Congratulations to JP Brits and Farrah Sterne on winning the Northerns leg of the Growthpoint SA Regionals. They will go through to the quarter-finals of the SA Nationals.
The final results for the Growthpoint SA Regionals:
The Northerns regional leg of the Growthpoint SA National championships starts on Wednesday evening, 7 October at Pretoria Country Club. A progressive draw is in place and the Ladies’ top seeds will only be in action on Thursday, whereas the Men’s top seeds will start on Friday.
There will however be stiff competition to determine who will take them on after the preliminary rounds. Here are the full draws:
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 regulations, no spectators will be allowed at the matches. Updates will be posted regularly on the website and on social media.
The IPT squad is currently playing matches to determine the final order of the teams for the Growthpoint IPT that takes place from 19-23 October in Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Pietermaritzburg. Here are the results so far:
CHANGE OF PLANS:
With the World Health Organisation having declared the Corona Virus – Covid 19 a global pandemic, and in line with the Government’s no-nonsense approach and the declared national state of disaster, Squash South Africa has with immediate effect postponed all Leagues, (Masters, Senior, Junior, Schools): all Tournaments (Masters, Seniors, Clubs, Juniors, Schools), Sports Art and Culture funded development programmes) until after the Easter Weekend.
The Squash South Africa Executive will be meeting on Wednesday 19th March and action plans will be discussed and put in place for when normal activity will be allowed to return.
This weekend Northerns will host a PSA Challenger series satellite tournament at the Pretoria Country Club. Players get to earn PSA points that count towards their official world rankings. Play will start with play-offs for the A-section on Friday afternoon, followed by the first round later in the evening. Inbetween, the other sections will play their first rounds.
Some of the players to watch this weekend, are Kelvin Ndhlovu (Zambia), Gary Wheadon (WP), Dylan Groenewald (CG) and Dewald van Niekerk (SACD). Dewald has been playing some good squash in recent weeks, which earned him a 3rd place in the recent PSA Satellite tournament at Parkview.
In the ladies PSA section the 5/8 seedings of Alexa Pienaar (SACD) and Lizelle Muller (SACD) are probably not a fair reflection of their actual playing strength and they will set out to prove that against the likes of number 1 seed Bongi Seroto (CG) and 2 seed Jennifer Preece (CG).
Here are the full updated draws at 19h00 on Saturday: NSA PSA Closed Satellite tournament 2020
Click on this link for all the information on the SA Masters IPT in Pretoria.
SA SCHOOLS TOP 10 ANNOUNCEMENT
It is with great pleasure to release the SA Top 10 rankings for 2019 – u14, u16, u19. The SA Schools selectors have taken not just days, but weeks to get to the final rankings which has been thoroughly researched.
Congratulations to 16 NJSA players who, through their the hard work and dedication were selected.
Congratulations to all the players
NJSA Committee
Please find the NJSA Raffle Winners below:
- Lisette Cousins (Sold by Sean Quinn – u13): 2 night stay for 2 at Shepherd’s Tree Game Lodge – R18,000
- Marita Enslin (Sold by Scott Radley – u14): 2 night stay for 2 at Ivory Tree Game Lodge – R16,000
- Adele du Rand (Sold by Jeanine du Rand – u13): iPhone X – R15,000
- Gordon Hollamby (Sold by Shane Grant – u13 ): Huawei Handset – R4,000
- Connor Essex (Sold by Rounen de Beer – u19): Huawei Tablet – R4,000
The committee wishes to thank ALL participants for supporting NJSA and their players in realizing the dream to represent Gauteng North.
97 individuals comprising of 20 teams took on the rest of the country claiming 10 medals. This is a fantastic output and without your support, to many players, this would have remained a dream.
Thank you once again to everyone who supported our players.
NJSA Committee
Entries are open on the NSA tournament page.
- Date: Friday 7 June to Sunday 9 June 2019 (4 rounds)
- Venue: University of Pretoria Squash complex
- Playing times: Friday 17h00 to 21h00, Saturday 8h00 – 12h00 & 13h00 – 17h00, Sunday 8h00 – 13h00
- Sections: Men A, B, C and a Ladies section subject to number of entries.
- Closing date for entries: Tuesday, 4 June 2019 – 13h00.
- Convenor: Blaar Coetzee – 082 781 6917
- Any queries should be directed to the convenor at blaar.coetzee@theprofessional.co.za
We are delighted to announce the following 20 NJSA Teams to represent Northern Gauteng at the annual Inter Provincial Squash Festivals / Tournaments running from 15 – 19 June 2019.
Congratulations on the players who were selected. An email will have been sent to the selected player’s parents. If not received, please urgently email NJSA@northerns.co.za.
The Festivals / IPT will take place at the following venues this year and more detailed information will be sent to you soon; however, we can confirm the costs, as indicated below.
| Age | Event | Venue | Dates |
| u11 | Angela Difford u11 Festival | George | 15 – 18 June |
| u13 | Sally White u13 IPT | Pretoria | 15 – 19 June |
| u14 | Marge Taylor u14 IPT | Paarl | 15 – 19 June |
| u16 | SA Schools u16 IPT | Bloemfontein | 15 – 19 June |
| u19 | SA Schools u19 IPT | Cape Town | 15 – 19 June |
Players are to confirm their participation by Tuesday 12h00 by signing the sent acceptance form.
The NJSA capping ceremony will take place on Sunday 19 May at 16h00 in the school hall at Midstream College. Please arrive from 15h30. Dress code is formal school uniform. Team managers will be announced at the capping ceremony.
The teams are listed below, in playing order. Chairman’s challenges will determine the final positions in the teams where needed.
Congratulations to all the players
Regards
NJSA Committee 2019
