were at Ilkley

SOME of the counties top junior squash players played in the recently held Glovers of Ilkley Junior Tournament. The standard of squash was outstanding, with many of the game's future stars on display.

In the Under-13s Girls, Deon Saffery (top seed) was beaten by the second seed Monique Shahid 3-0. Both girls hold national rankings of four and eight respectively.

Boy's U13's top seed Sam Smith, from Essex, narrowly defeated Liam Gutcher 10/eight in the fifth set.

Girl's U17s saw top seed Katie Dickenson, from Huddersfield, defeat Lauren Siddall. Katie has a national ranking of six and Lauren is currently eight. Both girls hit the ball with tremendous power.

Finally in the Boy's U17s final Adam Terheege was too good for the unseeded Craig Chappell. Terheege is only 14 but holds a national ranking of three.

In the U15s Chappell did well to reach the final, beating the third seed Jonathan Shirley, then taking out the second seed Thomas Javanaud to reach the final.

The good entry for the tournament and the success of the event must be put down to the wonderful sponsorship the club receives from Glovers of Ilkley. They have now sponsored the last two junior opens and thanks must go to Tony Fox of Glovers.

The club championship finals are on this Saturday. The Open final will see brother v brother. Top seed Gareth Hutchinson will meet brother Andy.

The Ladies' final should see Anne Wood retain her title.

In the Junior boy's event Ryan Royston should make it through to the final to play Nicky Sutcliffe, who should win through.

In the girls, Lexi Pantali meets Hazel Vint. There will also be other division finals played on the day. Finals start from 2.00pm with prize-giving around 5.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come and watch. Thanks to Dunlop/Slazenger who have sponsored this event.

Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.