Scarborough 3rds net Eddie Fisher Trophy win in debut York Squash League season

The team was assembled with a view to combining youth and experience, seasoned players with our young guns from the junior academy, who have done some amazing work and shown incredible improvement over the past year or two.

The 3rds have been nothing short of sensational over their first season in county competition, and put in some outstanding performances against some strong opposition.

The team were never out of the top spots from beginning to end this season, and went into a crunch, winner takes all, deciding play-off against York RI, with a 10-point advantage, in the final match of the league.

A strong third-team squad of Maciej Gruca, Xavi Gledhill, Scott McCabe, Andy Hutchings, and Zaccaria Alessio, managed to pull off a fantastic win away from home, to bring the York and District Squash Eddie Fisher Trophy back to Scarborough for the first time in history.

A statement on the club’s social media said: “Congratulations to all of the third team squad, which include: Steve Robinson, Zeke Gledhill, Jim Mowat, Jonny Williams, Josh Soulsby, and 11-year-old Josh Mowat, who was there to collect the trophy for his efforts at such a young age, and who remained undefeated in all of his matches at senior level.

“Congratulations on a job well done and for all of the effort and hard work.

“Our juniors have played a major part in the success of the teams at Scarborough Squash Academy this season, with Ben Squires achieving some superb results and outstanding performances in the first team, Harry Amstell, and Zaccaria Alessio, playing brilliantly in the second and third teams, and newcomer Josh Mowat, who is the youngest ever senior player in the academy’s history, in the third team.

“On the previous Saturday, Josh Mowat claimed yet another trophy to add to his already considerable collection, by winning the Hallamshire Tennis & Squash Club Junior Open U13 boys competition.

“Marcel Adamczak finished an amazing runner-up in the boys U9 event.

“He like Josh, continues to make rapid improvement and he may well take his place, playing for the seniors in the none too distant future.

“The great news is there are already quite a number of new and brilliant young junior players coming through the ranks of the academy at present, and the future of Squash in Scarborough is looking exceptionally bright, with an ever increasing participation at junior level, and a thriving squash community.

“The next event at Scarborough Squash Academy will be round three of the North Yorkshire Junior Cup, which promises to be another amazing competition and takes place on Saturday April 18.

“The club junior championships will also be held around this period, which is an opportunity to really put our Junior Academy on show, and showcase what they are achieving.

“For more information about our activities at Scarborough Squash Academy, please call Barons Fitness Scarborough, or Lew Marsden on 0754 721 7170.”