Barrie
15-2 16-15.
Semi Finals: Wilson &
Reynolds bt Minta & Murray 15-8 15-3; Nagy
& Duff bt Jones & Thomas 15-8 15-5.
Final: Nagy & Duff bt
Wilson & Reynolds 15-4 15-2.
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NATIONAL
VINTAGE (OVER 55) CHAMPIONSHIPS
25th April 1999
(Bedford Modem School)
Singles
Quarter-finals: J Denison
bl M Batho 15-3; J Prigmore bt A Hughes w/o; K
Puckle bt J Robertson 15-5; B Atkinson bt J Cooper
15-4.
Semi-Finals: Denison bl.
Prigmore 15-1; Puckle bl Atkinson 16-14.
Final: Denison bt Puckle 1
1-2 8-11 1 1-3. 'Spoon': Cooper.
Doubles
Semi-Finals: B Atkinson &
J Robertson bt G Prigmore & J Cooper 9-11
11-6 11-7; J Denison & K Puckle bl H French
& M Batho 11-3 11-8.
Final: Denison & Puckle
bt Atkinson & Robertson 11-4 11-1. 'Spoon'Final:
French&Batho bt Prigmore&Cooper 8-11 11-7
12-10.
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(St Paul's School, Barnes)
Singles
Quarter-Finals: M Kovacevich
(Christ's Hospital) bt I Stoneham (Sutton Valence)
11-0; S Evans (Clifton Prep) bt P Boardman (Christ's
Hospital) 11-1;A Love (Pilgrims) bt A Langstone
(Clifton Prep) 11-2; N Mason-Malik (Stoke Newington)
bt H Mohammed (Pilgrims) 11-1.
Semi-Finals: Kovacevich bt
Evans 11-3; Mason-Malik bt Love 11-6.
Final: Kovacevich bt Mason-Malik
11-3 11-1.
Doubles
Semi-Finals: Clifton Prep
II bt Christ's Hospital 1 11-6; Clifton Prep I
bt Pilgrims 1 11-7.
Final: Clifton Prep I (S Evans
& A Langstone) bt Clifton Prep II (E Slack
& R Michallat) 11-5 11- 0.
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NATIONAL
VETERANS' (OVER 45) CHAMPIONSHIPS
IOth/llth April 1999
(Christ's Hospital, Horsham)
Singles
Quarter-Finals: I Fuller
bt P de Winton 11-0 1 1-2; D Hebden bt W Avenell
1 1-9 1 1-2; T Lewis bt A Hughes 11-1 1 1-7; J
Schroeter bt P King 1 1-3 1 1-2.
Semi-Finals: Fuller bt Hebden
1 1- 1 1 1-1; Schroeter bt Lewis 1 1-8 1 1-3.
Final: Fuller bt Schroeter
1 1-8 11-3. Plate: King.
Doubles
1st Round: J Mon & E Andrews
bt B Cunningham & R Brewer 15-1 15-5; J Robertson
& W Avenell bt N Arnott & A Maltby 15-6
15-9; P Ross & R Hunt bt G Prigmorc &
J Cooper 15-5 15-4; P King & J Denham bt A
Hughes & C Horrocks 15-2 15-10.
Quarter-Finals: I Fuller &
J Schroeter bt Mon & Andrews 15-0 15-1; S
Watson & T Lewis bt Robertson & Avenell
15-6 15-2; B Atkinson & R Dolby bt Ross &
Hunt 15-7 15-4; K Puckle & D Hebden bt King
& Denham 15-7 15-3.
Semi-Finals: Fuller &
Schroeter bt Watson & Lewis 15-3 15-3; Puckle
& Hebden bt Atkinson & Dolby 15-6 15-4.
Final: Fuller & Schroeter
bt Puckle & Hebden 15-5 15-5. Plate:
Men & Andrews.
Ian Fuller has added the Rugby Fives Veterans' Singles title to
his National Singles crown by defeating last year's
winner Jeremy Schroeter in a hard two-game final
at Horsham. The two joined forces to win the Doubles
from previous holders Keith Puckle and Dave Hebden.
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NATIONAL
SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
29th March - 1st April 1999
(St Paul's School, Bames)
Open Singles
Pools: A. 1st: G Corner (St
Paul's), 2nd: S White (St Olave's). 3rd: N Faith
(Merchant Taylors'). B. S Mudd (Whitgift).
2nd: A Tahim (St Paul's), 3rd: A Buckmaster (Radley).
C. W Whitefield (Blundell's). 2nd: T Scott-Malden
(Bradfield). 3rd: A Rumball (-). D. 1st
: T Frasier-Gausden (Christ's Hospital), 2nd:
P White (St Olave's). 3rd: S Mosse (Sherborne).
E. 1st: M Ponnusamy (St Paul's), 2nd: E
Hatton (Christ's Hospital), 3rd: M Barter (St
Olave's). F. 1st: J Lillywhite (Merchant
Taylors'). 2nd: J Love (St Dunstan's). 3rd: J
Archer (-). G. 1st: J Toop (St Olave's).
2nd: T Bromfield (St Paul's), 3rd: A Robson (Whitgift).
H. 1st: H Aveston (Christ's Hospital),
2nd: D Sims (Merchant Taylors'). 3rd: D Kane (Clifton).
I. 1st: P Mann (Radley). 2nd: B Dala-Ali
(St Paul's), 3rd: J Lidiard (Sedbergh). J.
1st: A Peck (Sherborne). 2nd: M Hick (Christ's
Hospital), 3rd: D Schultz (Blundell's). K.
1st: M Kent (St Paul's), 2nd: O Kay (Sherborne).
3rd: I Peacock-Edwards (Bradfield).
Quarter-Finals: Corner bt
Mudd 11-4 11-3; Ponnusamy bt Whilefield 8-11 11-3
11-8; Toop bt Aveston 11-1 11-2; Mann bt Kent
12-11 11-3.
Semi-Finals: Comer bt Ponnusamy
11-1 11 -2; Toop bt Mann 11 -3 10-12 11 -8.
Final: Corner bt Toop 11-3
11-3. Plate 1: Dala Ali. Plate 2:
Robson.
Open Doubles
Pools: A. 1st: St Paul's III.
2nd: St Olave's I. 3rd: Winchester, 4th: Christ's
Hospital I. B. 1st: St Paul's I. 2nd: Blundell's.
3rd: Sherborne II. C. 1st: Merchiston Castle,
2nd: Merchant Taylors' . 3rd: Sedbergh. D.
1st: St Olave's II. 2nd: Bradfield. 3rd: - . E.
1st: St Paul's II. 2nd: Radley. 3rd: Christ's
Hospital II. F. 1st: Whitgift. 2nd: Sherborne.
3rd: St Dunstan's.
Quarter-Finals: St Paul's
III bt St Olave's I 15-11; St Paul's I bt Blundell's
15-11; Merchiston Castle bt St Olave's II 11-1
11-3; St Paul's II bt Whitgift I 1-5 11-6.
Semi-Finals: St Paul's I bt
St Paul's III 11- 1 11-2; St Paul's II bt Merchiston
Castle 11-8 11-7.
