Leinster U15 Open in the Terenure Centre 16th &17th Jan 2010 "Final Result"
Nicholas Murphy takes the title,as Danny Keown gallantly takes second place
There was a very strong entry at the Leinster U15 Open in our Terenure Centre last weekend 16/17 Jan 2010. This tournament was a show of some spectacular badminton from these stars. And the Irish U15 selectors were in attendance as an Irish team will be picked over the coming weeks for a U15 Quadrangular, scheduled to be played in Wales on the weekend 23-25 April 2010.
The opening boy’s singles final was between Wexford’s Nicholas Murphy and Sligo’s Danny Keown. These boys have duelled many times before in finals with Keown ahead on titles. In the opening set Murphy was totally focussed on his mission as he took the first set 21-17. Keown used his experience in the second set and went on to win 14-21. The final set was great viewing with Murphy slightly ahead at the mid point 11-9, Keown levelled the score 11-11. Murphy kept his accuracy on court and both players rallied very hard until Murphy began to make his presence on court as he went on to take the title 21-12. Really that is no surprise as, Murphy recently won all three titles in the U15 Leinster Christmas Juvenile close.
The girl’s singles final was an all Lisburn affair.Alannah Stephenson took on her doubles partner Keady Smith. Stephenson took the opener 21-14, Keady dug deep in the second set as the rallies were tiring for both girls, and this set went into a tiebreaker 22-22, 23-23 until Stephenson composed herself as she took the title 25-23.
Both girls then teamed up together to take on Leinster girl’s Fionnuala McCourt and Karen Butler in the girls doubles final. Stephenson and Smith were never under pressure in the opening set as it was 21-6 at the close. The Leinster girls regrouped and put up a fight against the Northern duo but on this outing the Lisburn girls took the title 21-15.
Danny Keown was back out on court again looking to take home a title to Sligo, it was in the boy’s doubles final. His partner was lefthander and fellow schoolmate Conor Scanlon and their opponents were Lisburn stars of Ryan Stewart and Jonathon Harron. The Sligo boys took the opening set 21-15. In the second set the Lisburn players found form as they played some of their best badminton on court, this match went 18-18,19-19… all the way to 23-21 with Danny and Conor winning this outing and taking the title back to Sligo.
Last match of the tournament was the mixed final and all four players on court were from the infamous Lisburn Racket Club. Alannah Stephenson was looking for a hat trick of titles and was partnered by Ryan Stewart. Their opponents were once again Keady Smith and Jonathon Harron. Stephenson and Stewart took the opener 21-15 and although their opponents fought hard Stephenson made it a trice of titles as Stewart took the double (21-15)
All these players will once again battle on court on the 6th & 7th February up in Lisburn in the Irish U15 Championship. I would like to say “well done” to Ita Marron and her team on a very well run tournament.
Leinster U15 Open Terenure Final Results
Boys Singles: N Murphy bt D Keown 21-17,14-21,21-12 Doubles:D Keown/C Scanlon bt R Stewart/J Harron 21-15,23-21
Girls Singles:A Stephenson bt K Smith 21-14,25-23 Doubles:A Stephenson/K Smith bt K Butler/F McCourt 21-6,21-15
Mixed: A Stephenson/R Stewart bt K Smith/J Harron 21-15,21-15
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Written By: Brian Kelly
Date Posted: 1/13/2010
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