Chichester's squash champions are crowned

Chichester Racquets and Fitness Club's squash championships have been concluded.
Steve McLoughlin and Hannah Wright-DaviesSteve McLoughlin and Hannah Wright-Davies
Steve McLoughlin and Hannah Wright-Davies

Under-11, under-13, under-15, under-17 tournaments and the senior men’s and ladies’ events were all played.

In the under-15s, in-form Ethan Randell, seeded No2, defeated favourite Max Burley in three tight games. The under-15 plate followed and Sam Spooner had too much power for Katalin Johns and came through 3-0.

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The girls’ under-11s’ final saw Milly Orr win a five-game match to defeat Amelie McGurk.

The under-13 main final saw eight-year-old George Haig overcome Katalin Johns after dropping the first game, rallying well to win the next three.

Sam Winterhalder, winner of under-13 and under-15 events in previous years, played Ethan Randell for the under-17 title. Winterhalder’s experience shone through as he claimed his third junior title.

The senior ladies took the court next as Hannah Wright-Davies face Zoë Shardlow. These two have played many club finals together with Wright-Davies coming out on top. Shardlow showed some great racket skills and is clearly a talent but Wright-Davies won in three games to win her 13th club championship title.

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The men’s final was the best final witnessed by many in the past ten years. Louie Martin, 15, played fantastic attacking squash to take a 2-0 lead over the national over-50 champion Steve McLoughlin.

Martin faltered at the start of the third and the momentum shifted. Once McLoughlin got a foot in the door he rallied well to take the next two games to force a fifth-game decider.

McLoughlin was always ahead but Martin continued chipping away. Martin saved five match points before McLoughlin won through 9-7 to take his fourth club championship title.

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