The 2012 ICHA 40×20 Teams Intervarsities will be held in Ulster and North Leinster venues from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th of February. Click Here for entry form.
UCD are A Team Champions, UL take Ladies A Doubles title.
Full results from the weekend here
The 2011 ICHA 40×20 Teams Intervarsities will be held in St Josephs Handball Club in Wexford Town, on Friday 25th to 27th of November.
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Some people asking for a MSword form: Click here
The 2011 ICHA 60×30 Singles Intervarsities will be held in Kilkenny venues on October 14th to October 16th. Entry fom can be downloaded here.
The D.I.T handball club is hosting a doubles 1wall tournament in Croke Park on Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th April 2011.
Its a doubles tournament, €10 per person. There are two grades an (Open with a drop down to A) And a (B with a drop down to C). This is open to everyone men and women Juvenile to masters including beginners.
Entry form
UL are hosting their annual one wall tournament on the 2nd April 2011 in University of Limerick.
The entry form for the tournament is here. Entries must be received by Tuesday 29th March 2011.
Entry Fee is €15 and we will collect this on the day.
Entry is open to all players and isn’t restricted to college students so pass this along to anyone you think maybe interested in playing.
Entries can be sent to ulhandball@gmail.com
Irish Finalist:
Men’d Devision 1:A Final: David Walsh (UCC) d. Niall O’Connor (ITTD) 21-0, 21-2.
B Final: Pat Jarvis (LFC) d. John Casey (UCC) 21-9, 21-9
Intermediate Final: Pesch (ISU) d. Shane Briody (DCU), 21-11, 21-19
Men’s Division II:
C Final: Paul Holden (UL) d. Daniel Riordan (ITTralee), 21-19, 5-21, 11-5.
Intermediate Final: Zhu (SUNY) d.Brian O’Sullivan (DCU), 21-12, 21-12.
Men’s Division III
Contender Final: Velasquez (Fla) d.Gavin Cawley (DCU), 21-8, 21-6
Ladies Division I
Open Final: Shauna Hilley (ITTralee) d. Sandy Ng (LFC) 21-12, 21-16
A Final: Stephanie Coleman (ITTD) d. Shirley Chen (SUNY) 21-13, 21-18
Ladies Open Doubles Final: Pauline Gallagher/Aoifa McCarthy(AIT) d. Daskalakis/S. Chen (SUNY), 21-2,21- 4
Men’s B Double Final: Conteras/Creasy (LFC) d. John Fitzgerald/ Colm O’Luing, 21-20, 21-4.
Full Results thanks to www.ushahandball.org
Men’s Division I:
Open/A/B Play-In: Nikolai Nahorniak (LFC) d. Ciaran Neary (DCU), 4, 10; Ciaran Burke (NUIG) d. David Brainerd (MOST), 15, 13; Niall O’Connor (Tallaght) d. Scottie Moler (MOST), 20, 17; Jonathan Hingey (MOST) d. David Walsh (UCG), 17, 20; Victor Perez (LFC) d. Peter Hughes (DCU), 4, 6; Alfredo Herrera (Pacific) d. Dustin Van Brunt (TAMU), 16, 12; Guillermo Pallares (UT) d. Jeff Streibig (MOST), 11, 18; Anthony Selestow (WIS) d. Vincent Gonzales ( ULV), 16, 11.
Open Round of 16: Nahorniak d. R. Kloss, 8, 5; Burke d. Streibig, 9, 9; Acosta d. O’Connor, 10, 7; Hughes d. Hingey, (20), 18, 4; Perez d. Walsh, 5, 8; Herrera d. Moler, (3), 14, 4; Pallares d. Brainerd, 14, 16; Selestow d. Neary, 18, 13.
Quarterfinals: Nahorniak d. Burke, 8, 3; Acosta d. Hughes, 18, (20), 5; Perez d. Herrera, 16, 8; Pallares d. Selestow, 9, 14.
Semifinals: Nahorniak (LFC) d. Acosta (LFC), 9, 5; Perez (LFC) d. Pallares (UT), 9, 15.
Final: Nahorniak (LFC) d. Perez (LFC), 13, 4.
Open A/B/C Play-In: Derek Alcantar (CSN) d. Dan Sterrett (LFC), 11, (16), 10; Cormac McMahon (TCD) d. Brett Arsenault (UNF), 5, 10; Michael Wu (UCB) d. Conor Bacon (MOST), 5, 10; Sky Peters (Mont) d. Sean McCorry (UUJ), (13), 10,. 8; Pat Jarvis (LFC) d. Pat Langhurst (UM), 9, 17; Riley Kloss (LFC) d. John Casey (UCC), (15), 19, 8; Brian Burke (UMN) d. Paddy Sherry (UUJ), 15, 15; Isaac Acosta (LFC) d. Chad Bolin (MOST), 3, 4.
Open/A/B/2 Play-In: Brainerd d. McMahon, 17, 3; Neary d. Alcantar, 10, 5; Walsh d. Peters, 8, 6; Moler d. Wu, 5, 4; R. Kloss d Van Brunt, 20, 12; Hughes d. Jarvis, 7, 20; Acosta d. Gonzales, 6, 13; Streibig d. Burke, 18, 11.
A Singles First Round: Brainerd d. Neary, (19), 20, 8; Walsh d. Moler, 12, 8; O’Connor d. Hingey, (10), 8, 7; Streibig d. Kloss, (17), 12, 7.
Semifinals: Walsh d. Brainerd, 14, 5; O’Connor d. Streibig, (13), 18, 6.
Final: Walsh d. O’Connor, 0, 2.
B/C/I Play-In: Seamus Casserley (DIT) d. Ryan Peach (Iowa St.), 19, 17; Colm O’Luing (UL) d. Michael Wilbanks (MOST), 3, 2; Brandon Maurique (UR) d. Peter Carlton (UUJ), 12, 14; William Craig (MNSU) d. Simon Hanover (MSU), (15), 13, 9; Justin Novak (LFC) d. Matt Whitaker (MOST), 20, (6), 7; Ryan Owen (RRCC) d. Josh Bateman (PU), 19, (18), 7; Conor O’Gorman (DCU) d. James Flaherty (SUNY), 20, 6; Derek Contreras (LFC) d. Colton Garcia (UT), 6, 2.
B/C Play-In: Colm O’Luing (UL) d. Arsenault, 5, (19), 3; Sterrett d. Casserly, 10, 8; McCorry d. Craig, 8, 16; Bacon d. Marique, 18, (20), 0; Casey d. Owen, 4, 4; Langhorst d. Novak, 11, 9; Contreras d. Bolin, 20, 14; Sherry d. O’Gorman, 16, (14), 10.
B Singles First Round: Alcantar d. Contreras, 15, 5; McMahon d. Bacon, 8, (10), 6; Casey d. Wu, 15, (20), 9; Peters d. Langhorst, (10), 9, 0; Jarvis d. McCorry, 4, (17), 1; O’Gorman d. Van Brunt, 8, 10; Burke d. O’Luing, 8, 8; Gonzales d. Sterrett, 14, 19.
