Joel Joins Welsh Teammate Tesni In Quarter-finals

Wales have two squash players through to the Commonwealth Games singles quarter-finals.

Pembrokeshire’s Joel Makin took just over half an hour to beat his Jamaican opponent and joins Cardiff-born Tesni Evans in going through to the  last eight.

Welsh number one Makin won 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 against Jamaica’s Chris Binnie in 34 minutes and his next match for Makin will be against Australia’s Red Hedrick or Alan Clyne (Scotland).

Their last 16 tie is due on court on the Gold Coast in half an hour.

Evans is through to the Commonwealth Games women’s singles squash quarter-finals.

British champion Evans, 25, powered into the last eight thanks to a 3-1 win against Malaysian teenager Aifa Azman.

She now plays England’s former World number one Laura Massaro.

Commonwealth Games 2018

Squash – men’s 3rd round. last 16 line-up and results so far:

[1] Nick Matthew (England) beat [16] Vikram Malhotra (India) 3-1 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 (35m)

[6] Ryan Cuskelly (Australia) lost to [12] Nafiizwan Adnan (Malaysia), walkover.

Welsh number one Joel Makin.

[7] Cameron Pilley (Australia) beat Lewis Walters (Jamaica) 3-0 11-3, 11-4, 11-8 (35m)

[4] James Willstrop (England) v [10] Campbell Grayson (New Zealand)

[8] Alan Clyne (Scotland) v Rex Hedrick (Australia)

[11] Joel Makin (Wales) v Christopher Binnie (Jamaica) 3-0 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 (34m)

[5] Daryl Selby (England) beat [9] Greg Lobban (Scotland) 3-1 11-6, 11-2, 6-11, 11-7 (54m)

[2] Paul Coll (New Zealand) v Ivan Yuen (Malaysia)

Jamaican team manager Karen Anderson pictured with Christopher Binnie, who lost against Welshman Joel Makin.

Women’s 3rd round, last 16 line-up and results so far:

[1] Laura Massaro (England) beat [11] Amanda Landers-Murphy (New Zealand) 3-0 11-8, 13-11, 11-8 (33m)

[6] Tesni Evans (Wales) beat Aifa Azman (Malaysia) 3-1 11-7, 11-1, 6-11, 11-8 (34m)

[7] Donna Urquhart (Australia) beat [16] Christine Nunn (Australia) 3-2 6-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5 (59m)

[4] Sarah-Jane Perry (England) beat [13] Nikki Todd (Canada) 3-0 12-10, 11-3, 11-5 (28m)

[3] Nicol David (Malaysia) v [10] Samantha Cornett (Canada)

[5] Alison Waters (England) v [9] Dipika Pallikal Karthik (India) 3-0 11-3, 11-6, 11-2 (24m)

[8] Joshna Chinappa (Indonesia) v [15] Tamika Saxby (Australia) 3-0 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (26m)

[2] Joelle King (New Zealand) v [12] Sivasangari Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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