Juniors boost Racquets mens team to gain promotion
The Mens’ 1st squash team at Racquets Fitness Centre in Thame, boosted with young players from our junior squash programme, was undefeated in the second half of the Oxfordshire Winter league gaining promotion in a huge win over RAF.
The 5-0 win on Tuesday 12th April meant promotion to Oxfordshire mens division 1. All the wins were impressive against a strong Royal Air Force team. The team has a playoff with Oxford Brookes 2nd team to decide the overall division champions as they won the first half before Christmas.
Ben Hedger, age 17 and Oxfordshire Under 19 number 1, was presented with ‘Player of the Season’ Award. Simon Martin, team member and Ben’s coach, says ‘Ben has been training hard this last season with a view to playing professionally in the next few years. We are very proud of his progress and are expecting great things in the near future’.
Well done to the team: Harry Hillier, Ben Hedger (age 17) , Andy Peers, Tor Stockdale, Ossie Mustafa, Jim Usherwood, Nick Harbour (age 15) and Simon Martin.
The team shows how the junior squash programme at Racquets has been successful over the past few years with 2 of the team being under 19 and county champions.