Quarterfinals: Alcantar (CSUN) d. McMahon (TCD), (20), 10, 9; Casey (UCC) d. Peters (Mont), 12, 3; Jarvis (LFC) d. O’Gorman, 15, 18; Gonzales (ULV) d. Burke (MN), 15, (18) 5.
Semifinals: Casey (UCC) d. Alcantar (CSUN), 4, 7; Jarvis (LFC) d. Gonzales (ULV), 17, 18.
Final: Jarvis, d. Casey, 9, 9.
CI/CH Play-In: Kyle Kloss (Ill) d. Joe Green(MSU), 7, 6; Lane Patterson (TAMU) d. Cathal Reynolds (UCC), 4, 11; Sam Smith (UNM) d. Carroll (PU), (17), 17, 2; Eric Torres (San Mateo) d. Matt Anderson (Ill), 19, 5; Allan Griffith (DCU) d. Dan Van Aarsten (MN), 8, 6; Marcus Sheridan (UCD) d. Seth Sullivan (UT), 8, 16; Clark Creasy (LFC) d. Shane Briody (DCU), (14), 19, 8; Erik Ifland (Ill.) d. Andrew Haar (Kan.), 3, 2.
C/I Play-In: Patterson d. Wilbanks, (19), 18, 3; Kloss d. Pesch, (18), 15, 7; Torres d. Hanover, 12, 17; Carlton d. Smith, 7, 19; Sheridan d. Bateman, 15, 11; Griffith d. Whitaker, 14, 17; Ifland d. Garcia, 7, 20, Flaherty d. Creasey, (11), 10, 5.
C First Round: Seamus Casserly d. Ifland, 2, 7; Arsenault d. Flaherty, 5, 10; Maurique d. Sheridan, 9, 14; A. Griffith d. Craig, 7, 6; Torres d. Novak, 9, 8; Carlton d. Owen, 14, 12; Sherry d. Patterson, 17, 19; Bolin d. K. Kloss, 17, 7.
Quarterfinals: Aresenault (UNF) d. Casserly (DIT), 10, 11; Manrique (Roch.) d. Griffith (DCU), 12, 20; Torres (San Mateo) d. Carlton (UUJ), 20, (10), 7; Sherry (UUJ) d. Bolin (MOST), 15, 12.
Semifinals: Arsenault (UNF) d. Manrique (Roch), 19, 3; Torres (San Mateo) d. Sherry (UUJ), 4, 15.
Final: Torres d. Arsenault, 18, 9.
D I I/Ch Play-In: Green d. Reynolds, 6, 13; Anderson d. Carroll, 11, (17), 6; Sullivan d. Van Aarsten; Broidy d. Haar, 1, 3.
D I I Preliminary Round: Creasy (LFC) d. Green (MSU), 11, 19; Anderson (Ill) d. Bateman (PU), 9, 12; Smith (NM) d. Sullivan (UT), 11, (20), 8; Briody (DCU) d. Wilbanks (MOST), 15, 8.
Quarterfinals: Pesch (ISU) d. Creasy (LFC), 12, 18; Hanover (MSU) d. Anderson (Ill), 11, 1; Whitaker (MOST) d. Smith (UNM), 5, (8), 6; Briody (DCU) d. Garcia (UT), 12, 5.
Semifinals: Pesch (ISU) d. Hanover (MSU), (17), 12, 3; Briody (DCU) d. Whitaker (MOST), 17, 9.
Final: Pesch d. Briody, 11, 19.
D I Ch First Round: Carroll (PU) d. Reynolds (UCC), 3, 8; VanAarsten (MN) d. Haar (KU), 1, 3.
Final: VanAarsten d. Carroll, (19), 16, 9.
Men’s Division II:
A/B/C: First Round: Matt Nordahl (MNSU) d. Kevin Cui (UT), 3, 11; Frankie Weinberg (MOST) d. Glenn Oslin (MNSU), 19, 3; Steven Chou (SUNY) d. James Otwell (UT), 13, 17; Geoff Douglas (LFC) d. Matt Callanan (MNSU), 18, 14; Michael Hightower (UT) d. Michael Linley (NM), 14, 18; Rafael Mascarro (SJSU) d. Austin Acosta (TAMU), 4, 4; Andrew Rockwell (MSU) d. Andrew Vanetsky (NM), 4, 1; Nick Olsen (MN) d. Stephen Martin (UT), 8, 3.
Quarterfinals: Nordahl d. Weinberg, 7, 1; Douglas d. Chau, 4, 8; Hightower d. Mascorro, (15), 3, 10; Olsen d. Rockwell, (14), 11, 5.
Semifinals: Douglas (LFC) d. Nordahl (MNSU), 11, 0; Olsen (MN) d. Hightower (UT), 11, 9.
Final: Douglas d. Olsen, 12, 15.
B/C/I Play-In: Lucas Wesley (Ill) d. Wes Bussler (MN), (9), 4, 8; Ben Olsen (MCTC) d. Jarad Biermann (TAMU), 6, 4; Conor Petersen (MSU) d. Justin Vaneck (USU), 14, 7; Joseph Boo (SUNY) d. Barrett Martin (MOST), 4, 3; Caleb Werner (PU) d. Ben Cardiff (SU), 4, 9; Eric Doyle (WWU) d. Mathew Larson (MNSU), 12, 18; Adish Padham (FL) d. Daniel Riordan (ITT), (14), 10, 5; John Fitzgerald (UL) d. Philip Cho (SUNY), 10, 15.
B/C Play-In: B. Olsen d. G. Oslin, 8, 17; Cui d. Wesley, (11), 16, 9; Callanan d. Boo, 15, 19; Peterson d. Otwell, 4, 1; Doyle d. A. Acosta, 9, 3; Werner d. Linsley, 13, 8; Fitzgerald d. Martin, 6, 10; Padhani d. Vanetsky, 2, 4.
D II B Preliminary Round: Callahan (MNSU) d. Doyle (WWU), 12, 15; Padhami (Fla) d. Cui (UT), 14, 15; Fitzgerald (UL) d. B. Olsen (MCTC), (17), 16, 7; Peterson (MSU) d. Werner (PU), 9, (15), 7.
Quarterfinals: Callahan (MNSU) d. Chau (SUNY), (17), 16, 0; Padhami (Fla.) d. Weinberg (MOST), 1, 0; Rockwell (MSU) d. Fitzgerald (UL), (16), 5, 1; Mascorro (SJSU) d. Peterson (MSU), (17), 14, 0.
Semifinals: Callahan (MNSU) d. Padhami (Fla), (11), 19, 10; Rockwell (MSU) d. Mascorro, (SJSU), (10), 7, 7.
Final: Callahan d. Rockwell, 7, 14.
CI/CH Play-In: Ryan Campbell (USU) d. Salvador Guerrero (SJSU), 9, 13; Paul Holden (UL) d. Rodney Piepho (MNSU), 8, 20; Kevin Lammi (MN) d. Brian O’Sullivan (DCU), 15, 20; Eric Essenwein (FL) d. Clayton Mansfield (TAMU), 3, 6; Kyle Balint (MOST) d. Eric Coats (Pacific), 10, 12; Neal Kwong (CAL) d. Kevin Reilly (WWU), 13, 13; Thaison Nguyen (UT) d. Andrew Schneider (MNSU), 4, 18; Bob Quinn (MNSU) d. Mario Stanislao (NSU), (19), 8, 5.
