Clyne wins seventh Scottish squash title; Adderley her first

Georgia Adderley and Alan Clyne show off their trophies after winning titles at the Sterling Trucks Scottish Senior National Championships. Picture: Andy Weston

The Inverness player turned 30 last year but shows no sign of relinquishing his domestic supremacy as he took full advantage of Kempsell’s marathon semi-final with Kevin Moran on Saturday night.

Clyne looked far fresher yesterday than his jaded training partner and won 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 in 38 minutes.

Clyne said: “I felt good going through the rounds, but I knew that Douglas would put up a real fight in the final because we all know he is a battler. That was the way that it panned out, but I managed to get on the front foot and take the win.

“I am often playing abroad, so I love getting a chance to play in Scottish tournaments and I am very proud to be national champion for a seventh time.”

Edinburgh girl Georgia Adderley bagged what promises to be the first of many Scottish titles after winning yesterday’s ladies final.

The 16-year-old lost the 2016 final to Claire Gadsby but cruised through this year’s tournament as the No.1 seed. Third seed Elspeth Young, still only 20, gave her a severe test yesterday before the teenager ground out a landmark 11-4, 5-11, 11-6, 14-12 victory.

A delighted Adderley said: “Coming into the event aged 16 as number one seed brought its own pressures, but I had played in this event last year for the first time and that helped me with nerves and what to expect out there.

“I played well in my semi-final on Saturday and that left me feeling good about the final. Elspeth is a few years older than me and more experienced, so I knew it would be hard.

“We had some really good rallies in the first game, but she then came back in the second. At that point I had to hold my nerve, but I did and got a good start to the third game. I then managed to go on and win and the feeling at the end was amazing.

“At the moment it has not quite sunk in, but I have had loads of texts from friends and my family are really proud.”