A+ B Grade Round 1 2014 Match Reports

A Grade

Last Tuesday night saw the opening round of the Cooma Squash A Grade Autumn Comp. The new 6 teams of 6 players format was fully subscribed and saw many players rankling at their new-found gradings and keen to prove the graders wrong. The return of Andrew Nowland to Cooma after more than a decade spiced up the A1 which has been dominated by Corey Bedingfeild and the Bolton Twins in his absence.

The A3 match between Craig Wheatley (Mark Kenmir & Co) and Braden Skinner (Hillross) attracted plenty of interest. Skinner , returning from a long period of injury enforced absence looked set for a walkover based on prior form.

Wheatley surprised, taking the first game 9-6  while Skinner was getting his bearings. Skinner retaliated with a 9 -3 drubbing in the second setting up a tight 3^rd game. Wheatley took a handy lead in game 3 with his usual selection of unorthodox reverse boasts and unanticipated drives before Skinner rounded him up to take the game 9-5 after playing a disciplined game of deep drives. Game 4 looked to swing the other way with Wheatley again taking an early lead only to before Skinner’s tactical experience stole the match with a  9-6 finish. The final result of 3-1 to Skinner didn’t reflect the intense competition on the court.

B Grade

B grade has got off to a flying start with 9 teams of 4 players. It was great to see new faces at the courts – particularly younger players Aaron Pottage, Dane Freimanis and Abby Freimanis. Will be interesting to see if Dane and Abby follow in the footsteps of their father and grandfather, some of the best players Cooma has seen.

Ged Mackay came out with all guns blazing against Larry Maat and won the first, but Larry’s fitness won out and took the next three games. Tony Sergo rejoined the comp after a long absence but proved he is a force to be reckoned with by only conceding 10 points to up-and-coming young player Tim Wassink.

The Christmas break proved too much for husband and wife Alex and Leanne Corby.  They each went down 3-0 to David Hogan and fiery Jason Harris conceding 12 points and 13 points respectively. However everyone will get into their stride as the comp continues.

An interesting match was held between Darcy Clayton and Eloise Blanchard – another two of our ever-improving juniors. Darcy took the first two games 9-2,9-4 but Eloise went into overdrive and won the next three 9-5,9-5,9-6 to win the match.

Was great to see Narelle Rosewarne back with us but she has not hit her straps yet and found the going tough against Sue Walters, going down in three.

 

Summer Competition Draws Now Available on Xpoint

Summer Squash Competition Draws and Profiles are now available on Xpoint Websites
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Please contact your Competition Director if you have any questions using the following link:

http://www.xpointsports.com/region/348/contact

Season 2014 Calender

Cooma Squash Club Season 2014 Calender is now available below.

Registrations now being taken for Competitions 2014 - Message from President

Happy new year to all

Looking to organise numbers for the next Squash Comp.  All those interested please email or text back your intentions.The club mobile number is 0411 295889. The cut off date for entries will be 31 January 2014. 

The comp will start on the 4th Tuesday and 6th Thursday February 14.  The comp will run for 11 weeks.

Entry fees will be $110 Adults $60 Juniors.  All fees must be paid by the 2nd week.  Also remember there are yearly memberships available which allow you to play anytime.

We are keen for anyone interest in playing so if you have any friends keen on trying squash bring them along for a social hit or one of the chicken runs which will be held each Thursday before the comp starts.

Judo will also start 1st week of February for those wanting to try a different sport so again if your interested please let me know.

Hope to catch up with everyone at the courts.

Kindest Regards
John Kleven

Spring Competition 2013 Wrap up

The finals of the spring squash competition were held on Thursday night, along with the annual presentations, at the Cooma Squash Courts. There were some excellent matches played on the night in both grades and some very close finishes

A grade was won by Hydraulinks Cooma, comprising John Kleven (as a sub for Corey Bedingfield), Craig Wheatley, Hayden Smith and Pete Ingram.  Runners-up were Simon White, Chris Pendergast, Jan Wassink and Torin Findlow playing for Hillross.  The game score was 9-8 – a close finish. 3^rd and 4^th places were filled by Truck Stop and Mark Kenmir & Co – where the result was decided by points as both teams won 6 games each.