C/I Play-In: Holden d. Biermann, 10, 4; Bussler d. Campbell, 15, 17; Essenwein d. Martin, (19), 4, 5; Lammi d. Vaneck, 20, 4; Kwong d. Larson, 18, 13; Balint d. Cardiff, 4, 4; Cho d. Quinn, 0, 10; Riordan d. Nguyen, 3, 1.
D II C First Round: Cho (SUNY) d. Wesley (Ill), Riorden (ITT) d. Oslin (MNSU), 3, 3; Otwell (UT) d. Kwong (Cal), 3, (19), 1; Boo (SUNY) d. Balint (MOST), 12, 2; Linley (UNM) d. Essenwein (Fla), 18, 18; Lammi (MN) d. Acosta (TAMU), 2, 1; Holden (UL) d. Vanetsky (NM), 6, 9; Bussler (MN) d. Martin, 17, 4.
Quarterfinals: Riorden (ITT) d. Cho (SUNY), (13), 15, 7; Boo (SUNY) d. Otwell (UT), 8, 8; Lammi (MN) d. Linley (NM), 8, 9; Holden (UL) d. Bussler, 8, 6.
Semifinals: Riorden (ITT) d. Boo (SUNY), 12, 19; Holden (UL) d. Lammi (MN), 16, 14.
Final: Holden d. Riorden, 19, (5), 5.
D II I First Round: Campbell (USU) d. Stanislao (NSU), 7, 17; Li (SUNY) d. Biermann (TAMU), 10, 6; Lin (SUNY) d. Vaneck (USU), 5, 18; Guzman (SJSU) d. Martin (MOST), (20), 5, 1; Rowsome (DCU) d. Cardiff (SU), 3, 6; Clark (USU) d. Nguyen (UT), 10, 7; Sutton (UT) d. Larson (MNSU), 2, 11; Guerrero (SJSU) d. Quinn (MNSU), 15, 4.
Quarterfinals: Li (SUNY) d. Campbell (USU), 10, 9; Lin (SUNY) d. Guzman (SJSU), 4, 4; Rowsome (DCU) d. Clark (USU), 20, 10; Sutton (UT) d. Guerrero (SJSU), 12, 16.
Semifinals: Li (SUNY) d. Lin (SUNY), 11, 11; Sutton (UT) d. Rowsome (DCU), (19), 20, 6.
Final: Li d. Sutton, 17, 3.
I/CH/CO Play-In: Ivan Paing (SUNY) d. Jonathon Larson (USU), (8), 9, 1; Paul Sutton (UT) d. Lorenzo Javier (SJSU), (7), 16, 3; Patrick Rowsome (DCU) d. Brandon Gilles (WWU), 5, 7; Alex Lin (SUNY) d. Aaron Grimmer (MN), (18), 8, 7; Daniel Guzman (SJSU) d. Joe Klipfel (NSU), 12, 4; Tim Clark (USU) d. Jonathan Johnston (UT), 6, 3; Peter Li (SUNY) d. Jamee Thurlow (CSM), 14,11; Stephen Zhu (SUNY) d. Ben Knighton (TAMU), 9, 5.
I/CH Play – In: Sutton d. Piepho; Guerrero d. Pang, (18), 12, 4; Rowsome d. Mansfield, 1, 2; Lin d. O’Sullivan, 14, (14), 7; Clark d. Reilly, 7, 14; Guzman d. Coats, 7, 2; Stanislao d. Zhu; Li d. Schneider.
Ch/Co Play – In: Jonathan Larson d. L. Javier, 11, (15), 9; Grimmer d. Giles, 9, 19; J. Johnson d. Klipfel, 19, 16; Thurlow d. Knighton, 3, 8.
D II Ch Preliminary Round: Larson (USU) d. Schneider (MNSU), (18), 6, 1; Reilly (WWU) d. Grimmer (MNSU), 18, 15; O’Sullivan (DCU) d. Johnson (UT), 2, 11; Thurlow (CSM) d. Piepho (MNSU), 16, 9.
Quarterfinals: O’Sullivan (DCU) d. Coats (PU), 5, 7; Paing (SUNY) d. Reilly (WWU), 16, 16; Larson (USU) d. Mansfield (TAMU), 9, 2; Zhu (SUNY), Thurlow (CSM), 7, 15.
Semifinals: O’Sullivan (DCU) d. Paing (SUNY), 10, 9; Zhu (SUNY) d. Larson (USU), 14, 14.
Final: Zhu d. O’Sullivan, 12, 12.
D II Contenders. First Round: Javier (SJSU) d. Giles (MN), 1, 15; Klipfel (NSU) d. Knighton (TAMU), 12, 12.
Final: Javier d. Klipfel, 18, 8.
Men’s Division III
A/B/C First Round: Stephen Shannon (UUJ) d. Chris Craft (WWU), 6, 15; Ahren Backman (MNSU) d. Patrick Torrence (UT), 6, 6; Eamon McNicholas (UL) d. Frank Gilles (WWU), 18, 14; Ryan Kuykendall (PU) d. Matt Kamas (SU), 15, 16; Ryan Sparks (CSM) d. John Preble (TAMU), 2, 8; Thien Van (UCB) d. Andy Buckett (UMN), 19, 8; Tyler Bettenhausen (UI) d. P.J. O’Brien (UCC), 18, 18; Joseph Nordahl (MNSU) d. Griffin Moore (UI), 7, 6.
Quarterfinals: Shannon d. Backman, 19, 8; McNicholas d.Kuykendall, (20), 17, 1; Sparks d. Van, 17, 14; Bettenhausen d. Nordahl, (20), 5, 1.
Semifinals: Sparks (CSM) d. Shannon (UUJ), 12, 12; Bettenhausen (Ill) d. McNicholas (UL), 20, 8.
Final: Bettenhausen (Ill) d. Sparks (CSM), 15, 10.
D III: B/C/I Play-In: Mark Quinn (DIT) d. Christian Quintero (TAMU), 9, 11; Kevin Lo (SUNY) d. Ben Kraft (MSU), 5, 17; Michael Chu (SUNY) d. Aaron Cochran (PU), 4, 4; Bryn Stock (NSU) d. Thomas Kohlbry (MN), 10, 14; Matthew Pingle (MSU d. Jeff Job (USU), 6, 1; Ryan Musolf (MSU) d. Gavin Brown (PU), 16, (8), 5; Jeremy Partl (MOST) d. John Attleson II (UT), 6, 8; Ryan Schaef (CSM) d. Samuel Arriola (PU), 19, 11.
D III B/C Play-In: Lo d. Torrence, 8, 4; Quinn d. Craft, 13, 18; Chu d. Gilles, 17, 7; Buckett d. Musolf, 12, 14; Pringle d. Preble, 2, 2; Schaef d. Moore, 19, 11; O’Brien d. Partl, 16, (19), 4.
