Feast of squash at Nashua Open

WANDERERS Squash Club treated players and fans to a feast of squash over the weekend with the annual Nashua Wanderers Open.

Young and old from Windhoek and the coast turned out to compete in what was a memorable tournament and to attend the opening of the newly completed Wanderers squash complex. The tournament kicked off on Friday and consisted of a men’s and women’s section.The men’s and women’s sections were subdivided into A and B divisions.The women’s A section was won by Lydia Lumley, who beat Nancy Fernandes 3-0 in the final, a game which saw the experienced Lumley come out of retirement to participate in the event.In the women’s B section, Liezl Wijgergangs beat Gwen Lister 3-0.The men’s B section cup final saw Graham Watermeyer beat Rudi Koekemoer 3-1, and in the Plate final Skip Scheepers beat Morne Pretorius 3-0.In the main men’s draw John Lingashi, suffering from a knee injury, conceded the title he has won for the past five years in a row to Henry Smit, 3-1.Smit had come up from Cape Town to play in this event.The stylish Smit managed to impose his game on the veteran of squash in Namibia to take the trophy.In the main draw the Plate final was won by Joe Lewis, who beat Alwyn van Straaten 3-0.Karl Kuhraus, the Wanderers Sports Club president, described the unveiling of the new courts as a dream come true.He praised the squash committee for their dedication to the vision of Wanderers squash.Seretta Lombaard, chairperson of the committee, described the new complex, costing N$3.2 million in total, as one of the best in southern Africa, hosting four courts, a sauna, a refurbished bar area and changing rooms.The Wanderers Squash Club committee thanked George Lumley of Nashua for the continued sponsorship of the Wanderers Open and hoped they would continue to help develop squash in Namibia by sponsoring such events.The tournament kicked off on Friday and consisted of a men’s and women’s section.The men’s and women’s sections were subdivided into A and B divisions.The women’s A section was won by Lydia Lumley, who beat Nancy Fernandes 3-0 in the final, a game which saw the experienced Lumley come out of retirement to participate in the event.In the women’s B section, Liezl Wijgergangs beat Gwen Lister 3-0.The men’s B section cup final saw Graham Watermeyer beat Rudi Koekemoer 3-1, and in the Plate final Skip Scheepers beat Morne Pretorius 3-0.In the main men’s draw John Lingashi, suffering from a knee injury, conceded the title he has won for the past five years in a row to Henry Smit, 3-1.Smit had come up from Cape Town to play in this event.The stylish Smit managed to impose his game on the veteran of squash in Namibia to take the trophy.In the main draw the Plate final was won by Joe Lewis, who beat Alwyn van Straaten 3-0.Karl Kuhraus, the Wanderers Sports Club president, described the unveiling of the new courts as a dream come true.He praised the squash committee for their dedication to the vision of Wanderers squash.Seretta Lombaard, chairperson of the committee, described the new complex, costing N$3.2 million in total, as one of the best in southern Africa, hosting four courts, a sauna, a refurbished bar area and changing rooms.The Wanderers Squash Club committee thanked George Lumley of Nashua for the continued sponsorship of the Wanderers Open and hoped they would continue to help develop squash in Namibia by sponsoring such events.