Final: StPaul's I bt St.Paul's
II 11-2 11-5. Plate: Merchant Taylors'.
Under 16 Singles
Pools: A. 1st: J Paul (St
Paul's), 2nd: E Horder (Sherborne). 3rd: C Groutides
(Alleyn's). B. 1st: N Omaboe (St Dunstan's).
2nd: M Marriott (St Olave's). 3rd: E Pope (Christ's
Hospital). C. 1st: N Green (Christ's Hospital),
2nd: M Chesculescu (Merchant Taylors'). 3rd: C
Brooks (St. Paul's). D. 1st: A Jevons (Radley).
2nd: R. Walsh (Malvern). 3rd: S Walters (St Olave's)
E. 1st: A Lee (St Paul's), 2nd: J Wardle
(Alleyn's). 3rd: W Kejeh (Christ's Hospital).
F. 1st: S Faber (St Paul's), 2nd: G Macklam
(Sedbergh). 3rd: J Mason (Sherborne). G.
1st: J Hepburn (St Paul's), 2nd: A Hodder (Christ's
Hospital), 3rd: A Platt (Merchant Taylors'). H.
1st: T Hunt (Alleyn's). 2nd: R Pynor (St Olave's).
3rd: E Lebon (Christ's Hospital). I. 1st:
J Kossoff (St Paul's), 2nd: G Cheney (Radley).
3rd: J Dear (Merchant Taylors'). J. 1st:
B Duncan (St Paul's). 2nd: B Smithson (Christ's
Hospital), 3rd: S Watson (Alleyn's). K.
1st: R Bennett (St Dunstan's). 2nd: P Hamburger
(St Paul's), 3rd: E Hawke (Christ's Hospital).
L. 1st: J Bristow (Winchester). 2nd: I
Mogford (St Paul's), 3rd: - . M. 1st: A
Korris (St Olave's). 2nd: M An (Malvern). 3rd:
J Sykes (Sherborne).
Quarter-Finals: Omaboe bt
Paul 11-2 11-4; Bennett bt Faber 11-8 11-1; Lee
bt Kossoff 11-1 11-2; Bristow bt Hunt 11-1 11-6.
Semi-Finals: Omaboe bt Bennett
11-8 1 1-7; Lee bt Bristow 11 -4 11-7.
Final: Lee bt Omaboe 1 1-8
1 1-5. Plate 1: Mogford. Plate 2:
Hawke.
Under 16 Doubles
Pools: A. 1st: St Paul's
1. 2nd: MerchantTaylors' II. B. 1st: St
Paul's IV. 2nd: St Olave's I. C. 1st: St
Dunstan's. 2nd: Christ's Hospital III. D.
1st: St Paul's III. 2nd: Radley. E. 1st:
St. Paul's II. 2nd: Sherborne II. F. 1st:
Christ's Hospital I. 2nd: Alleyn's III.
Quarter-Finals: St Paul's
I bt Christ's Hospital II 15-2; St Paul's IV bt
Alleyn's I 15-8; St Dunstan's bt St Paul's III
11-5 11-4; Christ's Hospital I bt St Paul's II
11-6 9-11 11-3.
Semi-Finals: St. Paul's I
bt St. Paul's IV 12-10 11-5; St Dunstan's bt Christ's
Hospital I 11-4 1 1-5.
Final: St Dunstan's bt St.
Paul's I 11-6 11-4. Plate: Merchant Taylors'
II.
Under 14 Singles
Pools: A. 1st: D Grant (Merchant
Taylors'). 2nd: A George (Stoke Newington). 3rd:
C Henniker (St Paul's). B. 1st: P Rider
(Christ's Hospital), 2nd: A Morante (St Paul's),
3rd: T Matthews (Alleyn's). C. 1st: R Windham
(Radley). 2nd: J Hepburn (St Paul's), 3rd: J Davies
(Bradfield). D. 1st: T Dean (St Paul's),
2nd: B Warner Morgan (Stoke Newington). 3rd: B
Barber (Christ's Hospital). E. 1st: J Mason
(Bradfield). 2nd: D Mason-Malik (Stoke Newington).
3rd: K Kothari (Merchant Taylors'). F.
1st: A Kemp (St Paul's), 2nd: C Lilly (Alleyn's).
3rd: J Noddings (Christ's Hospital). G.
1st: M Kovacevich (Christ's Hospital), 2nd: H
Lloyd-Hughes (St Paul's).3rd: A Kew (Alleyn's).
H. 1st: D Edwards-Ker (St Paul's), 2nd:
D Gati (Merchant Taylors'). 3rd: A Newman (Stoke
Newington). I. 1st: S Grant-Dalton (Radley).
2nd: J Bloom (St Paul's), 3rd: T Murr (Christ's
Hospital). J. 1st: D Mattis (Stoke Newington).
2nd: I Ladak (St Paul's), 3rd: C Craigie (Christ's
Hospital). K. 1st: J O'Halloran (Bradfield).
2nd: B Wordsworth (Alleyn's). 3rd: M Castle (St
Paul's). L. 1st: J Furniss (St Paul's),
2nd: S Sandford (Merchant Taylors'). 3rd: A Karia
(Merchant Taylors').
Quarter-Final Pools: ABC.
1st: Grant, 2nd: Windham. 3rd: Rider. DEF.
1st: Dean. 2nd: Kemp. 3rd: Mason. GHI.
1st: .Edwards -Ker. 2nd: Grant-Dalton. 3rd: Kovacevich.
JKL. 1st: Furniss. 2nd: O'Halloran. 3rd:
Mattis.
Semi-Finals: Dean bt Grant
11-0 11-8; Furniss bt Edwards-Ker 11-9 1 1 -8.
Final: Dean bt Furniss 7-1
I ;12-10 12-10. Plate 1: Gati. Plate
2: Kew.
Under 14 Doubles
1st Round: St Paul's IV bt
Merchant Taylors' I 11-3 11-3; Radley bt Christ's
Hospital II 11-0 11-1; Stoke Newington II bt Christ's
Hospital I 11-7 12-11; St Paul's II w/o Alleyn's
II; St Paul's I bt Christ's Hospital III 11-1
11-1; Stoke Newington I bt St Paul's V 11-4 12-10;
Alleyn's I bt Merchant Taylors' II 11-2 11-3;
Bradfield bt St Paul's III 11-4 11-6.
Quarter- Finals: Radley bt
St Paul's IV 11-7 11-0; St Paul's II bt Stoke
Newington II 11-4 11-5; St Paul's I bt Stoke Newington
I 11-3 11-3; Bradfield bt Alleyn's 11-4 11-0.
Semi-Finals: St Paul's II
bt Radley 11 -5 11-5; St Paul's I bt Bradfield
11-2 11-1.
Final: St Paul's I bt St Paul's
II 11-3 1 1-3. Plate: Christ's Hospital
1.
Giles Corner (St Paul's) won the Open Singles title to confirm
his status as top seed in the National Schools
Rugby Fives Championships at St Paul's School.
