Posted on 13th Nov 2020, 12:00am

| Chris Yeend | 
OPEN - Carrara 1
SOUTHPORT (1) lost to CARRARA (1) 7-15
The rematch of the Open Grand Final lived up to the expectations of being an instant classic.

For Carrara, it was the efforts of Joel Luca that proved to be the most important factor in determining the outcome of the contest. The pair had previously gone toe-to-toe in the final with Joel winning in five.

Jeff started strongly to take the opener before Joel took the second game 11-7. Jeff closed the match in four but it was Joel’s second game win that would ultimately hand Carrara victory in a string of 3-0 results across the other three matches.

Melissa Martin had a strong game on her hands for Carrara in the contest against Kody Harmes. The Southport dynamo won in three but was pushed across all games by the Carrara star.

Wayne Evans drew first blood for Carrara on the night with an impressive 3-0 win over Johnny Davies. Wayne worked hard to a 2-0 lead that was enough to break the spirit of Johnny and seal a three-love win.

Fresh off her trip from Far North Queensland, Alex Haydon returned to the court in style with a remarkable 3-0 win over Mark Robinson to guide Carrara to victory. Alex set up the win when she took out the second game 15-4.

JEFF OSBORNE (S1) defeated JOEL LUCA (C1) 3-1
11-6, 7-11, 11-2, 11-9

KODY HARMES (S1) defeated MELISSA MARTIN (C1) 3-0
15-10, 15-12, 15-7

JONATHAN DAVIES (S1) lost to WAYNE EVANS (C1) 0-3
10-15, 12-15, 8-15

MARK ROBINSON (S1) lost to ALEX HAYDON (C1) 0-3
7-15, 4-15, 13-15

OPEN - Carrara 2
CARRARA (2) lost to LABRADOR (3) 7-17
In a battle of the two titans contending for honours at the top end of the ladder, Labrador stole the show at the Australian National Squash Centre against quality opposition.

Courtney West bounced out of the blocks for Labrador by taking down Carrara's Danny Woolbank in impressive, slick fashion.

Michael Betts had the fight of his life against Labrador's Luke Rogers. After dropping the opening two games 15-10, Michael fought back bravely to take the next two. Luke had all of the answers in the decider to win 15-9.

Dale Robbins continued his slick form with the racquet for Carrara with an impressive four game win against Jay Townsend. After dropping the second game, Robbins used his strong forehand to power home in the remaining two games.

Larry Mallan fought hard for Carrara against Waka Elers. After dropping the opening two games, Larry responded to take the third. Waka was too strong in the fourth to seal the contest for Labrador in style.

DANNY WOOLBANK (C2) lost to COURTNEY WEST (L3) 0-3
2-11, 7-11, 6-11

MICHAEL BETTS (C2) lost to LUKE ROGERS (L3) 2-3
10-15, 10-15, 16-14, 15-8, 9-15

DALE ROBBINS (C2) defeated JAY TOWNSEND (L3) 3-1
15-13, 6-15, 15-9, 15-7

LARRY MALAN (C2) lost to WAKA ELERS (L3) 1-3
13-15, 9-15, 15-13, 12-15

NEXT WEEK
Fourth placed Carrara (1) play on the road to second placed Southport (1) from 7pm in the match of the round with both teams locked on four wins from five games and Southport just ahead by eight points. Fifth placed Carrara (2) host third placed Labrador (3) from 6pm with the winner moving to third or fourth depending on the result of Carrara (1) and Southport (1).

A GRADE - Carrara (3)
CARRARA (3) lost to SOUTHPORT (2) 6-16
Carrara came up against a Southport side lacking that little bit of confidence after not being able to taste victory in its opening three games while Carrara was looking to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season.

Ian Black had a tough contest against Bryce Macdonald with the Southport star taking the first game in an arm-wrestle 16-14. That was enough for Bryce to gain the upper-hand and confidence as he sealed the contest in three and got Southport off to the perfect start.

Peter Thompson got better with each game in his loss against Southport’s Phillip Boyd despite going down in three. Phillip played just his second game of the season and held firm against Peter in the opening two games before having the fight of his life in the third, closing the match out 16-14.

In the most highly anticipated match up of the game, the previously unbeaten Zach Featherstone went down in a tight contest against the outstanding Dan Bartholomew of Southport. The match was set up in the opening game when Dane sprinted out to a 15-3 win to catch Zach on the hop. Zach responded to challenge in game two, and win game three before Dan closed out the contest in the fourth 15-11.

