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    Results from the SquashSkills Avon County Closed Squash Tournament 2020

    David Allman of Redland Green Club won the Avon County Closed 2019-20 in Sunday's final, held at the Lansdown Tennis & Squash club in Bath.  In a tightly contested final against the defending champion John Welton of Lansdown, the Avon County Junior head coach, Allman took the title with a 3-1 win, prevailing 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.

    It was a challenging tournament for Allman, who came through successive five game battles in earlier rounds, including a typically resilient recovery from match ball down against Dean Boys.

    On the women's side, Natasha Burrett retained her title with a 3-0 victory against Abigail Freeman,winning 11-6,11-3, 11-6. Burrett came through a tough semi-final against Katie Lloyd, while on the other side of the draw Freeman enjoyed an impressive win over Pippa Green of Lansdown.

    The tournament attracted a healthy entry of over 60 players, with competitions in several age categories alongside the main draws. With the tournament in the books, attention now turns to the local league, with Lansdown holding a healthy lead over Workout Harbourside in the men's Premier A division before the final few rounds of matches.

    The Committee would like to thank:

    Our Sponsors

    SquashSkills

    Bluefuse

    Squash Levels

    RestringMe

    The Lansdown Club for hosting the event

    John Welton and Fin McManus for organising and running the event

    Head of Referees Phil Rea and his team (Martin Ramsey, Richard Earle, Mick Dixon, Justin Edwards and Seamus Singh)

    And finally, everyone who took part and helped to make it such a success

     

    The Awards

    A full list of the winners in the various different categories is below, many congratulations to the new county champions!

    Men's Open; Winner – David Allman; Runner-up – John Welton

    Women's Open; Winner – Natasha Burrett; Runner-up – Abigail Freeman

    Men's over-35s; Winner – Richard Colman; Runner-up – Richard Macbride

    Men's over-45s; Winner – Mike Nicholls; Runner-up – Tim Jones

    Women's B Grade; Winner – Wendy Harrison; Runner-up – Quita Colston

    Men's Open Plate Winner - Duncan Higgins; Runner-Up - Warren Olms

     

    CountyWinners

    Standing L to R: Warren Olms (Plate Runner-up), Mike Nichols (MO45 Winner), Dave Allman (Men's Open Winner), Wendy Harrison (Women's B Winner), Quita Colston (Women's B Runner-up), Seamus Singh (Chairman), Rich Colman (MO35 Winner), John Welton (Men's Open Runner-Up)  and Duncan Higgins (Plate Winner)

    KneelingL to R: Abigail Freeman (Women's A Runner-Up), Natasha Burrett (Women's A Winner)

    Not Pictured: Tim Jones (O45 Runner-up) and Richard Macbride (MO35 Runner-up)

     

    Upcoming Events for Your Calendar

    We would like to draw your attention to the following events that are scheduled for this year:

    Sat, 16 & Sun, 17 May 2020 (Workout Harbourside) - The inaugural Avon County Closed Racketball Championships - Entry to this event is FREE

    Wed, 20 May 2020 (Lansdown) - The AGM, BadAss League meeting, preceded by a shoot out and food

    Sat, 20 & Sun, 21 June 2020 (Redland TBC) - A return of the Avon County Doubles Squash Tournament

    Sun, 27 Sept (Venue TBC) - Avon County Junior Closed Squash Championships 

    Fri, 9 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct (Workout Harbourside) - Avon County Open Squash Tournament

    For more information on squash in Bristol and Bath, clubs in the local area and how you can get involved, check – www.avonsquash.co.uk