His opponent in the final, James Toop (St Olave's),
is a triple Eton Fives Schools winner and the
first Eton Fives champion to appear in a Rugby
Fives Schools event. His achievement in reaching
the final was remarkable in itself, but he also
managed to give Corner, last year's runner-up,
a good battle in the final before going down by
two games to love. Corner and his partner Matthew
Kent won the Open Doubles title with something
to spare over the St Paul's second pair. In fact,
St Paul's won five of the six titles at this year's
championships, reflecting their current domination
of the game at schools level.
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NATIONAL
OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
20th/2lst March 1999
(Alleyn's School, Dulwich)
1st Round;
G Comer & M Kent bt A Smith & R Walton 15-1 15-0; B Hanton & A Wilson
bt B Baral & J Cawthome 15-10 15-8; P d'Ancona. & B Taberner bt J Hamman
& J Davies 15-5 15-6; H Buchanan & R Perry bt A Booth & M Booth
15-9 15-6; R Nagy & B Lovett bt M Cavanagh & J Hayes 16-15 15-8; P Bishop
& S Kirby bt M Ponnusamy & B Dala Ali 15-6 15-10.
Quarter- Finals:
W Enstone & N Roberts bt Corner & Kent 15-9 15-11; d'Ancona & Taberner
bt Hanton & Wilson 15-4 15-3; Buchanan & Perry bt Nagy & Lovett
15-5 15-2; I Fuller & D Hebden bt Bishop & Kirby 15-8 15-5.
Semi-Finals:
Enstone & Roberts bt d'Ancona & Taberner 11-15 15-12 15-9; Fuller &
Hebden bt Buchanan & Perry 5-15 15-6 15-11.
Final: Enstone & Roberts bt Fuller & Hebden. Somebody
mail me the scores please.
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WINCHESTER
FIVES MEN'S NATIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
14th March 1999
(Winchester College)
1st Round:
C Thomas & J Down bl J Hodgins & N Mackinnon 15-5 15-0; S Jones &
J McManus bl. F Akerman & A Wolstenholme 15-13 15-10; P King & M Ponnusamy
bt Q Fraser & J Bristow 15-9 15-8; A Calf & M Mohammed bt W Whtefield
& D Bishop 15-11 15-12; H Wiseman & M Wiseman bt S Swales & T Ingle
15-2 15-1; G Corner & M Kent bt J Bulloch & A Mackenzie 15-2 15-5.
2nd Round:
I Fuller & D Hebden bt Thomas & Down 15-0 15-2; J Armitage & J Gribble
bt W Gunyon & R Summerficid 15-1215-11; S Constantine & R Barr bt Jones
& McManus 15-5 15- 5; T Maconie & R Billington bt G Beauchamp &
N Amott 15-9 15-7; A Wilson & J Schroeter bt King & Ponnusamy 15-9 15-8;
N Austin & RNagy bt Calf & Mohammed 15-0 15-5; Wiseman & Wiseman
bt J Hughes & A Rew 15-9 15-13; H Buchanan & R Perry bt Corner &
Kent 15-11 15-2.
Quarter-Finals:
Fuller & Hebden bt Armitage & Gribble 15-2 15-0; Constantine & Barr
bt Maconie & Billington 15-4 15-8; Austin & Nagy bt Wilson &Schroeter
6-15 15-13 15-6; Buchanan & Perry bt Wiseman & Wiseman 15-6 15-9.
Semi-Finals:
Fuller & Hebden bt Constantine & Barr 15-6 15-0; Buchanan & Perry
bt Austin & Nagy 15-6 12-15 15-13.
Final: Fuller & Hebden
bt Buchanan & Perry 15-7 15-10. Plate winners:
Hughes & Rew.
Blessed by good weather and nicely refurbished courts at Winchester,
this was an enjoyable although lengthy day's play.
Only half as many pairs entered as last year at
Bradfield, but Parkinson's Law ensured that play
took up the same amount of time, for there were
some marathon matches in the bottom half of the
draw and games were played to 15 points instead
of to 11.
In the early rounds, the school pairs from Winchester, Blundell's
and St Paul's all played very respectable fives,
especially the top pair from St Paul's, Giles
Corner and Matthew Kent, who gave the second-seeded
Hamish Buchanan and Robin Perry a fright in the
first game of their second round match. Meanwhile,
Eton Fives players Howard and Matthew Wiseman
utterly bamboozled Simon Swales and Trevor Ingle
with some unorthodox tactics and then went on
to prove their quality by defeating the number
7 seeds, Jim Hughes and Alex Rew, in round 2.
Johnny Armitage and Joe Gribble played well this year to defeat
locals Bill Gunyon and Richard Summerfield in
two close games, but then spent too much time
on their knees to impress top seeds Ian Fuller
and Dave Hebden. Bristol University pair Tom Maconie
and Richard Billington looked in good practice
in beating Graham Beauchamp and Neil Amott, but
found former champions Simon Constantine and Robbie
Barr too experienced for them in the quarter-finals.
The Wiseman brothers volleyed and retrieved bravely
in their quarter- final against the formidable
hitting of Buchanan and Perry, winning admiration
from the gallery but eventually losing the match.
The other quarter-final produced a shock, as Nick
Austin and his bouncy partner Robin Nagy came
back after losing the first game to third seeds,
Jeremy Schroeter and Alex Wilson, to win the match
in fine style.
The first semi-final
was over quite quickly. Fuller and Hebden defeating Constantine and Barr with
the loss of only 6 points, but the second semi was an absolute epic. Buchanan
and Perry won the first game easily, but Austin and Nagy, playing as well as
I have seen them, rallied superbly to win the second by a narrow margin. The
third was another thriller, no more than three points separating the sides at
any stage, but in the end Buchanan and Perry squeaked home
The length and quality
of this match must have taken its toll, but the second seeds held their own
in the early stages of the final. From 7-6, however, Fuller and Hebden won six
consecutive rallies in typical style to move to 13-6, and the first game was
soon over. In the second game, the top seeds applied more pressure to get from
3-2 to 8-2 in one hand, but Buchanan and Perry immediately turned things round,
rapidly progressing to 10-8 up. That was as far as they were to get, however,
as their opponents characteristically lifted their game again to win the necessary
7 points without reply.
This victory represents a grand slam for Ian Fuller and Dave Hebden,
for they have now won the "Bridge" in
successive years in all four venues: Sedbergh,
Malvern, Bradfield and Winchester. This has not
been done before, although Roger Layton and Mike
Tremellen have come close with three successive
wins. My congratulations to Ian and Dave on this
fine achievement.
The plate was won for the second year running by Jim Hughes and
Alex Rew, beating fellow West Countrymen Chris
Thomas and Jonathan Down in the final. The competition
as a whole contained some really close games -
two 16-15s, a 16-14, a 15-13 and two 15-12s -
so a lot of fun was had here as well.
I am grateful to James Hodgins, the new master-in-charge at Winchester,
for his help with the championships. He kindly
liaised with the PE Centre over changing facilities
and made sure that the courts were in top condition
for the event. I have not seen them in such smart
order since the 1950s!
Next year the circus
moves on to Sedbergh, another wonderful place for a healthy weekend.