Anthony Freeman delivered some joy for Carrara with an impressive three-love win over Tony Crosbie. Tight first and second games set up Anthony for some confidence to claim the third, 15-3 to give Carrara something positive to take out of the game.

IAN BLACK (C3) lost to BRYCE MACDONALD (S2) 0-3
14-16, 8-15, 12-15

PETER THOMPSON (C3) lost to PHILLIP BOYD (S2) 0-3
7-15, 9-15, 14-16

ZACH FEATHERSTONE (C3) lost to DANE BARTHOLOMEW (S2) 1-3
3-15, 9-15, 15-12, 11-15

ANTHONY FREEMAN (C3) defeated TONY CROSBIE (S2) 3-0
15-11, 15-13, 15-3

NEXT WEEK
Carrara (3) host fourth placed Southport (2). A win by the locals will open up the gap between third and the remaining teams below them.

B GRADE - Carrara (4)
LABRADOR (7) defeated CARRARA (4) 15-9
PAUL SMITH (L7) defeated GRAHAM BAKER (C4) 3-1
16-18, 15-12, 15-9, 15-7
CHRIS MCCARROLL (L7) lost to JASON WILLIAMS (C4) 0-3
9-15, 11-15, 9-15
RICHARD RUDOLPH (L7) lost to RYAN LANGHAM (C4) 2-3
6-15, 16-18, 15-11, 15-6, 16-18
MONICA MAGUIRE (L7) defeated ANDREW ROUSE (C4)
15-11, 15-7, 15-4

B GRADE - Carrara (5)
CARRARA (5) lost to LABRADOR (6) 4-18
IAN BROSNAN (C5) lost to STUART GRAVONER (L6) 2-3
18-16, 9-15, 8-15, 15-9, 15-17
JAMIE DUNBAR (C5) defeated DARREN KID (L6) 3-2
15-13, 11-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-0
GEOFF GREEN (C5) lost to TYRESE TUHORO (L6) 1-3
12-15, 5-15, 15-8, 12-15
ERIC LAI (C5) lost to MARK KRAMAR (L6) 0-3
12-15, 13-15, 7-15

D GRADE - Carrara (6)
CARRARA (6) lost to LABRADOR (12) 4-20
The win-less Carrara came up against a red-hot Labrador outfit determined to extend its winning streak to three in its quest to tackle power-house teams Nerang (11) and Labrador (13).

Full credit to Carrara who came out to play across all matches.

Andrew Baxter went down to Robert Knight in three, and despite a lop-sided first game, put up a great challenge in the second when he went down 17-15 and then narrowly went down in the third and deciding game.

Jo Morecroft was strong in her match for the opening two games against Ken Vernon. After taking Ken to 16-14 in the second, it was one way traffic in the third. It was still a gallant effort from the Carrara star.

Carrara’s Darcey Captiste started brilliantly against Labrador’s Jacqui Benny. Darcey blitzed Jacqui in the opening game 15-3 and consolidated that momentum in the second game to win 15-10. Jacqui found her groove in the third to win 15-7 and after shaking off Darcey in a tight fourth game, stormed to victory in five.

Carrara’s Hayam Kim continues to improve with each match. After going down in five across two of her last three matches, she was determined to step up and take the game up to Angela Van Daal. The Labrador star was too good in the first two games before Hayan returned fire with a brilliant recovery to take games three and four to set up a decider. Angela was too strong when it counted and won 15-9.

ANDREW BAXTER (C6) lost to ROBERT KNIGHT (L12) 0-3
8-15, 15-17, 12-15

JO MORECROFT (C6) lost to KEN VERNON (L12) 0-3
10-15, 14-16, 4-15

DARCEY BAPTISTE (C6) lost to JACQUI BENNY (L12) 2-3
15-3, 15-10, 7-15, 12-15, 8-15

HAYAN KIM (C6) lost to ANGELA VAN DAAL (L12) 2-3
8-15, 7-15, 15-13, 15-11, 9-15

NEXT WEEK
Carrara (6) host Labrador (12) in another tough contest from 6pm. With established improvement over recent weeks, expect Carrara to be very competitive.

B Grade results were not available at time of going online.

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