Under 13 Boys

In the first round Greg met an unorthodox opponent in the shape of Will Henden from Norfolk. Greg got off to a flying start and put the pressure on to comfortably win the first 2 games, the third was closer but Greg completed a 3-0 victory.

Greg's quarter-final opponent was the Suffolk based Gus Beecroft. These two always have a close game and this one was no exception with Greg's extra mental strength at the end of the game giving him the first two games 11-9 11-9. Gus's resistance finally faltered half way through the third game with Greg winning that game 11-6 and the match 3-0.

The semi-final was against a higher ranked opponent in the form of Fraser Linning. Fraser won a close first game but from then on Greg found an excellent depth and width on his shots and prevented his opponent from playing his normal game. Greg took the second game, and then frustrated his opponent to such an extent that he comfortably completed a well deserved victory 3-1.

The final was against Laurence Green, ranked no.2 in England. Laurence took the first game but then with some fantastic retrieval Greg battled hard to win a close fought second game and square the match at 1 game all. Despite plenty of effort and determination unfortunately Greg was unable to put Laurence under more pressure eventually losing 3-1.

An excellent tournament for Greg finishing runner-up to the England No2 in the East Region U13 event, a tournament that involves such strong squash playing counties as Essex and Hertfordshire.

Other SA performances:

Under 13 Girls

Nadine El Refee (SA) did really well and narrowly missed out on a place in the final after winning a tough battle with Emily Fuller (SA) in the 1/4 Final and then losing a 5 game thriller against Collette Whittington in her Semi.

Under 15 Girls

Tayla Mounter had the toughest draw of all the SA team only just turning 13 was up against girls 2 years older than her.  Tayla finished 4^th in her category.

Under 19 Boys

Rob Dadds (SA) had a very good match with eventual champion, Nick Mulvey losing 3-1 in another close encounter where Rob just ran out of steam at the end!