Top Seeds Still on Song at Royal Oak

Top seeds Ellie Epke and Scott Galloway remain on target to take out the titles at the New Zealand Junior Open at Royal Oak.

Epke is through to the final of the under 19 girls event, after a 3-0 win over Bay of Plenty's Camden Te Kani-McQueen in the semifinals.  She will face fellow Aucklander Abbie Palmer in the title decider, after the second seed edged past another Aucklander, Hayley Hughes, 3-2.

Scott Galloway is also safely through to the under 19 boys final, downing Central's Luke Jones 3-1 in the semis.  His opponent will be third seed Max Trimble, who downed Eastern's Jordan Le Comte 3-1.  Le Comte had earlier beaten second seed Sion Wiggin 3-2 in the quarters.

Results

Under 19 boys

Quarterfinals
1. Scott Galloway (Wellington) def Luke Cooper (Bay of Plenty) 3-1
4. Luke Jones (Central) def Jackson Beresford (Canterbury) 3-1
3. Max Trimble (Northland) def Chapman Kutia (Eastern) 3-1
Jordan Le Comte (Eastern) def 2. Sion Wiggin (Auckland) 3-2

Semifinals
1. Scott Galloway (Wellington) def 4. Luke Jones (Central) 3-1
3. Max Trimble (Northland) def Jordan Le Comte (Eastern) 3-1

Under 19 girls

Quarterfinals
1. Ellie Epke (Auckland) def Emily Nash (Central) 3-0
Camden Te Kani-McQueen (Bay of Plenty) def 4. Jacinta Matson (Waikato) 3-2
3. Hayley Hughes (Auckland) def Juee Bhide (Auckland) 3-0
2. Abbie Palmer (Auckland) def Kaitlyn Watts (Central) 3-0

Semifinals
1. Ellie Epke (Auckland) def Camden Te Kani-McQueen (Bay of Plenty) 3-0
2. Abbie Palmer (Auckland) def 3. Hayley Hughes (Auckland) 3-2