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Top seeds take Hamilton titles
Gary Denvir reports
Top seeds Campbell Grayson and Joelle King have swept
to their respective titles at the ASB Bank North Island Squash
Championships in Hamilton.
Grayson proved too sharp for second seeded fellow kiwi Graeme Wilson
in the PSA men's final, romping to an 11/3 11/7 11/9 victory. It is
Grayson's first PSA Tour title, capping off a superb six weeks that
has seen him climb to a career high number 94 in the world rankings.
Joelle King was even more convincing in claiming her first title on
the WISPA women's world tour, crushing third seed Jackie Laurenson
9/0 9/0 9/2. Like Grayson, King attained a career high ranking on
the June list, climbing to number 61 in the world.
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 North
Island Championships
2008
Hamilton, New Zealand, 19-22 Jun, $3.5k |
Round One
20-Jun |
Quarters
21-Jun |
Semis
21-Jun |
Final
22-Jun |
[1] Campbell Grayson
(Nzl)
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[1] Campbell Grayson
11/2, 11/4, 11/4
[8] Dane Sharp |
[1] Campbell Grayson
11/4, 11/4, 11/3
[4] Jacob Lohrisch |
[1] Campbell Grayson
11/3, 11/7, 11/9
[2] Graeme Wilson |
[8]
Dane Sharp (Can)
11/2, 11/4, 11/4
Courtney West (Aus) |
[4] Jacob Lohrisch (Aus)
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[4] Jacob Lohrisch
11/0, 11/2, 11/7
[5] Josh Cardwell |
[5] Josh Cardwell
(Aus)
5/11, 11/9, 8/11, 11/6, 11/8
Keegan Burkhart (Nzl) |
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Alex Grayson (Nzl) |
Alex Grayson
11/5, 7/11, 12/10, 10/12, 11/9
[3] Nathan Turnbull |
Alex Grayson
11/5, 11/6, 11/5
[2] Graeme Wilson |
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[3] Nathan Turnbull (Aus) |
Lui Snyder (Nzl)
11/6, 9/11, 11/5, 11/8
[6] Evan Williams (Nzl |
[6] Evan Williams
6/11, 13/11, 10/12, 11/4, 11/8
[2] Graeme Wilson |
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[2] Graeme Wilson
(Nzl) |
 North
Island Championships
2008
Hamilton, New Zealand, 19-22 Jun, $5k |
Round One
20 Jun |
Quarters
20 Jun |
Semis
21
Jun |
Final
22 Jun |
[1] Joelle King (Nzl)
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[1] Joelle King
9/0, 9/2, 9/0
Trina Moore |
[1] Joelle King
9/0, 9/0, 9/1
[4] Lana Harrison |
[1] Joelle King
9/0, 9/0, 9/2
[3] Jackie Laurenson |
Trina Moore (Nzl)
9/0 9/5 9/4
Sarah Agi (Nzl) |
[4] Lana Harrison
(Nzl)
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[4] Lana Harrison
9/1, 9/7, 9/2
[6] Amanda Landers-Murphy |
[6] Amanda Landers-Murphy
(Nzl)
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[5] Alana Sincock (Nzl) |
[5] Alana Sincock
9/3, 9/5, 9/4
[3] Jackie Laurenson |
[3] Jackie Laurenson
9/0, 0/9, 9/5, 9/5
[2] Amanda Cranston |
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[3] Jackie Laurenson (Nzl) |
Lisa Cowlard (Nzl)
9/4 10/8 9/1
Kendly Morris (Nzl) |
Lisa Cowlard
9/2, 9/7, 2/9, 10/8
[2] Amanda Cranston |
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[2] Amanda Cranston (Nzl) |
Grayson & King
on course in Hamilton
Gary Denvir reports
Top seeds Campbell Grayson and Joelle King remain on
target to take out their respective titles at the North Island
Squash Championships in Hamilton.
Grayson has won through to the final of the PSA men's draw without
dropping a game, beating Canadian Dane Sharp in straight games in
the quarterfinals, before repeating the dose against Australian
Jacob Lohrisch in the semis. The world number 94 will take on fellow
kiwi Graeme Wilson in the title decider tomorrow. The second
seed has had a tougher run to the title decider, edging home in five
against New Zealand junior number one Evan Williams before beating
Auckland junior Alex Grayson in three.
In the women's WISPA draw, King dropped just one point in her
semifinal win over Auckland junior Lana Harrison. The top seed will
face Jackie Laurenson in the final, after the third seed
upset second seeded Amanda Cranston 9/3 0/9 9/5 9/5.
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Day one goes to plan in Hamilton
Gary Denvir reports
Day one has gone to the form book at the ASB Bank North Island
Championships in Hamilton.
Only three of the seeded players were in action in the opening round
of the PSA men's draw, with all three safely through to the second
round. However, fifth seeded Australian Josh Cardwell only
narrowly avoided a repeat of last week's first round exit at the
South Island Open. Cardwell twice had to fight back from a game down
to beat New Zealand junior team member Keegan Burkhart 5/11 11/9
8/11 11/6 11/8.
Sixth seed Evan Williams also had to dig deep to beat fellow
kiwi junior Lui Syder in four, but eighth seeded Canadian Dane Sharp
had few troubles in disposing of Australian Courtney West in
straight games.
In the WISPA women's draw, Trina Moore and Lisa Cowlard
both had straight games wins in the only two matches of the opening
round, but both then met their match in the quarterfinals.
Moore won only two points as she was bulldozed by top seed Joelle
King while Cowlard went down in four to second seed Amanda
Cranston.
The other two quarterfinals also went to form, with third seed
Jackie Laurenson and fourth seed Lana Harrison both
cruising to straight games victories.
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Kiwis dominate
North Island Draws
Gary Denvir reports
New Zealanders dominate both the men's and women's draws at this
week's ASB North Island Squash Championships in Hamilton.
Rising kiwi star Campbell Grayson gets top billing in the PSA
men's draw, returning home after a successful stint in North America
that has seen him rise to a career high number 94 in the world
rankings. His main opposition is expected to be second seeded fellow
kiwi Graeme Wilson, who is fresh from a runner-up finish at
the South Island Open last week.
Australians Nathan Turnbull, Jacob Lohrisch and
Josh Cardwell are seeded three, four and five respectively - all
three will be hoping to improve on their first round exit in
Christchurch last week.
In the women's WISPA draw, Waikato teen Joelle King gets top
billing, after she also reached a career high ranking this month of
number 61 in the world. Amanda Cranston is second seed in
the all kiwi line-up, while Jackie Laurenson and Lana
Harrison round out the top four.
The ASB North Island Squash Championships gets underway on Friday.
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