D III B: Preliminary Round: Buckett (MN) d. Stock (NSU), 4, 7; Lo (SUNY) d. Quinn (DIT), 13, 11; O’Brian (UCC) d. Schaef, 16, 14; Chu (SUNY) d. Pingle (MSU), 13, 14.
Quarterfinals: Buckett (MN) d. Bachman (MNSU), 18, 8; Lo (SUNY) d. Kuykendall (PU), 8, (17), 2; Van (Cal) d. O’Brian (UCC), 16, (16), 5; Chu (SUNY) d. Nordahl (MNSU), 11, 12.
Semifinals: Lo (SUNY) d. Buckett (MN), 11, (15), 3; Chu (SUNY) d. Van (Cal), 10, 1.
Final: Chu d. Lo, 17, 20.
D III C: First Round: Quist (USU) d. Craft (WWU), 3, 16; Tan (SUNY) d. Torrence (UT), 12, 15; Guilles (WWU) d. Hoff (MNSU), 11, 18; Job (USU) d. Kamas (SU), 10, 18; Wu (SUNY) d. Preble (TAMU), 13, 4; Mosolf (MSU) d. Cochrane (PU), 8, 11; Nguyen (FL) d. Partl (MOST), 2, 16; Ly (SUNY) d. Moore (Ill).
Quarterfinals: Quist (USU) d. Tan, (SUNY), 18, 16; Guilles (WWU) d. Job (USU), 8, 13; Wu (SUNY) d. Mosolf (MSU), 19, (19), 8; Ly (SUNY) d. Nguyen (Fla), 5, 13.
Semifinals: Guilles (WWU) d. Quist (USU), 15, 20; Ly (SUNY) d. Wu (SUNY), 1, 13.
Final: Ly d. Guilles, 5, 16.
D III: CI/CH Play – In: Lawrence Ly (SUNY) d. Brad Jernberg (MNSU), 11, 2; Donald Nguyen (UF) d. Dayne Alder (USU), 3, 6; Andrew Munguina (USU) d. Zachary Smith (TAMU), 10, (18), 9; Kendy Wu (SUNY) d. Jared Campbell (CSM), 10, 2; Bill Lundbald (MNSU) d. Jordan Wong (PU), 13, 12; Josh Hoff (MNSU) d. Max Friedrich (UF), 18, 8; Frank Tan (SUNY) d. John Derbish (UF), 16, (19), 3; Jared Quist (USU) d. Luis Velazquez (UF), 10, 0.
D III: C/I Play – In: D. Nguyen d. Kraft, 3, 12; Ly d. Quintero, 4, 1; Wu d. Kohlbry, 17, 7; Cochrane d. Munguila, 3, 12; Hoff d. Brown, 11, (20), 9; Job d. Lundblad, 10, 15; Quist d. Arriola, 5, 12; F. Tan d. Attleson, 2, 2.
D III I/Ch/Co Preliminary Play-In: Payne d. Esanlenko, 15, (6), 6; Barkley d. Hoflock, 17, 8.
D III I/Ch Play – In: Jernberg d. Cawley, 2, 8; Barkley d. Won, 15, (15), 4; Payne d. Campbell, 4, 12; Lincoln d. Velasquez, 20, 16.
D III Intermediate Preliminary Round: Derbish (UT) d. Kraft (NSU), 2, 6; Friedrich (Fla) d. Munguila (USU), 18, 4; Brown (PU) d. Barkley (Fla), 7, 8; Alder (USU) d. Attleson, (18), 12, 4.
Quarterfinals: Derbish (Fla) d. Quintero (TAMU), 14, 6; Friedrich (Fla.) d. Kohlbry (MN), 12, 7; Brown (PU) d. Londblad (MNSU), 8, 8; Arriola (PU) d. Alder (USU), 7, 14.
Semifinals: Friedrich (Fla) d. Brown (PU), 16, (13), 6; Derbish (Fla) d. Arriola (PU), 9, 7.
Final: Derbish d. Friedrich, 12, 16.
D III Ch/Co Play – in: E. Saulenio (MNSU) d. Velasquez (Fla); Hoflock (MNSU) d. Cawley (DCU).
D III Ch: First Round: Jernberg (MNSU) d. Smith (TAMU), 12, 5; Hoflock (MNSU) d. Campbell (CSM), 13, (18), 5; Esaulenko (MNSU) d. Wong (PU), 11, 13; Payne (SU), (14), 14, 10.
Semifinals: Jernberg (MNS) d. Hoflock (MNSU), 10, 14; Payne (SU) d. Esaulenko (MNSU), 13, 17.
Final: Payne d. Jernberg, 6, (11), 9.
D III Cons. Final: Velasquez (Fla) d. Cawley (DCU), 8, 6.
Women’s Division I
Open/A/B First Round: Sandy Ng (LFC) d. Jaime McKoul (MOST), 3, 1; Sarah Brusig (LFC) d. Madeline Brown (MOST), 11, 0; Aoife McCarthy (AIT) d. Jennifer Saunders (N.Mex), 9, 12; Danielle Daskalakis (SUNY) d. Stephanie Miller (UF), 7, 13; Maria Dugas (LFC) d. Shirley Chen (SUNY), 11, 4; Pauline Gallagher (AIT) d. Lauren Treml (MOST), 1, 11; Amanda McKay (MOST) d. Nicole Moser (LFC), 9, 14; Shauna Hilley (ITT) d. Kayla Jonse (TAMU), 0, 3.
Open/A First Round: Ng d. Coleman, 2, 5; Quinn d. McKay, 11, (12), 6; McCarthy d. S Chen, 10, (12), 0; Daskalakis d. Treml, 5, 12; Dugas d. Miller, 5, 2; Gallagher d. Moser, 3, 0; Saunders d. Brusig, 9, 17; Hilley d. Zender, 2, 3.
Quarterfinals: Ng d. Quinn, 1, 6; Daskalakis d. McCarthy, (20), 20, 7; Gallagher d. Dugas, 9, (6), 4; Hilley d. Saunders, def.
Semifinals: Ng (LFC) d. Daskalakis (SUNY), 11, 15; Hilley (ITT) d. Gallagher (AIT), 7, (20), 6.
Final: Hilley d. Ng, 12, 16.
Open/A/B/C Play-In: Samantha Zender (LFC) d. Elizabeth Sherman (PU), 3, 1; Aileen Quinn (DCU) d. Becky Drebin (USU), 1, 16; Emily Korszen (FLA) d. Ann Fralee (MOST), 15, 10; Krystin Deason (TAMU) d. Katherine Orvecz (FL), 3, 8; Anabel Aviles (SU) d. Cheryl Chen (SUNY), 8, 15; Analiese Szutenbach (LFC) d. Kristen Hall (FL), 13, 8; Kara Smith (MN) d. Dani Warmund (FL), 15, 16; Stephanie Coleman (Tallaght) d. Amalia Desardi (LFC), 13, 6.
Open/A/B2 Play-In: Aileen Quinn d. Madeline Brown, 11, 13; Samantha Zender d. Mackoul, 9, 5; Miller d .Deason, 15, 2; Saunders d. Korszen, 1, 1; Treml d. Szutenbach, 2, 10; Shirley Chen d. Aviles, 7, 6; Coleman d. Jones, 4, 4; Moser d. Smith, 9, 7.
