05/12/2006
IRISH JUNIOR OPEN
English Double In Irish Junior Open In Dublin
Tournament
Irish Junior Open Squash Championships,
Dublin, Ireland
Men's U19 Final:
[2] Alex Ingham (ENG) bt [1] Rory Byrne (IRL) 9-1, 9-6, 9-7
Men's U19 Semi-finals:
[1] Rory Byrne (IRL) bt Gordon Harpur (IRL) 9-1, 9-5, 8-9, 9-0
[2] Alex Ingham (ENG) bt Adam Bews (SCO) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Men's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Rory Byrne (IRL) bt Conor O'Hare (IRL) 9-2, 9-1, 9-0
Gordon Harpur (IRL) bt Lyall Paterson (SCO) 3-9, 9-5, 9-5, 0-9, 9-7
Adam Bews (SCO) bt Henry Birch (ENG) 9-4, 5-9, 9-5, 6-9, 9-3
[2] Alex Ingham (ENG) bt Simon Culver (ENG) 9-4, 9-5, 9-2
Women's U19 Final:
[1] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt [2] Kirsty West (ENG) 9-2, 9-7, 9-1
Women's U19 Semi-finals:
[1] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt Roisin Brennan (IRL) 9-6, 9-3, 9-6
[2] Kirsty West (ENG) bt Henrietta Ball (ENG) 9-3, 9-0, 9-2
Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt Patricia Burns (IRL) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Roisin Brennan (IRL) bt Sarah McCracken (IRL) 9-0, 9-4, 9-4
Henrietta Ball (ENG) bt Louise Concannon (IRL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[2] Kirsty West (ENG) bt Adriana Marrero (ESP) 9-1, 9-1, 9-1
English Double In Irish Junior Open In Dublin
Alex Ingham, from Surrey, and Victoria Bell, from Cumbria, pulled off a notable English double in the Irish Junior Open Squash Championships by winning the U19 titles at the European Squash Federation (ESF) Junior Circuit event in Dublin.
Ingham, who won the British U15 National title last year, was the second seed in the men's event. After reaching the final without dropping a game, the 17-year-old from Weybridge upset Ireland's top seed Rory Byrne 9-1, 9-6, 9-7 to lift his first ESF circuit U19 title.
Victoria Bell is enjoying an excellent run currently and was named as top seed in the women's U19 event. The 16-year-old from Carlisle, who claimed her first British Junior title in October when she won the U17 National trophy, swept through the Dublin field - conceding only a handful of points before reaching the final.
Her opponent was compatriot Kirsty West, from Cheshire. Bell survived a tough second game, but ultimately prevailed 9-2, 9-7, 9-1 to collect her maiden ESF junior title.
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