2008 Finance Point Squash Series - Round Four
The 4th round of the Finance Point series took place on Tuesday night, with the continuation of the close contests that have been a feature of the competition so far. All three matches finished 2 all and were decided on sets countback.
The local derby between the Wanganui sponsored teams saw Doyle & Associates beat Sportsedge with team sponsor Matt Doyle again keeping his doubles record intact with partner Grant Smith, this time with a close fought win over Ken Mair & Nihi Houia.
Other locals Ant Rountree and John Rostenburg fought hard for their respective sponsors but could not secure the wins for their teams this time. Rostenburg, with doubles partner Alan van Rynbach (Higgins team) lost to Jason Burton-Brown/Shaun Grant (Automotive Direct) in a close 4 sets and Rountree (playing for Watties) also went down in four sets to Blair Landers (Inspire Net).
After round 3 the points table now has Watties in the lead (48 points), followed closely by Higgins Contractors (45 points). Inspire Net is third (42 points) and the two locally sponsored teams, SportsEdge and Doyle Associates are sitting 4th equal (39 points). They will be keen to push up the ladder in the final weeks of the competition and stay ahead of Automotive Direct who are bringing up the rear (34 points).
2008 Finance Point Challenge Series Results Round 4
Date: Tusday 12th August 2008
Location: Palmerston North Squash Club
| Doyle & Associates | Beat | | SportsEdge |
| (2 matches, 9 games) | | | (2 matches, 7 games) |
| Tim Preston | beat | Joseph Watts | 9/6 10/8 9/3 |
| Grant Smith | lost | Craig Morrison | 9/2 9/8 7/9 9/5 |
| Geoff Spencer | lost | Yeshan Ekanayake | 7/9 8/10 9/1 9/4 9/6 |
| Doubles Match |
| Grant Smith | beat | Ken Mair | 11/5 10/11 11/10 11/10 |
| Matt Doyle | | Nihi Houia | |
| Automotive Direct | Lost | | Higgins Contractors |
| (2 matches, 7 games) | | | (2 matches, 9 games) |
| Brendan Murphy | lost | Glenn Carson | 7/9 9/5 9/6 9/2 |
| Joseph Watts | beat | Derek Tankersley | 5/9 9/3 4/9 9/4 9/7 |
| Matt Pickering | lost | Mark Pettigrew | 9/3 9/3 9/5 |
| Doubles Match |
| Jason Burton-Brown | beat | Alan van Rynbach | 11/9 9/11 11/9 11/9 |
| Shaun Grant | | John Rostenburg | |
| Watties | Beat | | Inspire Net |
| (2 matches, 9 games) | | | (2 matches, 7 games) |
| Mike McSherry | beat | Matt Nation | 9/0 9/8 9/3 |
| Jason Fletcher | lost | Brent Foster | 9/6 6/9 9/7 4/9 9/7 |
| Ant Rountree | lost | Blair Landers | 8/10 9/3 9/6 9/1 |
| Doubles Match |
| Jarrad Boyle | beat | Warren Patterson | 11/9 4/11 11/10 11/5 |
| Phil Blumont | | Rob Brownrigg | |
Points Table after Round 4
| Watties | 48 points |
| Higgins Contractors | 45 points |
| Inspire Net | 42 points |
| Sportsedge | 39 points |
| Doyle Associates | 39 points |
| Automotive Direct | 34 points |