HERTS GIRLS SQUASH Newsletter…August 2012
I hope you all had a great 2011-12 season and congratulations to all those who gained individual or team success. This newsletter looks back on last year as well as looking forward to the fast-approaching start of the new season.
Many girls have only recently started playing; others have played for several years and are now representing their county and clubs (in both junior and adult teams) as well as taking part in national tournaments. Congratulations to the 9 juniors who have national rankings, the U-13 and U-15 teams who represented Herts so positively in the inter-county matches and all those who took part in the Girls’ squash morning at Nuffield, St Albans and graded tournaments at Radlett and Harpenden.
Next season Herts will be fielding U-13, U-15 and U-17 teams in the England squash inter-county competition. Please look at the fixture list in this newsletter and try to be available to represent your county!! I have also included some of the local tournaments, as well as hopefully being enjoyable, all results are fed into the county rankings; don’t forget that entering any bronze status event organised by England Squash enables you to have an England ranking!!
The County Championships are in September so please try to play as much as you can so you’re not rusty.. the first county ranking list will be based on your results in September. Assisted by Steve Lloyd, I will be running a squash camp in the afternoons at Radlett on Aug 28th to Aug 30th and there is a mixed charity graded tournament on September 2th at Radlett to blow the cobwebs away!!
If you need any information please call Julian Craxton on 07711 748557.
ENGLAND RANKINGS (July 2012)… congratulations to:
U-19…Brogan Lane (24)
U-17... Grace Gear (20), Hannah Daly (38), Hannah Mulvey (39)
Rose Luscombe (55)
U-15....Grace Gear (4), Rose Luscombe (23), Amber Marshall (46)
U-13... Amber Marshall (13), Sarah Scofield (25), Nyah Williams (41)
Katie Birt (48)
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011…well done to the following !!!
U-9 winner…Annabel Davis (Nuffield), 2nd Charlee Faulkner (Berkhamsted)
U-11 winner..Nyah Williams (Radlett), 2nd Sarah Scofield (Gosling)
3rd Rebecca Holloway (Tring), 4th Rebecca Parrish (B Stortford)
U-13 winner..Rose Luscombe (Tring), 2nd Amber Marshall (Broxbourne)
3rd Katie Birt (Harpenden), 4th Nyah Williams (Radlett)
U-15 winner..Grace Gear (Gosling), 2nd Hannah Daly (Broxbourne)
3rd Hannah Mulvey (B Stortford), 4th Rose Luscombe (Tring)
U-17 winner..Grace Gear (Gosling)..u-17s and u-19s combined event
U-19 winner..Brogan Lane (B Stortford), 2nd Grace Gear (Gosling)
3rd Hannah Daly (Broxbourne), 4th Annabelle Gay (Harpenden)
COUNTY MATCHES
England Squash Inter-county Girls U-13
Stage One…23-10-2011
The team won the 3-county Stage One without dropping a game thanks to 3-0 victories over Surrey and Kent. Reserve Sarah Scofield also played and won against the other two reserves.
v Surrey...W3-0..Amber Marshall W3-0, Katie Birt W3-0, Nyah Williams W3-0
v Norfolk.W3-0.. Amber Marshall W3-0, Katie Birt W3-0, Nyah Williams W3-0
POINTS.. Herts 28, Surrey 14, Kent 1
Stage Two…29-01-2012 at Nuffield, St Albans
It was always going to be a difficult Stage 2 with only one team able to qualify for the National finals and Surrey putting out a far stronger team than in Stage One. Victories over Norfolk and Warwicks ensured Herts second place overall. Well done to the girls and match manager Dave Marshall plus thanks to Nuffield and Lesley Garner for hosting the event.
v Surrey….L1-2..Amber Marshall L0-3, Katie Birt L0-3, Nyah Williams W3-0
v Norfolk..W2-1..Amber Marshall W3-2, Katie Birt L0-3, Nyah Williams W3-0
v Warwicks.W3-0 Amber Marshall W3-1, Katie Birt W3-1, Nyah Williams W3-0
POINTS..Surrey 36, Herts 28, Warwicks 14, Norfolk 13
Squad: Amber Marshall (Broxbourne), Katie Birt (Harpenden), Nyah
Williams (Radlett) + reserves Sarah Scofield (Gosling), Annabel Davis (Nuffield)
England Squash Inter-county Girls U-15
Stage One...09-10-2011 Sussex
The team put in an excellent performance to win the 4-county Stage One in Sussex. Kent’s top two won all their matches but the rest of their team struggled, allowing Herts’ strength in depth to come through to win 3-2 after also recording wins over hosts Sussex and Surrey.
v Sussex W 5-0..Grace Gear W3-0, Hannah Mulvey W3-0, Rose Luscombe W3-1
Amber Marshall W3-2, Nyah Williams W3-0.
v Surrey W4-1..Grace Gear W3-1, Hannah Mulvey W3-2, Rose Luscombe W3-1
Amber Marshall W3-0, Katie Birt L1-3.
