Inter District Teams Event Underway

The New Zealand National Inter District Teams Event began in New Plymouth on Monday morning.

There are eight districts entered in each of the men's and the women's competitions - a significant improvement on the six and five (respectively) that entered in 2011.  Competition is likely to be very even in both competitions, with any of the top four seeded teams in with a chance at winning the title.

The semi-finals will be played from 6pm on Monday night at the Kawaroa Park Squash Club.

Round One Results

Men

Auckland beat Waikato 9/8
Lance Beddoes beat Phil Buscke 11-3, 11-9, 15-13
Mike Weston lost to Steve Martin 11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 10-12, 5-11
Michael Blanchard beat David Dela Rue 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 5-11, 12-10
Sion Wiggin lost to Ben Calvert 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 7-11.

Central beat Bay of Plenty 7-6
Kashif Shuja beat Matiu Te Kani-McQueen 12-10, 11-2, 11-1
Joseph Watts beat Ben Grindrod 11-6, 15-13, 11-7
Tom Nash lost to Eugene Black 11-7, 5-11, 3-11, 5-11
Dylan Tasker lost to James Cooper 7-11, 10-12, 10-12

Canterbury beat Southland 12-3
Paul Coll beat Martin Knight 11-5, 2-11, 12-10, 14-12
Grant Craig beat Adrian Mennell 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
Chris Van Der Salm beat Nick Askin 11-2, 11-9, 11-6
Greg Johnston beat Simon Budd 9-11, 11-5, 14-12, 11-6

Wellington beat Eastern 12-0
Jonny Barnett beat Bryce Redman 11-3, 14-12, 11-2
Zac Millar beat Todd Redman 11-9, 11-6, 11-3
Keegan Burkhart beat Simon O'Shaugnessy 11-6, 11-8, 11-4
Shane Johnston beat Chapman Kutia 11-4, 11-8, 11-4

Women

Auckland beat Southern 12-0
Ellie Epke beat Steph Chambers 11-7, 11-3, 11-4
Abbie Palmer beat Sophie Askin 11-2, 11-5, 11-2
Georgina Shelton-Agar beat Tanya Colyer 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
Michelle Heron beat Sam Cross 17-15, 11-8, 11-7

Wellington beat Waikato 12-3
Rebecca Barnett beat Alana Sincock 11-9, 14-12, 11-6
Mickayla Kerr beat Holly Donnelly 6-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9 11-5
Steph Smith beat Jorja Tarrant 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-3
Hannah Grimmett beat Nicki Blake 12-10, 11-8, 11-5

Canterbury beat Northland 12-0
Megan Craig beat Trina Moore 11-5, 11-9, 11-4
Jutta Tuunanen beat Sacha Pou-Tito 11-8, 11-3, 11-7
Shayle Higginson beat Sophie McClymont 11-7, 11-8, 11-8
Erin Dippie beat Jacinta Matson 11-9, 11-2, 11-6

Bay of Plenty beat Central 12-1
Amanda Landers-Murphy beat Danielle Fourie 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
Jo Shanks beat Liz Cook 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
Vicki Beker beat Kay Elliot 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
Donelle Herdman beat Chloe McKay 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-2