Mubure settles for fifth place in PSA tourney

Squash City Club in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the weekend.
On his way to a respectable fifth place finish, Mubure (23) first beat Mellisa Meulenbelt of the Netherlands 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-9).
Speaking from his base in Eindhoven yesterday, Mubure said after beating Meulenbelt, he pulled through to the quarter-finals where he met another Dutchman Piedro Schweertman.
Schweertman is ranked 109th in the world and he was just too good for Mubure whom he beat in straight sets 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-8).
“It was a tough match and I tried my best,” Mubure said.
After losing to Schweertman, Mubure went on to play another Dutchman Mitchel Kries, winning 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-9) to secure a fifth place finish at this tournament which was won by Steve Finitsis of Australia.
World number 88 Finitsis beat 77th ranked Kashif Shuja of New Zealand 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 11-7) in the final.
In the semi-finals, Finitsis beat Neeraj Aggarwal of Australia, ranked 287th in the world, 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-7) while Shuja accounted for Schweertman 3-2 (15-13, 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9).
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe junior squash teasm recently took part in the All-Africa Junior Championships in South Africa.
All-Africa Junior Team Squash Championships Results
POOL A
First Round
Egypt beat Zimbabwe A 3-0: Amr Khalifa bt Faisal Hassan 11-2, 11-4, 11-6; Farrah Moneim bt Lauren Williams 11-3, 11-2, 11-0; Karim Faithi bt Ryan Burl 11-8, 11-4, 11-6.
Kenya A bt Mauritius A 2-0: Kenneth Mgwangi bt Sheen Ramdanee 11-4, 11-4, 11-2; Gurray Singh bt Hugo Bigara 11-1, 11-6, 11-5. (Laura Buck lost to Samantha Kleynhans 7-11, 8-11, 4-11).
Second Round
South Africa B bt Kenya A 2-0: Jason Byrne bt Kenneth Mgwangi 11-7, 11-7, 11-7; Jaryd Terblanche bt Alastair de Sousa 11-3, 11-3, 11-0. (Julie Lee bt Laura Buck 11-7, 11-1, 11-6).
Zimbabwe A bt Mauritius 2-0: Ryan Burl bt Sheen Ramdanee 11-9, 13-11, 11-3; Mark Kirstein bt Hugo Bigara 3-0. (Lauren Williams lost to Samantha Kleynhans 0-3).
Third Round
Egypt A bt Kenya A 2-0: Amr Khalifa bt Kenneth Mgwangi 11-2 11-4 11-3; Karim Khalifa bt Alaistair de Sousa 11-6, 11-6, 11-3; Nouran El Tourky bt Laura Buck 11-3, 11-3, 11-2.
South Africa B bt Mauritius A 2-0: Jaryd Terblanche bt Sheen Ramdanee 11-1, 11-2, 11-3; Daniel Smith bt Hugo Bigara 11-6, 11-2, 11-2. (Sarah O’Grady bt Samantha Kleynhans 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 12-10).
Fourth Round
South Africa B bt Zimbabwe A 3-0: Jarryd Terblanche bt Faisal Hassan 11-4, 11-6, 11-6; Sarah O’Grady bt Lauren Williams 11-4, 11-7, 11-6; Daniel Smith bt Ryan Burl 11-9, 11-2, 11-7.
Egypt A bt Mauritius A 2-0: Karim Faithi bt Sheen Ramdanee 11-0, 11-0, 11-0; Mohammed Essam bt Hugo Bigara 11-2, 11-0, 11-3. (Farrah Meguid bt Samantha Kleynhans 11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 11-1).
Fifth Round
Egypt bt South Africa B 3-0: Amr Khalifa bt Jason Byrne 11-5, 11-8, 11-5; Farrah Meguid bt Julie Lee 11-2, 11-3, 11-3; Mohammed Essam bt Jarryd Terblanche 11-5, 11-4, 11-3.
Zimbabwe A bt Kenya A 2-1: Faisal Hassam lost to Kenneth Mgwanga 6-11, 5-11, 6-11; Mark Kirstein bt Alaistair de Sousa 11-1, 11-8, 11-4. (Laura Buck bt Gugu Mkwananzi 11-4, 11-1, 11-5).
POOL B
First Round
South Africa A bt Namibia A 3-0: Matthew Roberts bt Danie Greeff 16-14, 11-7, 11-7; Elani Landman bt Carmen Zwart 11-0, 11-1, 11-3; Durandt Martin bt Le Hugo van Rooyen 11-0, 11-0, 11-2.
Zimbabwe B bt Kenya B 2-0: Kudzai Mukaratirwa bt Aamir Didarali 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7; Blessing Muhwati bt Romy Nawab 11-7, 11-2, 11-6. (Kirsty Easterbrooke lost to Hannelieze Human 4-11, 3-11, 2-11).
Second Round
Zambia A bt Zimbabwe B 2-1: Alaistair de Sousa lost to Alexander Roscoe 11-13, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11; Mucaille Namweena bt Kirsty Easterbrooke 11-5, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6 11-7.
