Fixture List 2017/18
Update 17/10/2017
MATCH REPORT BY ANDY BURNS:
For their second away game in a row Bridlington travelled to the excellent facilities at Wigginton Squash Club.
A fired up Andy Burns, playing at 3, and number 4 seed John Bannister stepped on to neighbouring courts, treating the viewing gallery to a symphony of their grunting and moaning
John played some great squash against a younger opponent, and at 1-1 the game could have gone either way. The Wiggington number 4 started to exploit John's hatred of the high lob serve, and the game started to slip away. John ending up losing 3-1 but played some squash to be proud of.
On the court next door Andy Burns was having a humdinger against a seasoned player. Each player traded points and at 2-2 the game went into a decider. Greater composure from Andy's opponent won the game for Wiggington 3-2 with Andy only just missing out on bagging a victory for Brid.
Playing at 5 in his debut match for Bridlington, an excited Steve Binnington was pitted against Wiggington ladies No. 1 seed. Steve did himself and the team proud in the face of a player with great touch and ability, Wiggington win 3-0. Steve really showed his worth to the team with solid play - unlucky to face such a tough opponent on his debut.
Captain Nick Melarkey No. 1 seed was next on court with Bridlington desperately in need of a good result. Against a young but very experienced player Nick was in ruthless form. After only conceding 3 points in the first game Nick ran away with the match, 'bagelling' (9-0) his opponent twice. A much needed 3-0 win for the team.
Finally at No. 2 Gavin Anderson played to a packed and noisy spectator gallery. Gav played his usual accurate, measured game but his experienced opponent seemed to control the game and was clinical in his decision making. Wiggington win 3-0 but great squash was played by both.
Final score Wiggington 17pts Bridlington 6pts
Another great performance from Bridlington in only their second away game, currently sat fourth in the league. All the players are giving 100% and learning the new skills of competitive team squash.
A huge thank you to Wiggington for their hospitality.
Another great performance from Bridlington in only their second away game, currently sat fourth in the league. All the players are giving 100% and learning the new skills of competitive team squash.
Update 09/10/2017
MATCH REPORT BY NICK MELARKEY:
On Friday night Malton squash club hosted our boys from Bridlington on their first ever away game fixture.
Nick Walster (American Dave) took to the court first, and certainly looked the part - his yellow and pink racket complimenting his perm perfectly. Nick played some effortlessly good squash, making the sport look easy as he screamed to a 3-1 win in no time at all.
John Bannister played next and didn't seem to get on with the court, losing the first game to his very skilled opponent. JB then gained his rhythm in the second game, gaining a lead but eventually losing after a hard battle. 3-0 to Malton.
Andy Burns was up next, against a very strong number 3 seed. Mr Burns covered a lot of court and didn't give up on anything all night. An excellent effort and unlucky to lose out 3-0 - he'd certainly given it all he had.
It seemed it wasn't Bridlington's night as our number 2, Gavin Anderson just missed out on putting more points on the scoreboard. Gavlaa played nice calm, controlled squash, but it seemed his opponent could do nothing wrong and took all 3 games. A great match to watch with some long impressive rallies.
Nick Melarkey played the final match of the night; an energetic looking 5 setter which took over an hour to settle. After going 2-0 down, the skipper clawed his way back to level the score before losing out on the last game. 3-2 loss but 2 more valuable points for Bridlington.
The overall score was Brid 5 - 18 Malton
Bridlington did themselves proud to perform so well on their first away match in unfamiliar courts. Positioned fourth in the division after 2 games, things are looking good. Next stop: Wiggington away on Friday night. Well done Malton on a good win and thank you to the supporters who traveled with the team and of course team coach, Sidney Bolton
Update 28/09/2017
MATCH REPORT BY NICK MELARKEY:
A fantastic debut result for the Bridlington York & District team last night against Dunnington.
First on court was Nick Walster who secured a 3-0 win by playing some great squash and some utterly ridiculously good lobs.
Next up was John Bannister who took it all the way to 5 games against a very fit, tricky player. A hard fought battle saw him narrowly missing out on victory but gaining a valuable 2 points for the team.
Andy Burns stepped on to court next, facing what we can only describe as a man mountain. A quite animated, intimidating, vocal man mountain at that... Bits of plaster were flying off the wall as man mountain tonked the ball about court but Andy kept his cool and patiently ran the 16ft around his opponent to retrieve and send back some great shots. Andy gave 100% but was unlucky to lose 3-1.
Gavin Anderson played next, representing Bridlington at seed 2. The first game saw his opponent play some mesmerising shots which took us all by surprise, but after generously letting him have the first game, Gav worked him out and played some clinical squash to storm to a 3-1 victory. A fine performance.
The number 1's stepped on court next - the captain, Nick Melarkey representing Bridlington. Great squash was played, with both players practically crawling off court after some impressive, energy sapping rallies. Nick remained strong and took a 3-1 victory, meaning Bridlington Squash Club had beaten Dunnington with a combined score of 17 - 8!
What a fantastic start to the season.
