John Hurley (Sunday’s Well – Captain), Nick Staunton (Qualified through grandparent from Tipperary), Karl McLoughney (Thurles). Sophie O’Rourke (Highfield), Paul O’Mahony (Highfield).
Men’s O55 Champions at the Masters Interpros 2018
Munster won the Men’s Over 55, and the Ladies’.
Photo Caption: (L-R) Kevin Quinlan(Coach), Philip McSweeney, Donnagh Crowley, Paul O’Mahony(Captain), Barry Lynch, Karl McLoughney, Maciej Truchan(inset).
UCC are the 2017/18 Munster Squash senior league champions having defeated Celtic (Waterford) 3/2 in the final fixture. Celtic were the defending champions and were chasing three in a row league titles but the students’ win in the final fixture preserved their unbeaten league season and gave them a deserved title. Key moments along the way included a very tight away win to Celtic at the beginning of the year, as well as two strong performances against a determined Sunday’s Well.
The UCC team featured former junior internationals as well as strong performers at Munster level. Team members were Philip McSweeney(Highfield), Barry Lynch(Highfield), Paul O’Mahony(Captain, Highfield), Donnagh Crowley(Gleneagle), Maciej Truchan (Gleneagle) and Karl McLoughney (Thurles).
This was an outstanding result for a young UCC team who were very focused and committed throughout the entire league campaign. The result is also a huge boost for UCC Squash Club which is thriving at present and had teams competing in other divisions of the Munster Squash leagues, as well as a successful run in the recent intervarsities competition, hosted in UCC.
6th Place for Sophie in European Junior U19 Individual Championships 2018
Munster Squash are very proud of Sophie and her achievements to date, with her latest achievement being that she finished in 6th place of the European Junior U19 Individual Championships, which took place in Poland 24-27th March.
Sophie is currently still in Poland representing Ireland while taking part in the U19 European team event. Best of luck to Sophie in the remainder of her matches representing Ireland.
| Highfield | 4 | - | 18 | Thurles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie O'Rourke | 0 | - | 3 | Stephen O'Dwyer |
| Aidan McDonnell | 0 | - | 3 | Karl McLoughney |
| Kevin O'Rourke | 3 | - | 2 | John O'Donnell |
| John Dineen (ret inj) | 0 | - | 3 | Kevin Moloney |
| Michael Ryan | 1 | - | 3 | Darragh O'Donnell |
| Limerick Lawn | 13 | - | 9 | The Gleneagle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam O'Byrne | 0 | - | 3 | Donnagh Crowley |
| Mark Healy | 1 | - | 3 | Paul O'Brien |
| Sean Óg Delaney | 3 | - | 1 | Arthur Murphy |
| Ian Mannix | 3 | - | 2 | Frank Ryan |
| Paul Conway | 3 | - | 0 | Eamon O'Donoghue |
| Highfield | 20 | - | 1 | Limerick Lawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie O'Rourke | 3 | - | 0 | Liam O'Byrne |
| Aidan McDonnell | 3 | - | 0 | Mark Healy |
| Kevin O'Rourke | 3 | - | 1 | Sean Óg Delaney |
| John Dineen | 3 | - | 0 | Ian Mannix |
| Walkover received | 3 | - | 0 | Walkover conceded |
| Thurles | 20 | - | 7 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl McLoughney | 3 | - | 1 | Davin Power |
| John O'Donnell | 3 | - | 2 | Gary Robinson |
| Kevin Moloney | 3 | - | 1 | Eoin Fanning |
| Darragh O'Donnell | 3 | - | 1 | Jack Molloy |
| David Broderick | 3 | - | 2 | Daryl Reidy |
| The Gleneagle | 16 | - | 6 | Sunday's Well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnagh Crowley | 0 | - | 3 | Mike Howard |
| Maciej Truchan | 3 | - | 2 | Ken McCarthy |
| Paul O'Brien | 3 | - | 0 | James Doherty |
| Arthur Murphy | 3 | - | 1 | Glen Hackett |
| Walkover received | 3 | - | 0 | Walkover conceded |
