The second round of the Squash Club Challenge was held recently at the venue of the newly-entered club this year, the Malta Union Club.

Determined to make up for their first-round upset, Livingwell meant business from the start, thrashing Cynergi in the first encounter 21-2.

Marsa SC were up next against the Malta Union Club. Fielding their usual strong team, Marsa won 17-6.

Malta Union Club needed more points and faced Livingwell in the third encounter. However, Livingwell were on top and only let six points slip away as they prevailed 15-6.

Cynergi had to pick the pieces after their defeat to Livingwell as they took on Marsa SC. Despite a promising start, thanks to Simon Decesare’s opening win, Cynergi failed to keep the momentum going as Marsa came back to win 16-7.

The next fixture was the battle of the two leading contenders of this round, Livingwell against Marsa SC. All matches were extremely close and could have easily gone either way.

The up-and-coming Jean Balzan stole the attention when securing a solid win against Alan Seychell while Jasper Hougard comfortably beat Norman Gera. Livingwell beat Marsa 13-11.

Despite their narrow defeat to Livingwell, Marsa SC had done enough to lead the table after two rounds with 80 points. Livingwell are second on 78 points.

The last encounter of the day was between Cynergi and the Malta Union Club.

The ever-reliable Gary Nitchke, veteran Johanna Rizzo and sound performances from newcomer Nordine and regulars Melchior Vassallo and Jason Stivala handed the Malta Union Club an 18-6 win.

Simon Decesare won the only match for Cynergi with Nigel Dunkerley, Arthur Castillo and Sarah Decesare contributing the other points.

The next round will be played at Cynergi on January 14.

Standings: Marsa SC 80 points; Livingwell 78; Malta Union Club 67; Cynergi 52.

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