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NJSA Open Round Robin tournament final results

The NJSA Open Round Robin tournament was concluded on Sunday with the final round of squash matches that always prove to be the toughest of the lot. This time didn’t disappoint, with hotly contested “finals” throughout the day.

The round robin format ensured hard matches in all the rounds and the eventual winners in the different age groups were (Northerns unless indicated otherwise):

  • u11: Christian Swanepoel & Inge Hamm (NW)
  • u13: Juan-Corné Brand & Anke Garbers (NW)
  • u14: Judah Phillips & Jordin Phillips
  • u16: Ethan Robinson (Eas) & Elske Garbers (NW)
  • u19: Damian Groenewald & Helena Coetzee

Here are the complete results for the tournament. Photos of all the prize winners are on the Galleries page.

Some of the players and spectators that attended the prize giving on Sunday.

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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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NJSA Start of season Open results

At the NJSA Start of season tournament this past weekend it was a battle royale as the age groups merged and players had to fight for their positions on the new season ladder. Some had a point to prove as they were seeded lower than expected and others had to defend fiercely against the onslaught from the players below them.

In the end there more than 330 matches played at 2 venues over the 3 days. Some players found out that they still have work to do while others were satisfied with their performance.

The age group winners were (Northerns unless otherwise indicated):

  • u19 – Robert Howarth and Helena Coetzee
  • u16 – Hubert van Eck and Awande Malinga
  • u14 – Joshua Deutschmann (Central Gauteng) and Jeanne Craig
  • u13 – Judah Phillips and Elzandri van Rensburg (combined girls u11 & u13)
  • u11 – Christian Swanepoel (FS)

Here are the full results: NJSA Start of season Sep 2018 Final results.

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St Mary’s DSG Pretoria Girls OPEN Tournament

28-30 September 2018

U11, U13, U14, U16 & U19 GIRLS 

VENUE:  St Mary’s DSG School: Cnr Duxbury Road and Jan Shoba Street

Cellphone :  083 493 4000 (Christine Ferreira)

ENTRIES CLOSE:  Friday 14 September 2018

ENTRY FEE:  R220-00

Entry form: St Marys DSG Girls Squash Open 2018 ENTRY

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NJSA Start of season open tournament draws

Below are the draws for the tournament this weekend 7-9 September. Please bear in mind:

  • Players must be available for the duration of the tournament.
  • Players must be ready to play 30 MINUTES before their scheduled time.
  • Arriving later than 15 minutes after the scheduled time will result in the player forfeiting the match.
  • The follow-on system Players will start immediately after the match prior to their scheduled match.
  • Venues: Pretoria Country Club / Pretoria High School Old Boys.
  • Continuously check the draw for venues and times at the tournament. Some players play at both venues.
  • Players must MARK and REFEREE matches (winner referees; loser marks) following their match or risk disqualification and/or disciplinary steps.
  • Full conditions of entry at: https://www.northerns.co.za/njsa-documents/njsa-open-tournament-page/

Good luck for the tournament. Have fun and play in a spirit of good sportsmanship at all times.

Draws for pool rounds or full round robin, as applicable. Cross-pool draws to follow on completion of the pool rounds: NJSA Start of season Sep 2018 draws (Update Fri 13:40).

All queries to be mailed to blaar.coetzee@theprofessional.co.za.

NJSA Committee 2018

 

 

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Northerns Juniors Start of season Open tournament

Enter now for the NJSA Start of season tournament.

  • Date: 07 – 09 September 2018
  • Age groups: Boys & Girls u11 to u19 – open to all junior players (2019 age groups apply)
  • Accommodation: Hosting available for players from other provinces.
  • Closing date for entries: 12h00 on Monday, 3 September 2018
  • Squash SA registration is required: Register online at SportyHQ
  • Tournament format: Round robin
  • Entry fee:  R250 (non-refundable / includes a R15.00 SA Schools Squash levy)

Only online entries will be accepted – ENTER HERE.

