It was a successful weekend in the Team Events, with the Under 18 boys duo Gavin Maguire and Paul McCreery and the Under 16 boys duo Ashley Robinson and Sam Hanley both claiming gold with fantastic victories over England. The Under 18 girls also made their Team Final, Claire Nelson and Rebecca Kenny claiming silver following a loss to England.
In the individual event, the Irish squad was cut as a number of players travelled to a pre European Youths cadet training camp in Halmstad, Sweden. Sam Hanley progressed to the Final of the Under 16 Boys, losing out to Lewis Gray of England whom he had defeated 3-0 in the Team event. Claire Nelson also took silver in her individual event, defeating English junior No.1 Emma Vickers for the first time along the way. Women’s Coach Arthur Brett was delighted with this result and pleased with the performance of the Under 18 girls overall.
Please see below for further results:
Team event
U18 boys——– beat England A 3/0 in semi final beat England B 3/1 in Final
U18 girls——— beat England B 3/1 in semi final lost to England A 0/3 in final
U16 boys (A)—- beat England A 3/1 in semi final beat Scotland B 3/1 in final
U16 boys(B)—— lost to England A in ¼ final
U16 girls———- finished 3rd in group and won consolation event
U14 boys ——– finished 3rd in group and won consolation event
U14 girls ——— lost 3rd /4th play off
Singles event: Highlights
Gavin Maguire lost in semi final to Emran Hussain (eng) 2/3(U18)
Paul McCreery lost in semi final to Christopher Doran(eng) 1/3(U18)
Sam Hanley lost in final to Lewis Gray (eng) 0/3 (u16)
Claire Nelson lost in final to Lucy Davidson (eng) 0/3 (u18)
Full Squads:
Senior Boys: Gavin Maguire, Paul McCreery
Under 16 A: Sam Hanley, Ashley Robinson
Under 16B: Sam Logue, Stephen Slater
Under 14: Declan O’Brien, Neil Irwin
Senior Girls: Claire Nelson, Rebecca Kenny,
Under 16: Sara Dolan, Ashley Givan
Under 14: Edel O’Reilly, Niamh Buttimer