Scots lose to Spain, play Germany for bronze medals

Scotland will play Germany on Saturday for the bronze medals after losing 4.5 to 2.5 at the hands of Spain today in the semi-finals of the European women's amateur team championship at La Manga, Spain.
Pamela Pretswell and Laura Murray lost at the 19th to Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Marta Silva.
Kelsey MacDonald and Louise Kenney squared it for Scotland by beating M Prat and E Folch 2 and 1.
But Spain took the singles comfortably after Carlota Ciganda gained a measure of revenge for her defeat in the "British" at Ganton by Kelsey MacDonald. Carlota won this one by one hole.
Laura Murray lost 4 and 3 to Marta Silva and Megan Briggs went down by 6 and 5 to M Prat to give Spaniard 4pt - a winning lead in a 7pt match.
Louise Kenney beat E Floch by 5 and 3 and the Pretswell v Urchequi match was declared a square match because overall it could not affect the outcome.
Spain will play Sweden in the final, having beaten them 5.5 to 1.5 today.
England, beaten 4-3 by Scotland on Thursday, beat Netherlands 3.5 to 1.5 but the best they can do is finish fifth.

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Day 3
SWEDEN 4.5, FRANCE 2.5
GERMANY 5, DENMARK 2.
SCOTLAND 4, ENGLAND 3
NETHERLANDS 3, SPAIN 4

Day 4
Semi-finals
SCOTLAND 2.5, SPAIN 4.5
Foursomes 1-1
P Pretswell and L Murray lost to C Ciganda and M Silva at 19th.
K MacDonald and L Kenney bt M Prat and E Folch 2 and 1.
Singles 1.5-3.5
MacDonald lost to Ciganda 1 hole.
Murray lost to Silva 4 and 3.
M Briggs lost to Prat 6 and 5.
Kenney bt Folch 5 and 3.
Pretswell halved with A Urchegui.

SWEDEN 5.5, GERMANY 1.5.
Also:
FRANCE 3, DENMARK 2.
ENGLAND 3.5, NETHERLANDS 1.5.

FLIGHT B
Day 3
WALES 3.5, BELGIUM 1.5
IRELAND 2, NORWAY 3
Day 4
WALES 4, AUSTRIA 1
Foursome 1-0
S Birks and K O'Connor bt F Wolte and M Kotnik.
Singles 3-1
A Boulden bt N Muhl 1 hole.
T Davies lost to Claudia Wolf 3 and 2.
G Bradbury bt S Endstrasser 2 and 1.
R Harries bt Cristin Wolf 4 and 3.

SWITZERLAND 3, NORWAY 2