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NJSA teams selected for IPT’s

The following Northerns Juniors have been selected to represent the province at the annual Inter Provincial Tournaments that take place from 23 June in Port Elizabeth (u13), Johannesburg (u14), East London (u16) and Paarl (u19). The u11’s are going to George to play in the Angela Difford Festival.

All the teams are listed in alphabetical order.

BOYS

BOYS U19  BOYS U16 BOYS U14 BOYS U13
Brenden Smit Calvin Botha Brett  McLachlan Frederik Botha
Corne Duvenage Damian Groenewald Cameron Cloete Jan Greyling
Dino de Sousa Dian Muller Emil Greyling Johan Coetsee
Gabriel de Ponte Gareth Craigen Hubert van Eck Jonathan Oliver
Joha van der Merwe Jacobus Botha Jarrod Cousins Judah Phillips
Louis Henning Jesse Lessing Jason Hewitt Kobus van der Merwe
Mikael Clayton Rico Coetsee Kristian Theron Louis van Wyngaard
Reece McLachlan Rivoni Mathebula Lance Siegrist Patrick Weir
Robert Howarth Rounen de Beer Luhann Groenewald Reuven Ferreira
Stiaan Louw Ryan Engelbrecht Tian Smit Rikus Conradie
Zian de Swardt Vincent Killian

GIRLS

GIRLS U19 GIRLS U16 GIRLS U14 GIRLS U13
Carla Naude Awande Malinga Anja van der Merwe Jordin Phillips
Helena Coetzee Catelin Robson Ashton Weir Kiara Poole
Kaylee Hunt Claudia Lock Deneil Beukes Lara van Niekerk
Skye Brown Hannah du Toit Jeanne Craig Leila Nel
Sune Blignaut Jana Craig Surina Singh Menine Muller
Jeanemie Vorster
Megan Richter
Shannon Fraser
Valmé Webster
Zené Fourie

U11 – Angela Difford Festival

BOYS U11  GIRLS U11 
Aurick Sheosunker Cassey Kemp
CA Froneman Chante Leppan
Cameron le Roux Elzandri jv Rensburg
Christian Duvenhage Teonie Badenhorst
Daniel le Roux
Gerhard vd Westhuizen
Henré Esterhuizen
Juan-Corne Brand
Reuben Arnoldi
Ruan Engelbrecht
Ruhan van Eck
Wian de Bruin
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2018 NJSA Closed tournament results

This past weekend saw the highlight of the internal Northerns individual squash season when the NJSA Closed tournament was played at Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria High School Old Boys and Harlequins clubs. 141 juniors competed over 21 sections for top honours.

Here are the age group winners:

  • u11 – Juan-Corné Brand & Elzandri van Rensburg
  • u13 – Patrick Weir & Jordin Phillips
  • u14 – Brett Maclachlan & Ashton Weir
  • u16 – Damian Groenewald & Awande Malinga
  • u19 – Mikael Clayton & Helena Coetzee

Here are the full draws and results for the weekend:

Below are some photos of the prize winners:

2018 NSA Closed results

The NSA Closed tournament came to a conclusion on Thursday evening after the biggest field in the past 25 years had played 4 intensive rounds of squash. In all but one section it was the top seed that dominated, with the top 2 in all the finals. Overall there were some major upsets along the way with good performances by the likes of James Terblanche, Wayne Muller and Sven Claassen in the A-section.

In the men’s A-section final Gary Naidoo fought of a valiant Kyle Maree to take the match 3-1 in 45 minutes. The ladies final was an anti climax as Hannelize Human injured her ankle in the semi-finals and had to concede the match to Christine Ferreira without a ball being hit.

The B-section final between Mark Schickerling and Blaine Verhage had the sizable crowd on the edge of their seats with a 55-minute humdinger going Schickerling’s way and a final score of 3-1. The C-section saw the only small upset to the top 2 seedings when Martin Currin who was the second seed beat Johnny Maritz 3-2. In the D-section Reinhardt Falk beat Leon de Lange 3-1.

Here are the full results: NSA Closed 2018 tournament final results

All the winners at the 2018 NSA Closed.