D I A: First Round: Coleman (Tallight) d. Brusig (LFC), 6, (20), 3; Miller (Fla) d. Moser (LFC), 11, 15; S. Chen (SUNY) d. Treml (MOST), 9, 10; McKay (MOST) d. Zender (LFC), 16, (15), 10.
Semfinals: Coleman (Tallight) d. Miller (Fla), 10, 16; S. Chen d. McKay (MOST), 9, 16.
Final: Coleman d. S. Chen, 13, 18.
B/C/I Play-In: Emma Swanson (LFC) d. Alison O’Leary (WWU), 2, 2; Addison Rogers (WWU) d. Kate Quiram (MNSU), 3, 5; Kayla Bogs (SU) d. Rebecca Michels (UMN), 2, 7; Bianca Greene (LFC) d. Korina Kaio-Maddox (PU), 15, 3; Charlotte Mark (UT) d. Kim Okemaku (PU), 1, 4; Jenny Novak (PU) d. Shelby Bacon (MOST), 10, 4; Jody McFarlen (MODT) d. Jessica Reeves (CSM), 9, 2; Loren Hale (MSU) d. Ashley Benz (ILL.), 18, 2.
B/C Play-In: Swanson d. Sherman, 9, 8; Rogers d. Drebin, 9, (16), 10; Bianca Greene d. Orvecz, 10, 1; Boggs d. Fraley, 6, 11; C. Chen d. C. Mark, 20, 19; Hall d. Novak, 10, 9; Desardi d. L. Hale, 6, 5; Warmund d. McFarlan, 9, 8.
B Singles: Desardi d. Mackoul, 5, 4; Warmund d. Brown, (16), 16, 7; Boggs d. Hall, (13), 16, 5; C. Chen d. Deason, (11), 9, 0; Aviles d. Greene, 10, 7; Szutenbach d. Korszen, 0, 0; Rogers d. Smith, 4, 14; K. Jones d. Swanson, 19, 10.
Quarterfinals: Desardi (LFC) d. Warmand (Fla), 8, 7; C. Chen (SUNY) d. Boggs (SU), 13, 15; Szutenbach (LFC) d. Aviles (SU), 16, 13; Robers (WWU) d. Jones (TAMU), (17), 19, 10.
Semifinals: Desardi (LFC) d. C. Chen (SUNY), 15, 14; Szutenbach (LFC) d. Rogers (WWU), 15, 9.
Final: Szutenbach d. Desardi, (14), 3, 4.
C Singles Preliminary Round: Drebin d. Bacon, 3,1; Benz d. Fraley, 6, 2; Novak d. Quiram, 6, 12; McFarlan d. Maddox, 7, (19), 8.
Quarterfinals: Drebin (USU) d. Sherman (PU), 3, 1; Orvecz (Fla) d. Benz (Ill), (12), 3, 10; Mark (UT) d. Novak (PU), 7, 3; Hale (MSU) d. McFarlan (MOST), 13, 20.
Semifinals: Drebin (USU) d. Orvecz (Fla), 0, 6; Mark (UT) d. L. Hale (MSU), 4, 6.
Final: Mark d. Drebin, def.
W D I C/I Play-In: Quiram d. O’Leary, 11, 5; Kaio/Maddox d. Michels, 13, 14; Bacon d. Okenaku, 17, 17; Benz d. Reeves, (18), 18, 10.
I First Round: Michaels (MN) d. O’Leary (WWU), 11, 10; Okenaku (PU) d. Reeves (CSM), 7, 17.
Final: Michaels (MN) d. Okenaku (PU), 16, 11.
Women’s Division II:
A/B/C First Round: Shiela Conneely (LFC) d. Helen Moy (SUNY), 20, (3), 5; Anna Bee (PU) d. Emily Weinberg (MOST), 4, 4; Lauren Deponte (MT) d. Lauren Long (MOST), 18, (11), 3; Maddie Hale (MSU) d. Renee Gonzales (NM), 10, 15; Nicole Stroner (LFC) d. Alyssa Rand (MOST), 2, 18; Rebecca Sbika (MT) d. Alana Sales (WWU), 9, 20; Kimberly Lau (SUNY) d. Amia Kane (WWU), 1, 6; Cary Maerz (PU) d. Emily Anguino (WWU), 16, 8.
A/B Play-In: Connelly d. Beebe, 5, 7; Hale d. Deponte, 9, 5; Stroner d. Spika, 12, (20), 0; Lau d. Maerz, 4, 7.
A: Hale (MSU) d. Connelly (LFC) (16), 18, 2; Lau (SUNY) d. Stroner (LFC), 14, 14.
Final: Hale d. Lau.
B/C/I Play-in: Alley Klein (SU) d. Aimee Fadden (LFC), 18, 11; Robin Eastwood (Ill) d. Jeri Jessop CSM), 6, 12; Mary Harris (MSU) d. Laura-Anne Furlong (UL), 17, 1; Rachel Fox (Ill) d. Keishla Rivera-Estrada (FL), 16, 4; Elizabeth Winberg (MN) d. Cat Burke (MOST), 8, (15), 0; Brooke Minnehan (MNSU) d. Jessica Knudson (MN), 8, 4; Alissa Crawford (MSU) d. Jacqueline Capron (Ill), 3, 5; Rebecca Cole (MNSU) d. Camila Quinteros (LFC), 9, 0.
B/C Play-In: Eastwood d. Weinberg, 8, 2; Moy d. Klein, 6, 7; Gonzales d. Fox, 4, 15; Harris d. Long, 14, 0; Minnehan d. Sales, 14, 19; Rand d. Winberg, 4, 6; Cole d. Anguiano, 6, 17; Crawford d. Kane, 1, 1.
D II B Preliminary Round: Harris (MSU) d. Rand (MOST), 11, 2; Cole (MNSU) d. Eastwood (Ill), 7, 11; Crawford (MSU) d. Moy (SUNY), 5, 18; Minnehan (MNSU) d. Gonzales (NM), (15), 15, 2.
Quarterfinals: Harris (MSU) d. Deponte (MT), 4, (17), 1; Beebe (PU) d. Cole (MNSU), 12, 4; Crawford (MSU) d. Maerz (PU), 8, 11; Minnehan (MNSU) d. Spika (MT), 12, (7), 5.
Semifinals: Harris (MSU) d. Beebe (PU), 11, 9; Minnehan (MNSU) d. Crawford (MSU), 11, 17.
Final: Harris d. Minnehan, 14, 14.
D II C First Round: Klein (SU) d. Doyle (SU), 6, (13), 1; Capron (Ill) d. Weiberg (MOST), (8), 4, 9; Butcher (USU) d. Long (MOST), 17, 9; Cortez (LFC) d. Fox (Ill), 17, (18), 1; Winberg (NM) d. Stadther (USU), 4, 2; Furlong (UL) d. Sales (WWU), 14, (9), 2; Satterwhite (USU) d. Kane (WWU), 12, 10; Anguiana (WWU) d. Fadden (LFC), 12, (16), 3.
