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St Ivo's Racketball Open 2009

In September, the 2nd year of the St Ivo Racketball Open 2009 took place with 22 competitors, allowing for a Men’s, Women’s, Juniors and a Mixed Doubles draw to take place.

The tournament was held at the St Ivo Outdoor Sports Centre which provided the ideal venue for a family themed tournament. Tournament organisers Byron Williams and Faye Kowalewsky did a tremendous job both in preparation for the day and ensuring the tournament ran as smoothly as possible.

In the Junior Round Robin Event, Jace Anderson emerged victorious beating Christopher Rej in the final. In the Mixed Doubles event Faye Kowalewsky and Patrick Osborn retained their title from last year’s event in a round robin competition, while Faye Kowalewsky emerged victorious over again in the ladies event against Racheal Chapman in a battling display.

In the Men’s A event Jonathan Gallacher used some tight, technical racketball to his advantage to take the title, beating a resilient Patrick Osborn. The plate competition for the Mens A draw resulted in Martin Richards seeing off stern competition from Steven Mason and in the Men’s B competition Nigel Strongitharm utilised pin point serving on his way to the final where he overcame Granville Armiger. The Men’s draw B plate saw Mark Dickinson emerging victorious over Gary Mason to take the prize.

East Region for England Squash and Racketball would like to extend a huge thank you to all the competitors who took part in the competition, making it a thoroughly enjoyable day, and to the event’s sponsors including Superdrug, Just Racquets, and the St Ivo Squash Complex.

In regards to the British Open Championships held in Manchester, one of the East region’s stars, Daryl Selby, put in a stunning performance to reach the semi-finals with some giant killings on the way.

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