14/12/2004
le Roux Surprise Irish Winner
England's Shaun le Roux was the surprise winner of the Irish
Irish Junior Open Squash Championships, Belfast, Ireland
Men's quarter-finals:
[5/8] Nadav Tannen (ISR) bt [9/16] Ben Maundrell (ENG) 3-9, 6-9, 9-1, 9-6, 9-2
[5/8] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt Jack White (ENG) 9-4, 9-3, 9-1
[3/4] Robbie Temple (ENG) bt Dwayne Owens (IRL) 9-2, 9-5, 10-8
James Snell (ENG) bt [2] Ben Hardwidge (WAL) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Semi-finals:
[5/8] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [5/8] Nadav Tannen (ISR) 9-2, 9-2, 9-2
[3/4] Robbie Temple (ENG) bt James Snell (ENG) 9-0, 9-6, 10-8
Final:
[5/8] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [3/4] Robbie Temple (ENG) 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) bt [5/8] Carrie Hastings (ENG) 9-1, 2-9, 9-2, 9-5
[3/4] Emma Chorley (ENG) bt [5/8] Sarycarmen Diaz (MEX) 9-6, 9-7, 9-4
[3/4] Jenna Gates (ENG) bt [5/8] Paula Ponce (ESP) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Rachel McLeod (NZL) bt [5/8] Anna Pearse (ENG) 9-2, 9-0, 9-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) bt [3/4] Emma Chorley (ENG) 9-6, 9-4, 9-5
Rachel McLeod (NZL) bt [3/4] Jenna Gates (ENG) 9-7, 9-4, 9-1
Final:
Rachel McLeod (NZL) bt [1] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) 10-8, 9-1, 9-0
Le Roux & McLeod Win Irish Junior Open Titles
England's Shaun le Roux and New Zealand's Rachel McLeod are the surprise winners of the men's and women's U-19 titles, respectively, in the Irish Junior Open Squash Championships in Belfast.
Yorkshireman Le Roux, a 5/8 seed, upset fellow Englishman Robbie Temple, a 3/4 seed, 9-0 9-2 9-0 in the men's final, while unseeded Rachel McLeod followed victories over seeds in the quarter-finals and semi-finals with a 10-8 9-1 9-0 defeat of the Spanish favourite Chantal Moros-Pitarch in the women's final.
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