Defending champion Arthur Gaskin will play Conor O’Hare in the quarter-finals of the men’s A singles at the National Squash Championships in Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin after beating Michael Conroy in the opening round tonight (Fri).
Madeline Perry begins her campaign to win a 14th national title when she takes on Fiona Power in the women’s quarter-finals. Defending champion Aisling Blake, who beat Perry in last season’s final, is sidelined with a back injury.
Squash National Championships, Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin
Men – A: (1) Arthur Gaskin bt (16) Michael Conroy 11-2,11-2,11-2; (8) Conor O’Hare, bt (9) Sean Conroy 11-7, 9-11, 11-4,11-8; (5) Michael Craig bt (12) Kevin Moore 11-3, 11-6, 11-1; (4) Steve Richardson bt (13) Sam Olwil 11-9, 11-1,11-6; (3) Brian Byrne bt (10) Paul Linehan 11-3,11-3,11-5; (6) Nigel Peyton bt (11) Darren Waring 7-11, 11-4,11-5, 11-3; (7) Kevin Moran v (10) Stuart Hadden; 11-, (2) Derek Ryan bt (15) Rory Birtwhistle 11-2,11-7,11-5.
B: 1) Mark John Gilliland bt (16) Michael Stewart 11-5, 6-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-4; (9) Alex Broadberry bt (8) Scott Gillanders 11-2, 12-10, 11-8; (5) Howard Gill v (12) Ryan Luther; (4) Gerry Callanan (13) bt Jack T Doyle 11-6, 11-9, 11-6; (3) Rory Byrne bt (14) Nikita Gilevsky 11-6, 11-4, 11-4; (6) Keith Davey bt (11) Joshua McVeigh 11-4, 12-10, 11-8; (10) Cillian Dunne bt (7) Peter Kenny 11-5,11-5,11-3; (2) Theo Anderson bt (15) Harry Lloyd 11-7,11-6,11-3.
M35: (8) Declan Devitt bt (9) David Stephenson 9-3,9-5,9-1; (6) Neal Pollock bt (11) Tom Crowe 9-2,9-6,9-1; (7) Shane Shevlin v (10) Francis Power.
M40: (1) Dara O’Flynn v (1) bt (16) Damian O’Reilly 9-2, 9-3, 9-3; (9) Paul Byrne bt (8) Stephen Fasenfeld 9-3, 9-5, 9-2; (12) Cormac Ryan bt (5) John Dillon 10-9, 10-9, 9-3; (4) Ciaran McCoy bt (13) Andrew Brennan 7-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-7; (3) David Ayerst bt (14) David Borton 9-1,9-7, 9-7; (6) Philip Coleman bt (11) Cathal Sheehy 9-1, 9-1, 9-1; (10) Adrian Leeson bt (7) David Cassidy 9-5, 0-9, 9-2, 10-8; (2) Clive Morgan bt (15) Paul McDonald 9-1,9-2,9-5.
Women’s A: (8) Fiona M Power bt (9) Niamh Maher 11-5,11-4,11-3; (5) Patricia Ryan bt (12) Aoileann Ni Chomhrai 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; (4) Griffin Gillanders bt (13) Lorraine Mooney 11-6,11-6,11-3; (3) Ciara Moloney bt (14) Sarah McDonnell 11-4,11-6,11-7; (6) Aishling O’Connor (11) bt (11)Roisin O’Shea bt 13-11, 11-13, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3; (7) Casey Luther v (10) Jody M Hannon 11-2,115,11-4.
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