David Barnes.
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WINCHESTER
FIVES LADIES' NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
13th March 1999
(Winchester College)
Singles
1st Round: T Marden bt E Walsh
15-3; A Wells bt H Simpson 15-0; K White bt G
Yateman 15-5; D Watson bt N Gardner 15-1; E Tadman
bt M Rees 15-3.
Quarter-Finals: P Smith bt
Marden 15-4; White bt Wells 15-6; D Hall-Wilton
bt Watson 15-6; Tadman bt M Love 15-3
Semi-Finals: Smith bt White
15-7; Tadman bt Hall-Wilton 15-7.
Final: Smith bt Tadman 15-7
15-9. Plate winner: Yateman.
Doubles
Pool A: P Smith & D Hall-Wilton
bt A Wells & M Rees 15-7; bt D Watson &
T Marden 15-2. Wells & Rees bt Watson &
Marden 15-1.
Pool B: K White & E Tadma.n
bt M Love & G Yateman 15-7; bt E Walsh &
N Gardner 15-1.
Final: Smith & Hall-Wilton
bt White & Tadman 15 9 15-7. Plate Final:
Wells & Rees bt Love & Yateman 15-11 8-15
15-11.
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NORTH
OF ENGLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
27th/28th February 1999
(Durham University)
Singles
Quarter-Finals; I Fuller bt
R Nagy 11-1 11-0; J Beswick bl B Hanton 1. .1-3
11-0; H Buchanan bl A Wilson 11-4 12-10; N Roberts
bl N Austin 11-4 11-5.
Semi-Finals: Fuller bt Beswick
11-7 11-1 ; Roberts bt Buchanan 11-0 11-6.
Final: Fuller bt Roberts 1
1-6 6-11 11-6.
Doubles
Quarter-Finals: I Fuller
& R Perry bt R Na.gy & J Minta 11-1 11-3;
N Austin & P Atkinson bt C Jones & I McKerrow
11-5 11-9; H Buchanan & B Hanton bt 0 Stone-Lee
& B Taberner 11-5 11-1;J Beswick & N Roberts
bt A Wilson & S Roberts 11-1 11-6.
Semi-Finals: Fuller &
Perry bt Austin & Atkinson 11-9 11-3; Beswick
& Roberts bl Buchanan & Hanton 11-4 1
1-4.
Final: Beswick & Roberts
bt Fuller & Perry 1 1-9 11-9.
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RFA
V BRITISH UNIVERSITIES SPORTS ASSOCIATION
7th February 1999
(Iffley Road, Oxford)
Singles
(RFA names first): H Buchanan bt
D Bailey (Manchester) 15-5; A Wilson bt T Stock
(Oxford) 15-3; M Cavanagh bt B Lovett (London)
15-5; J Schroeter bt E Brooke (Oxford) 15-9; N
Austin bt P Lord (Oxford) 16-14; R Nagy bt C Jones
(Durham) 15-11.
Doubles
Buchanan & Cavanagh bt Stock
& Brooke 15-9 15-10; bt Lovett & Lord
15-3; bt Bailey & Jones 15-5. Wilson &
Schroeter bt Lovett & Lord 15-11 15-5; lost
to Stock & Brooke 13- 15; bt Bailey &
Jones 15-12. Austin & Nagy lost to Bailey
& Jones 13-15 13-15; lost to Stock & Brooke
14-16; lost to Lovett & Lord 13-15.
Result: RFA (262 pts) bt BUSA
(178 pts).
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NORTH
WEST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
January 1999
Singles
First (prelim) round: R Perry
beat A Rew, 11-9,11-8; K Smith beat T Lewis 11-3,11-4;
P Bishop beat D Moore (I think this should be
Moar) 11-1,11-3; A Dean beat S Watson 11-8,11-2;
D Hebden beat J Thomas 11-3,11-2; N Austin beat
J Minta 11-5,11-2; S Fraser beat J Hughes 11-2,11-2;
2nd round: N Roberts beat
R Perry 11-2,11-1; R Nagy beat K Smith 11-3,11-2;
B Hanton beat P Bishop 11-3,11-7; J Beswick beat
A DEan 11-2,11-0; P d'Ancona beat D Hebden 11-6,11-1;
B Taberner beat P Breslin 11-9,11-5; D Fox beat
N Austin 11-5,8-11,11-2; S Fraser beat H Buchanan
11-7,11-6.
Quarter finals: N Roberts
beat R Nagy 11-3,11-2; J Beswick beat B Hanton
11-1,11-1; P d'Ancona beat B Taberner 11-3,11-1;
D Fox beat S Fraser 5-11, 12-10, 12-10.
Semi-finals: N Roberts beat
J Beswick 11-4,11-4; P d'Ancona beat D Fox 11-7,11-4.
Final: N Roberts beat P d'Ancona
11-4,11-1.
Plate competition
Quarter final: Watson beat
Holland 15-8;Lewis beat Thomas 15-6; Rew beat
Moar 15-8; Minta beat Hughes 15-11.
Semi-finals: Watson beat Lewis
15-8; Rew beat Minta 15-13.
Final: Rew beat Watson 15-6.
Doubles
First (prelim) round: Dean
and Minta beat Stoddart and Stoddart 11-9,11-3.
Second round: Beswick and
Roberts beat Jack and Moar 11-0,11-1; Stone-Lee
and MacIver beat Lewis and Watson 8-11,11-8, 11-0;
Austin and Enstone beat Hughes and Rew 11-3,11-3;
Buchanan and Perry beat Breslin and Thomas 11-4,11-3;
d'Ancona and Taberner beat Nagy and Sherratt 11-4,11-1;
Fraser and Purvis beat Cavanagh and Hayes 11-3,11-1;
Bishop and Kirby beat Fox and Roberts 11-5, ?-11,12-11
(an illegible note suggests that Fox & Roberts
did something - it looks like pulled out but the
scores suggest that the match was played to a
conclusion); Fuller and Hebden beat Dean and Minta
11-3,11-1.
Quarter finals: Beswick and
Roberts beat Stone-Lee and MacIver 11-5,11-7;
Buchanan and Perry beat Austin and Enstone 12-11,11-9;
Fraser and Purvis beat d'Ancona and Taberner 11-5,11-9;
Fuller and Hebden beat Bishop and Kirby 11-?,11-?.
Semi-finals: Beaswick and
Roberts beat Buchana and Perry 11-3,11-6; Fuller
and Hebden beat Fraser and Purvis 11-2,11-9.
Final: Beswick and Roberts
beat Fuller and Hebden 11-2,11-5.
Plate competition
Quarter finals: Breslin and
Thomas beat Stoddart and Stoddart 15-9; Nagy and
Sherratt beat Jack and Moar 15-6; Cavanagh and
Hayes beat Dean and Minta 15-12.
Semi-finals: Hughes and Rew
beat Breslin and Thomas 15-6; Cavanagh and Hayes
beat Nagy and Sherratt 15-4.
Final: Cavanagh and Hayes
beat Hughes and Rew 15-6.
