Rebecca seeks ranking after Wycliffe win (From Tewkesbury Admag)

Rebecca seeks ranking after Wycliffe win

REBECCA Quiney, aged 13 from Strings Squash and Fitness Centre, enjoyed a great start to the season by winning the Wycliffe Junior Open Under-15 Girls title.

The event was a bronze-rated England Squash sanctioned event where all players earn national ranking points. Rebecca, pic-tured, is currently ranked 15 in the cou-ntry and hopes this win will boost that ranking.

Coach Wendy Mait-land said: "All members of Strings Academy have worked extremely hard during the off season months of the summer.

"This has been a great start to the season for Rebecca and her success has been encouraging for the whole squad".

The winner was one of a squad of players from the Ashchurch Road in action at the event.

Sam Davidson and Rory Birtwhistle both lost in the quarter-finals of the Under-15 Boys category, Chris Quiney was runner-up in the Under-19 Plate while George Neville reached the Under-15 Plate semi-final.

“To reach two finals was better than I could have hoped for,” said Maitland. “And, I might be persuaded to play again in the County Closed Doubles in December.”

Wendy Maitland

Sian Gould and Claire Tamblyn both lost to the No 2 seed in the Under-19 girls competition.

Strings owner Mait-land came briefly out of squash retirement to play doubles in the East Glos Doubles Open.

She partnered fellow Sclub member and Bir-mingham University student Jenny Tamblyn in the ladies event and East Glos coach Jon-athan Gallacher in the mixed event.

The No 2 seeds won all their matches 3-0 to reach the final against world ranked 33 Suzie Pierrepont and Jenna Gates (47).

The Strings duo started strongly win-ning the first two games but, after two hours on court, the match was all-square at 2-2 and 14-all only for the No 1 seeds to win another long rally and with it the match It was straight back on court for the Mixed Final against top seeded Pierrepont and Tim Vail who proved too strong and won 3-1 des-pite losing the opening game.

"To reach two finals was better than I could have hoped for," said Maitland. "And, I might be persuaded to play again in the County Closed Doubles in December."