Scottish Juniors Take Home Top Prizes at Croatian Junior Open

A team of our juniors headed to Zagreb, Croatia over the weekend to play in the Croatian Junior Open led by coach Philip McWilliams. Competing in the Girls U13 and U15 events, in addition to the Boys U13, U15 and U17 draws, the juniors selected were a credit to Scottish Squash and Racketball.

Lucy Murchie and Maddie Orr took home the top prize in their age groups, winning in the Girls U13 and U15 competitions respectively.

In the Boys draw, Finlay Martin (U13) and Jack Orr (U17) claimed second placed finishes and James Dougan (U17) finished in 3rd place.

A massive well done to all who took part and flew the flag for Scotland! Below is a summary of each day’s match results.

Day 1 Results
GU13 – Group B Lucy Murchie [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Lana Omovšek 11-1 11-3 11-1
GU15 Maddie Orr [SCO] 3-0 [SRB] Milica Conić 11-0 11-5 11-2
BU13 Mihailo Conić [SRB] Walkover [SCO] Alasdair Findlay
BU13 Ostap Biliaiev [UKR] 1-3 [SCO] Finlay Martin 11-7 8-11 8-11 5-11
BU15 Jovan Radovanović [SRB] 0-3 [SCO] Ben Orr 8-11 10-12 5-11
BU15 Vukašin Vitorović [SRB] 3-1 [SCO] Kai Brown 11-9 8-11 11-7 11-4
BU15 Ross Waddell [SCO] 0-3 [SLO] Maj Rakovec 5-11 6-11 8-11
BU15 Simon Nagy [HUN] 3-0 [SCO] Ben Orr 13-11 11-4 11-4
BU17 – Group A Maksymilian Wielgus [POL] 3-0 [SCO] Robbie Harper 11-4 11-2 11-2
BU17 – Group A Jack Orr [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Jaka Rakovec 11-3 11-1 11-1
BU17 – Group A Jack Orr [SCO] 3-0 [SCO] Robbie Harper 11-6 11-6 11-5
BU17 – Group B Fran Marcelić [CRO] 3-2 [SCO] James Dougan 11-8 11-13 11-6 10-12 11-8
BU17 – Group B James Dougan [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Jošt Dolinar 11-7 11-8 11-9

Day 2 Results
GU13 – Group B Lucy Murchie [SCO] 3-0 [CRO] Korina Centrih 11-2 11-1 11-2
GU13 Lucy Murchie [SCO] 3-0 [SRB] Jovana Krstonošić 11-4 11-2 11-2
GU13 Lucy Murchie [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Manca Demšar 11-6 11-4 11-9
GU15 Maddie Orr [SCO] 3-0 [CRO] Nikolina Gavrilović 11-5 11-5 11-3
BU13 Finlay Martin [SCO] 3-0 [HUN] Jeszenszky Zoltan 15-13 11-8 11-8
BU13 Levente László Nagy [HUN] Walkover [SCO] Alasdair Findlay
BU13 Finlay Martin [SCO] 3-1 [CRO] Jan Cerovac 4-11 11-6 11-6 11-4
BU13 Mikołaj Moncznik [POL] Walkover [SCO] Alasdair Findlay
BU15 Daniel Simon [HUN] 3-0 [SCO] Ross Waddell 14-12 11-2 11-9
BU15 Barnabas Rozsa [HUN] 3-1 [SCO] Ben Orr 11-8 12-10 8-11 11-9
BU15 Daniel Simon [HUN] 3-0 [SCO] Kai Brown 11-7 14-12 11-6
BU17 – Group A Jack Orr [SCO] 3-1 [POL] Maksymilian Wielgus 9-11 12-10 12-10 11-7
BU17 – Group A Robbie Harper [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Jaka Rakovec 11-5 11-5 11-6
BU17 – Group B James Dougan [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Erik Slemenšek 11-8 11-6 11-4
BU17 – Position 1-4 Jack Orr [SCO] 3-2 [SCO] James Dougan 3-11 11-8 11-5 5-11 12-10

Day 3 Results
GU13 Sophia John [ENG] 0-3 [SCO] Lucy Murchie 4-11 2-11 9-11
GU15 Maddie Orr [SCO] 3-0 [SRB] Andjela Vrgotić 11-4 11-7 11-7
GU15 Maddie Orr [SCO] 3-0 [CRO] Franka Vidovic 11-8 11-9 11-7
BU13 Kijan Sultana [MLT] 3-1 [SCO] Finlay Martin 11-5 11-6 14-16 11-3
BU15 Kajetan Lipski [POL] 3-0 [SCO] Ross Waddell 11-2 11-4 13-11
BU15 Kai Brown [SCO] 3-1 [SRB] Jovan Radovanović 11-2 11-6 5-11 11-7
BU15 Maj Rakovec [SLO] 3-0 [SCO] Ben Orr 14-12 11-7 11-7
BU17 – Position 1-4 Maksymilian Wielgus [POL] 3-1 [SCO] Jack Orr 11-5 11-5 9-11 12-10
BU17 – Position 5-8 Robbie Harper [SCO] 3-0 [SLO] Jaka Rakovec 11-5 11-4 11-3

Images: Croatian Squash Association