Ruakura Squash

Victory for the Mens Div 5 winter interclub team against Leamington last night at home. 

3 Warren beat Geoff Tynam (C2) 3-0:  15/9, 15/8, 15/5. 

4 Lief beat Steve Watson (C2) 3-2: 15/13, 16/14, 6/15, 15/17, 17/15. 

5 Matt beat Jeff Hitchcock (C2) 3-0: 15/3, 15/4, 15/7 

2 Kane beat Liam Wackrow (C1) 3-1:  15/11, 7/15, 16/14, 15/12 

1 Chris lost to Brett Dixon (B2) 2-3:  15/10, 7/15, 15/12, 11/15, 7/15. 

Hard luck to the Div 7 team who came agononisingly close to winning but just got piped by Matamata.

Next Tuesday:  Traditional - End of winter season CURRY NITE !!  -  Check with Barry Whiteley,  all interclubers welcome

A solid 27-9 victory for Ruakura B (Mens Div 5) team at home to Frankton A.   

Lief beat Steve Duffy (C1) 3-1:  12/15, 15/10, 15/11, 15/8.  A bit rusty at the start but Lief dug deep against a very similar player to ensure we had points on the board early.

Warren beat Tony Hall (C1) 3-0: 15/8, 15/11, 16/14.  Although at 12/6 up in the 3^rd Warren did come agonisingly close to dropping it.

Matt beat Roger Salisbury (C1) 3-0: 15/9, 15/7, 15/10.  Convincing captains knock to see us through to the final early in the evening.  This was the best I have played all season and the hard games over the weekend paid off.

Kane beat Steve Corkill (C1) 3-2: 11/15, 15/12, 15/3, 12/15, 15/13.  No doubt this was the match of the night.  Great win Kane and good for you to have a tough match before the finals.

5 Barry lost to Ian Jackson (C2) 0-3: 6/15, 12/15, 10/15.  Barry not playing at his best, struggled to get into his groove

The guys from the Frankton A team as always where fantastic sports, and a pleasure to host. Great to see a bit of support from the rest of the team and spectators,

Next week home final against either Leamington or Matamata.

Club Champs Results

Congrats to all winners in the recently held Club Champs. With a record number of entries in 4 divisions there were some exciting hard-fought matches.

Div 1: (W) Garth Littlejohn, (R/u) Colin Hattingh, (S Pl) Darrell Bowler, (Pl) Edgar Johl, (C Pl) Lief Tumai.

Div 2: (W) Phillip Rounthwaite, (R/u) Warren King, (S Pl) Matt Newman, (Pl) Sam Brook, (C Pl) Neville Amyes.

Div 3: (W) Kane Smith, (R/u) Johan Krukerink, (S Pl) Mark Gleeson, (Pl) Whaiti Coyle, (C Pl) Arn Carr.

Div 4: (W) Kani Collier, (R/u) Mike Stewart, (S Pl) Craig Bell, (Pl) Scott Meekings, (C Pl) Ian Tarbotton.

Doubles Tournament

If you are interested in playing in a club doubles tournament on Tues or Thurs nights after interclub has finished for the year, please let me know by Fri Oct 15th. Entries limited to 16 teams on a first come, first served basis. You enter as an individual and the teams are formed by the organisers. Due to the nature of doubles, entries restricted to D-grade and above players. Not sure what doubles is about? Get along to the club on the next two Thursdays at 6pm for a go. Some “veteran” doubles players are also currently playing a social league on Fri afternoons at 4.40pm if you just want a look.

Hi Interclub Players,

                             With the first round of Spring interclub completed here is an update of where our teams are standing. It’s looking good for most teams to reach the playoffs. A reminder to also enter Club Champs (see Neville Amyes’ previous message for details) if you haven’t already done so, either by emailing me or writing your name on the entry form at the club. Entries close on Sept 8th.

Good luck for the rest of the season!

Ken Louie

Ruakura Men’s Club Captain

Div 1

1. Cambridge A  91

2. Hamilton A 88

3. Hamilton B 76

4. Ruakura @Ham 58

5. Lugton A 36

6. Matamata A 24

Div 3

1. Hamilton C 60

2. Ruakura A 54

3. Taupiri A 43

4. Cambridge B 35*

5. Te Awamutu B 33* (* one result missing)

Div 5

1. Te Kuiti A 97

2. Cambridge C 80

3. Te Rapa A 58

4. Ruakura B 50

5. Lugton C 46

6. Frankton A 44

Div 8

1. Ruakura C 85

2. Cambridge E 80

3. Te Kuiti B 59

4. Matamata B 58

5. Otorohanga A 55

6. Te Rapa B 38

Div 10

1. Matamata E 86

2. Cambridge F 72

3. Hamilton G 72

4. Morrinsville D 53

5. Te Awamutu E 53

6. Ruakura D 39

Hi Interclub Players,
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Welcome to the 2010 interclub season! You should’ve already been contacted by your team captain as play gets underway next Tuesday 23rd March. We have four teams in Divisions 2, 5, 7 and 10 and the full draw can be found on the Squash Waikato website www.squashwaikato.co.nz, along with rules for this competition and other useful info.
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A few other reminders….
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(1) Competitive subs for the coming season are due by April 9th–see the general mailout from Neville Amyes about payment options.
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(2) If you haven’t already registered on the new Squash NZ grading list website (www.squashnz.co.nz and click on orange grading list button) please do so, otherwise your results might not be recorded. Contact me to get your initial username and password for this site if you are a current graded player.
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(3) Club nights have started on Thursdays from 5.30pm. A good way to get some extra court time and games in between interclub.
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(4) Our B-grade tournament is coming up from 8th-10th April. Enter on the list at the club, online at www.squashwaikato.co.nz (under tournaments) or email me your details.
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Happy Squashing!
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Ken.

Hi Interclub Players,
                              Capping off a great round-robin Winter interclub season for the club’s mens’ teams we have three home semi-finals this Tuesday evening (29th), with Team D also in the running for a pennant in their final night top of the table Div 10 clash away at Leamington.
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Teams A and B have finished second in Divs 2 and 5 whilst Team C have swept all before them, remaining unbeaten in the round-robin and topping Div 7. Because both Teams B and C are hosting Morrinsville teams, Team A has graciously agreed to play their “home” semi at Lugton Park.
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  Best of luck to all teams for Tuesday and the finals. Go Ruakura!!
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Cheers,
            Ken.
Ruakura Men’s Club Captain

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