Kiwis at the Australian Junior Open

There will be a 15 strong Kiwi contingent competing in the Australian Junior

More than 250 of Australia’s most outstanding junior squash players, and several top Internationals, will be in Willoughby this weekend for the Australian Junior Squash Open.

It’s the biggest field for more than 15 years, and signals a big turnaround for junior squash in Australia.

“Within just a couple of years we’ve gone from fields of 160 to 253,” Squash Australia National Development Manager, Trevor Smith, said. “We always get good numbers in NSW, but these numbers are a credit to the hard work of our squash members around the country. “We now have a viable product.”

This weekend’s event, which runs from Friday through until Easter Monday, has attracted players from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand.

Queensland’s Lakeesha Rarere, will start as number one seed in the girl’s Under 19 division and will face our own outstanding New Zealand junior, Abbie Palmer, and will be one of the highlights of the tournament.

The Australian Junior Squash Open will be played at the Willoughby Squash Centre from Friday through to Monday. 

Open this coming Easter Weekend in Willoughby, New South Wales. 

The full list of Kiwis Competing include

• Abbie Palmer – U19 Girls – 2nd seed
• Kaitlyn Watts – U19 Girls – 5/8 seed
• Lauren Crowhurst - U17 Girls – 2^nd seed
• Ruby Turnbull – U15 Girls – 2nd seed
• Annelise Faint – U15 Girls – 3/4 seed
• Alani Dalrymple Mortleman – U13 Girls – 3/4 seed
• Natalie Sayes – U11 Girls – 1st seed
• Luke Jones – U19 Boys - 3/4seed
• Jayden Millard – U19 Boys - 9/16 seed
• Cameron Foster – U19 Boys - 9/16 seed
• Corbin Faint – U17 Boys – 3/4 seed
• Rafa Yam – U17 Boys – 3/4 seed
• Ben Remihana – U17 Boys – 5/8 seed
• Elijah Thomas – U13 Boys – 2nd seed
• Kobe Fleming – U13 Boys - 3/4 seed

There are also a number of other players from around the world such as Pakistan and Malaysia competing in this event.

Many of our players will move on the following weekend to play in the New Zealand Junior Open in Timaru and then the Oceania Junior Championship in Invercargill the following weekend.

We will keep you updated with results as often as possible and we wish all players the best of luck, and hopefully we will be able to claim some titles from the Aussies at home!

Day 1

Under 13 Boys

• Kobe Fleming bt Neelan Satchi (Aus) 11-2, 11-1, 11-0
• Elijah Thomas bt Charlie Carey (Aus) 11-3, 11-4, 11-3 

Under 17 Boys

• Ben Remihana lost Brad Harrison (Aus) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
• Corbin Faint bt Michael Lewis (Aus) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
• Rafa Yam bt Benjamin Ratcliffe (Aus) 11-2, 11-8, 11-4

Under 19 Boys

• Jayden Millard bt Keelan Birch (Aus) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
• Jayden Millard lost Benedict Chan (Sin) 11-3, 11-7, 11-5
• Cameron Foster lost Jordan Stokes (Aus) 10-12, 11-13, 11-7, 11-6, 11-3
• Luke Jones bt Madav Nair (Mas) 11-3, 11-2, 11-4

Under 11 Girls

• Natalie Sayes bt Jananii Sukunesan (Aus) 11-6, 11-3, 11-3

Under 13 Girls

• Alani Dalrymple-Mortleman bt Eishaanii Sukunesan (Aus) 11-0, 11-3, 11-8

Under 15 Girls

• Annelise Faint bt Hannah Smit (Aus) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
• Ruby Turnbull bt Nimsari Weerasinghe (Aus) 11-2, 9-11, 11-0, 11-2

Under 17 Girls

• Lauren Crowhurst bt Jessica Osborne (Aus) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9

Under 19 Girls

• Kaitlyn Watts bt Lauren Aspinall (Aus) 11-2, 11-4, 11-8
• Abbie Palmer bt Claire Quinlivan (Aus) 11-3, 11-1, 11-0

