Squash: Bannister helps Doyle cement lead

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Doyle & Associates Accountants have gone clear at the top of the table of the Inspire Net Premier Squash series after victory in the third round at the Wanganui Squash Club on Wednesday night.

Round 3 is the only round of the five, plus the finals night, to be held outside of Palmerston North's SquashGym and Doyle, with a local connection through A grade player Rod Bannister, beat MacDougalls 2-1 in their best-of-three matches.

Bannister defeated MacDougall's No1 seed Stephen Bennett, a current Central Districts representative, in straight sets to continue his unbeaten run.

The competition will take a break for a week as many of the players will be contesting the senior nationals in Auckland as part of the Central Districts team.

The next round will be back in Palmerston North on August 27.

Results, round 3:

Doyle & Associates bt MacDougalls 2-1.

Rod Bannister bt Stephen Bennett 11-2 11-3 11-5; Min Bristol bt Blake Koolan 11-9 12-10 11-13 11-9; Cameron Foster lost to Taylor Leabourn 11-7 11-8 11-9.

Higgins Contractors bt Inspire Net 2-0.

Kashif Shuja versus Victor Romero still to be played; Rebecca Barnett bt David Greer 11-7 9-11 8-11 11-7 11-8; Geoff Spencer bt Brent Foster 11-8 11-9 5-11 7-11 11-3.

GSA Design lost to More FM 3-0.

Ben Calvert bt Corbin Faint 11-5 11-4 11-8; Danielle Fourie bt Brandon Keenan 11-8 11-5 5-11 11-6; Daniel Foster bt Grant Smith 9-11 11-9 11-9 11-7.

Points: Doyle & Associates 28, More FM 25, Higgins Contractors 21, MacDougalls 21, Inspire Net 18, GSA Design 15.