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Electrical Shop wins Thursday night squash league by one point

The Electrical Shop were victorious on Thursday night with a one point-advantage over Kumon Learning to land on top of the Thursday night squash league.

By Annalee Grant on April 20, 2010

The Electrical Shop were victorious on Thursday night with a one point-advantage over Kumon Learning to land on top of the Thursday night squash league.

The team, made up of David Buckler, Joanne Heyes, Andrew Zinck and Anna Lee Jacobsen scored 13 points for the win, with Kamran Idress and Stephen Buckler subbing for Zinck and Jacobsen.

The night started out with Kamran Idress topping Kumon Learning substitute Muhammed Idress for five points in a three-game series.

Eric Bardin then earned six points for Kumon in a win over David Buckler in another exciting three games. Buckler scored only one point, but it was enough to steal the win for his team.

Denise McDiarmid won the next match for Kumon Learning for six points over Joanne Heyes, who earned two points for the four-game set after winning one game.

Stephen Buckler got the final win for the Electrical Shop to earn five points over Kumon substitute Zain Syed.

The final score was 13- 12 for the Electrical Shop, giving them the season-winning edge.

Underhill and Uniglobe Specialty Travel played for third and fourth place on the same night, with Underhill's point count climbing to 19 over Uniglobe's 10.

The action started with a six point haul for Uniglobe's Emilie Herdes, but it would be the only win for the team.

Herdes edged out Coleman Newell in just three games.

Logan Small then started the six point run for Underhill, beating Shahid Syed in an exciting five-game match.

The games were pushed to five after Syed held on in the third round for a 13-15 win over Small. He followed it with a win in the fourth round but Small turned things around in the fifth to seal the win for Underhill.

Syed took three points for the match, while Small secured six.

Marie Maratos earned another six for Underhill over Jada Kwok in three games.

Kwok took just one point for her team.

Graydon McDonnell got the final six points for Underhill to secure their third place position over Pam Zinck by default.

The final score was 19-10 for Underhill to end the season.

The league celebrated with a pizza party on Friday.

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