With almost no exception, the higher ranked contestants advanced in early round play in the prestigious European Jr Championships getting underway yesterday in Herentals, Belgium, near Brussels.

RESULTS:         European Junior U19 Squash Championships, Herentals, Belgium

Men's 1st round:
[1] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bye
Christopher Votion (BEL) bt Nir Zisman (ISR) 5-9, 9-4, 9-0, 9-1
Maxime Moriamez (FRA) bt Sean Caheny (IRL) 9-6, 9-1, 9-2
[9/16] Pedro Espeleta (ESP) bt Robin Schreurs (BEL) w/o
[9/16] Norman Junge (GER) bt Pyry Poikolainen (FIN) 9-1, 9-4, 9-5
Hywel Robinson (WAL) bt Michelangelo Bertocchi (ITA) 9-6, 9-3, 3-9, 9-0
Mans Asp (SWE) bt Arnaud Dedecker (BEL) 9-3, 10-8, 9-6
[5/8] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt Sven Rosius (BEL) 9-0, 9-4, 9-2
[5/8] Oliver Pett (ENG) bye
Carsten Schoor (GER) bt Alexis Broka (BEL) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
Lukas Jelinek (CZE) bt Jonathan Davies (WAL) 9-1, 9-1, 9-4
[9/16] Bastiaan Meulenbelt (NED) bt Jaanus Pettai (EST) 9-4, 9-0, 9-0
[9/16] Florent Pontiere (FRA) bye\
Chris O'Kane (IRL) bt Sam van Brusselen (BEL) 9-7, 9-5, 9-4
Johan Detter (SWE) bt Damian Arosa (ESP) 9-6, 9-1, 9-0
[3/4] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bye
[3/4] Joe Lee (ENG) bye
Pontus Olsson (SWE) bt Charles Veerkamp (NED) 7-9, 7-9, 9-4, 9-2, 9-3
Gordon Harpur (IRL) bt Alexander Versyck (BEL) w/o
[9/16] Florian Silbernagl (GER) bt Andero Mardo (EST) 9-3, 9-1, 9-2
[9/16] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt Federico Leporati (ITA) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
Jakub Kosinka (CZE) bt Philip Tran (DEN) 6-9, 9-5, 9-0, 0-9, 9-1
Diego Lopez (ESP) bt David Gloor (SUI) 9-4, 9-3, 9-7
[5/8] Gregoire Marche (FRA) bye
[5/8] Sander Kock (NED) bt Joey Verheyen (BEL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Casper Grauballe (DEN) bt Reiko Peter (SUI) 9-2, 5-9, 9-6, 9-3
Mats Raemen (BEL) bt Marc Te Witt (NED) 3-9, 9-6, 9-2, 9-4
Alberto Matteazzi (ITA) bt [9/16] Petr Martin (CZE) w/o
[9/16] Lucas Vauzelle (FRA) bt Kristjan Pettai (EST) 9-0, 9-0, 9-3
Ido Avron (ISR) bt Vincent Hotag (BEL) 9-0, 9-2, 9-1
Alistair Mutch (WAL) bt Christoffer Ohlsson (SWE) 9-4, 9-2, 9-3
[2] Adrian Waller (ENG) bye

    2nd round:
[1] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt Christopher Votion (BEL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-4
[9/16] Pedro Espeleta (ESP) bt Maxime Moriamez (FRA) 9-4, 9-4, 9-3
[9/16] Norman Junge (GER) bt Hywel Robinson (WAL) 9-2, 9-4, 9-3
[5/8] Tom Pashley (ENG) bt Mans Asp (SWE) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
[5/8] Oliver Pett (ENG) bt Carsten Schoor (GER) 9-4, 9-3, 9-1
[9/16] Bastiaan Meulenbelt (NED) bt Lukas Jelinek (CZE) 9-6, 10-8, 9-5
[9/16] Florent Pontiere (FRA) bt Chris O'Kane (IRL) 9-0, 9-4, 9-2
[3/4] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Johan Detter (SWE) 9-4, 9-1, 9-4
[3/4] Joe Lee (ENG) bt Pontus Olsson (SWE) 9-0, 9-3, 9-0
[9/16] Florian Silbernagl (GER) bt Gordon Harpur (IRL) 9-1, 9-6, 9-1
[9/16] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) bt Jakub Kosinka (CZE) 9-1, 9-4, 10-8
[5/8] Gregoire Marche (FRA) bt Diego Lopez (ESP) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
[5/8] Sander Kock (NED) bt Casper Grauballe (DEN) 9-6, 8-10, 9-2, 9-4
Mats Raemen (BEL) bt Alberto Matteazzi (ITA) 9-0, 9-3, 9-2
[9/16] Lucas Vauzelle (FRA) bt Ido Avron (ISR) 9-4, 7-9, 9-1, 9-3
[2] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Alistair Mutch (WAL) 9-4, 7-9, 9-4, 9-5

Women's 1st round:
Matilda Ravn-Holm (SWE) bt Nathalie Philipsen (BEL) 9-5, 10-9, 9-5
Lieselot Arien (BEL) bt Patricia Burns (IRL) 9-3, 9-4, 9-1

    2nd round:
[1] Camille Serme (FRA) bt Matilda Ravn-Holm (SWE) 9-5, 9-3, 9-0
[9/16] Julie de Bellefroid (BEL) bt Agapi Kazamia (SUI) 9-7, 6-9, 9-7, 9-0
Faustine Gilles (FRA) bt [9/16] Natalie Pritchard (WAL) 9-3, 9-5, 9-7
[5/8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt Tineke Houben (BEL) 9-0, 9-2, 9-1
[5/8] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt Cigany Sierveld (NED) 9-0, 9-2, 9-3
Laura Aalto-Setala (FIN) bt [9/16] Tereza Ctvrtnickova (CZE) 9-6, 7-9, 9-4, 3-9, 10-8
[9/16] Melissa Meulenbelt (NED) bt Sally Skarrenborg (DEN) 3-9, 7-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-0
[3/4] Sina Wall (GER) bt Sarah McCracken (IRL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[3/4] Victoria Lust (ENG) bt Lieselot Arien (BEL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-5
[9/16] Bethan Williams (WAL) bt Sissel Trap (DEN) 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
[9/16] Astrid Kern (GER) bt Sofia Orneberg (SWE) 9-0, 9-4, 9-1
[5/8] Jasmin Ballman (SUI) bt Toke Vanwesemael (BEL) 9-5, 9-3, 10-9
[5/8] Gabrielle de Lavison (FRA) bt Carla Fernandez Vazquez (ESP) 9-4, 9-2, 9-5
[9/16] Milou van der Heijden (NED) bt Coline Aumard (FRA) 9-3, 9-3, 9-7
[9/16] Kimberley Hay (ENG) bt Elodie Mahieu (BEL) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[2] Lucie Fialova (CZE) bt Gaetane Hitchins (BEL) 9-2, 9-0, 9-3