{"id":94004,"date":"2017-06-02T01:53:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T23:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/wheadon-and-goosen-add-to-tally-of-squash-titles\/"},"modified":"2017-06-02T01:53:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T23:53:20","slug":"wheadon-and-goosen-add-to-tally-of-squash-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wheadon-and-goosen-add-to-tally-of-squash-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheadon and Goosen add to tally of squash titles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wheadon and Goosen add to tally of squash titles<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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Gary Wheadon stretches for a backhand on his way to defeating Rudi van Niekerk (left) in the final of the NMMU Madibaz Open squash championships in Port Elizabeth at the weekend. Photo: Fabian Smith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Defending champions Gary Wheadon and Lizelle Goosen delivered decisive victories to retain their titles in the NMMU Madibaz Open squash championships in Port Elizabeth at the weekend.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Wheadon, from Milnerton in Cape Town, settled a score by overturning a defeat he suffered to Rudi van Niekerk in the Londt Park Open this year with a 3-0 result in the final.<\/p>\n

Since the tournament was revived in 2012, the lefthander has dominated the proceedings and added a sixth straight title to his collection on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The top eight men were divided into two pools, with Wheadon and Van Niekerk ending comfortably on top to qualify for the final.<\/p>\n

Goosen has also been a regular winner of the title and she went through the women’s section unbeaten to be crowned the champion again.<\/p>\n

The top four women also played in a round-robin format. Jacqui Ryder and Bianca Brown both took games off Goosen, but got no further than that.<\/p>\n

Ryder beat Brown and Janet Byrnes to finish second. NMMU’s Brown finished third after defeating Byrnes.<\/p>\n

Tournament organiser Sarah O’Grady said they were delighted with how the tournament unfolded after receiving 40 entries.<\/p>\n

“We divided the players into three men’s sections and two women’s divisions and we were very happy with the number of competitive matches we had over the weekend,” she said.<\/p>\n

“The time allocations ran well, the players marked after their matches and the games were all played in a good spirit.”<\/p>\n

Although they did not have a title sponsor, O’Grady said the committee had done much work to ensure an attractive line-up of prizes.<\/p>\n

“Besides the entry fees, we did not have a guaranteed cash sponsorship. But I must thank all those who came on board to support the tournament such as Romans Pizza, Sportsworld, Red Bull and Mount Vernon wine.”<\/p>\n

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