Tesni Murphy
.jpg) Tesni Murphy, Monte Carlo Squash Classic 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 October 1992 Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrew Evans and David Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Karakal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles, Mixed Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (November 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 21 (14 July 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tesni Murphy (née Evans; born 15 October 1992) is a professional squash player who represents Wales and is a record ten-time Welsh national squash champion.[1] She reached a career-high PSA ranking of World No.9 in November 2018, becoming the highest-ranked Welsh woman of all time and the first to break into the Top 10.[2] Murphy has represented Team Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and in the WSF World Team Championships.
Biography
[edit]Born in Cardiff as Tesni Evans but living in Rhyl, she represented the Welsh team[3] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the women's singles, the women's doubles and mixed doubles. Partnering Deon Saffery the pair reached the quarter-finals in the doubles.[4]
Evans became the first Welsh player to land the prestigious British National Championship, when in 2018, she beat Alison Waters 11–5, 11–9, 11–7 in the final in Manchester. Murphy is the first Welsh player to lift the title (male or female).[5] Murphy retained the British National title, becoming a two-time champion, the following year in 2019, when she defeated England's Emily Whitlock 3-0 (11-3, 11–6, 11–5) in the final, which was contested in Nottingham.
Evans competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, her second consecutive Commonwealth Games appearance, and claimed her maiden Commonwealth Games medal after stunning defending Commonwealth Games champion Nicol David of Malaysia in the bronze medal match of the women's singles event.[6] This medal was also the first Commonwealth Games medal earned by Wales in squash events after 20 years since the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[7] She married Ben Murphy and played under her married name thereafter.[8]
In 2024, Murphy won her 2nd PSA title after securing victory in the Monte Carlo Squash Classic during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[9] In May 2025, Murphy won the Irish Open (her 3rd PSA title).
In 2025, Murphy won her third British National Squash Championships title, defeating Torrie Malik in the final.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Karakal - Fifth national title for Tesni!
- ↑ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Wales unveil Glasgow 2014 squash team". BBC Sport. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Day of near misses for Team Wales in Glasgow". South Wales Argus. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ Jones, Dave (18 February 2018). "Rhyl's Tesni Evans is the new British Women's Squash Champion". northwales. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Wales' Tesni Evans wins squash bronze beating Nicol David". BBC Sport. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ Griffiths, Rob (9 April 2018). "Tesni Evans seals Commonwealth Games medal". northwales. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Squash - Commonwealth Games Day 5". Getty images. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "$30,000 Women's Monte Carlo Classic 2024, Monaco Squash Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco". Squash Info. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Top Seeds Makin & Murphy Crowned 2025 British Nationals Champions". National Squash Champs. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tesni Murphy at the Professional Squash Association (archive)
- Tesni Murphy at WISPA (archived)
- Tesni Murphy at WSA (archived)
- Tesni Murphy at Squash Info
- Tesni Murphy at Team Wales (archived)
- Tesni Murphy at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Tesni Murphy at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Welsh female squash players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash
- Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games