EUROPEAN SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS: European Junior Squash Championships, Parsdorf, Germany
Men's final:
[1] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [2] Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 5-9, 9-0, 9-1, 7-9,
9-2
Women's final:
[1] Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt [2] Margaux Moros (ESP) 7-9, 9-2, 1-9, 9-4,
10-8
Bennett & Pierrepont Win European Junior Titles
Top seeds Dylan Bennett and Suzie Pierrepont won the men's and women's
titles, respectively, in the European Junior Squash Championships in
Parsdorf, Germany - but both had to come from behind and were then taken the
full distance by their second-seeded opponents.
Bennett, 18, from Eindhoven, beat England's Laurence Delasaux 5-9 9-0 9-1 7-9
9-2 to become the first Dutchman to lift the title since Tommy Berden in
1998. The success marks Bennett's eighth junior title in Europe this season.
The women's final was a seesaw affair in which Spain's Margaux Moros, the
17-year-old from Valencia who was given a walkover through to the final, led
1/0 and 2/1 in games - and then raced to matchball at 8-2 in the fifth.
Pierrepont maintained her composure and climbed back to eight-all - saving a
further matchball on the way before taking the final two points to claim the
title with a 7-9 9-2 1-9 9-4 10-8 scoreline. The 18-year-old favourite from
Brighton becomes the 11th English winner of the title, joining a
distinguished group of former champions including world No4 Tania Bailey and
former world champion and world No1 Cassie Jackman.
Title-holders England have been confirmed as top seeds for the team event
which now follows in Parsdorf. The champions are expected to face second
seeds Netherlands in the final, while last year's runners-up Switzerland are
seeded in ninth place.
The pool line-ups, with seedings in brackets, are as follows:
Pool A: [1] England, [8] Scotland, [9] Switzerland
Pool B: [2] Netherlands, [7] Denmark, [10] Finland
Pool X: [3] Germany, [6] Belgium, [11] Austria, [14] Israel Pool Y: [4] Wales, [5] France, [12] Sweden, [13] Ireland