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Rotorua's Matiu Te Kani-McQueen caused a boilover at the NZ Junior Squash Championships at the SquashGym club in Palmerston North. In the first semi-final of the premier boy's Under 19, Te Kani-McQueen beat top seed and NZ junior team member Auckland's Cameron Jamieson 9/6 9/3 9/0. |
Te Kani-McQueen will now play second seed Auckland's Alex Grayson from the second semifinal, which he won 9/5 9/7 6/9 9/4. They play for the NZ Junior boy's title at the Palmerston North club at 2.30pm Sunday.
In the girls under 19, defending champ Waikato's Amanda Cranston booked a place in the final against Central's Amanda Landers-Murphy. Both Cranston and Landers-Murphy cruised through in three easy games. They now play in the premier girls final at 1.45pm.
Other age groups have gone according to seeding, in the boys' and girls' Under 17s, Under 15s, Under 13s and Under 11s. Notable spectators are Dame Susan Devoy who is following her 4 sons and fellow World Women's Champion, Carol Owens who coaches several Auckland juniors.
The week long championships, New Zealand's largest junior squash event has attracted over 250 players in the individual age groups and then 16 representative District teams for the teams event that follows early next week.
2008 NZ Junior Individuals Saturday Draws & Results
Boys Under 19 Semifinals
Matiu Te Kani McQueen (BOP) bt Cameron Jamieson (Auck) 9/6 9/3 9/0
Alex Grayson (Auck) bt Keegan Burkhart (Wgtn) 9/5 9/7 6/9 9/4
Boys Under 17 Semifinals
Lance Beddoes (Auck) bt Dylan Irihei (BOP) 9/5 6/9 9/4 9/6 9/4
Tate Matson (Nthlnd) bt Paul Coll (Cant) 9/6 9/6 9/4
Boys Under 15 Semifinals
Todd Redman (Eastn) bt Zac Millar (Wgtn) 9/7 9/5 9/6
Jonathon Barnett (Wgtn) bt Liam Fitzsimmons (Eastn) 4/9 2/9 9/6 9/6 9/5
Boys Under 13 Semifinals
Scott Galloway (Wgtn) bt Michael Dunstan (BOP) 9/6 3/9 90 9/5
Jordan Le Comte bt Joshua Oakley (BOP) 9/1 5/9 9/4 9/4
Boys Under 11 Semifinals
Rios McGhee-Moleta (Eastn) bt Todd Bennett (Cant) 3/9 1/9 9/3 9/5 9/5
Alex Revington (BOP) bt Jamie Oakley (BOP) 10/9 9/1 9/3
Girls Under 19 Semifinals
Amanda Cranston (Waikato) bt Kendyl Morris (Waik) 9/0 9/1 9/1
Amanda Landers-Murphy (Cent) bt Alana Sincock (Waik) 9/4 9/3 9/5
Girls Under 17 Semifinals
Emma Millar (Wgtn) bt Danielle Fourie (Cent) 5/9 9/5 9/0 10/8
Megan Craig (Cant) bt Eliza Sim (Wgtn) 4/9 9/5 9/1 9/6
Girls Under 15 Semifinals
Ashleigh Dunstan (BOP) bt Tate Morris (Waik) 9/0 9/0 9/0
Rebecca Barnett (Wgtn) bt Ella Dromgool (Cant) 9/2 6/9 9/6 1/9 9/4
Girls Under 13 Final
Abbie Palmer (Auck) to play Claire Cumming (Cant)
Girls Under 11 Final
Camden Te Kani-McQueen (BOP) to play Anna Hughes (Auck)
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