Squash: Ireland ladies take silver
| 04 May 2013 22:10 |
| Ireland ladies lost 2-1 to reigning champions England in this morning's final of the European Championships in Amsterdam. |
| Playing against a very strong English team, boasting three of the top eight players in the world, Ireland did themselves proud by reaching the final for a second consecutive year. |
| Madeline Perry had a tough start, losing 3-0 to Laura Massaro, but national champion Aisling Blake, from Sligo, had a superb victory over Alison Waters, ranked 20 places higher than her. |
| Blake played controlled squash, full of confidence, and showed her determination to level the match, winning 3-0. |
| Her Connacht team mate, Laura Mylotte, a part-time player taking on world number eight Jenny Duncalf, lost 3-0. |
| It proved too much for Mylotte, after her superb victory in the semi-final, which earned Ireland victory over hosts, Netherlands, and a place in the final. |
