Louise Philip

Philip played for the Ellon Squash Club in Aberdeenshire^[2] where she was the first professional coach at the Ellon club,^[3] although she was also a teaching assistant at University of Edinburgh's department of physical education.^[4]

Aged 18 she won the 1986 Inter-area squash championship with Lothian^[5] and in 1989 she retained her North of Scotland Open title.^[6] She won the 1990 Abercorn Open^[7] and was part of the Scottish team that gained promotion to the 1992 European Squash Team Championships,^[8] after a successful campaign at the 1991 qualifier in Germany.^[9]

Philip represented Scotland at the 2004 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Amsterdam^[10] and the following year in 2005, she just missed out on a bronze medal at the 2005 European Squash Team Championships in Amsterdam,^[11] when Scotland lost to Ireland in the bronze medal play off match.^[12]

Philip represented the 2006 Scottish team^[13] at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia,^[14] where she competed with Frania Gillen-Buchert in the women's doubles.^[15][16]