Namibia A bt Kenya B 2-0: Danie Greeff bt Aamir Didarelli 11-6 11-7 11-4; Michael van Lingen bt Veer Joshi 11-9, 11-5, 11-1; Hannelieze Human bt Chandre Jansen 11-1, 11-2, 11-1.
Third Round
South Africa A bt Zimbabwe B 3-0: Matthew Roberts bt Alexander Roscoe 11-8, 11-8, 11-2; Lume Landman bt Yvonne Mubure 11-1, 11-3, 11-5; Durandt Martin bt Kudzai Mukaratirwa 11-3, 11-1, 11-0.
Zambia A bt Kenya B 2-0: Kudzai Mukuratirwa bt Aamir Didarelli 11-3, 11-4, 11-6; Chisemba Lawrence bt Romy Nawab 11-3, 11-4, 11-6. (Chisenga Chembo lost to Hannalieze Human 6-11, 4-11, 2-11).
Fourth Round
South Africa A bt Kenya B 2-0: Matthew Roberts bt Aamir Didarelli 11-3, 11-1, 11-2; Durandt Martin bt Romy Nawab 11-0, 11-1, 11-0; Elani Landman bt Hannelieze Human 11-2, 11-7, 11-6.
Zambia A bt Namibia A 2-1: Mwandama Mumba lost to Danie Greeff 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 9-11; Muchaile Namweene bt Chandre Jansen 11-4, 11-6, 11-4; Lawrence Chisemba bt Michael van Lingen 11-8, 11-7, 11-6.

Fifth Round
South Africa A bt Zambia A 3-0: Matthew Roberts bt Mwandama Mumba 11-3, 11-2, 11-7; Lume Landman bt Muchaile Namweene 11-2, 11-1, 11-0; Ruan Olivier bt Lawrence Chisemba 11-3, 11-9, 11-2.
Zimbabwe B bt Namibia A 3-0: Alexander Roscoe bt Danie Greeff 2-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-8; Yvonne Mubure bt Carmen Zwart 11-8, 11-5, 11-7; Kudzai Mukaratirwa bt Le Hugo van Rooyen 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2.
Crossover Play-offs
1 in Pool A v 2 in Pool B
Egypt bt Zambia 3-0: Amr Khalifa bt Mwandama Mumba 11-4, 11-2; Nouran El Tourky bt Chisenga Chembo 11-4, 11-2, 11-2; Karim Faithi bt Kundanji Kalenga 11-0, 11-2, 11-2.
1 in Pool B v 2 in Pool A
South Africa A bt South Africa B 3-0: Matthew Roberts bt Jason Byrne 11-6, 11-6; Durandt Martin bt Jarryd Terblanche 11-8, 13-11, 5-11, 8-11, 12-10; Elani Landman bt Julie Lee 11-4, 11-4, 11-4.
3 in Pool A v 4 in Pool B
Zimbabwe A bt Namibia A 3-0: Ryan Burl bt Danie Greeff 11-7, 11-9, 11-4; Gugu Mkwananzi bt Carmen Zwart 11-9, 11-5, 11-5; Mark Kirstein bt Michael van Lingen 11-9, 11-5, 11-5.
3 in Pool B v 4 in Pool A
Zimbabwe B bt Kenya A 2-1: Alex Roscoe lost to Kenneth Mgwangi 5-11, 7-11, 8-11; Blessing Muhwati bt Gurrad Singh 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6; Laura Buck bt Kirsty Easterbrook 11-3, 11-5, 11-8.
Final Positions
1st – Egypt bt South Africa A 3-0: Amr Khalifa bt Matthew Roberts 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Nouran El Tourky bt Elani Landman 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; L Karim Faithi bt Durandt Martin 11-3, 11-5, 11-4.
3rd – South Africa B bt Zambia A 3-0: Jason Byrne bt Mwandama Mumba 11-7, 11-3; Sarah O’Grady bt Chisenga Chembo 11-2, 11-7, 11-7; Daniel Smith bt Chishemba Lawrence 11-6, 2-11, 11-3, 11-6.
5th – Zimbabwe A bt Zimbabwe B 3-0: Faisal Hassam bt Alexander Roscoe 11-6, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7; Laura Williams bt Yvonne Mubure 11-8, 11-4, 11-2; Ryan Burl bt Kudzai Mukaratirwa 11-4, 11-3, 11-4.
7th – Kenya A bt Namibia A 2-0: Kenneth Mgwangi bt Danie Greeff 11-8, 11-2, 11-3; Gurran Singh bt Le Hugo van Rooyen 11-8, 11-2, 11-5. (Laura Buck bt Carmen Zwart 11-5 11-4 11-5).
9th/10th – Mauritius A/Kenya B: 1 match each – Sheen Ramdanee bt Aamir Didarelli 11-7, 11-7, 3-11, 11-7; Hugo Bigara lost to Romy Nawab 6-11, 11-7, 5-11, 2-11.