Teenage squash star Adam Goad has been celebrating after he became the new men’s Cumbria county champion.

Carlisle Squash Club’s Goad de-throned Paul Bell, after the Scotland coach had enjoyed more than a decade at the top of the county’s ranks, as Goad beat him in Sunday’s final.

And it has been a double celebration for the 16-year-old, who is now one of the youngest county champions, who is second in the England Under-17s rankings.

Elsewhere, Victoria Bell, Paul’s sister, beat Eve Driver to once again retain the women’s title. While across three men’s categories, a total of six finals took place with Joseph Broadley winning the A event plate, Glenn Spary taking the B event and Wigton’s Sam Harrison coming out on top in the C event.

“It was a great weekend. Numbers were slightly up on last year, so it was good to see some more entries in,” said Carlisle coach Dave Box.

“The Ladies played a round-robin, with Victoria coming out on top, beating Eve in the final. Adam’s final against Paul was a fantastic final, as were all the finals, to be fair. Paul is still of an ability to push Adam, which is fantastic.

“But young Joseph won the plate final and he is only 16, so to see those two come through, with Paul having started them both, is great.

“It was probably a bitter pill for Paul in some ways. Jonny Honeymoon played a fantastic semi-final against Paul that took its toll. Sadly into your early 30s, the body needs a little bit longer to recover sometimes.

"The intensity of the final was such that Paul held his game together but, in the last few shots, you could see he was really struggling.

“Hopefully, that [win] will build Adam’s confidence going forward and it’s great to see a young county champion which is the way it should be.”

The county event was once again held at Carlisle over the course of the weekend.

Box said: “It was really well supported.

"There was a lot of interest. It was fantastic to see a full house on the back of the court.

"All in all, it was a fantastic weekend.”