Quarterfinals: Klein (SU) d. Capron (Ill), 6, 7; Butcher (USU) d. Cotrez (LFC), 2, 18; Furlong (UL) d. Winberg (NM), 11, 8; Satterwhite (USU) d. Anguiano (WWU), 10, 10.
Semifinals: Butcher (USU) d. Klein, 19, 12; Satterwhite (USU) d. Furlong (UL), 14, 18.
Final: Satterwhite (USU) d. Butcher (USU), (17), 12, 6.
CI/CH Play-In: Shayla Satterwhite (USU) d. Dena Craig (MNSU), 2, 2; Danielle Palmore (MSU) d. Annie Harrison (SU), 11, 0; Kim Butcher (USU) d. Miranda Dashut (Ill), 1, 0; Robin Jeung (SJSU) d. Ashley Larson (MNSU), 1, 0.
C/I Play-In: Satterwhite d. Jessop, 3, 3; Fadden d. Jones, 3, 3; Stadther d. Rivera/Estrada, 5, 9; Furlong d. Palmore, 9, 4; Butcher d. Knudsen, 12, 6; Cortez d. Burke, 19, (14), 3; Doyle d. Quinteros, 3, 4; Capron d. Jeung, 13, 5.
I/CH Play-In: Quinteros d. Craig, Burke d. Harrison, 15, 7; Rivera-Estrada d. Dashut, 1, 10; Jones d. Larson, 1, 4.
Intermediate Preliminary Round: Jessop d. Katie Jones, (16), 13, 5; Palmer d. Rivera-Estrada, 0, (20), 4; Burke d. Knudson, 12, 4; Quinteros d. Jeung, (20), 2, 6.
First Round: Doyle (MSU) d. Jessop (CSM), 5, 2; Fadden (LFC) d. Stadther (MNSU), 2, 6; Fox (Ill) d. Burke (MOST), 6, 20; Palmer (MSU) d. Quinteros (LFC), 9, (18), 5.
Semifinals: Fadden (LFC) d. Doyle (MSU), 15, 3; Palmer (MSU) d. Foxt (Ill), (1), 16, 5.
Fadden d. Palmer, 8, 6.
D II Challengers First Round: Dashut (Ill.) d. Larson (MNSU), 0, 0; Harrison (SU) d. Craig (MNSU), 1, 10.
Final: Harrison d. Dahut, (14), 9, 1.
Men’s Open Doubles:
First Round: Pallares/Garcia (UT) d. Coleman/O’Connor, def.; Acosta/Jarvis (LFC) d. Hanover/Rockwell (MSU), 0, 7; Peterson/VanBrunt (TAMU) d. McCorry/Sherry (UUJ), 8, (7), 9.
Quarterfinals: Nahorniak/Perez d. Pallares/Garcia, 9, 9; Hughes/Neary d. Streibig/Brainerd, 17, 8; Acosta/Jarvis d. Casey/Walsh, 20, (6), 7; Moler/Hingey d. Peterson/VanBrunt, 6, 4.
Semifinals: Nahorniak/Perez d. Hughes/Neary, 4, 7; Acosta/Jarvis d. Hingey/Moler, (15), 20, 9.
Final: Nahorniak/Perez d. Acosta/Jarvis, 5, 8.
Men’s B Doubles:
Preliminary Round: Rowsome/Griffith (DCU) d. Thurlow/Schaef (CSM), 9, 9; Javier/Guzman (SJSU) d. Sparks/Campbell (CSM), 13 (10), 9.
First Round; Rowsome/Griffin (DCU d. Wilbanks/Whitaker (MOST), 5, (2), 5; Anderson/Wesley (Ill) d. Nguyen/Hightower (UT), 7, 9; Ifland/Doyle (WWU) d. Kamas/Cardiff (SU), 1, 3; McNicholas/Holden (UL) d. Smith/Vanetsky (NM), 5, 3; Kloss/Bettenhausen (Ill) d. Campbell/Larsen (USU), Preble/Mansfield (TAMU), 0, 2; Boo/Zhu (SUNY) d. Miermann/Acosta (TAMU), 2, 5; Novak/Douglas (LFC) d. Shannon/Carleton (UUJ), 4, (6), 7; Bateman/Carroll (PU) d. Petersen/Pingel (MSU), 3, 1; Callahan/Craig (MNSU) d. Kwong/Van (CAL), 7, 3; Casserly/Quinn (DIT) d. Peipho/Larson (MNSU), 2, 5; Fitzgerald/O’Luing (UL) d. Guerrero/Mascorro (SJSU), 7, 5; Flaherty/Cho (SUNY) d. Campbell/Larson (USU), 3, 11; Sullivan/Martin (UT) d. Riley/Gillen (WWU), 5, 3; Briody/O’Sullivan (DCU) d. Clark/Vaneck (USU), 8, 9; O’Brien/Reynolds (UCC) d. Weinberg/Balist (MOST), 15, (&), 1; Contreras/Creasey (LFC) d. Javier/Guzman, 6, 7.
Round of 16: Anderson/Wesley d. Rowsome/Griffith, (19), 17, 3; Ifland/Doyle d. McNicholas/Holden, 19, 13; Kloss/Bettenhausen d. Boo/Zhu, 17, 7; Bateman/Carroll d. Novak/Douglas, (15), 13, 5; Callahan/Craig d. Casserly/Quinn, 7, 17; Fitzgerald/O’Luing d. Flaherty/Cho, (16), 1, 7; Briody/O’Sullivan, 11, 11; Contreras/Creasey d. O’Brien/Reynolds, 0, 2.
Quarterfinals: Anderson/Wesley d. Ifland/Doyle, 10, 10; Kloss/Bettenhausen d. Bateman/Carroll, 7, (15), 7; Fitzgerald/O’Luing d. Callahan/Craig, 12, 18; Contreras/Creasey d. Broidy/O’Sullivan, 9, 9.
Semifinals: Fitzgerald/O’Luing d. Anderson/Wesley, 13, 9; Contreras/Creasy d. Kloss/Bettenhausen, (10), 5, 6.
Final: Conteras/Creasy d. Fitzgerald/O’Luing, 20, 4.
Women’s Open Doubles:
Preliminary Round: Saunders/Gonzalez (UNM) d. Aviles/Boggs (SU), 14, 14; Deason/Jones (TAMU) d. Sherman/Novak (PU), 9, 1.
First Round: Dugas/Ng d. Saunders/Gonzales, 6, 2; Gallagher/McCarthy d. Mackoul/Treml, 2, 10; Daskalakis/S. Chen d. Brusig/Moser, 9, 9; McKay/Brown d. Deason/Jones, 16, 12.
Semifinals: Gallagher/McCarthy d. Dugas/Ng, (5), 19, 8; Daskalakis/Chen d. McKay/Brown, 13, 17.
Final: Gallagher/McCarthy d. Daskalakis/S. Chen, 2, 4.
Women’s B Doubles:
Preliminary Round: Eastwood/Benz (UI) d. Harrison/Klein (SU), 5, 0; Moy/Lau (SUNY) d. Satterwait/Butcher (USU), 0, 14; Hale/Harris (MSU) d. Fox/Capron (UI), 9, 1.