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WEST
OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
9th/10th January 1999
(Clifton College, Bristol)
Open Singles
1st Round: E Dillon (Bradfield)
bt R Shah (Merchant Taylors') 11-8 3-11 12-11;
C Brooks (St Paul's) w/o P Somerville (Clifton);
S Williams (Bradfield) bt T Fraser-Gausden (Christ's
Hospital) 11-2 11-4; T Scott-Maiden (Bradfield)
bt D Baynes (Merchant Taylors') 11-1 11-2; J Dyson
(Bradfield) w/o D Bishop (Blundell's); D Williams
(Bradfield) bt M Hick (Christ's Hospital) 11-9
6-11 12-10; E Hatton (Christ's Hospital) bt J
Beach (Blundell's) 11-2 11-2.
2nd Round: G Corner (St Paul's)
bt Dillon 11-0 11-1; A Robson (Whitgift) bt Brooks
11-2 11-0; H Aveston (Christ's Hospital) bt J
Wilson (Bradfield) 11-1 11-2; J Lillywhite (Merchant
Taylors') bt D Shultz (Blundell's) 11-2 11-3;
R Mitchell (St Dunstan's) bt C Mezger (Radley)
11-4 11-9; M Ponnusamy (St Paul's) bt J Love (St
Dunstan's) 11-5 11-8; R Wise (Merchant Taylors')
bt S Williams 11-2 11-0; M Kent (St Paul's) bt
Scott-Maiden 11-0 11-1; P Mann (Radley) bt Dyson
11- 0 11-0; N Clappe (St Paul's) bt I Peacock-Edwards
(Bradfield) 11-0 11-2; S Mudd (Whitgift) bt S
McDermott (St Paul's) 11-0 11-1; T Bromfield (St
Paul's) bt A Hill (Christ's Hospital) 11-2 11-0;
P Mann (St Paul's) bt R Collinson (Brndfield)
11-5 11-6; W Whitefield (Blundell's) bt S Robson
(Christ's Hospital) 11-0 11-0; D Sims (Merchant
Taylors') bt D Williams 11-1 11-1; Hatton w/o
J Fabes (Clifton),
3rd Round: Comer bt Robson
11-2 11-2; Aveston bt Lillywhite 12-11 11-3; PonnusamybtMitchell5-ll
11-6 ll-l;KentbtWise 11-1 ll-2;Mann(Radley)btClappe
11-0 II- 0; Mudd bt Bromfield 11-7 12-11; Mann
(St Paul's) bt Whitefield 9-11 11-6 11-7; Hatton
bt Sims 11-6 11-3.
Quarter-Finals: Corner bt
Aveston 11-1 11-1; Kent bt Ponnusamy 11-35-11
11-8; Mann (Radley) bt Mudd 11-6 11-0; Hatton
bt Mann (St Paul's) 11-7 12-11.
Semi-Finals: Corner bt Kent
11-0 11-2; Mann bt Hatton 11-0 11-2.
Final: Corner bt Mann 11-5
11-2. Plate winner: Sims.
Open Doubles
1st Round: Radley bt Bradfield
II 11-1 11-5; Blundell's II bt Christ's Hospital
I 11-7 11-9; St Paul's IV bt King's Bruton 11-1
11-2; Bradfield IV bt Christ's Hospital II 12-10
11-6. 2nd Round: St Paul's I bt Merchant Taylors'
II 11-0 11-0; Radley bt Clifton 9-11 11-4 11-5;
Blundell's II bt St Dunstan's 3-11 11-6 11-5;
Whitgift bt Bradfield III 11-1 11-0; St Paul's
II bt Bradfield 1 11-3 11-1; Blundell's I bt St
Paul's IV 11-3 11-9; St Paul's III bt Bradfield
IV 11-8 II- 9; Merchant Taylors' I bt Christ's
Hospital III 11-6 11-1.
Quarter-Finals; St Paul's
I bt Radley II- 4 11-2; WhitgiftbtBlundell'sll
11-1 ll-0;StPaul'sllbtBlundell'sl 9-11 11-6 ll-6;StPaul'slll
bt Merchant Taylors' 1 11-6 11-4.
Semi-Finals: St Paul's I bt
Whitgift 11-0 11-1; St Paul's III bt St Paul's
II 6-11 11-9 11-8.
Final: St Paul's I (G Comer
& M Kent) bt St Paul's III (P Mann & N
Clappe) 11-0 11-0. Plate winners: Clifton
(J Fabes & P Somerville).
Under 16 Singles
Prel. Round: A Charkham (St
Paul's) bt J Drury (Bradfield) 15-3. 1st Round:
N Omaboe (St Dunstan's) bt S Faber (St Paul's)
15-11; R Parker (Blundell's) bt H de Winton (Millfield)
15-12; 0 Vines (Clifton) bt A Platt (Merchant
Taylors') 16-15; M Adcock (Eastbourne) bt J Dear
(Merchant Taylors') 15-3; A Shaw (Blundell's)
bt E Hawke (Christ's Hospital) 15-0; Charkham
bt J Bull (Blundell's) 15-4; G Saunders (Blundell's)
bt J O'Halloren (Bradfield) 15-5; B Smithson (Christ's
Hospital) bt C McCool (St Dunstan's) 15-0; R Bennett
(St Dunstan's) bt B Bartlett (Clifton) 15-0; T
Dean (St Paul's) bt A Hodder (Christ's Hospital)
15-0; J Fumiss (St Paul's) bt E Pope (Christ's
Hospital) 15-4; I Mogford (St Paul's) bt N Green
(Christ's Hospital) 15- 5; C Ashcroft (St Paul's)
bt T Graham (Blundell's) 15-3; A Down (Eastbourne)
bt H Vlasto (Blundell's) 15-0; B Duncan (St Paul's)
bt M Hutton (Christ's Hospital) 15-11; A Lee (St
Paul's) bt J Catling (St Dunstan's) 15-5. 2nd
Round: Omaboe bt Parker 11-0 11-1; Adcock bt Vines
11-3 II- 4; Shaw bt Charkham 12-11 11-6; Smithson
bt Saunders 11-5 11-6; Bennett bt Dean 12-10 11-7;
Mogford bt Furniss 11-6 12-11; Ashcroft bt Down
11-12 11-6 11-5; Lee bt Duncan 11-0 11-1.
Quarter-Finals: Omabo bt Adcock
11-2 11-1; Shaw bt Smithson 11-7 11-8; Bennett
bt Mogford 4- II 11-5 11-6; Lee bt Ashcroft 11-1
11-5.
Semi-Finals: Omaboe bt Shaw
11-4 11-0; Lee bt Bennett 11-511-1211-8.
Final: Omaboe bt Lee 11-4
9-1 II 1-5. Plate winner: Green.
Under 16 Doubles
Prel. Round: St Paul's IV
bt Blundell's II 11-9 11-3. 1st Round: St Dunstan's
I bt Christ's Hospital II 11-6 11-2; St Paul's
IV bt Merchant Taylors' 11-0 11-3; St Paul's III
bt Bradfield 11-2 11-3; Blundell's I bt St Dunstan's
II 11-4 11-4; Christ's Hospital I bt Blundell's
III 11-6 11-0; St Paul's II w/o Clifton; Eastbourne
bt Malvern 11-3 11-6; St Paul's I bt Christ's
Hospital III 11-0 11-2.
