Masters in Action
Thursday night last in Ballymacelligott John O Donnell (Tralee) and Pat McCarthy (Ballymacelligott) lost their semi-final game in a tiebreaker. The Kerry pair won their first game 21/12, lost the second 13/21 and were 10/8 up in the tiebreaker when Pat McCarthy suffered an injury. They went on to lose 21/13 in what turned out to be a keenly contested game.
The teams were tied four times in the second game and three times in the third game. The packed audience in Ballymacelligott were very appreciative of the gallant efforts made by both players and gave a standing ovation to the Kerry pair when they left the court.

The following are the results of the games held in St.Augustines-Waterford on Sunday 24th February 2002.
Minor Singles; Seamus Lavin {Waterford} beat Steven Mc Swiney {Ballymac},
21-10, 21-16.
Minor Singles; Michael Brennan {Waterford} beat Maurice Crowe {Ballymac},
21-11, 21-3.

The preliminary rounds of The Irish Nationals 2002 took place last weekend in various venues around the country.
The results from the weekend games are as follows:
Women's B
Maria Daly (Ballymac) defeated Miriam Ryan (Carlow) 21/3, 21/8.
Tracey Buckley (Ballymac) defeated Ciara Mullins (Carlow) 21/9, 21/13.
Nicola Kelly (Roscommon) defeated Sharon Daly (Ballymac) 21/9, 20/21, 21/2.
Boys Under 19.
Clive Counihan (Ballymac) defeated Adrian Kelly (Clare) 21/12, 18/21, 11/6.
Boys Under 17.
Michael Brown (Waterford) defeated Gene Griffin (Ballymac) 21/3, 21/3.
Jonathan Mooney (Limerick) defeated Padraig McCarthy (Ballymac) 21/12, 10/21, 9/11.
Boys Under 15.
Donal O Halloran (Clare) defeated Liam Thompson (Ballymac) 21/5, 21/7.
Ger Coonan (Tipperary) defeated Tim Prendiville (Ballymac) 21/13, 21/16.
Girls Under 15.
Karen Collins (Tipperary) defeated Lisa Falvey (Ballymac) 21/13, 15/21, 10/11.
Lydia Tracey (Carlow) defeated Ashley Prendiville (Ballymac) 21/5, 21/5.
Emer Fallon (Kildare ) defeated Catriona Casey (Ballymac) 213, 21/5.

Games to watch out for this week.:

Saturday 9th March Minor Doubles (Stephen McSwiney & Maurice Crowe (Ballymac)) and U21 Doubles (Clive Counihan & Brendan Falvey (Ballymac)) play in the Munster semi finals in Ballymacelligott at 6.00pm.
Sunday 10th March Munster Juvenile semi finals will be played in Limerick and Waterford venues.
The Ballymacelligott players representing Kerry are as follows:
Under 12 Cian Counihan (Ballymac) Sharon Twomey (Ballymac) Naomi Sullivan (Ballymac) & Edel Murphy (Tralee)
Under13 Brendan Crowe & Aaron o Halloran (Ballymac) Brenda Carmody (Ballymac) Maedbh Prendiville (Ballymac) & Elaine Ryall (Tralee)
Under14 Colin McSwiney (Ballymac) Ashley Prendiville (Ballymac) Catriona Casey (Ballymac) & Karen Lawlor (Tralee)
Under 15 Liam Thompson (Ballymac) Denis Buckley & Shane Dowling (Ballymac) Lisa Falvey (Ballymac) & Gemma O Connell (Tralee)
Under 16 Gary O Connor (Ballymac) Gene Griffin & Tim Prendiville (Ballymac) Sandy McSwiney (Ballymac)
Under 17 Padraig McCarthy (Ballymac)