West Schools Report
The West of Scotland Schools Championships took place at Drumchapel High School on Saturday 6th February 2011. This is the first step towards qualifying for the Scottish Schools Finals (Bells Sports Centre, Perth, Sunday 27th February)and in turn the Senior Schools International being held in June.
Players from 24 different schools, colleges and universities participated in the event.
Under 12 Boys (16 players)
Group 1 Yaser Razouk beat Matthew Hughes, Dhruv Shah and Allan Woodhouse.
Group 2 Greg Robertson beat Onkar Gulati, Shreenil Vani and Conor Doherty.
Group 3 Stewart Horsfall, beat Fraser Cowle, Scott Wilson and Mark Grant.
Group 4 Alistair Grant, beat Ewan MacKenzie, Lewis Batting, and James Woods.
In the top group Yaser Razouk was crowned Champion, beating Greg Robertson 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-4), Alistair Grant 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-1) and Stewart Horsfall 3-0 (12-10, 11-5, 11-9).
Final placing were:1. Yaser Razouk (Killermont Primary School)
2. Greg Robertson (Drumchapel High School)
3. Stewart Horsfall (Gavinsburn Primary School)
4. Alistair Grant (Stonelaw High School)
Battling for positions 5-8 saw Conor Doherty won this group beating Fraser Cowle 3-0 (12-10, 14-12, 11-5) and James Woods 3-2 (8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 16-14). Allan Woodhouse withdrew due to another commitment in the afternoon.
The final placing were:
5. Conor Doherty (Lady of Lorretto)
6. James Woods (Stonelaw High School)
7. Fraser Cowle (Cardonald Primary School)
8. Allan Woodhouse (Halferke Primary School)
In positions 9-12, Shreenil Vani came out on top beating Dhruv Shah 3-1 (8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-5), Scott Wilson 11-7, 11-7, 11-6) and Lewis Botting (6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-0).
Final placings were:
9. Shreenil Vani (Glasgow Academy)
10.Dhruv Shah (Glasgow Academy
11.Scott Wilson (Cardonald Primary)
12.Lewis Botting (Cardonald Primary)
In positions 13-16, Mark Grant beat Onkar Gulati 3-0 (13-11, 13-11, 11-7), Matthew Hughes 3-2 (10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5) and Ewan MacKenzie 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9).
Final placing were:
13.Mark Grant (Bankhead Primary)
14.Onkar Gulati (Glasgow High School)
15.Matthew Hughes (Cardonald Primary)
16.Ewan MacKenzie (Cardonald Primary)
Under 12 Girls (5 players)
Congratulations to Emma Rhind on winning this event. Emma beat Khanak Gulati 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 
11-2), Serena Iheaguaram 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-0), Claire Rankin 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-2) and Jenny Yang 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-6). The final placings were:
1. Emma Rhind (Halfmerke Primary School)
2. Jenny Yang (Carolside Primary School)
3. Claire Rankin (Holy Cross Primary School)
4. Khanak Gulati (Bankhead Primary School)
5. Serena Iheaguaram (Bakhead Primary School)
Under 14 Girls (6 players)
Congratulations to Lucy Elliott on adding another title to a very successful season. Lucy beat Caitlin Cameron 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-8), Carla Rankin 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-5), Hannah McCarron 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-3)and Nadia Doherty 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6).
The final placings were:1. Lucy Elliott (Hermitage Academy)
2. Caitlin Cameron (Jordanhill Secondary)
3. Nadia Doherty (Scotstoun Primary)
4. Carla Rankin (Holy Cross High School)
5. Courtney Hamilton (Camstradden Primary School)
6. Hannah McCarron (Camstradden Primary School)
The top 4 in this age category have now qualified for the Scottish Schools Finals.