Quarter-Finals: St Dunstan's
I bt St Paul's IV 11-6 11-2; St Paul's III bt
Blundell's 1 11-8 5-11 12-10; St Paul's II bt
Christ's Hospital 1 11-7 12-11; St Paul's I bt
Eastbourne 11-3 11-4.
Semi-Finals: St Dunstan's
I bt St Paul's III 11-6 11-3; St Paul's I bt St
Paul's II 11-4 11-4.
Final: St Paul's I (A Lee
& I Mogford) bt St Dunstan's I (N Omaboe &
R Bennett) 11-6 12-11. Plate winners: Christ's
Hospital II (N Green & M Hutton).
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NATIONAL
OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
(St Paul's School, Barnes)
Last 16: I Fuller bt J Savory
15-1 15-1; I Purvis bt A Wilson 4-15 15-10 15-13;
J Beswick bt D Bailey 15-4 15-5; P d'Ancona bl
R Nagy 15-0 15-1;H Buchanan bt S Watson 15-2 15-4;
B Hanton bt P Breslin 4-15 15-0 15-3; M Cavanagh
bt D Fox 15-10 15-10; N Roberts bt J Schroeter
15-1 I 15-2.
Quarter-Finals: Fuller bt
Purvis 15-3 15-0; d'Ancona bt Beswick 16-14 11-15
15-6; Buchanan bl Hanton 16-15 15-11; Roberts
bt Cavanagh 15-4 15-4.
Semi-Finals: Fuller bt d'Andona
15-0 15-3; Roberts bt Buchanan 15-5 15-6.
Final: Fuller bt Roberts 15-8
15-4. Plate final: Fox bt. Nagy 15-5
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THE
NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS (THE JESTERS' CUP)
The fives world is definitely not a Club 18-30 resort. Indeed,
anyone in this age range will struggle to keep
up with the pacesetting oldies, if this year's
National Singles is anything to go by.
For the second year running three of the semi-finalists were in
their thirties or forties, and the final was again
contested by two men with an average age of 41.
The tournament didn't feature many surprises. In the opening round,
of the eight seeds only Dave Fox came unstuck
in a patchy showing against the excellent Matt
Cavanagh, who produced a very disciplined performance
to make his third consecutive quarter-final of
the season.
Elsewhere the seedings proved remarkably efficient. Honourable
mentions go to Alex Wilson, who pushed Ian Purvis
to three games in a match between the eighth and
ninth ranked players, and Jeremy Schroeter, who
opened with an amazing early salvo to take a 10-1
lead against former champion Neil Roberts before
the natural order reasserted itself.
The quarterfinals saw the top two seeds relatively untroubled as
Ian Fuller waltzed past a tired Ian Purvis, while
Roberts defeated Cavanagh, whose honest endeavour
couldn't keep up with the sheer pace of his opponent.
Meanwhile there was a close encounter between partners Buchanan
and Hanton, with Bruce fighting back from 1-13
down in the opening game to have four game-balls.
Hamish held on, and then stood firm in the following
game to run out a 16-15, 15-11 winner.
As expected, the longest game of the round was the match between
Paddy d'Ancona and John Beswick. At 12-7 up in
the first game, John was playing confidently and
hitting a good length, but a determined fight-back
saw Paddy take the first game 16-14. John came
back strongly to take the second 15-11, but fatigue
caught up with him and Paddy took the decider
relatively straightforwardly, 15-6.
The semis were again pretty simple for the old hands, as Fuller
swiftly dispatched a weary d'Ancona and Roberts,
despite some extremely good resistance from Buchanan,
came through for yet another final.
Ian faced a real onslaught as Neil
hit the ball with pace and precision in the opening rallies of the final. Despite
this powerful start, Ian gradually came back into the game after being 0-4 down.
Neil was continuing to pressurise Ian, but the reigning champion was beginning
to move his opponent around the court. Eventually Ian's studied geometry paid
off and he took the first game, 15-8. In the second, he seemed to move up a
gear, keeping the ball low and to a length, forcing Neil into risks and errors.
A twelve-month extension to his reign was confirmed with a 15-4 win.
In the plate competition Robin Nagy and Dave Fox each had three
victories after a round robin of five players,
and Dave was victorious in the play-off.
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BRITISH
UNIVERSITIES SPORTS ASSOCIATION / HALIFAX RUGBY
FIVEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Clifton College, Bristol)
Singles
1st Round: J Down (Exeter)
bt R Evans (Oxford) 15-7 15-3; J McManus (Oxford)
bt S Maskdl (Cambridge) 15-9 15-9; A Lawson (UCE)
bl C Mathcr (Durham) 15-9 15-0; E Brooke (Oxford)
bt D Ademola (Warwick) 15-0 15-1; P Bridgman (London)
w/o C Hale (Durham); G Ellison (Durham) w/o J
Welch (UWIC). 2nd Round: T Purvis (Liverpool Hope)
bt M Bale (Oxford) 15-6 1.5-0; I McKcrrow (Durham)
bt M Underwood (Warwick) L5-10 15-3; C Jones (Durham)
w/o R Corstrophine (Durham); Down w/o P Sherratt
(Manchester); B Lovetl (London) bt F Whiteticid
(Oxford) 15-4 15-2; McMa.nus bt Lawson 15-7 15-13;
M Tsang (Cambridge) bt V Ralnasuriya (Birmingham)
15-2 15-3; P Lord (Oxford) bt J Scorer (Warwick)
15-5 15-3; D Bailey (Manchester) bt J Fulton (Durham)
15-0 15-2; I Chaplin (Warwick) bt A Thakar (Oxford)
15-0 15- 1; Brooke bt Bridgman 15-0 15-0; E Hickey
(Southampton) bt J Price (Cambridge) 15-0 15-1;
C Saltmarsh (Exeter) bl A Sentance (Oxford) 1.5-1
15-4; T Ambrose (Oxford) bt Ellison 15-2 15-0;
T Collier (Cambridge) bt E Harris (Warwick) 15-3
15-3; T Stock (Oxford) bt R MacLcod (Durham) 15-1
15-0.
3rd Round: Purvis bt McKerrow
15-2 15-5; Jones bt Down 15-8 15-13; Lovett bt
McManus 15-7 15-0; Lord bt Tsang 15-3 15-10; Bailey
bt Chaplin 15-1 15-3; Brooke bt Hickey 15- 9 15-6;
Saltmarsh bt Ambrose 15-9 15-6; Stock bt Collier
15-6 15-3.
Quarter-Finals: Purvis bt
Jones 15-8 15-9; Lovett bt Lord 10-15 15-12 15-0;
Bailey bt Brooke 15-12 16-14; Stock bt Saltmarsh
15-6 15-8.
Semi-Finals: Purvis bt Lovett
15-10 15-1; Stock bl. Bailey 7-15 16-14 15-13.
Final: Purvis bt Stock 15-11
15-2. Plate winner: Bate.
