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Rosner takes Galway title
Edwin Brennan reports

Finals day in the Garavan’s West of Ireland Open. The club was alive with atmosphere from early the morning in anticipation of the day’s matches, which did not disappoint.

The main final of the afternoon was preceded by the men’s ‘A’ final in which Galway’s own John Rooney played the very experienced Derek Ryan. Rooney was the clear favourite going into the match. In a hotly contested final, lasting well over an hour it was Rooney who emerged victorious.

The number one seed Simon Rosner took on American Gilly Lane in the day’s main event, the young American was hungry to follow up on his success in the semi final. It was Rosner who controlled the pace from the start making Lane work extremely hard for each point. Rosner took Lane on a tour of the four corners of the court forcing him into making several errors.

This initial pressure gave Rosner the first game on an 11-5 scoreline. He maintained this pressure in the second game never allowing Lane to find a rhythm or impose himself on the match. Rosner raced to a comfortable lead in the third game building up a 9-2 lead, but Lane galvanised and played like a man possessed and came back to make the score 9-7 but Rosner dug deep and saw out the match to claim his first PSA title.

"I’m delighted to claim my first PSA title. I’ve been in three finals before and have been searching for my first win for a long time so I will always have great memories of Galway. It was an awesome tournament with great organisation and I would like to return in the future.

"The final was a great match and I was really pleased with the way I played, he made a couple of unforced errors that allowed me to move ahead. Even when I was 9-2 up in the third he never stopped fighting for every point, he came back to 9-7 in that game as he never gave up.

"A lot of thanks go to my coaches and my parents for their support over the years."

"I was happy with the way I played this tournament and it's great to get my game back on track. I wish I made less errors in the final but I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. Great credit to Simon for the way he played today and I felt it was a good match. I’m going to Dublin next week for the Irish open so I love Ireland!

"Thanks to the tournament director and to the rest of his team for another great event the club was very welcoming and hospitable toward all the players which was greatly appreciated by all the players. I’m looking forward to coming back next year and hopefully going one step further."

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