Scottish National Championships 2003
11-13 April, Aberdeen SRC |
HEATH & MAITLAND RETAIN
SCOTTISH NATIONAL TITLES
Defending champions Martin Heath and Wendy
Maitland retained their Scottish National titles at the Aberdeen Squash
Rackets Club, beating John White and Senga Macfie respectively, in
repeats of the 2002 finals.
Fred Milne reports from
Aberdeen
What a fantastic venue and what a fantastic Men's Final !!!
John White headed off to an impressive 2 - 0 lead but Martin Heath
proved that he is really proud of his Scottish National heritage by
digging in and bravely seeing off his "Australian" brother by 3 games to
2!
Wendy Maitland proved, yet again, that she has the beating of
ex-Scottish Champion Senga Macfie, to retain her Scottish title. Where
was Pamela Nimmo?
Aberdeen Squash Racquets Club pulled out a great idea when they played
their own Club Championship Final prior to the 2 main events. Craig
Thomson pulled off a major surprise when he beat the Club no. 1, Sean
Berryman by 3 games to 2 in an epic battle which left the Aberdeen crowd
baying for more from their more illustrious adversaries in the National
Finals.
Well done ASRC, and here's to them hosting another great Championship!!
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2002 results |
Men's Championship 2003 |
Quarter-Finals
(Fri) |
Semi-Finals (Sat) |
Final (Sun) |
[1]
John White
9/2, 9/1, 9/3
Stuart Crawford |
John White
9/2, 9/4, 9/1
Peter O'Hara |
John White
5/9, 5/9, 9/2, 9/1, 9/0
Martin Heath |
[4]
David Heath
8/10, 9/1, 9/5, 9/0
Peter O'Hara |
[3]
Neil Frankland
9/3, 9/5, 9/5
Ken McNamara |
Neil Frankland
9/6, 9/5, 9/1
Martin Heath |
[2]
Martin Heath
9/2, 9/4, 9/3
Peter Buchan |
Women's Championship 2003 |
Quarter-Finals
(Fri) |
Semi-Finals (Sat) |
Final (Sun) |
[1]
Wendy Maitland
9/2, 9/3, 9/1
Jane Dickson |
Wendy Maitland
9/2, 9/1, 9/6
Frania Gillan-Buchert |
Wendy Maitland
9/1, 9/6, 9/7
Senga Macfie |
[4]
Frania Gillan-Buchert
3/9, 9/6, 9/2, 9/0
Laura Dedic |
[3]
Lisa McKenna
9/3, 9/1, 9/2
Kate Buchanan |
Lisa McKenna
9/3, 9/2, 9/6
Senga Macfie |
[2]
Senga Macfie
9/3, 9/1, 9/3
Susan Darymple |
2002 Scottish National Championships,
Perth, 29-31 March
Men's final:
[2] Martin Heath (Oban) beat
[1] John White (Nottingham)
15-10, 15-10, 12-15, 15-5
Semi-finals:
White beat David Heath (Oban)
15-7,15-12,15-13
M Heath beat P O'Hara (Newlands)
15-9,15-5,15-7
Women's Final:
[2] Wendy Maitland (Aberdeen) beat
[1] Senga McFie (Edinburgh SC)
7-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-7
Semi finals:
Maitland beat Lisa McKenna (ESC) 7-9,
9-2, 9-2, 9-0
McFie beat Sue Dalrymple (ESC) 9-3,
9-1, 9-6
UPSETS
IN SCOTTISH NATIONAL FINALS
There were upsets in both of the National finals in the
Scottish Closed Championships held at Bell's Sports Centre in Perth from
29th - 31st March sponsored by Perth and Kinross Leisure,
reports Iain Smith.
In the men's final, World number 13 Martin
Heath repeated his fine win earlier in the week in Pakistan over John
White, ranked seven places above him. Heath had previously won his home
title in 1995 and 97.
In front of a full house, Heath was always in control and although White
came back to win the third set, it was the home based Scot who took the
title in the fourth. Enjoying a fine run of form
and free from the injuries that have plagued his career in recent seasons,
Heath will go into the forthcoming British Open confident that he can
upset some of those seeded above him. With Peter
Nicol having chosen to play for England and John White farcically
prevented from representing Scotland, it will be Heath who will carry
Scottish hopes in the Commonwealth Games.
The number one seed was also beaten in the ladies final with Wendy
Maitland also carrying on a recent rich vein of form to beat current title
holder Senga McFie. This was Wendy's first National title and follows her first WISPA tour
victory in the Swiss Open last month.
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