SIA - CSC Bilateral 2012

Another great afternoon of great squash and friendship. SIA played host to this year's 15th SIA-CSC Bilateral Games. Overall results was CSC winning SIA 5-2 to take the challenge trophy.

As for squash, SIA won 4-3. Details of the individual games below:

Eric vs Marcus 1-3 (6-11,4-11,11-7,10-12) 
Jeremy vs Pang  3-1 (10-12,12-10,11-8,11-8)
Eric Yeow vs Michel 0-3 (4-11,9-11,11-13)
Gillian vs Royston 0-3 (9-11,5-11,9-11)
Hassan vs Gary 3-0 (11-5,11-9,11-7)
And the man of the match:
Yak Keng vs Janssen  3-1 (11-8,7-11,12-10,11-8)

Mazlan's first taste if battle on the court:
Mazlan vs Royston 0-3 (8-11,5-11,1-11)

Man of the match: Ng Yak Keng who who overcame his opponent by a narrow margin in the 3rd and 4th sets to win the deciding tie of the day. 

Mazlan had his first taste of competitive squash and looking forward to more appearances for the club.

The SIA - CSC Bilateral has always been a good opportunity for our club players to get exposure to playing against players at or above their current grade. The annual National Squash League (NSL) does provide a 4-5 month season for one to improve but that is limited to playing with players within the same grade. Sad to say, we have been unable to field NSL league teams in SIA due to lack of sufficient players for a viable team.

SIA's line up in terms of NSL grading was A,D,E,E,E(Ladies C),NG vs CSC's C,C, E,E,E,NG.

An evenly matched lineup where every tie could turn the results. The opponents did not have a ladies tie which put us at an advantage where the tie was 3-3 based on the 6 men tie.

Next stop: SIA vs SCC on 14th October.