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Rachel Rowe won the 10th Women's Open GC Championship

[<<] [>>] by Evelyn Martin at Ripon Spa Croquet Club
15 May 2011 (GC - Championships)

Rachel Rowe won the 10th Women's Open GC Championship at Ripon Spa Croquet Club. She won all 18 of her games, only dropping as many as five hoops in three games. Her nearest rivals were Freda Vitty (15/19) and Samantha Thompson (14/18), neither matching Rachel for consistent domination of their games.

Placings

1st Rachel Rowe
2nd Freda Vitty
3rd Samantha Thompson
4th Kath Burt
5th Jane Collier
6th Pamela Mead
7th Jane Pringle
8th Ann Brookes

Winner Plate Judith Hand

Main Knockout

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Champion
Rachel Rowe

Rachel Rowe
7-2, 7-5

Rachel Rowe
7-5, 7-5

Rachel Rowe
7-3, 7-2

Pam Mead
Kath Burt

Kath Burt
7-5, 7-6

Jane Pringle
Freda Vitty

Freda Vitty
7-4, 7-3

Freda Vitty
7-4, 4-7, 7-3

Jane Collier
Ann Brookers

Samantha Thompson
7-4, 7-1

Samantha Thompson

Block Results

Block A

Name RR HF GB JC JB JO MC

Games
won

Net
hoops

Position
Rachel Rowe -------- 7-3, 7-2 7-3, 7-2 7-3, 7-4 7-2, 7-1 7-3, 7-0 7-4, 7-2 12 55 1
Helena Fensome 3-7, 2-7 -------- 7-4, 7-5 5-7, 7-6 3-7, 5-7 7-2, 7-3 5-7, 7-5 6 -2 3
Gill Brent 3-7, 2-7 4-7, 5-7 -------- 4-7, 5-7 4-7, 6-7 7-6, 6-7 3-7, 7-3 2 -23  
Jane Collier 3-7, 4-7 7-5, 6-7 7-4, 7-5 -------- 7-3, 7-3 7-5, 7-4 7-0, 6-7 8 18 2
June Brown 2-7, 1-7 7-3, 7-5 7-4, 7-6 3-7, 3-7 -------- 3-7, 4-7 5-7, 6-7 4 -19  
Jackie Old 3-7, 0-7 2-7, 3-7 6-7, 7-6 5-7, 4-7 7-3, 7-4 -------- 7-3, 7-4 5 -11 4
Maggie Crossland 4-7, 2-7 7-5, 5-7 7-3, 3-7 0-7, 7-6 7-5, 7-6 3-7, 4-7 -------- 5 -18  

Block B

Name ST JB JP AB TB VH PM

Games
won

Net
hoops

Position
Samantha Thompson -------- 7-1, 7-1 7-5, 7-5 4-7, 4-7 7-3, 7-3 7-3, 7-4 7-3, 7-4 10 32 1
Jennet Blake 1-7, 1-7 -------- 3-7, 6-7 1-6, 3-7 5-7, 4-7 1-7, 5-7 2-7, 3-7 0 -48  
Jane Pringle 4-7, 5-7 7-3, 7-6 -------- 7-3, 7-5 7-3, 4-7 7-3, 7-6 7-6, 7-3 9 17 2
Ann Brookes 7-4, 7-4 7-1, 7-3 3-7, 5-7 -------- 4-7, 7-5 4-7, 7-5 5-7, 7-5 7 8 3
Tess Burt 3-7, 3-7 7-5, 7-4 3-7, 7-4 7-4, 5-7 -------- 7-3, 6-7 7-5. 6-7 6 1  
Valerie Harding 3-7, 4-7 7-1, 7-5 3-7, 6-7 7-4, 5-7 3-7, 7-6 -------- 5-7, 3-7 4 -12  
Pamela Mead 3-7, 4-7 7-2, 7-3 6-7, 3-7 7-5, 5-7 5-7, 7-6 7-5, 7-3 -------- 6 2 4

Block C

Name FV EC KB EB JH FC DP

Games
won

Net
hoops

Position
Freda Vitty -------- 7-4, 7-3 7-5, 2-7 7-6, 7-1 7-4, 7-5 7-4, 7-3 7-1, 7-1 11 35 1
Elaine Collins 4-7, 3-7 -------- 4-7, 3-7 6-7, 6-7 4-7, 5-7 4-7, 1-7 5-7, 5-7 0 -34  
Kath Burt 5-7, 7-2 7-4, 7-3 -------- 7-6, 7-3 7-5, 1-7 7-4, 7-5 7-3, 7-2 10 25 2
Eileen Buxton 6-7, 1-7 7-6, 7-6 6-7, 3-7 -------- 7-2, 1-7 3-7, 7-6 3-7, 7-2 5 -13  
Judith Hand 4-7, 5-7 7-4, 7-5 5-7, 7-1 7-1, 2-7 -------- 7-5, 4-7 7-5, 6-7 6 5 3
Frances Colman 4-7, 3-7 7-4, 7-1 4-7, 5-7 7-3, 6-7 5-7, 7-4 -------- 6-7, 3-7 4 -4  
Daphne Pepler 1-7, 1-7 7-5, 7-5 3-7, 2-7 7-3, 2-7 5-7, 7-6 7-6, 7-3 -------- 6 -14 4



 

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