V Kent W3-2…Grace Gear L0-3, Hannah Mulvey L0-3, Rose Luscombe W3-0
Amber Marshall W3-0, Nyah Williams W3-0.
POINTS… Herts 52, Surrey 38, Sussex 24, Kent 19
Stage Two...22-01-2012 Surrey
As expected the Herts girls faced a tough Stage Two group and only just missed out on qualifying for the National Finals. Having lost 1-4 to last year’s winners, Gloucestershire, and beaten Avon 4-1, it all came down to the Surrey match. Having beaten Surrey in October it was always going to be more difficult with Surrey fielding the current (July) England number 1. The Herts girls all played superbly but finally went down 2-3 overall. Thanks go to Mark Luscombe who was the Team Manager for the season. With only one girl moving up to the next age group prospects look good for the 2012-13 campaign.
v Glos...... L1-4.. Grace Gear L0-3, Hannah Mulvey L0-3, Rose Luscombe L0-3
Amber Marshall L0-3, Katie Birt W3-0
v Avon…..W4-1..Grace Gear W3-0, Hannah Mulvey L1-3, Rose Luscombe W3-0
Amber Marshall W3-1, Katie Birt W3-0
v Surrey.....L2-3..Grace Gear L1-3, Hannah Mulvey L2-3, Rose Luscombe W3-2
Amber Marshall W3-1, Nyah Williams L0-3
POINTS…Glos 53, Surrey 44, Herts 30, Avon 4
Squad:Grace Gear (Gosling), Hannah Mulvey (B Stortford), Rose Luscombe
(Tring), Amber Marshall (Broxbourne), Katie Birt (Harpenden),
Nyah Williams (Radlett)
Girls Squash Morning at Nuffield, St Albans October 16th 2011
There was a magnificent turn-out of 25 girls for a Sunday morning of coaching and a mini graded tournament, run by Julian Craxton and Steve Lloyd. Thanks also to Nuffield for providing the courts. The results were:
A grade winner : Helen Gibson (Harp), 2nd Sarah Brown (Radlett)
3rd Jemma Stanton (Shenley), 4th Isobel Payne (Harp)
B grade winner : Holly Ashall (Tring), 2nd Beth Boxall (R Masonic)
3rd Sara Catt (Gosling), 4th Aashni Chohan (Radlett)
C grade winner : Annabel Davis (Nuffield), 2nd Katy Holloway (Tring)
3rd Rebecca Holloway (Tring), 4th Ella Batten (Radlett)
D grade winner : Abigail Roy (Harp), 2nd Grace Moule (Nuffield)
3rd Charlee Faulkner (Berkh)
E grade winner : Evie Moule (Nuffield), 2nd Chloe Liebmann (Radlett)
3rd Alex Dodd (Harp), 4th Madelaine Roy (Harp)
Girls Graded tournaments at Radlett
December 4th 2011
Thirty one girls from Herts and Bedfordshire took part in an afternoon’s squash with tea afterwards. The sale of cakes made by Radlett’s junior player Aashni Chohan and a raffle raised £135 for the nearby Peace Hospice. Thanks go to all the competitors who brought raffle prizes, those who helped sell the tickets and those who bought them!! The results were:
Senior Grade A
Final..Sarah Brown (Radlett) beat Helen Gibson (Harp) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 14-12
3rd Isobel Payne (Harp), 4th Megan Godfrey-Evans (Harp)
Senior Grade B
Final..Aashni Chohan (Radlett) beat Sarah Scofield (Gosling) 2-11, 11-8, 11-9
3rd Chloe Spratt (Berkh), 4th Sara Catt (Gosling)
Senior Grade C
Final..Ella Batten (Radlett) beat Rebecca Parrish (B Stort) 9-11, 8-11, 11-8,
12-10, 11-5
3rd Lara Rawson (Radlett), 4th Charlotte Weener (Radlett)
Senior Grade D
Final..Montana Tallentire (Radlett) beat Bronte Tallentire (Radlett) 15-8
3rd Sophie Short (Radlett)
Junior Grade A
Final.Charlotte Weener (Radlett)beat Lucy Clayden (Radlett)11-7, 8-11, 12-10
3rd Georgina Klein (Harp), 4th Grace Moule (Nuffield)
Junior Grade B
Final..Sophie O’Keeffe (Radlett) beat Heera Shah (Radlett) 11-5
3rd Abigail Roy (Harp), 4th Ayo Olubode (Radlett)
Junior Grade C
Final..Chloe Liebmann (Radlett) beat Cordy O’Sullivan (Radlett) 11-7
3rd Natalie Main (Luton), 4th Madeline Roy (Harp)
