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Defending Champs start well at National Champs

Joelle King and Martin Knight have had comfortable wins on day one at Kawaroa Park

Joelle King and Martin Knight have made solid starts to their title defences at the New Zealand National Squash Championships in New Plymouth.

King has made light work of her opening two matches, crushing Central's Elizabeth Cook 11-1, 11-0, 11-3 first up, before racking up an 11-1, 11-6, 11-6 victory over Waikato's Alana Sincock.  It was a similar situation for the other top four players in the women's draw, with Jaclyn Hawkes, Kylie Lindsay and Amanda Landers-Murphy all yet to drop a game at the tournament.

Knight also won his two matches in straight games, although it was a close call in his opening clash.  The world number 46 downed Auckland's Michael Blanchard 11-8, 17-15, 17-15, but was then more convincing in an 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 second round win over Wellington's Shane Johnston.  Like the women's all four seeds have had few problems in the men's draw, although fourth seed Evan Williams was taken to four by Canterbury's Andrew Ellis in the opening round.

Results...
Women
Round One
1. Joelle King (Waikato) def Elizabeth Cook (Central) 11-1, 11-0, 11-3
Alana Sincock (Waikato) def Vicki Beker (Bay of Plenty) 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-3
Ellie Epke (Auckland) def Michelle Heron (Auckland) 11-4, 11-6, 12-10
Rebecca Barnett (Wellington) def Tanya Colyer (Southland) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Megan Craig (Canterbury) def Donelle Herdman (Bay of Plenty) 11-3, 11-1, 11-2
Abbie Palmer (Auckland) def Holly Donnelly (Auckland) by default
Georgina Shelton-Agar (Auckland) def Mickayla Kerr (Wellington) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9
4. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Bay of Plenty) def Sophie McClymont (Auckland) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
3. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato) def Courtney Bragg (Bay of Plenty) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5
Joanna Shanks (Auckland) def Shayle Higginson (Canterbury) 16-14, 8-11, 11-6, 11-4
Jutta Tuunanen (Auckland) def Stephanie Smith (Auckland) 11-4, 11-6, 11-1
Rachel McLeod (Auckland) def Jorja Tarrant (Waikato) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6
Emma Millar (Waikato) def Katrina Palmer (Canterbury) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
Danielle Fourie (Central) def Erin Dippie (Canterbury) 11-1, 11-5, 11-5
Sacha Pou-Tito (Northland) def Trina Moore (Auckland) 11-4, 11-2, 12-10
2. Jaclyn Hawkes def Hannah Grimmett (Wellington) 11-2, 11-4, 11-5
Round Two
1. Joelle King (Waikato) def Alana Sincock (Waikato) 11-1, 11-6, 11-6
Rebecca Barnett (Wellington) def Ellie Epke (Auckland) 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7
Megan Craig (Canterbury) def Abbie Palmer (Auckland) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1
4. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Bay of Plenty) Georgina Shelton-Agar (Auckland) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5
3. Kylie Lindsay (Waikato) def Joanna Shanks (Auckland) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
Rachel McLeod (Auckland) def Jutta Tuunanen (Auckland) 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10
Danielle Fourie (Central) def Emma Millar (Waikato) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
2. Jaclyn Hawkes def Sacha Pou-Tito (Northland) 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
Men
Round One
1. Martin Knight (Auckland) def Michael Blanchard (Auckland) 11-8, 17-15, 17-15
Shane Johnston (Wellington) def Steve Martin (Waikato) 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 14-12
Alex Grayson (Auckland) def Matiu Te Kani McQueen (Auckland) 11-8, 11-4, 11-7
Oliver Johnston (Auckland) def Todd Redman (Eastern) 11-6, 11-6, 11-1
Paul Coll (Auckland) def Ben Grindrod (Bay of Plenty) 11-4, 11-1, 13-11
Zac Millar (Wellington) def Grant Craig (Canterbury) 11-3, 15-13, 11-7
Jonny Barnett (Wellington) def Bryce Redman (Auckland) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
3. Kashif Shuja (Central) def Eugene Black (Bay of Plenty) 11-4, 11-9, 11-3
4. Evan Williams (Wellington) def Andrew Ellis (Canterbury) 11-2, 12-10, 13-15, 11-3
Michael Sunderland (Auckland) def Sam Atkins (Wellington) 11-6, 15-13, 11-7
Michael Pittams (Auckland) def Willie Bicknell (Wellington) 11-6, 11-13, 11-7, 11-8
Lance Beddoes (Auckland) def Thomas Nash (Central) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
Chris van der Salm (Midlands) def Christopher Lloyd (Auckland) 12-10, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9
Joseph Watts (Central) def Keegan Burkhart (Wellington) 11-2, 13-11, 11-6
Phillip Buscke (Auckland) def Mike Weston (Auckland) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9
2. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) def Greg Johnston (Canterbury) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
Round Two
1. Martin Knight (Auckland) def Shane Johnston (Wellington) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
Alex Grayson (Auckland) def Oliver Johnston (Auckland) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8
Paul Coll (Auckland) def Zac Millar (Wellington) 11-3, 12-10, 11-4
3. Kashif Shuja (Central) def Jonny Barnett (Wellington) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
4. Evan Williams (Wellington) Michael Sunderland (Auckland) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
Lance Beddoes (Auckland) def Michael Pittams (Auckland) 11-3, 4-11, 11-8, 11-3
Joseph Watts (Central) def Chris van der Salm (Midlands) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7
2. Campbell Grayson (Auckland) def Phillip Buscke (Auckland) 11-4, 11-8, 11-8

Tournament site....www.kpsquash.co.nz/


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