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Mason keeps pressur on to spark team's victory

Two weeks ago the duo won the doubles tournament and this time they were joined by Megan Smedley and racked up an impressive 4-0 win against tough opposition in the team tournament.

Squash Club's Sunday Tournament series.

Two weeks ago the duo won the doubles tournament and this time they were joined by Megan Smedley and racked up an impressive 4-0 win against tough opposition in the team tournament.

Mason was particularly impressive with a 4-0 individual won-loss record.

Particularly sweet was a 2-1 win over Rosebowl `A' team player and Bermuda Closed runner-up Kirk Caza. Mason looked very alert in his opening game against Caza, which followed three tough matches against other opponents.

Caza was unable to move Mason off the `T' and Mason volleyed consistently well on the backhand to put Caza under relentless pressure. Although Caza played well to recover from Mason's commanding early lead, Mason ran out a surprisingly easy 15-9 winner.

It was clear in the second game that the effort of the attacking game had taken a toll on Mason as Caza ran away to an easy 15-8 win, which Mason barely contested.

Mason redoubled his efforts in the third game and though obviously tiring, resumed his aggressive volleying game while Caza began to make unforced errors. Although Caza was in contention throughout, Mason won the third and final game 15-12 on an unforced error by his opponent.

In other matches, Rosebowl hopeful Chris Lallemand recorded a devasting 15-2 win during his second game against John Stout to take their match 2-0 and win the only team match 3-0.

Clearly the effort of playing four matches in the afternoon had taken a toll on an unfit Stout, while Lallemand displayed superior fitness as a result of his Rosebowl training. All other team matches carried a 2-1 scoreline. Tony Haworth, playing second string for the cross-counters, notched up one of the afternoon's two 100 per cent records without dropping a single game in his four matches. Megan Smedley had a successful debut in the squash season, dropping only one match, to the Boasters' Nas Jehta, who took top honours among the third strings by virtue of his better game win-loss record.

Physical Education and History teacher Jacqui White is this week's squash player of the week.

White, 30, has 15 years experience in the sport and is a former junior international player from Scotland. She was the Oxfordshire number one women's champion for 1991-92.

White, who hails from Scotland, said one of the highlights of her career was beating her mother in a tournament final.

Of her mother's influence, White added: "She spent hours on the court with me as my coach. She played county standard squash and kindled my interest in the sport.'' White's immediate goal is to lead Bermuda's women to victory in the Rosebowl Tournament to be held this month, from March 17-19. She describes the forehand lob service as her favourite shot.

"I win a lot of points with it,'' she said. "It's my lethal weapon. After years of practice I have perfected this and I find it incredibly satisfying to tie up my opponent in the back corners, at the beginning of the rally.''