Here is the outcome of the Northumbria and League Cup competitions:

Ladies' Northumbria Cup (for the top 4 Division 1 teams)

The semi-finals and finals were held at the Northumberland Club on 10th and 12th April.

The Ladies' competition features league champions and overwhelming favourites Newcastle University Ladies 1, 2nd-placed Northumberland Ladies 1, Northern Ladies 1 and  Tynemouth Ladies.

University Ladies progressed to the final with a 3-2 win over Tynemouth Ladies, despite having only four players. Meanwhile in the other semi-final, Northumberland Ladies defeated Northern Ladies 4-1.

In the final Northumberland could field only three players, and despite Eve Driver's 3-0 win over Emma Turnbull, wins from Mia Smith and Kate Maxwell-Armstrong ensured that the University went on to a comfortable 4-1 victory to complete the League and Cup double!

Semi-finals (Thu 10th April):

• Newcastle University Ladies 1 bt Tynemouth Ladies 3-2
• Northumberland Ladies 1 bt Northern Ladies 4-1

Final (Sat 12th April):

• Newcastle University Ladies 1 bt Northumberland Ladies. 4-1

Men's Northumbria Cup (for the top 4 Premier teams)

The semi-finals and finals were held at the Northumberland Club on 11th and 12th April.

The semi-finals saw league champions and favourites Northern 1 taking on 4th-placed Northumberland 1C, and runners-up Newcastle University 1B playing 3rd-placed Northumerland 1B, and two of the top three Northumberland Club teams (1B and 1C). Northern proved too strong for 1C, running out 5-0 winners despite 1C 4th string Kim Hay's efforts, taking her opponent Mark Dinsley to 5 games. In the battle of the '1Bs', the University were taken all the way when Northumberland 4th string Jack Hunter levelled the match with an 11-9 win in the 5th over Daniel Sarkissian. In the final match on court, University 2nd string Dominic Cox eventually found the answer against never-say-die Lizzie Little, clinching the tie 11-9 in the 5th, and the match for the University by 3-2.

In the final, Northern were always on top and quickly wrapped up the match with 3-0 wins for David Jackson, Mark Dinsley and Andrew Shipley against University's Joe Elliott, Daniel sarkissian and Dominic Cox respectively. Northern's Craig Dowie let a 2-0 lead slip against Ben Tudor but took the 5th by 11-9, and in the final match Cai Younger played brilliantly to defeat Liam Gutcher 3-0 for a clean sweep for Northern, making them League and Cup double-winners!

Semi-finals (Fri 11th April):

• Northern 1 bt Northumberland 1C 5-0
• Newcastle University 1B bt Northumberland 1B 3-2

Final (Sat 12th April):

• Northern 1 bt Newcastle University 1B. 5-0

Men's League Cup A [for Div 1 to Div 3 teams]

At the quarter-final stage, Division 1 champions and favourites Chester-le-Street 1 knocked out Northumberland 4 by 4-1. Division 1 runners-up Eldon 1 beat Primrose 1 also by 4-1 in a crucial Division 1 promotion and Cup A quarter-final double-header. Meanwhile Northern Juniors 1 narrowly defeated Newcastle University 3 by 3-2 in a top-of-Division 2 and quarter-final double-header, and Northern 2 overcame Westoe 2 by 5-0 in their quarter-final.

In the first semi-final on 2nd April, Eldon 1 stunned their Division 1 rivals Chester-le-Street 1 with a 4-1 win. The much-anticipated second semi-final between club rivals Northern Juniors 1 (Division 2 champions) and Northern 2 (3rd-placed in Division 1) resulted in a 4-1 win for Juniors, who remain unbeaten all season in league and cup.

Eldon 1 did their best but could not stop Juniors in the final, Juniors winning 3-2 to complete the Division 2 and League Cup A double!

Quarter-finals [division in brackets]:

• Eldon 1 [1] bt Primrose 1 [1]. 4-1
• Chester-le-Street 1 [1] bt Northumberland 4 [2] 4-1
• Northen Juniors 1 [2] bt Newcastle University 3 [2] 3-2
• Northern 2 [1] bt Westoe 2 [1]  5-0

Semi-finals:

• Eldon 1 bt Chester-le-Street 1  4-1 
• Northen Juniors 1 bt Northern 2  4-1

Final at the Northumberland Club (Sat 12th April, 2:45pm):

• Northern Juniors 1 bt Eldon 1  3-2

Men's League Cup B [for Div 4 & 5 teams]

Chester-le-Street 3 reached the semi-finals with a 4-1 win over Northumberland 6, and Consett 2 were given a walkover by Tynemouth 4. In an extremely close semi-final encounter, Consett came through 3-2, winning their 3rd, 4th and 5th string ties all by 3-2.

Joint favourites Newcastle University 4 and Benwell Hill, having comfortably dispatched Northern 5 and Tynemouth Social respectively in the quarter finals, were due to meet each other in the semi-finals, however Uni 4 conceded the tie, putting Benwell straight through to the final on a walkover.

Consett 2 had successfully survived the Division 4/5 playoff earlier in the week, but in the final Benwell proved too strong with a 4-1 victory to seal a Division 4 and League Cup B double!

Quarter-finals [division in brackets]:

• Chester-le-Street 3 [4] bt Northumberland 6 [4] 4-1
• Consett 2 [4] w/o v Tynemouth 4 [5]
• Newcastle Univ 4 [4] bt Northern 5 [5] 5-0
• Benwell Hill [4] bt Tynemouth Social [4] 5-0

Semi-finals:

• Consett 2 bt Chester-le-Street 3  3-2
• Benwell Hill w/o v Newcastle Univ 4

Final at the Northumberland Club (Sat 12th April, 2:45pm):

• Benwell Hill bt Consett 2  4-1

Ladies' League Cup (for 5th-placed Division 1 team and all Division 2 teams)

The only quarter-final tie between Northern Ladies 2 and 3 ended predictably with a comforatable win for Ladies 2, who went on to defeat Northumberland Ladies 2 (5th-placed in Division 1) by 4-1 in the semi-finals.

The other semi-final between Newcastle Ladies 2 and Primrose Ladies was a very close affair, Primrose coming out on top by 3-2.

In the final, Northern justified their favourites status with a 5-0 win over Primrose to register their own Division 2 and League Cup double!

Semi-finals:

• Northern Ladies 2 bt Northumberland Ladies 2  4-1
• Primrose Ladies bt Newcastle University Ladies 2  3-2

Final at the Northumberland Club (Sat 12th April, 12:30pm):

• Northern Ladies 2 bt Primrose Ladies. 5-0

The Cup Finals and Presentation Night was held at the Northumberland Club on Saturday 12th April,  when the winners of the Northumbria Squash Raffle were also announced.

The full Cup draws and results may be found here.