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Top seeds on target in Cambridge

Joelle King and Martin Knight are just one win away from claiming the honours at the North Island Champs

The top seeds are both safely through to the final of their respective events, after dominant performances over the opening two days.

Joelle, the world number five, was too good for Aucklander Joanna Shanks in the semifinals, cruising to an 11-8, 11-0, 11-7 victory.  She had earlier downed New Zealand junior representative Hayley Hughes in four.
 
The Cambridge local will play second seed Amanda Landers-Murphy in the title decider.  The world number 37 earned her place in the last two with a straight games win over Bay of Plenty compatriot Alana Sincock, followed by an 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 victory over another of the New Zealand junior women's team, Auckland's Ellie Epke.
 
Meanwhile, Martin Knight has strolled through the men's draw, winning all three of his matches in straight games, including an 11-2, 11-8, 11-4 victory over fourth seed Chris van der Salm in the semis.
 
He will play fellow Aucklander Christopher Lloyd in the final, after the second seed bounced back from a game down to beat Bay of Plenty's Ben Grindrod 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-3.
 
Results...
Women
Round One
1. Joelle King (Waikato) BYE
Hayley Hughes (Auckland) def Nadine Cull (Waikato) 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4
Joanna Shanks (Auckland) def Tania Frederiks (Waikato) 11-5, 11-3, 11-6
4. Rebecca Barnett (Central) def Ellen Verry (Wellington) 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
3. Ellie Epke (Auckland) vs Anna Hughes (Auckland) 11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6
Abbie Palmer (Auckland) BYE
Alana Sincock (Bay of Plenty) vs Georgina Shelton-Agar (Auckland) 11-9, 13-15, 11-7, 12-10
2. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Bay of Plenty) BYE
Round Two
1. Joelle King (Waikato) def Hayley Hughes (Auckland) 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
Joanna Shanks (Auckland) def 4. Rebecca Barnett (Central) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5
3. Ellie Epke (Auckland) def Abbie Palmer (Auckland) 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
2. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Bay of Plenty) def Alana Sincock (Bay of Plenty) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
Semifinals
1. Joelle King (Waikato) def Joanna Shanks (Auckland) def 11-8, 11-0, 11-7
2. Amanda Landers-Murphy (Bay of Plenty) def 3. Ellie Epke (Auckland) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4
 
Men
Round One
1. Martin Knight (Auckland) def Stephen Oxenham (Waikato) 14-12, 11-6, 11-4
Eugene Black (Bay of Plenty) def Aaron Kopittke (Auckland) 12-10, 11-8, 11-6
Matiu Te Kani-McQueen (Auckland) def Michael Martin (Waikato) 14-16, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
4. Chris van der Salm (Midlands) def Richard Pittams (Wellington) 11-8, 11-3, 12-10
3. Michael Sunderland (Auckland) def Ben Calvert (Waikato) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8
Ben Grindrod (Bay of Plenty) def Edward Dromgool (Wellington) 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9
Michael Pittams (Auckland) def James Skiffington (Wellington) 12-10, 11-4, 11-6
2. Christopher Lloyd (Auckland) def Jason Baty (Eastern) 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6
Round Two
1. Martin Knight (Auckland) def Eugene Black (Bay of Plenty) 11-3, 11-7, 11-8
4. Chris van der Salm (Midlands) def Matiu Te Kani-McQueen (Auckland) 11-8, 11-9, 12-10
Ben Grindrod (Bay of Plenty) def 3. Michael Sunderland (Auckland) 11-9, 11-5, 13-11
2. Christopher Lloyd (Auckland) def Michael Pittams (Auckland) 11-4, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5
Semifinals
1. Martin Knight (Auckland) def 4. Chris van der Salm (Midlands) 11-2, 11-8, 11-4
2. Christopher Lloyd (Auckland) def Ben Grindrod (Bay of Plenty) 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-3

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