Under 14 Boys (5 players)
Congratulations to Justin Yang on winning the under 14 boys’ title. Justin beat Stewart Williams 3-0 (11-3, 14-12, 11-6), Yash Singh 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-2), Cameron MacKenzie 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-2), Greg Brown (11-2, 11-3, 11-7). The final placing were:
1. Justin Yang (Williamwood High School)
2. Stewart Williams (Rosshall Academy)
3. Greg Brown (Stonelaw High School)
4. Yash Singh (High School of Glasgow)
5. Cameron MacKenzie (Rosshall Academy)
The top 4 in this age category have now qualified for the Scottish Schools Finals.
Under 16 Boys (15 players)
Group 1 won by Stephen Grimes, who beat Jacob Aitchison, Christopher Keane, Michael Whitelaw, Euan McLaughlin.
Group 2 won by Duncan Smith, who beat Thomas Cairns, Daniel Stephen, Joe Wilson and Callum Quinn.
Group 3 won by Connor Moran, who beat Calum McNair, Greg Smith, Cameron Hussain and Jonathan Diack.
Competing for places 1-6 saw Connor Moran win this event, beating Duncan Smith 3-2 (11-6, 7-11
, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9), Thomas Cairns 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-9), Jacob Aitshison 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-7), Stephen Grimes 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-5) and Jonathan Diack w/o. The final placing were:
1. Connor Moran (Boclair Academy)
2. Duncan Smith(Boclair Academy)
3. Thomas Cairns (St. Peter of the Apostles)
4. Stephen Grimes (St. Peter of the Apostles)
5. Jacob Aitchison (not known)
6. Jonathan Diack (not known)
The top 4 in this age category have now qualified for the Scottish Schools Finals.
For positions 7-10, Calum McNair beat Joe Wilson 3-1 (5-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-7), Christopher Keane 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 14-12, 9-11, 11-6), Daniel Stephen 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-6). Final positions were:
7. Calum McNair (Boclair Academy) 8. Joe Wilson (Taylor High School)
9. Christopher Keane (Stonelaw High School) 10. Daniel Stephen (Boclair Academy)
For positions 11-14, Cameron Hussain topped the goup with wins over Callum Quinn 3-2 (11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5), Greg Smith (w/o), Michael Whitelaw 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-9).
Final positions were:
10.Cameron Hussain (Stonelaw High School)
11.Callum Quinn (unknown)
12.Michael Whitelaw (Rosshall Academy)
13.Greg Smith (Rosshall Academy)
Under 18 Boys
4 players automatically qualified:
Callum Renton (Stonelaw High) Ross Grant (Langside College)
Scott Barton (Knightswood Secondary) Stephen Fowler (Glasgow University)
Open Doubles (20 players)
In the preliminary rounds, Cameron Hussain/Chris Keane beat Dhruv Shah/Shreenil Vani 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 13-11). Alistair Grant/James Woods beat Courtney Hamilton/Hannah McCarron 3-1 (9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 12-10).
In the quarter finals, Lucy Elliott/Connor Moran beat Stewart Horsfall/Conor Docherty 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-9). Stephen Grimes/Calum McNair beat Joe Wilson/Emma Rhind 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-6). Jacob Aitchison/Jonathan Diack beat Nadia Doherty/Caitlin Cameron 3-1 (11-3, 11-5, 13-11, 11-7). Yaser Razouk/Greg Robertson beat Alistair Grant/James Woods 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-5).
In the semi finals, Stephen Grimes/Calum McNair beat Jacob Aitchison/Jonathan Diack 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-3). In the other semi final Greg Robertson/Yaser Razouk caused a upset beating Lucy Elliott/Connor Moran 3-2 (6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 13-11).
In the final, Greg Robertson/Yaser Razouk continued their good for to win the event, beating Stephen Grimes/Calum McNair in a five set thriller, eventually winning 3-2 (12-14, 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9).
Thanks to Stephanie McCallum, Moira Elliott, Catherine O’Neill and Terry McLernon for their sterling work in running this event.
Good luck to all the players who will represent the West of Scotland Schools at the Scottish Schools Finals - Bells Sports Centre, Perth - Sunday 27th February 2011.