SPRING INTERCLUB

9 Week round-robin competition with three players per team.

Women's and Men's Division run separately but on the same evening.

Team format: Div 1 (A/B grader and 2 C grade), Div 2 (D grader and 2 E grade)

Click here for the Draw

Click here for the Mens Team List

Click here for the Womens Team List

Contact Enquiries:

MENS: ashley.stevens@telferyoung.com

WOMENS: palmer.bh@gmail.com

INTERCLUB RULES & ETTIQUITE

• Play will commence at 7.00pm sharp.  Team Captains are responsible for ensuring all players are ready to start then.
• Playing order will be drawn at 6.50pm each night
• The first named team (host team) on the draw must provide supper for the evening.
• The host team is also responsible for collating and inputting the result cards directly into the Squash NZ SIT platform.  Cards must be signed by both team captains.
• Players must arrange their own replacements.  Replacement players should have no more than 150 points than the player being replaced.  Points to be checked on the Squash NZ  current grading list.
• Players are to play in grading list order and should rotate positions as required by  current grades.
• Current Grading lists should be made available at clubs and should be no later than 4 weeks old. 
• Team member can play twice for their team in the event that no replacement player can be found, but only by filling the position immediately above their normal playing position.
• Grading points can only be processed for one match per player per week on the SIT platform, therefore the grading points when a player is playing twice cannot be counted but the win will be counted for team points only.
•  Opposition players must be made aware that grading points do not count for the fill in match.
• 5 Penalty points will be deducted from teams who default a match and 40 points will be deducted from teams who default the whole tie.
• B and A grade players are required to use a double yellow dot ball.  All other players should use a single yellow dot ball.  If a B grader players a C graqde it is the C graders choice as to which ball to use.  However if 2 players mutually agree then they can play with whatever ball they choose.
•  All Semi finals and Finals must be played on the designated days without exception.
• Semi Finals and Finals - replacement players:  only 1 replacement is allowed per team and this replacement players should have the same number or less grading points than the player he/she is replacing.
• Disputes should be referred to the Interclub disputes committee.

Players need to be made aware of expectations around the following:
 

• Playing in the correct order – check the grading list weekly
• Home team provide good supper
• Players to mark or ref each week
• Pay entry fee during first 2 weeks of interclub
• Fair Play – ie not arguing with ref, being on time, team player etc
• Poor refereeing
• Ungraded players filling in

Interclub - Mixing and Mingling!

One of the most popular activities on the Squash calendar and the busiest is Interclub. Interclub is an annual fixture from March to August.

Congratulations to the interclub champions!

Celtic and Takaka represent at finals

A strong competitive season by players from Celtic and Takaka squash clubs brought four of the smaller teams to the finals event at Nelson Squash Club.

Celtic’s premier men’s team won the top division with Ashley Stevens beating Steve Molnar 3-1, and Sam Church beating Andy Gourdie 3-1. Scott Gibbons was called up following Brendon Monk’s torn Achilles earlier in the season, Gibbons being a bit rusty didn’t appear to trouble Celtic top seed Tristan Palmer who tidied up a 3-0 win. Celtic’s Colin Millar was unable to get around Scott Brookland, the Nelson second seed did well to outplay Millar with both players being similar in grading.

In the second division, Celtic’s team led by Bruce Palmer were unfortunate not to secure a match win with a 4-0 defeat to points leaders Nelson 1.

Palmer went down 3-0 to Nelson’s top seeded Paaka Westrupp. With a difference of only 3 points in the first two games Palmer couldn’t quite get on top of Westrupp’s high speed drives. The injury of Alistair Ashcroft brought in 4th seed replacement Richard Harland to put up one of the evenings best matches. Harland came up against Celtic’s Alan Church and at 2-1 down Harland rolled his ankle allowing Church to dominate play with a strong variation of depth and pace. In the fourth set Harland fought back in spectacular fashion securing the match 3-2 for Nelson bringing the match tally 2-0 in Nelson’s favour. Third line up brought Matt Smith of Celtic against Tom Molnar. Molnar’s strong growth over the season brought some fantastic shots to keep Smith on his toes. The match saw many “Let” calls in dubious circumstances which kept referee Harland under pressure, but in the end Molnar squeezed Smith out in five sets (15/13, 13/15, 11/15, 15/11, 15/13).

Fourth match of the evening was a dead rubber between Nelson’s Greg Walsh and Celtic’s Scott Dodd. Walsh comfortably kept Dodd on a short lead with strong change up between shots and pace allowing him to control the middle of the court throughout the game. “Scott really brought his A game in the first set with strong volleys and tight drives, although I was under pressure I felt in control of the match” Greg Walsh

The third division brought out-of-towner’s Motueka and Takaka against each other to tie up the interclub season. Takaka’s Jono Davies took out top seed Callum Seymour 3-0. Josh Broderick of Motueka beat Alex Hicks 3-1, and Greg Knapp of Takaka beat Paul Harrison of Motueka 3-0. Motueka’s Geoff Seymour beat Garry Balck of Takaka 3-2 in a tight fought match, unfortunately it wasn’t enough to stop Takaka taking the win in a count-back on games.

Both women’s teams making the final had their work cut out for them and it was always going to be close. Defending champions Celtic 1 took on Waimea 1 for the evening, top seeds Jodie Rutherford and Susan O’Connell had a good battle on court, Rutherford pulled together a great game but O’Connell was too strong and kept game ball beyond Rutherford’s grasp. Waimea’s Tanya MacDonald came up against Ammie McHardy; McHardy (who has improved significantly over the season) handed a 3-0 defeat to MacDonald. Second seeded Celt Cheryl Heta was pushed to the limit against Waimea’s Sophie O’Connell. O’Connell led 2-0 before Heta fought back to a 2-2 fifth set; Heta was unable to convert the swift comeback to a victory with O’Connell sealing the deal in 5 sets. In the ladies fourth seed match up Celtic’s Jess Hildyard beat Waimea’s Sara-Linda MacMillan in straight sets.

MENS:

Div One: Celtic bt Nelson (3 - 1)

Div Two: Nelson bt Celtic (4 – 0)

Div Three: Takaka bt Motueka 1 (2-2 on count-back)

WOMENS:

Div One: Celtic 1 bt Waimea 1 (2-2 on count-back)

This brings to an end the interclub season for 2010, but for those players looking to join a social competition, leagues will be starting soon; to register contact Greg Walsh sdo@nelsonbayssquash.co.nz

Autumn Interclub

It's fun, social and it's all about teamwork (and to enjoying the delicious suppers).

The Autumn Interclub season runs for about six weeks starting in March. It involves teams teams of mixed sex, mixed clubs rotating to all the clubs. Matches are usually played on Wednesday nights,

During the Autumn leg individual points don't count, but your team points sure do!

Winter Interclub

A more serious opportunity to get competitive and improve your Squash. Players playing in Winter Interclub need to be on the grading list. Both individual grading list points and team points count.

Runs from April  until mid-August. Supper's on in winter too.

See Winter Interclub rules.

Interclub committee

The interclub committee consists of 2 representatives of each club, 1 each from men & women. They follow guidelines as set by Nelson Bays Squash to prepare the draws & club teams.

Three people have been nominated as the disputes committee, and they implement discipline procedures following guidelines established by Nelson Bays Squash if required.

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