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Northerns PSA Satellite tournament 2019 results

In the men’s final of the Northerns PSA Satellite tournament between JP Brits and Kelvin Ndhlovu on Sunday, it was the 2nd seeded Brits that eventually came out on top after 5 bruising games. Alexa Pienaar made it seem slightly easier but it was nevertheless a hard fought 3-0 win for her over Jennifer Preece in the ladies final.

It was telling that only in the men’s D-section the final wasn’t a 5-setter but with the amount of time it took for Henco Hefer to beat Hildsley Noome 3-1, it could just as well have been. In the men’s C-section Justin Cook beat Mwansa Chileshe 3-2.

Damian Groenewald came back from 0-2 down to win the men’s B-section final 3-2 against Gerard Mitchell.

Here are the updated final results: 2019 NSA PSA Closed Satellite tournament. Photo’s of the prize winners to follow later.

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Northerns PSA Satellite tournament 2019

The Northerns PSA Satellite tournament this coming weekend at Pretoria Country Club promises to be an extremely entertaining affair. With 80 entries headed by Kelvin Ndhlovu, JP Brits, Gary Naidoo and Blessing Muhwati in the men and Alexa Pienaar, Helena Coetzee, Jennifer Preece and Tayla Diepenbroek in the ladies, all sections are very strong. The lowest men’s C-section players are reserve league strength.

Here are the draws for the first round: 2019 NSA PSA Closed Satellite tournament.

If you can’t get to the courts the results will be updated regularly here on the Northerns website. The finals will take place around 12h00 onwards on Sunday and that is not to be missed.

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Dave Short Masters tournament 2019

Northerns Masters players who want to play in the Dave Short tournament are reminded that entries must be done through NMSA and not directly – mail to masters@northerns.co.za.

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Enter for the Northerns PSA Closed Satellite tournament

Enter now for the Northerns PSA Satellite tournament.

  • Date: 8-10 March 2019
  • Venue: Pretoria Country Club, 241 Sidney Street, Waterkloof, Pretoria
  • Playing times: Friday 8 March 17h00 – 21h00, Saturday 9 March 8h00 – 17h00, Sunday 10 March 8h00 – 13h00
  • Sections: PSA Men section – $1000 prize money; PSA Ladies section – $500 prize money; Non-PSA sections subject to number of entries.
  • Closing date for entries: Friday, 1 March 2019 – 12h00. Extended to 15h00.
  • Convenor: Blaar Coetzee – 082 781 6917
  • Any queries should be directed to the convenor at blaar.coetzee@theprofessional.co.za

CLICK HERE to enter.

 

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NSA Blitz league 2019 final results

On Thursday night it was PCC and Harlequins who walked away with the winners’ trophies for the Men and Ladies 1st league sides respectively, after a hard fought 7 rounds of Blitz league.

PCC beat Centurion 13-3 with only Sam Siame bending the knee against JP Brits in the number 1 position, losing 1-3. The rest of the PCC team of Nell van der Merwe, Mikael Clayton and Craig Ruane all got the better of their Centurion counterparts Jason Phillips, Xander Robinson and Pieter Albertyn and the scores were 3-0 in all 3 those matches.

Harlequins Ladies narrowly beta Tuks 8-6 in the last round of the ladies Blitz round robin to take honours with 54 points, 14 ahead of Tuks in second place.

In the new Men’s reserve Blitz league PHSOB beat Uitsig by 16-3 in the final.

Here are the full results of the 2019 Blitz league: Blitz League 2019.

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Lower League Blitz tournament

The inaugural Lower League Blitz tournament ended on a high note on Saturday when all the finals were played at PHSOB. The format was Swiss pairing draws of 8 in 5 sections, which meant each player had to play 3 matches – 1 on Friday and 2 on Saturday.

The winners of the 5 sections are pictured below, and here are the full results of the tournament: NSA Lower League Blitz 15-16 Feb 2019.

Winners from left to right (section in brackets): Warren Mallon (B), Jesse Lessing (A), Karen Claasen (E), Neville Sullivan (D) and Stefan Pieterse (C).

 

Northerns ladders

In accordance with the Northerns participation and selection criteria for 2019 the preliminary ladders were compiled from positions at the time of the 2018 Growthpoint Interprovincial tournament and subsequent league results.

Clubs are requested to submit further results from internal competitions like club championships and play-offs for league teams to the Northerns administrator at admin@northerns.co.za to be taken into account to finalise the ladder before the 2019 league starts. Blitz league results will also be taken into account but any historical results received after the start of the 2019 league on 27 February will not be considered.

Once finalised the ladder will be shown with and without external players. For now the combined ladder is shown.

Players are reminded to familiarise themselves with the requirements to represent the province this year.