B grade was won by the team that led from the start of the comp Hillross – Ged Mackay, Tim Wassink, Jim Nichols, Darcy Clayton (absent on the night) and Sarah Wolf (sub for Corey Morrison).  They defeated Paul Dyball Builders – Stuart Wood, Annika Jones (sub for David Hogan), Jason Harris, Jeremy Mackay (absent) and Brad Constance.  Jason Harris almost caused an upset when he missed out on winning the third game of his match by one point – a win would have turned the tables completely.  3^rd and 4^th places were filled by Hydraulinks Cooma and Mark Kenmir & Co.

Individual winners in A grade were Corey Bedingfield, John Kleven, Jan Wassink and James Hain.  In B grade they were Susan Walters, Tim Wassink, Jim Nichols, Lyn Elton and Leanne Corby.  Congratulations to them all – they were well deserved.

Championships were played in November and the winners were:

A grade Mens – Corey Bedingfield, runner-up Justin Bolton

A Grade Womens – Kailey Tonini, runner-up Alicia Bolton

B grade Mens – Chris Tame, runner-up John Harding

B Grade womens – Susan Walters, runner-up Kim Kleven

The winner of the Rory Kennedy medal for Best & Fairest for the year went to Susan Walters.  Congratulations Susan - a fitting winner.

President John Kleven also paid tribute to one of our long serving members Irene Tozer who is putting herself out to grass after 36 years of squash – we will miss you.

There will be chicken runs played over the holiday period until the next comp starts in 2014.

X Point Website Now Available for Draws and Rankings

The XPoint Website is now your one stop shop for Cooma Squash Club Draws and player rankings. Xpoint is a website with international rankings online for racquet sports clubs primarily in Australasia. Each competitions from the Spring 2013 will have results, draws and all competition and player details on the site. Please visit www.xpointsports.com for more information

 

B Grade Squash Report 4.4.13

B GRADE SQUASH REPORT 4.4.13

The last comp. games were held on Thursday night with some interesting results. Jim Nichols (Mark Kenmir & Co.) showed he was an upcoming force to be reckoned with when he played the previously undefeated Tony Potter (Kleven Spain) and won the match 3-1.  There were some very good shots played but Jimmy had what it takes (even after footy practice) and wore Tony down.

Kym Kleven (Kleven Spain) took on Jed Mackay. She won the first 9-6, lost the 2^nd 10-8, won the 3^rd 10-9, lost the 4^th 9-4 but then demolished Jed 9-1 in the final game.  It was a long match and good to watch.

Susan Walters played Peter Luk.  Susan has been the best no. 1 player this comp but Peter played his heart out and won the match 3-1.  Once again he came off the court looking as if he had stepped out of the shower!

Snowy Hydro suffered complete demolition from Monaro Discount Tyres. Larry Maat def. David Hogan 3-0, Darrell Gaukroger def. Troy Stevenson (who by the way has really improved his game since the start of the comp) 3-1, Jason Harris def. Kristie Jones 3-0 and Sam Pearce def. Darcy Clayton 3-0. This made the team win 18-1.

Other results were: Hillross 15 def. Cooma Crane Hire 5; Mark Kenmir & Co. 12 def. Kleven Spain 9 and Cooma Trophy and Gifts 12 def. Paul Dyball Builders 8. This means that in the semi-finals on Tuesday the following teams (showing the total points they finished with) will play:

Monaro Discount Tyres 151

Cooma Trophy and Gifts 126

Hillross 124

Kleven Spain.  1 v 4, 2 v 3

Good luck to all players.  The grand finals will be played on Thursday night.