Schools badminton: Holly Newall seals Midland clean sweep

HOLLY Newall, who played for Scotland at junior level last year, completed a clean sweep of the under-17 titles at the Midland Junior Tournament in Dundee.

The Mauchline youngster beat Ross High School’s Kelly Sands 21-15, 21-18 in the singles final and went on to take the girls’ doubles with Tammi Gibson (Auchinleck Academy) and the mixed with Alex Dunn (Daziel Academy).

Shona Whillans (Preston Lodge High School) – who scored a clean sweep at the Ashaway Christmas Tournament at Meadowbank – again showed her promise by winning all three under-13 titles. In the singles final, she overcame Corstorphine Primary’s Lily Farnood 21-14, 21-14.

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The Longniddry talent then partnered Rachel Lu (George Watson’s) to victory in the girls’ doubles, and joined Craigmount High School’s Glen Lewington to win the mixed final.

UNDER-17: Boys’ singles: Jack Stevenson (Bishopbriggs Academy) bt Sean Leith (Mackie Academy) 21-13 21-15. Girls’ singles: Holly Newall (Glasgow School of Sport) bt Kelly Sands (Ross High School) 21-5 21-18. Boys’ doubles: Robert Clark (Glasgow School of Sport) and James Milton (Auchinleck Academy) bt Stevenson and Jacob Reynolds (Mackie Academy) 19-21 21-16 21-17. Girls’ doubles: Newall and Tammi Gibson (Auchinleck Academy) bt Eleanor O’Donnell (Glasgow School of Sport) and Gemma Wright (Royal High School) 21-16 21-15. Mixed doubles: Alex Dunn (Dalziel Academy) and Newall bt Milton and Hannah Wade (St Kentigern’s Academy) 21-16 21-15.

UNDER-13: Boys’ singles: Robbie Paterson (Eyemouth High School) bt Calum Atterbury (Stewart’s Melville) 21-13 22-20. Girls’ singles: Shona Whillans (Preston Lodge High School) bt Lily Farnood (Corstorphine Primary) 21-14 21-14. Boys’ doubles: Glen Lewington (Craigmount High School) and Calum Atterbury (Stewart’s Melville) bt Lloyd Holland (Scotstoun Primary) and Paterson 22-20 21-17. Girls’ doubles: Whillans and Sarah Brogan (George Heriot’s) bt Farnood and Rachel Lu (George Watson’s) 21-11 21-13. Mixed doubles: Lewington and Whillans bt Atterbury and Farnood 19-21 21-18 21-15.

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