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Rhodes open squash tournament a success

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailApril 23, 2012No Comments2 Mins Read
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The Rhodes Squash Club hosted the university's annual open squash tournament last weekend, drawing some of the sport's big names.

Squash chairperson and tournament organiser, Brendon Martens, said this year's event had one of the best draws in six years.

The Rhodes Squash Club hosted the university's annual open squash tournament last weekend, drawing some of the sport's big names.

Squash chairperson and tournament organiser, Brendon Martens, said this year's event had one of the best draws in six years.

When the tournament started in 1997, the organisers sponsored top players to come and play. So the likes of Adrian Hansen would come through, and he created an atmosphere, and that's what draws the players to the open, he said.

Gary Wheadon, currently ranked 12th in South Africa, had played the tournament previously and decided to give it another shot.

I've always known about it and there aren't many tournaments on the go at the moment, so I thought I'd come again, he said.

Qualifying rounds were held on Friday and Saturday, with the men's A and B and women's finals scheduled for the final day of the tournament on Sunday.

In the men's B finals, Neal Woodburn squared off against John Ellis to win 3-2. Woodburn won a R300 cash prize.

In the women's finals, Kate Pearson beat Cindy Levey 3-1.

Levey sustained a racquet swing to the chin but saw the match out.

Pearson walked away with the tournament title and a R750 cash prize. Last year's winner, Shanna Swart, was placed third.

In the men's A finals, South Africa's seventh seed, Rudi Willemse, beat South Africa's third seed Adrian Hansen 3-2 in a gruelling match. Willemse walked away with the tournament title and a R2 000 cash prize.
The top men's player for the tournament was Adrian Hansen and the top women's player was Kate Pearson.
The top Grahamstown men's player was Garren Kent and the top Grahamstown women's player Shanna Swart.

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