It was familiar faces picking up titles today in Belfast as Robbie McCarthy & Catriona Casey claimed the 2017 FonaCab Golden Gloves Titles.
McCarthy was in irresistible form all weekend and his ability to effortlessly conserve energy in gruelling weekend tournament formats whilst still maintaining incredibly high levels of play continues to astound fans. McCarthy defeated Charly Shanks 15-7, 15-8 in today's final.
Men's Open Last 16:
- C Shanks dft Tadhg O'Neill 15-9, 15-11
- Tony Healy dft Darragh Daly 15-13, 15-4
- D Nash dft CJ Fitzpatrick 15-11, 15-14
- Sean Kerr dft Owen McKenna 15-8, 15-14
- R McCarthy dft Ger Coonan 15-4, 15-3
- Patrick Funchion dft Paul Moran 15-13, 15-3
- C Crehan dft Peter Funchion 15-9, 15-13
- M Mulkerrins dft D Lynch 11-15, 15-10, 11-2
Men's Open QF's:
- Charlie Shanks dft Tony Healy 15-4, 15-14
- Diarmuid Nash dft Sean Kerr 15-4, 15-13
- R McCarthy dft Pat Funchion 15-1, 15-5
- Colin Crehan dft M Mulkerrins 15-13, 15-11
Men's Open SF's:
- Charly Shanks dft D Nash 15-14, 15-11
- Robbie McCarthy dft C Crehan 15-7, 15-8
Men's Final:
- Robbie McCarthy dft Charly Shanks 15-7, 15-8
Men's 9th Playoff:
- Tadhg O'Neill dft Sean Clarke 15-2, 15-3
- M Hedigan dft D Mulkerrins 15-8, 15-11
- Darragh Daly dft David Walsh 15-8, 15-7
- Ger Coonan dft Ryan Mullan 15-8, 15-10
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- CJ Fitz dft T O'Neill 8-15, 15-14, 11-3
- Peter Funchion dft G Coonan 15-9, 15-8
- Darragh Daly dft M Hedigan 15-4, 15-4
- D Lynch dft Daniel Relihan 15-6, 15-4
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- CJ Fitzpatrick dft Darragh Daly 15-13, 15-14
- Dominic Lynch w/o Peter Funchion
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- Dominic Lynch dft CJ Fitzpatrick 11-10 Tiebreak
Catriona Casey was as ruthless as ever as she got her 4-Wall season open to the ideal start. In a tricky first game, she responded to everything Martina McMahon threw at her to prevail 15-13, before stamping her authority in the second, winning 15-3.
Ladies Open Prelim:
- M McCann dft Ella Donnellan 15-1, 15-2
- A McNamee dft Clodagh Nash 15-8, 15-8
Ladies Open QF's:
- C Casey dft Avril McNamee 15-1, 15-1
- Eilise McCrory dft Fiona Tully 15-5, 15-6
- A Reilly v Pauline Gallagher 15-9, 15-2
- M McMahon v Megan McCann 15-7, 15-6
Ladies SF's:
- Catriona Casey dft Eilise McCrory 15-5, 15-0
- Martina McMahon dft A Reilly 15-6, 15-3
Ladies Final:
- Catriona Casey dft Martina McMahon 15-12, 15-1
Congrats to the St Pauls Club on a top tournament! Next up is the Irish 4-Wall Adult Nationals in Mayo in three weeks time.