Quarterfinals: O’Leary/Rogers (WWU) d. Eastwood/Benz, 13, 2; Hale/Crawford d. Minnehan/Quiram, (18), 14, 8; Moy/Lau d. Anguiano/Kane (WWU), 5, 13; Hale/Harris MSU d. Kaio-Maddox/Okenaku, (13), 10, 7.
Semifinals: Hale/Crawford d. O’Leary/Rogers, 5, (13), 8; Moy/Lau d. Hale/Harris, 19, (20), 5.
Final: Moy/Lau d. Hale/Crawford, 20, (5), 8.
Resultsfor the IRish players from the first two days of the USHA Collegiates 2011:
Men’s Division I:
Open/A/B First Round: Nikolai Nahorniak (LFC) d. Ciaran Neary (DCU), 4, 10; Ciaran Burke (NUIG) d. David Brainerd (MOST), 15, 13; Niall O’Connor (Tallaght) d. Scottie Moler (MOST), 20, 17; Jonathan Hingey (MOST) d. David Walsh (UCC), 17, 20; Victor Perez (LFC) d. Peter Hughes (DCU), 4, 6;
Open Round of 16: Nahorniak d. R. Kloss, 8, 5; Burke d. Streibig, 9, 9; Acosta d. O’Connor, 10, 7; Hughes d. Hingey, (20), 18, 4; Perez d. Walsh, 5, 8; Selestow d. Neary, 18, 13.
Open A/B/C Firsr Round: Cormac McMahon (TCD) d. Brett Arsenault (UNF), 5, 10; Sky Peters (Mont) d. Sean McCorry (UUJ), (13), 10,. 8; Riley Kloss (LFC) d. John Casey (UCC), (15), 19, 8; Brian Burke (UMN) d. Paddy Sherry (UUJ), 15, 15;
Open/A/B/2 First Round: Brainerd d. McMahon, 17, 3; Neary d. Alcantar, 10, 5; Walsh d. Peters, 8, 6; Hughes d. Jarvis, 7, 20; Streibig d. Burke, 18, 11.
B/C/I First Round: Seamus Casserley (DIT) d. Ryan Peach (Iowa St.), 19, 17; Colm O’Luing (UL) d. Michael Wilbanks (MOST), 3, 2; Brandon Maurique (UR) d. Peter Carlton (UUJ), 12, 14; Conor O’Gorman (DCU) d. James Flaherty (SUNY), 20, 6;
B/C First Round: Colm O’Luing (UL) d. Arsenault, 5, (19), 3; Sterrett d. Casserly, 10, 8; McCorry d. Craig, 8, 16; Casey d. Owen, 4, 4; O’Gorman d. Sherry, 16, (14), 10.
CI/CH First Round: Lane Patterson (TAMU) d. Cathal Reynolds (UCC), 4, 11; Allan Griffith (DCU) d. Dan Van Aarsten (MN), 8, 6; Marcus Sheridan (UCD) d. Seth Sullivan (UT), 8, 16; Clark Creasy (LFC) d. Shane Briody (DCU), (14), 19, 8;
C/I First Round: Carlton d. Smith, 7, 19; Sheridan d. Bateman, 15, 11; Griffith d. Whitaker, 14, 17;
Men’s Division II
B/C/I First Round: Adish Padham (FL) d. Daniel Riordan (ITT), (14), 10, 5; John Fitzgerald (UL) d. Philip Cho (SUNY), 10, 15.
I/CH/CO First Round: Patrick Rowsome (DCU) d. Brandon Gilles (WWU), 5, 7;
Men’s Division III
A/B/C First Round: Stephen Shannon (UUJ) d. Chris Craft (WWU), 6, 15;
D III: B/C/I First Round: Mark Quinn (DIT) d. Christian Quintero (TAMU), 9, 11;
D III B/C First Round: Quinn d. Craft, 13, 18; O’Brien d. Partl, 16, (19), 4.
Women’s Division I
Open/A/B First Round: Aoife McCarthy (AIT) d. Jennifer Saunders (N.Mex), 9, 12; Pauline Gallagher (AIT) d. Lauren Treml (MOST), 1, 11; Shauna Hilley (ITT) d. Kayla Jonse (TAMU), 0, 3.
Open/A First Round: Ng d. Coleman, 2, 5; Quinn d. McKay, 11, (12), 6; McCarthy d. S Chen, 10, (12), 0; Hilley d. Zender, 0, 3
Open/A/B/C First Round: Aileen Quinn (DCU) d. Becky Drebin (USU), 1, 16; Stephanie Coleman (Tallaght) d. Amalia Desardi (LFC), 13, 6.
Open/A/B2 First Round: Aileen Quinn d. Madeline Brown, 11, 13; Coleman d. Jones, 4, 4;
Women’s Division II:
B/C/I First Round: Mary Harris (MSU) d. Laura-Anne Furlong (UL), 17, 1;
Men’s Open Doubles:
First Round: Pallares/Garcia (UT) d. Coleman/O’Connor, def.; Acosta/Jarvis (LFC) d. Hanover/Rockwell (MSU), 0, 7; Peterson/VanBrunt (TAMU) d. McCorry/Sherry (UUJ), 8, (7), 9.
Men’s B Doubles:
Preliminary Round: Rowsome/Griffith (DCU) d. Thurlow/Schaef (CSM), 9, 9;
First Round; Rowsome/Griffin (DCU d. Wilbanks/Whitaker (MOST), 5, (2), 5; McNicholas/Holden (UL) d. Smith/Vanetsky (NM), 5, 3; Novak/Douglas (LFC) d. Shannon/Carleton (UUJ), 4, (6), 7; Casserly/Quinn (DIT) d. Peipho/Larson (MNSU), 2, 5; Fitzgerald/O’Luing (UL) d. Guerrero/Mascorro (SJSU), 7, 5; Briody/O’Sullivan (DCU) d. Clark/Vaneck (USU), 8, 9; O’Brien/Reynolds (UCC) d. Weinberg/Balist (MOST), 15, (&), 1;
Round of 16: Anderson/Wesley d. Rowsome/Griffith, (19), 17, 3; Ifland/Doyle d. McNicholas/Holden, 19, 13; Callahan/Craig d. Casserly/Quinn, 7, 17; Fitzgerald/O’Luing d. Flaherty/Cho, (16), 1, 7; Briody/O’Sullivan, 11, 11; Contreras/Creasey d. O’Brien/Reynolds, 0, 2.
by Natalie Nic Shim
32 student handballers will this week be swapping Ireland’s February showers for the heat of the southern States as the 59th USHA Collegiates Championships gets underway in Arizona. Commencing this Wednesday (23rd February), the huge sports complex of Arizona State University looks set to witness some terrific handball action as the Irish contingent join nearly 250 other players from 30 US higher-level institutions to compete in this eagerly-anticipated event.
The competition boasts a star-studded line-up of top American and Irish collegiate talent. In the men’s event, there are two Irish players in the top eight seeds. Waterford’s David Walsh (UCC) will be hoping to add the US title to the numerous Irish and international medals he has collected over recent years. However he will face tough opposition from NUIG’s Ciaran Burke who will also be seeking to prove himself on the international stage.
