Ekiring in Club squash quarters

May 25, 2006

UNSEEDED Edwin Ekiring advanced to the quarter-final of the Club Squash Open after upsetting Robbins Mwehairwe in day three of the action.

By Norman Katende

Hickling bt Kawooya 3-0
Musimenta bt Muhenda 3-2
Banyai bt Ssemweya 3-0
Byaruhanga w/o Mevil
Matovu bt Kafrika 3-1
Ekiring by Mwehairwe 3-1
Musisi bt Tamwesigire 3-0
Nkambwe bt Kato 3-0


UNSEEDED Edwin Ekiring advanced to the quarter-final of the Club Squash Open after upsetting Robbins Mwehairwe in day three of the action.

The top badminton star, who is trying his hand at squash, was a 3-1 winner over seed 5 Mwehairwe while top seed Bill Hickling was a straight sets winner over Michael Kawooya.

Another upset saw unseeded Julius Musimenta beat seed 8 Coutts Muhenda (3-2) in the tournament sponsored by Nile Breweries under their Club Beer brand and The New Vision.

The semi-finals are tonight and the final of the men and women contests is set for tomorrow night.

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