Almost 400 matches, over 200 hours of squash across 13 courts gave us the winners of the 2017 NJSA Closed tournament.
Thank you parents for your time and patience and letting the kids do what we want, play! To the new players, especially the u11’s, well done.
Lots of folk to thank and they know who they are, the NJSA appreciate their assistance. Special mention to Mike Pierce for his tireless effort to come and watch the kids. Mike is the President of the Northerns Squash Federation. Thank you Mike.
More photos at https://www.northerns.co.za/galleries/njsa-closed-2017-prize-winners/.
Please find attached Draws for the NJSA Closed.
- NJSA Closed 2017 Boys Draw – updated (v2)
- NJSA Closed 2017 Girls Draw – updated (v2)
Please note:
- The tournament will be a Round Robin format. There may be cross pool play-offs, which are compulsory.
- Draws must be checked for final venues and times at the start of the tournament and any changes will be communicated to you – but please check every day.
- Players must be available to start matches from 17h00 on Friday, 19 May 2017.
- Play will end around 21h00 on Friday, 18h00 on Saturday and 13h00 on Sunday
- Players NOT attending the prize giving will forfeit their prize
- Players must be available for the entire duration of the tournament. No reschedules will be allowed. (Forfeiting matches due to unavailability may result in changes to the ladder and non-selection for IPT)
- Players are to ensure they ready to play 30 MINUTES before the scheduled time of their match.
NJSA – IPT 2017 – Clothing fitting session
Any player who are making themselves available for IPT Selection must please report to Jana Lessing at PCC on Sunday between 09:00 to 12:00. We will be having a clothing fitting session to better prepare ourselves for the IPT’s in July. Note that this does not constitute automatic selection and no financial commitment is required on Sunday.
It wasn’t all business as usual for Kelvin Ndhlovu at the NSA Closed on Friday night when he had to step up his game to defeat a determined Ruan Olivier 3-1 in a match full of spectacular shots and exciting rallies. In the end Kelvin’s experience and shot quality carried him through but a lot of credit has to go to the young Olivier for the way he played.
In the ladies final Christine Ferreira faced Tuks student Hannelize Human who had a good win against the higher seeded Megan Page in the semi final. The match also lived up to expectations and the crowd, among them a group of St. Mary’s DSG girls who supported their coach, were treated to a quality display.
Johan Fourie won the B section after an unexpected defeat in the preliminary round kept him out of the A section. He didn’t have it easy though against Mat Dewey who also played impressive squash all week. Blaar Coetzee won the C section after Conrad van der Merwe had to forfeit due to injury.
Here are the full results of the tournament: NSA Closed 2017 tournament draws.
We’ve reached the final day of the Northerns Closed tournament. Tonight sees long standing champion Kelvin Ndhlovu facing off against up and coming youngster Ruan Olivier in the Men A, Christine Ferreira against Hannelize Human in the Ladies A and Mat Dewy against Johan Fourie in the Men B.
There are a lot of other exciting matches taking place from 17h00 onwards at Pretoria Country Club and spectators are welcome.
- Players must be at the courts 20 minutes before the scheduled start of their matches and will go on court as soon as the preceding match is finished.
- All the finals will take place on Friday evening. Play will start at 17h00 on Friday.
PLEASE Check your times. All players to mark and ref the match after theirs.
NSA Closed 2017 tournament draws – version 12.2
The Northerns Junior Squash Association Closed tournament is compulsory for selection to an IPT team to represent the province.
- Closing date for entries: SUNDAY 14 MAY 2017 at MIDNIGHT
- No late entries will be accepted. Entries must be made online.
- Entry fee: R240 (non-refundable / includes a R15.00 SA Schools Squash levy)
Click here to enter.
Kelvin Ndhlovu continued his dominance of the tournament to beat Ray Simbule 11-2, 11-2, 11-1 in the final. Although Simbule was competitive in many of the rallies it was always Ndhlovu who won points with impressive retrievals and excellent placement to put his opponent under pressure. In the end the score line does Simbule a disservice but there is no argument who the better player was on the day.
In the ladies final Christine Ferreira overcame the loss of the first game to win 3-1 against 16 year old Helena Coetzee. Coetzee, slightly hampered by a leg injury sustained earlier in the tournament succumbed to the more experienced Ferreira who played clever drop shots and good volleys to take the game away from her opponent.
The B section was won by u16 player Joha van der Merwe who beat Quentin Saunders 3-1 in the final. Both were surprise finalists after being seeded 6th and 12th respectively.
Here are the full results of the tournament: NSA Sat 1 draws and results
Kelvin Ndhlovu has stormed into the NSA Satellite 1 tournament finals without dropping a game. He will face fellow Zambian Ray Simbule who had to fight off two impressive comebacks by Emmanuel Musefwe in the semi finals to eventually win 3-2.
Musefwe will play for 3rd spot against Nell van der Merwe.
In the B-section Quentin Saunders played impressively to reach the finals after being seeded 12th. He will play promising youngster Joha van der Merwe who worked himself up from his 6th seeding.
The ladies final will see Northerns u19 number 1 Helena Coetzee trying to topple top seed Christine Ferreira who has cruised into the final without much resistance.
Play starts at 9h00 at Pretoria Country Club on Sunday. The ladies final is at 11h30 followed by the Men’s A-section final.
Games will take place on a follow-on basis. Please be ready to play 20 minutes before the scheduled time but bear in mind tight games might run later than scheduled.
- Date: 21-23 April 2017
- Venue: Pretoria Country Club
- Convenor: Blaar Coetzee (082 781 6917)
- Any queries should be directed to the convenor
The annual DAVE SHORT Tournament will be held in Pietermaritzburg over the weekend of the 2nd to 4th June 2017 at Collegians Club.
The tournament format will remain the same as in previous years with each player enjoying 3 singles matches. Please note that entries are restricted to the first 250 players on a first come first serve basis.
- Any squash player wishing to compete in this Tournament must have a Squash South Africa number and be in good standing with all sections of NSF.
- As this in an interprovincial Tournament all Northern’s Squash Players wishing to participate must apply through NMSA.
- Please remember that the R100 Masters Registration fee is also applicable to all members of Dave Short Teams.
Below is the detail of the tournament:
- 2017 DSIPT – Newsletter
- ROOM SET UPS – YES PLEASE
- Stay Easy Hotel
- YES PLEASE LODGE RATES
- Yes Please Shuttle Services