Hoping to thwart the Irish bid are several top American players, including last-year’s Collegiates champion, Nikolai Nahorniak (who takes the top seed), his experienced team-mate Victor Perez and the up-and-coming Anthony Selestow and Scottie Moler. These rising stars have been in top form recently and with some big wins on their résumés (Nahorniak once again defeating Bill Mehilos in the Illinois HA Singles tournament last month) they will aim to ensure that the Irish do not have everything their own way.
Also featuring in the top sixteen are Irish Junior Nationals 17-and-under and Intervarsities Mens A runner-up and one of the hot favourites for the 2011 All-Ireland Minor Singles Championship, Kildare’s Niall O’Connor (IT Tallaght) and the experienced Ciaran Neary of DCU, who already holds two world titles (including the Mens B in last year’s Collegiates) as well as a runner-up medal from last year’s All-Ireland U21 Singles Championship.
In the ladies’ grades, seven Irish players will be competing, led by Irish Intervarsities 40×20 and 60×30 runner-up, Shauna Hilley (IT Tralee), who is seeded number two in the tournament. Following the withdrawal of double-crown winner, UCC’s Ashley Prendiville, USHA Junior Nationals 19-and-under runner-up Sandy Ng of Brooklyn takes the coveted number-one seed. However, Hilley’s power and belligerent resilience will make her a tough match for any opponent in the battle for honours. Not too far behind her in the rankings is AIT’s Pauline Gallagher (seeded sixth), who, having proved herself in the Intervarsities Ladies A final in Kingscourt this year, now also hopes to make a big impact in Arizona.
The talent continues right across the field with a number of other players holding Irish and US collegiate and national titles. Intervarsities champion Cormac McMahon (Mens B) and runners-up Paddy Sherry (Mens B), Paul Holden (Contender) and Gavin Cawley (Beginner) will all be hoping to build on their Kingscourt success in Arizona.
Several players will also be competing in the Doubles category with Walsh and team-mate John Casey (UCC) chasing the honours alongside other Irish pairings Niall O’Connor & Stephanie Coleman (IT Tallaght), Peter Hughes & Ciaran Neary (DCU) and Sean McCorry & Paddy Sherry (UUJ). Pauline Gallagher & Aoife McCarthy (AIT) will also prove strong competition in the Ladies event where they will potentially face the stern challenge of top-seeds, Lake Forests’ Sandy Ng & Maria Dugas.
All in all, the components are in place for a fantastic week on (and off) the courts, and this international experience will undoubtedly profit all the players involved. The ICHA would like to wish all its members the very best of luck for the tournament!
by Natalie NicShim
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All roads once again led to Kingscourt this weekend, as almost 150 third-level students convened in the small Cavan town for the annual ICHA 40×20 Singles Intervarsities. Arguably the highlight of the Intervarsities calendar, the tournament saw old rivalries resumed on court whilst off court friendships were renewed as players from 24 academic institutions came together to compete. The standard of entrants was extremely high this year, and over the course of the four days, venues in Cavan, Monaghan and Meath bore witness to thrilling clashes across 7 men’s and 5 women’s grades.
The blue-riband Men’s Open event was won by Clare’s Diarmuid Nash (NUIG): he defeated Fergal Collins (IT Tralee) to claim his first Intervarsities singles title. In the Ladies’ category, a repeat set-up of this year’s big alley final saw top-seed Ashley Prendiville (UCC) collect the double crown, as she once more overcame rival Shauna Hilley (IT Tralee).
Stylish left-hander Nash had been in devastating form throughout the tournament, dispatching UCC’s David Walsh and big-alley kingpin, Nicky Anthony (WIT) in the quarter and semi-finals respectively to set up the final clash with Collins.
The first game proved an exhilarating battle, with very little separating the two players. They were together on 3 and 5 before Nash opened a slight lead, his effective combination of smooth passes and lethal kill-shots securing him an 11-7 and then a 14-9 advantage. Collins demonstrated his resilience, however, fighting back to draw level on 14 then advancing to a two point lead. The packed audience at Court 1 were on the edge of their seats as the opponents tied again on 16 and 18: it was clear this game could go either way. However, in the end it was Nash who prevailed, reaching game-ball with an ace and then sealing victory with a passing-shot down the left, the score-line 21-18.
The second game was a more one-sided affair. A string of rasping kills into the left corner gave Nash a 4-0 advantage, prompting Collins to call a time-out. Collins pulled back to 3-4 but then Nash really found his form, his cleanly-executed kills seeing him power to a 14-3 lead. As in the first game, there were some spectacular rallies, both players accomplishing some incredible gets and breath-taking kills from all areas of the court. Collins continued to fight bravely, however the momentum was clearly behind the Clare-man at this point, and Nash pushed on to take the game 21-7 and secure his title. His name will now be added to the Intervarsities roll of honour alongside multiple all-Ireland winners and world champions, Paul Brady, Tony Healy and Eoin Kennedy, and will certainly be one to watch in the not-so-distant future.
Cork’s Ashley Prendiville was in similar form as she faced down rival, Hilley in the Ladies’ final. The reigning 60×30 champion initially got off to a slightly slow start, going 3-1 down before she pulled back and secured a 9-7 lead. From that point, Prendiville came into herself, collecting the points with well-placed kills and the odd ace, to take the first game 21-10. The second game continued in much the same fashion. Although she battled defiantly, Hilley had no answer to Prendiville’s advanced court-craft and precision finishing and the Cork woman continued to seize every opportunity to roll them out, storming her way to a 21-6 victory.
The other grades also witnessed some great clashes. The Men’s A was won by Patrick Funchion (Waterford IT) who defeated Niall O’Connor (Tallaght IT) in two straight games. In the Men’s B, Cormac McMahon (TCD) defeated Paddy Sherry (UUJ) to win the title and Kevin Barrett (NUIG) took the Men’s C with a victory over John Kennedy (IT Carlow). Stephen Travers (DCU) won the Contender grade, defeating Paul Holden (UL); Eddie Nolan (IT Carlow) overcame Michael McManus (TCD) in the Challenger event; and the Beginners’ grade was won by Cian Walsh (IT Tralee) who defeated Gavin Cawley (DCU) in a tie-breaker.
In the Ladies’ grades, Mayo’s Pauline Gallagher (Athlone IT) overcame her doubles partner, rising star Amy Corrigan (Sligo IT), to take the A. The B final was a closely fought affair, with Lisa Loughnane (UL) eventually securing the honours with a tie-break victory over Linda Connolly (RCSI). Siobhán Tully (NUIG) defeated Laura Manion (UCD) to take the Ladies’ C and the Contender grade was won by Marina Kilduff (DCU) who overcame college team-mate Orla Gaffney.
Champion Prendiville will now join 32 other Irish competitors travelling out to the USA at the end of February to take part in the USHA National Collegiates in Arizona, amongst them, Hilley, who will be hoping to avenge her defeat. The ICHA wishes all the players the best of luck for the competition!
Finally, special thanks are due to all those who helped to make the 2011 Intervarsities Singles a resounding success, including all of the club officials of the various alleys in which games were played. And of course, to all the players who participated in the tournament, who put on such an exciting display of handball action and skill across the four days.
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