Doubles
1st Round: T Ambrose &
F Whitefield (Oxford) bt D Ademola & J Scorer
(Warwick) 15-7 15-6; J Down & C Saltmarsh
(Exeter) bt E Harris & T Brogden (Warwick)
15-0 15-0; C Mather & J Fulton (Durham) bt
G Bishop & R Grifliths (Wanvick) 15-0 15-0;
T Collier & M Tsang (Cambridge) bt J McManus
& R Evans (Oxford) 6-1515-10 15-1 1.
2nd Round: T Stock & E
Brooke (Oxford) bt R Ma.cLeod & G Ellison
(Durham) .15-0 15-0; T Maconic & T Etherton
(Bristol) btJ Bulloch & A McKcn/ic (Southampton)
15-8 15-3; Ambrose & Whitclield bt Down &
Sallmarsh 15-10 13-15 16-15; C Jones & I McKcrrow
(Durham) bt S Maskell & J Price (Cambridge)
15-10 15-8; P Lord & M Bate (Oxford) bt R
Murbic & M Kemp (Bristol) 15-1 1.5-2; Collier
& Tsang bt Fulton & Mathcr 15-7 15-3;
R Billington & D Ernslie (Bristol) bt I Chaplin
& M Underwood (Warwick) 12-15 15-11 16-14;
D Bailey & P Sherratt (Manchester) bt A Thakar
& A Senlance (Oxford) 15-4 15-2.
Quarter-Finals: Stock &
Brooke bt Maconic & Etherton 15-2 15-0; Ambrose
& Whitefield bt Jones & McKcrrow 7-15
6-14 retd.; Lord & Bate bt Collier & Tsang
15-2 15-1; Bailey & Sherratt bt Billington
& Ernslic 15-4 15-2.
Semi-Finals: Stock & Brooke
bt Ambrose & Whitefield 15-1 15-3; Lord &
Bate bt Bailey & Sherratt 15-10 15-7.
Final: Stock & Brooke
bt Lord & Bale 15-9 15-10. Plate winners:
Chaplin & Underwood.
BUSA Rugby Fives
lan Purvis (Liverpool Hope) has
equalled the Universities' record by winning his
fourth consecutive BUSA singles title, beating
Tim Stock , the Oxford captain, in the final at
Bristol. In the semi-finals. Stock had won the
longest match in the history of the Championships
against Duncan Bailey of Manchester - a battle
which lasted two and a half hours - but he was
unable to match the power and skill of Purvis
in the final. The Doubles competition was dominated
by Oxford, with Stock and his partner Ed Brooke
defeating their second pair, Paddy Lord and Marcus
Bate, in the final.
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Preliminary Round: Cavanagh-Hayes
bt Lewis-Watson (11-3,11-5) ; Brooke-Stock
bt Butterfield-Fabes (11-2,11-1) ; Sage-Webber
bt Harrison-Davies (11-12,11-4,11-5) ; Bishop-Austin
bt Emslie-McEwan (11-0,11-1) ; Lawson-Lawson
bt Shah-Lillywhite (11-9, 11-3) ; Rew-Hughes
bt Ambrose-Bate (11-4, 11-7)
First round: Fuller-Hebden
bt Stone-Lee-MacIver (11-4,11-5) ; Cavanagh-Hayes
bt Brice-Larnach (11-10,11-2) ; Savery-Thomas
bt Hikmet-Baral (11-4,11-2) ; D’Ancona-Tabener
bt Brooke-Stock (11-6, 11-7) ; Hanton-Buchanon
bt Sage-Webber (11-2,11-3) ; Bishop-Austin
bt Wilson-Schroeter (6-11,12-11,11-0) ; Jones-Down
bt Lawson-Lawson (11-2,11-9) ; Roberts-Beswick
bt Rew-Hughes (11-0,11-1)
Quarter Final: Fuller-Hebden
bt Cavanagh-Hayes (12-10) ; D’Ancona-Tabener
bt Savery-Thomas (11-3,11-4) ; Hanton-Buchanon
bt Bishop-Austin (11-2,11-2) ; Roberts-Beswick
bt Jones-Down (11-1,11-2)
Semi Final: Fuller-Hebden
bt D’Ancona-Tabener (11-4,11-4) ; Roberts-Beswick
bt Hanton-Buchanon (11-4,11-8)
Final: Fuller-Hebden bt Roberts-Beswick
(12-10,11-2) Plate Final: J Schroeter-A
Wilson bt N Butterfield-J Fabes (11-2, 11-6)
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Preliminary Round: Jones bt
Webber (11-8,11-2) ; Bayley bt Burge (11-9,11-1)
First Round : Fuller
bt Thomas (11-2,11-0) ; Stone-Lee
bt Jones (11-7,6-11,11-7) ; Bishop
bt Hughes (11-1,11-8) ; S
Roberts bt Davies (11-0,11-4) ; Hanton
bt Stock (11-8,11-6) ; Watson
bt McIver (11-8,11-2) ; Tabener
bt Savery (12-11,11-7) ; D’Ancona
bt Down (11-0,11-4) ; Buchanan
bt Booth (11-4,11-6) ; Larnach
bt Hikmet (8-11,11-9,11-8) ; Cavanagh
bt Sage (12-10,8-0 retired) ; Bate
bt Shah (11--2,11-0) ; Austin
bt Rew (11-4,11-1) ; Bayley
bt Harrison ; Lewis bt Cawthorne
(11-2,11-3) ; N Roberts bt
Baral (11-3,11-1)
Second Round : Fuller
bt Stone-Lee (11-3,11-0) ; S
Roberts bt Bishop (11-0,11-4) ; Hanton
bt Watson (8-11, 12-11,11-3) ; D’Ancona
bt Tabener (11-3,11-3) ; Buchanan
bt Larnach (11-0,11-1) ; Cavanagh
bt Bate(11-1,11-6) ; Austin
bt Bailey (5-11,11-3,11-9) ; N
Roberts bt Lewis(11-0,11-1)
Quarter Final: Fuller
bt S Roberts (11-2, 11-1) ; D’Ancona
bt Hanton (11-6,11-3) ; Buchanan
bt Cavanagh (11-7,11-5) ; N
Roberts bt Austin (11-5,11-3)
Semi Final: Fuller
bt D’Ancona(11-2, 11-2) ;N
Roberts bt Austin(11-5,11-4)
Final: Fuller bt N Roberts
(11-6,11-4) Plate: A Rew bt J Hughes (15-6)
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The only good thing to say about
the Saturday of this year’s tournament was
that there was no wind to blow the torrential
rain into the courts, and somewhat to everybody’s
surprise we managed to play the singles tournament
without any delays.
In the singles, two early round
matches nearly produced upsets. Watson had match point in the second game against
Hanton, the third seed, but was not able to get that final point and then succumbed
easily in the third game. In another match between the seventh seed Austin and
Bayley, Austin scraped home in a tense third game 11-9. In the latter stages
the competition ran with the seeds to produce a repeat of last years final between
the top seeds, Fuller and Roberts.
In the final both players started somewhat tentatively playing
to the back of the court.
