RESULTS:    European U15 & U17 Junior Team Squash Championships, Girona, Spain

U17 Quarter-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [7] NETHERLANDS 3-0
  Sophie Lemom bt Nikki van der Heijden 11-6, 11-3, 11-1
  James Earles bt Guido Ploem 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
  Nicholas Hopcroft bt Richard Schrader 11-2, 11-6
[4] BELGIUM bt [6] GERMANY 2-1
  Nathalie Philipsen lost to Caroline Sayegh 6-11, 6-11, 6-11
  Tom de Mulder bt Simon Vaclahovsky 11-7, 11-6, 11-3
  Laurens Mostmans bt Valentin Rapp 11-6, 11-5, 11-2
[3] WALES bt [5] CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1
  Tesni Evans bt Denisa Peleskova 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
  Sam Davidson lost to Daniel Mekbib 7-11, 11-9, 3-11, 13-15
  Sam Huxtable bt Lukas Levinsky 13-11, 11-3, 11-2
[9] SCOTLAND bt [2] FRANCE 2-1
  Morgan McGuire lost to Melissa Alves 11-9, 9-11, 4-11, 6-11
  Greg Lobban bt Arthur Moineau 12-10, 11-6, 9-11, 1-11, 11-8
  Douglas Kempsell bt Yoan Autret 11-6, 12-10, 14-12

Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [4] BELGIUM 3-0
  Emily Whitlock bt Annemie van Lauter 11-2, 11-2, 11-1
  James Earles bt Tom de Mulder 11-6, 11-1, 11-6
  Nathan Lake bt Cedric Peeters 11-3, 11-0
[9] SCOTLAND bt [3] WALES 2-1
  Mhairi Charlton lost to Tesni Evans 2-11, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11
  Greg Lobban bt Sam Davidson 11-3, 11-7, 11-7
  Douglas Kempsell bt Nyall Driscoll 11-8, 11-7, 11-6

Final:
[1] ENGLAND bt [9] SCOTLAND 2-0
  Emily Whitlock bt Mhairi Charlton 11-9, 11-1, 11-5
  James Earles bt Greg Lobban 11-1, 11-7, 12-10
  Nathan Lake v Douglas Kempsell (dead rubber - match not played)
      3rd place play-off:
[3] WALES bt [4] BELGIUM 3-0
  Tesni Evans bt Nathalie Philipsen 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8
  Sam Davidson bt Tom de Mulder 11-8, 12-10, 11-3
  Nyall Driscoll bt Laurens Mostmans 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
 
5th place play-off:  [2] FRANCE bt [6] GERMANY 2-0
7th place play-off:  [7] NETHERLANDS bt [5] CZECH REPUBLIC 2-1
9th place play-off:  [11] HUNGARY bt [8] SWITZERLAND 2-1
11th place play-off:  [12] FINLAND bt [10] SPAIN 2-1
13th place play-off:  [18] PORTUGAL bt [17] ITALY 2-1
15th place play-off:  [13] DENMARK bt [14] SWEDEN 2-0
17th place play-off:  [15] IRELAND bt [16] ISRAEL 2-1

U15 Quarter-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [7] BELGIUM 3-0
  Victoria Temple-Murray bt Nikita Brant 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
  Oliver Holland bt Lowie Brabantis 11-2, 11-7, 11-2
  Matthew Sidaway bt Thomas Mahieu 11-3, 11-2
[11] SPAIN bt [5] HUNGARY 2-1
  Ana Arosa Rodriguez bt Gabriella Csokassy 11-9, 11-0, 12-10
  Pascal Gomez bt Peter Racz 13-11, 12-10, 11-5
  Victor Manuel Reguera lost to Lenard Puski 11-4, 8-11, 8-11
[3] WALES bt [13] FINLAND 3-0
  Fiona Murphy bt Emilia Sioni 11-9, 11-7, 11-0
  Jordan Davies bt Tommi Ekholm 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
  Emyr Evans bt Miko Aijanen 15-13, 11-8
[2] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [9] GERMANY 3-0
  Kristina Alexova bt Josephine Kraus 6-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
  Martin Svec bt Bastian Basel 11-8, 11-7, 11-4
  Michal Valenta bt Andre Ergenz 11-5, 3-11, 18-16

Semi-finals:
[1] ENGLAND bt [11] SPAIN 3-0
  Chloe Pearson bt Marina Lopez 11-4, 11-3, 11-1
  Oliver Holland bt Victor Manuel Reguera 11-5, 11-4, 11-4
  Ritchie Fallows bt Bernat Jaume 11-6, 11-9
[2] CZECH REPUBLIC bt [3] WALES 2-1
  Kristina Alexova lost to Fiona Murphy 8-11, 5-11, 0-11
  Martin Svec bt Jordan Davies 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
  Michal Valenta bt Alex Pendleton 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-3
 
Final:
[1] ENGLAND bt [2] CZECH REPUBLIC 3-0 
  Victoria Temple-Murray bt Kristina Alexova 11-3, 11-7, 11-5
  Oliver Holland bt Martin Svec 11-4, 11-4, 12-10
  Matthew Sidaway bt Jan Ryba 11-4, 11-6
      3rd place play-off:
[3] WALES bt [11] SPAIN 2-0
  Fiona Murphy bt Ana Arosa Rodriguez 8-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
  Jordan Davies bt Pascal Gomez 8-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-7, 11-9
 
5th place play-off:  [9] GERMANY bt [7] BELGIUM 2-1
7th place play-off:  [5] HUNGARY bt [13] FINLAND 2-1
9th place play-off:  [6] ISRAEL bt [12] SCOTLAND 2-1
11th place play-off:  [10] SWITZERLAND bt [15] IRELAND 3-0
13th place play-off:  [14] DENMARK bt [8] NETHERLANDS 2-1
15th place: [17] ITALY; 16th place: [4] FRANCE; 17th place: [16] SWEDEN


England successfully retained their titles in the European U15 & U17 Junior Team Squash Championships in Spain - beating second seeds Czech Republic 3/0 in the U15 final, and overcoming surprise opponents Scotland 2/0 in the U17 climax of the European Squash Federation event in Girona.

Emily Whitlock, the 15-year-old from Cheshire who was in last year's winning U15 squad, led England to success in the U17 final with an 11-9, 11-1, 11-5 win over Scotland's Mhairi Charlton.  Team-mate James Earles, 16, from Hull, clinched the title when he beat Greg Lobban 11-1, 11-7, 12-10 – leaving the final 'dead' rubber un-played.

However, reaching the final was a notable achievement for Scotland, the ninth seeds who upset second seeds France and third seeds Wales en-route to the climax – and recorded their best success since 6th place in 2007!

Portugal marked their maiden appearance in the event by winning the play-off for 13th place.

Top seeds England were equally dominant in the U15 final, which they also reached without dropping a game.  It was 14-year-old Victoria Temple-Murray who led the way with an 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 win over Czech Kristina Alexova.  Team-mate Oliver Holland, the British U15 National champion from Nottinghamshire, put the result beyond the Czech opponents' reach after beating Martin Svec 11-4, 11-4, 12-10.

Lancashire's Matthew Sidaway gave England maximum points after an 11-4, 11-6 victory over Jan Ryba.

Spain, the 11th seeds, celebrated their best-ever finish event – taking fourth place after losing to third seeds Wales in the third-place play-off.