Castlebar duo, Majella Haverty & Kathleen Conway took third place athe Asiain Open held in Seoul South Korea on 22nd & 23 rd April.
They were defeated in the semi final by the eventual winners Martina Katz (Argentina) & Maria Paz Munoz (Ecuador).
​Both ladies also reached the round of 16 in the Women’s Singles.
Also competiting were Aisling Hickey(Rossmore) who reached the Women's Singles quarter finals and antonia Neary(Arklow)

​Fermoy's Sean Keane made a successful return to racquetball with a win in the Men's Open Singles Final against club-mate and Irish number 1 Johnny O'Keeney. Sean ran out the winner in the final match by 3 games to 1.  This was Sean's second Open Singles win, his previous one being the Ballinrobe Open in 2016.

There was a doubles win also for Sean when he and Johnny teamed up to defeat Ken Cottrell/Eoin Tynan (Galmoy/Fethard) 3-1 in the final.  The Mens B Singles was won by Joe Devenney(Ballinrobe) as he defeated Chris Carey(Fermoy) 3-2
While in the Mens CD Singles, Dara McNamara(Mitchelstown) defeated James Smith(Arklow) 3-2

The Women's Open Singles did not go ahead as all the leading ladies were competiting in the Asian Open in Seoul, Korea. However the Womens CD Singles was won by Niamh Murphy(Templeudigan) who defeated Ann Marie Keogh(Tullaroan) 3-0. and in the Women’s C/D/N Doubles, Cara Delaney/Caylee Hogan(Galmoy/Mitchelstown) defeated Niamh Murphy/Marie Murphy(Templeudigan) 3-2

The last two Open Tournaments of the 2022/23 season are nearly upon us.

The Kilkenny Open will be held on the 22nd & 23rd of April. Entry form online HERE.

The 40th Irish Open will be a major event and the final tournament for the season. The tournament takes place in Arklow on the 13th & 14th May. We are fortunate to have international athletes from Team Dovetail competing this year.
We are proud to announce that the following athletes will compete:
Andres Acuna (CRC) 2022 World Games Champion.
Andre Parilla(MEX) IRT (International Racquetball Tour) #4 Pro Player
Marie Renee Rodriguez (GUA) LPRT (Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour) Pro Player,
Edurado 'Lalo' Portillo (MEX) IRT (International Racquetball Tour) #3 Pro Player
Cole Sendrey (USA) US Junior International player

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​Arklow Bay Hotel
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