Roberts built up a 4-0 lead, but then Fuller started playing some
of his punishing cross court shots which understandably
began to drain Roberts. Having taken the first
game, Fuller always looked in control, and took
the second game relatively easily to win the tournament
for the third year running.
In the singles plate the semi final between Hughes and Stock produced
an exceptional game with a wide range of shots
being played by both players. In the end Hughes
won 16-14, but was unable to raise his game again
for the final which he lost to Rew 15-6.
The main features of the early rounds of the doubles was an excellent
and enjoyable match between Bishop and Austin
and Wilson and Schroeter, with Austin hitting
the ball extremely hard, and Schroeter volleying
at will, as only he can. Despite facing a match
point against them, Bishop and Wilson ended up
easy winners in the third game.
As in the singles, it was only
the seeds that dominated the latter rounds with the top two seeds reaching the
final. In the final Roberts and Beswick started strongly and built up a 9-2
lead in the first game, but Fuller and Hebden steadied their game and clawed
their way back, and once they had secured the first game there was never any
real doubt that they would retain the doubles trophy.
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(St Paul's School, Barnes)
Singles
1st Round: J Down bt B Baral
11-4 11-9; M Cavanagh bt D Hebden 11-0 11-0; B
Tabemer bt H Wiseman 11-3 11-1; R Nagy bt D Tabemer
11-2 11-3; A Booth bt N Geere 11-9 11-4; 0 Stone-Lee
bt T Lewis 11-5 11-9; R Perry bt J Keyes 11-1
11-3; S Roberts bt B Lovett 11-8 11-7; D Fox bt
E Brooke 11-4 11-6; A Wilson bt M Burge 11-2 11-6;
N Austin bt S Clapp 11-2 11-0; T Stock bt J Cawthome
11-2 11-1. 2nd Round: I Fuller bt Down 11-0 11-
0; Cavanagh bt Tabemer 11-4 11-6; Nagy bt Booth
12-11 11-4; P d'Ancona bt Stone-Lee 11-5 11-3;
H Buchanan bt Perry 11-2 11-2; Fox bt Roberts
11-2 11-6; Wilson bt Austin 6-11 11-4 11-6; N
Roberts bt Stock 11-4 11-4.
Quarter-Finals: Fuller bt
Cavanagh 11-2 11-1; d'Ancona bt Nagy 11-0 11-1;
Buchanan bt Fox 11-1 11-1; Roberts bt Wilson 11-1
11-3.
Semi-Finals: Fuller bt d'Ancona
11-4 11-5; Roberts bt Buchanan 11-111-4.
Final: Fuller bt Roberts 11-6
11-7.
Singles Plate
Round 1: C Jones bt M Burge;
B Lovett bt N Geere; D Hebden bt H Wiseman; J
Keyes bt B Tabemer; B Baral bt E Brooke; S Clapp
bt J Cawthome.
Quarter Finals: T Stock bt
Jones; Lovett bt Hebden; Baral bt Keyes; Clapp
bt Down.
Semi Finals: Lovett bt Stock;
Clapp bt Baral.
Final: Lovett bt Clapp.
Doubles
1st Round: W Enstone&N
Roberts btR Nagy &G Corner 11 -4 1.1~2; 0
Stone- Lee & J Down bt N Geere & H Wiseman
11-5 11-9; R Can- & I Fuller bt M Cavanagh
& J Hayes 1-11 11-9 11-6; H Buchanan &
R Perry bt T Stock & E Brooke 11-4 11-4; B
Tabemer & P d'Ancona bt J Harrison & J
Davies 11-6 11-3; J Schroeter & A Wilson bt
J Keyes & B Lovett 11-5 11-6; C McCabe &
M Tsang bt A Smith & P Walton 11-8 11-5; N
Austin & P Atkinson bt A Douglas & A Duncan
11-0 11-0.
Quarter-Finals: Enstone &
Roberts bt Stone-Lee & Down 11-2 11-3; Buchanan
& Perry bt Can- & Fuller 11-2 11-3; Tabemer
& d'Ancona bt Schroeter & Wilson 11-6
11-4; Austin & Atkinson bt McCabe & Tsang
11-2 11- 5.
Semi-Finals: Enstone &
Roberts bt Buchanan & Perry 11-9 11-3; Tabemer
& d'Ancona bt Austin & Atkinson 11-5 12-10.
Final: Enstone & Roberts
bt Tabemer & d'Ancona 11-111-1.
Doubles plate
Quarter Finals: Keyes &
Lovett bt Geere & Wiseman; Stock & Brooke
bt Smith & Walton.
Semi Finals: Nagy & Baral
bt Harrison & Davies; Stock & Brooke bt
Keyes & Lovett;
Final: Stock & Brooke
bt Nagy & Baral.
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(Blundell's School, Tiverton)
Singles
1st Round: J Savery bt H Wiseman
11-7 11-6; P Atkinson w/o J Down: B Tabemer bt
J Wren 11-2 11-3; S Watson bt R Perry 11-2 11-6;
B Baral bt P Sherratt 11-7 II- 4; N Geere bt R
Holland 11-4 11-1; S Clapp bt R Dalman 11-4 11-2;
J Cawthome bt J Thomas 11-4 11-5. 2nd Round: N
Roberts bt Savery 11-1 11-2: J Hughes bt Atkinson
12-11 4-11 11-9; N Austin bt Tabemer 11-5 10-12
11-8; P d'Ancona bt Watson 11-6 11-2; J Beswickbt
Baral 11-411-0; A Wilsonbt Geere 11-5 11-3; P
Breslinbt Clapp 12-1011-2: H Buchananbt Cawthome
11-1 11-6.
Quarter-Finals: Roberts bt
Hughes 11-6 11-6; d'Ancona bt Austin 11-6 11-6:
Beswickbt Wilson 11-5 11-5; Buchananbt Breslin
11-0 11-1.
Semi-Finals: Roberts bt d'Ancona
11-511-1; Buchanan bt Beswick 11-3 12-10.
Final: Roberts bt Buchanan
11-4 11-0. Plate final: Perry bt Holland
Doubles
1st Round; Holland & Watson
bt Geere & Wiseman 11-5 11-8; Buchanan &
Perry bt Baral & Cawthome 11-411-1; Atldnson
& Austin bt Thomas & N Gordon 11-4 11-3;
Dalman & Down bt Hughes & Savery 10-12
11-4 11-8; Clapp & Wren bt Breslin & Sherratt
11-2 11-0.
Quarter-Finals: Roberts &
Wilsonbt Holland& Watson 11-2 11-4; Buchanan&
Perry bt Atkinson & Austin 11-3 11-5; d'Ancona
& Tabemer bt Dalman & Down 11-0 11-2;
Beswick & W Enstone bt Clapp & Wren 11-5
11-5.
Semi-Finals: Roberts &
Wilson bt Buchanan & Perry 11-8 11-0; Beswick
& Enstone bt d'Ancona & Tabemer 11-010-1211-5.
Final: Roberts & Wilsonbt
Beswick & Enstone 11-411-1. Plate Final:
Hughes & Savery bt Baral & Cawthome.
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