YORK MEN’S 1sts Squash defeated Lancaster 4-1 after two monumental efforts from Myles Knight and David Potter, and masterclasses from Matt Lewis and Ed Shannon.
First on court was Sam Westmoreland. He battled hard, at times placing the ball sublimely, but his opponent came through 11-9 in the first game and 11-8 in the second. In the third set, Westmoreland was down 6-10 and battled hard to win three points in a row. But the deficit was to prove insurmountable, Costa coming through 11-9 to win the match.
Next up was Myles ‘dark’ Knight. After losing the opening game Knight then got into his stride, triumphing 14-12 game courtesy of some brilliant placement to make it 1-1. His placement was better in the third game and he prevailed 11-8. However, his opponent then brought it back to level pegging after winning a mammoth of a rally. Yet, in the final game, after letting a few points slip, Knight showed nerves of steel to secure an 11-8 victory.
Then it was the turn of Captain David Potter. After winning the opening game 11-5 his opponent hit back in the second game to make it 1-1. The third game was a tighter affair However, Potter came through 13-12, playing an unreachable shot to take a 2-1 lead. His opponent then hit back again with some quality squash to make it 2-2. In the deciding game, Potter was suddenly 9-5 down but then took six points on the bounce to take the match. Incredible!
Next on court was Matt Lewis. He dominated his opponent winning his match 3-0 , making the sport look effortless.
Last up was Ed Shannon. He was quite simply amazing, only dropping five points in the entire match to take a 3-0 victory and to seal victory for York. Post match, an exhausted Potter succinctly commented “everyone played brilliantly. Now, it’s time to go to the pub.”
