The finals of the club championships and presentation night were held on Saturday 17th May.
The matches started at 5pm with the plate finals of the ‘B’ event, Ladies event and the ‘A’ event. The B event plate winner was Joel Birch Machin who managed to overcome Andrew Shipley 3-1in an exciting contest. The ladies plate was a mother and daughter affair with Lesley Vitty beating her daughter Caitlain 3-1. The A event plate was a close match with Sam Birch Machin beating Keith Linley 3-1
The ‘B ‘event was between Tom Wight and Cameron Hamilton. Cameron had played well to get to this point but Tom was too strong for him winning 3-0.
The Ladies event brought 10 times club champion Emma Gregson (nee Barnett) up against rising star Sarah Dowson. It was a close match with Sarah being victorious by 3-1 so the club has a new Ladies Champion.
The ‘A’ event featured the 2 top seeds Liam Gutcher and Matt Hardy. Matt had been undefeated all season in the Northumbria Leagues but against Liam who is the Northumbria Leagues player of the year he did not have a good night losing 3-0 to a relentless Liam.
The Presentation Night followed in the Macraken Suite and after a fantastic carvery style meal the prizes were presented. The trophies were presented by Bryan Beeson (former world number 6 and England squash captain) with the help of master of ceremonies Roger Tames.
The Prize winners were:
Most Active Female Player 2013-14 Emma Richards
Most Active Male Player 2013-14 Dick Robertson
Best Performance Female 2013-14 Emma Richards
Best Performance Male 2013-13 Michael Varlay
Ladies Div 2 Northern Ladies 3
Ladies Northumbria Cup Runners up Northern Ladies 3
Division 3 Runners up Northern 4
Premier Div Player of the Year Liam Gutcher
Premier Div Winners Northern 1st Team
Northumbria Cup Winners Northern 1st Team
B Event Plate Runner up Andrew Shipley
B Event Plate Winner Joel Birch Machin
B Event Runner Up Cameron Hamilton
B Event Winner Tom Wight
Ladies Event Plate Runner up Caitlain Vitty
Ladies Event Plate Winner Lesley Vitty
Ladies Event Runner Up Emma Gregson
Ladies Event Winner Sarah Dowson
A Event Plate Runner up Keith Linsley
A Event Plate Winner Sam Birch Machin
A Event Runner Up Matt Hardy
A Event Winner Liam Gutcher