February 19th 2012
Another great turn-out of 38 girls from Herts, Beds, Bucks and Middlesex with a further £80 raised from our charity raffle for the Peace Hospice. The results :
Senior Grade A
Winner: Rachael Hamp (Shenley), 2nd Sophie Reynolds (Gosling)
3rd Amy Reynolds (Gosling), 4th Alice Fedorovsky (Chesham)
Senior Grade B
Final..Megan Godfrey-Evans (Harp) bt Aashni Chohan (Radl) 15-6, 9-15, 15-7
3rd Sarah Scofield (Gosling), 4th Michelle Challis (F Manor)
Senior Grade C
Final..Katy Holloway (Tring) beat Sara Catt (Gosling) 11-9, 10-12, 11-6
3rd Emily Freeman (Harp), 4th Holly Ashall (Tring)
Senior Grade D
Final..Maya Malkan (Radlett) beat Lydia Daniels (Radlett) 12-15, 15-9, 15-13
3rd Lara Rawson (Radlett), 4th Amy Lewis (Harp)
Junior Grade A
Final..Charlotte Weener (Radlett) beat Heera Shah (Radlett) 11-8, 11-1
3rd Lucy Clayden (Radlett), 4th Georgina Klein (Harp)
Junior Grade B
Final..Ayo Olubode (Radlett) beat Gabriella Holland (Radlett) 11-9
3rd Annabelle Edgley, 4th Lily Main (Luton)
Junior Grade C
Winner: Chloe Liebmann (Radlett), 2nd Freya Waterworth (Radlett)
3rd Bronte Sherborne (Radlett)
Junior Grade D
Winner: Natalie Main (Luton), 2nd Cordy O’Sullivan (Radlett)
3rd Abigail Holland (Radlett), 4th Dominique Smith (Harp)
2012 CALENDAR…..forms / information from Julian 07711 748557
AUG 2012
Tues Aug 28+Wed Aug 29+Thurs Aug 30…Radlett Holiday Squash Days U-11s 2-3pm +
O-11s 3-4.30pm. All standards welcome, boys + girls. Coaches: Julian + Steve Lloyd
SEPT 2012 Sun 2...Radlett Charity Graded Tournament (U-11s 12-2pm, O-11s 2-5pm) boys + girls
Entries by Aug 30th, a good way to prepare for the county championships!!
Sat 8…Herts County Champs U-9, U-11 (Radlett, 9.30am-1.30pm) – entries by Sept 6th
Sat 8+Sun 9..East Region Championships U-11,13,15,17,19(Cambs), entries by Aug 22nd
Contact Philip Wright 01223 305471 for info (U-11s likely to be on Sunday only)
Sat 15+Sun 16... East Region U-11, U-13 squad training (invitation only)
Sun 23… Herts County Champs Girls U-15 (Nuffield, St Albans) – entries by Sept.19th
Sun 30… Herts County Champs Girls U-13,17,19 (Berkhamsted) – entries by Sept.23rd
OCT 2012
Sun 7… ..Intercounty Girls U-13, U-17 Stage 1 (venue not yet known) (Stage 2 Feb 3rd)
Sun 14…Intercounty Girls U-15 Stage 1 (venue not yet known) (Stage 2 Jan 27th)
Sat 20+Sun 21.. East Region U-11, U-13 squad training (invitation only)
Sat 27+Sun 28.. East Region U-15, U-17 squad training (invitation only)
Mon 29 - Wed 31…Radlett Half-term Course (2-3pm U-11s, 3-4.30pm O-11s). All standards
welcome, boys + girls.
NOV 2012
Thurs 1-Sun 4…British Junior Closed Championships (Manchester)
Sun 4… Girls Squash Morning>coaching +graded tournament (Nuffield,St Albans)
9.45 am to 12.30. Entries by Nov 1st.
Sun 11..Radlett Charity Parents+Juniors Graded Tournament(U-11s 12– 2pm, O-11s 2– 5pm)
Girls and boys, entries by Nov 8th.
Sat 17…Harpenden Graded Tournament (U-10s 9.15 – 11am, O-10s 11 – 1pm)
Girls + boys, entries by Nov 15th.
DEC 2012
Sat 1+Sun 2.. East Region U-15, U-17 squad training (invitation only)
Sun 2…Girls Charity Graded Tournament (+ other counties) at Radlett
U-10s 12.30-2pm, O-10s 2-5pm. All standards welcome, entries by November 29th
Sun 16..Radlett Charity Christmas Graded Tournament (U-11s 12 – 2pm, O-11s 2-5pm)
Girls and boys, entries by Dec 13th.
Wed 19, Thurs 20, Fri 21…Radlett Holiday Squash Days U-11s 2-3pm + O-11s 3-4.30pm
All standards welcome, boys + girls.
GOOD LUCK IN THE 2012-2013 SEASON !!
SEE YOU SOON
Julian Craxton (07711 748557) Herts Girls Organiser
Mark Luscombe (07790 033696) Herts Team Manager