FOUR Bathurst players are hoping to do New South Wales proud when they take part in the Australian Squash Masters, starting this Monday in Hobart.
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Sue McMahon, Jackie Cousins, Barb Murphy and Dave Fuller are ready to face competitors from across the country in teams events while the latter two are also playing in the individual tournament.
Fuller, recently back from a strong run at the World Squash Masters in the USA, is looking forward to playing at the tournament along with Bathurst teammates.
“It’s fantastic to have a group like this going away,” he said.
“Everybody’s playing in the team’s event, which is over next week. Sue and Jackie will be playing on the same team.
“Barb will be playing in the 65 to 69 years graded individual event and I’m playing in the 55-59 opens.
“There’s six players there and they all look very handy.”
All four Bathurst members have been a part of previous Australian Squash Masters tournaments.
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It’s the same group who took part in last year’s event Ballarat, minus Andrew Kelly.
Murphy and Fuller were both runners-up in the individual consolation draw but would love a crack at the main prize this time.
Following his cancer battler Fuller is back in the division one fray for the teams event.
“We’ve got a pretty solid team. I think we should do pretty well,” Fuller said.
“Last year I was the number one in division three, and I didn’t drop a game there, but I feel really happy to be back in division one again.”
It’s fantastic to have a group like this going away.
- Dave Fuller
Fuller was thrilled with his recent performance at the Worlds in Charlottesville and is hoping to bring some of that form into Hobart.
“There was 120 people in my age group, which was the 55 to 59s, and I ended up coming 19th which I was really happy about,” he said.
“I was lucky to get through my first round because my opponent had a match point in five. It was great outcome.”
The individual events at Hobart start Monday while the teams events get underway the following week, and will run from Monday through to September 14.
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Alexander Grant
Part of the Western Advocate's sports desk in Bathurst.
Part of the Western Advocate's sports desk in Bathurst.
