Marty McHugh ready for another singles assault at NIBA Singles Championships

The big Whitehead man has written his own little chapter in the history of the tournament by being the only player to have lifted the trophy on four successive occasions – 2003-2006.

When he again hoisted the trophy last season, it was his seventh singles victory! He faces Clarendon’s Alan Hill in round three on Thursday night.

NIBA singles, Round three, Thursday, June 2: S Wallace (Carrick) v A O’Keefe (Banbridge), H Swindell (Carrick) v C Todd (Whitehead), N Haire (Dromore) v T Cannavan (Bangor), A McNevison (Lisnagarvey) v A Dalzell (Donaghadee), N Graham (Liasnagarvey) v A Stewart (Bangor), J Corry (Londonderry Park) v J Burns (Whitehead), P Hunniford (Portadown) v M Crawford (Bangor), J McKeown (Sydenham) v M Reid (Balmoral), G McKee (Bangor), v D Wright (Portadown), J Erskine (Bangor) v P Cromie (Lisnagarvey), T McClean (Bangor) v J Major (Banbridge), M Shannon (Bangor) v A Harrison (Balmoral), S McKinley (Whitehead) v P McCaffferty (Divis), M McHugh (Whitehead) v A Hill (Clarendon), A Rankin (Whitehead) v R Hastings (Bangor).

NIBA Senior Fours, Round two, Wednesday, June 1: T Evans (Antrim) v W Martin (Portadown), M Reid (Balmoral) v T Cheevers (Donaghadee), M Bunting (Banbridge) v B Clinghan (Dromore), SG Malcolmson (Droore) v B Connor (Whitehead), S McCombes (Dungannon) v I Gallagher (Banbridge), J Marshall (Londonderry Park) v R Ruddell (Lurgan), M Montgomery (Lurgan) v F Agnew (Musgrave), J Caldwell (Whitehead) v R Carroll (Bessbrook).