The full ladder: NSA ladder 4 Feb 2019

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NSA Lower League Blitz tournament 2019

  • Date: 15-16 February 2019
  • Venue: To be confirmed
  • Convenor: Blaar Coetzee – 082 781 6917
  • Any queries should be directed to the convenor at blaar.coetzee@theprofessional.co.za
  1. Only players that played 5th to 14th men’s league or Reserve to 2nd ladies league in 2018 may enter. Players who are of similar strength but didn’t play league in 2018 must motivate their entry in the comments on the entry form.
  2. The tournament will be played on a Swiss pairing format from Friday to Saturday, 3 matches in total, 1 Friday and 2 Saturday.
  3. Entries will only be accepted once proof of payment is provided. The entry fee is R100.
  4. Entries close on Monday 11 February 2019 at 12h00.

ENTER ONLINE AT: https://www.northerns.co.za/nsa-documents/nsa-tournament-entry-form/

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Important squash dates for January and February 2019

Welcome back to the Northerns Squash community after the holidays. The new season starts with a bang and there are a significant number of events scheduled for the first 2 months of the year. The calendar is full but some careful planning will let you get the most out of your squash year.

A comprehensive 2019 year planner for Northerns Squash is available on the Calendar page. Links to the full Squash SA and SA Schools calendars can also be found there.

Here are the highlights for January and February:

SENIORS:

  • 19 Jan – last day for club transfers
  • 22 Jan – last day to enter league teams
  • 29 Jan – Blitz league entries close
  • 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 19, 21 Feb – Blitz league dates
  • 15 & 16 Feb – Lower leagues Blitz tournament (5th to 14th league Men, Reserve to 2nd league ladies)
  • 27 Feb – Week 1 of Winter league starts

JUNIORS:

  • 25 to 27 Jan – Easterns Wilson Open tournament & KZN Open tournament
  • 27 Jan – Serious Fun tournament
  • 28 Jan – High Schools league entries close
  • 31 Jan – Bloemfontein Open entries close
  • 1 to 3 Feb – NJSA Round Robin tournament & Central Gauteng Open
  • 15 to 17 Feb – North West Open tournament & DSG Squash Festival
  • 11, 18, 25 Feb – High Schools league fixtures
  • 22 Feb – Serious Fun tournament
  • 22 to 24 Feb – Boland Open tournament

MASTERS:

  • NMSA Satellite 1 tournament MOVED to May.
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Big turnout at 2018 NSF Awards function

The Northerns Squash Federation held their annual awards function at the Voortrekker Monument on Thursday evening with a large number of people attending to celebrate the province’s success story of the 2018 season.

Northerns have had an exceptional season on all levels, especially at junior and senior level. The province won the Gary Thompson award for the most successful province at the senior Growthpoint IPT after winning the Men’s C & D sections and performing well in the other sections too. Individual players also won a variety of awards at the IPT.

The juniors weren’t far behind, winning 9 medals out of 13 teams that participated in the age group IPT’s, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. A record number of 14 juniors made the SA Top 10 rankings and 3 Northerns players were selected to play in the WSF World Junior championships.

Here is a summary of the major awards for the evening:

MASTERS

  • Player of the year: Craig Ruane
  • Chairman’s awards: Anna Botha & Bertus Kruger

JUNIORS

  • Primary schools players of the year: Luhann Groenewald & Awande Malinga
  • u14 players of the year: Brett Mclachlan & Deneil Beukes
  • Senior players of the year: Mikael Clayton & Helena Coetzee
  • Chairman’s awards: Reece Mclachlan & Helena Coetzee

SENIORS

  • Blitz league winners: Harlequins (Ladies) & PCC (Men)
  • League winners: Harlequins (Ladies) & Uitsig (Men)
  • Growthpoint IPT Best of the rest: Callan Hall & Donna Lobban
  • Growthpoint IPT D section winners: James Terblanche, Jason Phillips, Wesley Daniels, Nico Ras, Wayne Muller
  • Growthpoint IPT C section winners:Mikael Clayton, Nell van der Merwe, Craig Ruane, Murray Schepers, Jarrad Rocher
  • Justin van der Merwe tropyhy: Mat Dewey
  • Pieter Bell trophy: Kundanji Kalengo
  • Uitsig trophy: SABS & SARB
  • Woody Kaiser trophy: PCC
  • NSA player of the year: Callan Hall
  • NSA Chairman’s award: Andrew Martin & Kyle Maree

NSF AWARDS

  • NSF President’s award: Mike Pierce
  • NSF player of the year: Craig Ruane

Here is a full list of all the award winners: NSF Awards 2018

Photos of the evening can be seen on https://www.northerns.co.za/galleries/2018-nsf-awards-function/.