Gina Kennedy bt Ellie Epke 11/6, 13/11, 11/7 Very clinical by Gina although had Ellie got her drops or trickle boasts up in the second we could have had a longer match.

Richie Fallows bt Joel Makin 5/11, 11/8, 11/4, 12/10 Great game with both players playing some lovely squash and playing the ball the majority of the time. The quality of Richies winners just edged the match but both deserve credit for physical effort and great entertainment.
 

Semi Final Round
Richie Fallows bt Adam Auckland 6/11, 11/6, 11/5, 12/10

1^st – Adam got off to a fast start (4-1) and entertaining the crowd with quick movement and wonderful shots to increase lead to 8-4. Adam continued to use his hold and deception well to take game 11/6.
2^nd – Faster pace by Richie who seemed more settled – 11/6
3^rd Adam was trying to force things too soon and error count was increasing. He managed to remain patience  and at 4/4 it looked like the break for anew ball would help……sadly for Adam not as Richie focused taking the ball early and winning 11/5.
4^th – close to 5/5 then Richie gave Adam 2 cheap points and some encouragement (7/5) but a harsh no-let at 8/8 looked to swing things! Adam was undeterred and had games ball at 10/9 but Richie play tight attacking squash to save the point and win the next 2 – 12/10.

Joel Makin bt Lyell Fuller 11/9, 3/11, 11/5, 11/5
 

Round 1 of the JW Cannon British Under 23 Open saw 50+ young hopefuls do battle across 9 hours of play. At the end of it all the Men’s seeds remained relatively intact with top seeds Richie Fallows and Joel Makin cruising through to the Quarters. The only seed to fall was Makin’s compatriot Emyr Evans. The 5/8 being edged out by current British Under 19 Champion James Peach 11/9 in the fifth.

There was, however, a big upset in the Women’s draw as 2^nd seed Nada El Kalaawy was sent crashing out in round one by New Zealand based Eleanor Epke. Her straight games win over Epke has opened up the bottom half of the draw, but she will face stiff resistance from Australian Junior no.4 Victoria Leow in today’s quarter final. In the top half Georgina Kennedy wasted no time in taking up her Quarter-Final berth with a straight games win over Ali Hemingway.