Day 2

Under 13 Boys

• Kobe Fleming bt Theo Moura (Aus) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
• Kobe Fleming bt Gregory Chan (Aus) 11-9, 1-11, 11-5, 11-9
• Elijah Thomas bt Elliot Inman (Aus) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
• Elijah Thomas bt Joshua Penfold (Aus) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6

Under 17 Boys

• Corbin Faint bt Patrick Hart (Aus) 11-5, 11-13, 11-5, 11-5
• Corbin Faint lost Nicholas Calvert (Aus) 11-8, 11-5, 4-11, 3-11, 12-10
• Rafa Yam bt Sam Haydon (Aus) 11-6, 11-7, 11-3
• Rafa Yam bt Lachlan Coxsedge (Aus) 5-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
• Ben Remihana bt Shaun McPhillamy (Aus) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9
• Ben Remihana bt Lindsay Davies (Aus) 11-8, 11-3, 13-11

Under 19 Boys

• Luke Jones bt Joseph White (Aus) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5
• Jayden Millard lost Jon Van Der Kreek (Aus) 14-12, 11-8, 11-9
• Cameron Foster bt Nicholas Gibbs (Aus) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6

Under 11 Girls

• Natalie Sayes bt Maggi Goodman (Aus) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4

Under 13 Girls

• Alani Dalrymple Mortleman lost Georgie Lane (Aus) 11-4, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3

Under 15 Girls

• Annelise Faint bt Tia Mclennan (Aus) 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11
• Ruby Turnbull bt Jade Woods (Aus) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7

Under 17 Girls

• Lauren Crowhurst lost Michelle Stanley (Mas) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6

Under 19 Girls

• Kaitlyn Watts bt Lee Ka Em (Mas) 11-9, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2
• Abbie Palmer bt Samantha Calvert (Aus) 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9

Day 3

Under 13 Boys

• Kobe Fleming lost Ethan Eyles (Aus) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
• Elijah Thomas bt Remi Young (Aus) 10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7

Under 17 Boys 

• Rafa Yam bt Eugene Heng (Mas) 10-12, 11-13, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7
• Corbin Faint bt Brad Harrison (Aus) 16-14, 12-10, 11-2
• Ben Remihana bt Nalan Subramanian (Mas)  11-6, 11-9, 11-7

Under 19 Boys

• Luke Jones lost Solayman Nowrozi (Aus) 9-11, 11-4, 16-14, 6-11, 11-7
• Jayden Millard lost Damon Macmillan (Aus) 11-13, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10
• Cameron Foster lost Dan Lane (Aus)  11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-4

Under 11 Girls

• Natalie Sayes bt Charlotte Stephenson (Aus) 11-2, 11-1, 11-0

Under 13 Girls

• Alani Dalrymple Mortleman lost Laura Moloney (Aus) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6

Under 15 Girls

• Annelise Faint lost Pascale Louka (Aus) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10
• Ruby Turnbull bt Alex Haydon (Aus) 7-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4

Under 17 Girls

• Lauren Crowhurst bt Taylor Jones (Aus) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9

Under 19 Girls

• Kaitlyn Watts lost Lakeesha Rarere (Aus) 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 14-12
• Abbie Palmer bt Victoria Leow (Aus) 8-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8

Final Rounds

Under 13 Boys

• Final - Elijah thomas lost Ethan Eyles (Aus) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4
• 3/4 - Kobe Fleming bt Remi Young (Aus) 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-13, 14-12

Under 17 Boys

• Final - Rafa Yam lost William Curtis (Aus) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
• 5/6 - Corbin Faint bt Lachlan Coxsedge (Aus) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
• 17/18 - Ben Remihana lost Tye Harland (Aus) 11-9, 11-9, 12-10

Under 19 Boys

• 3/4 - Luke Jones lost Alex Eustace (Aus) 11-8, 11-3, 11-5
• 15/16 - Jayden Millard bt Madav Nair (Mas) 11-7, 12-14, 11-5, 11-5
• 19/20 - Cameron Foster bt 9-11, 11-3, 11-9, 12-10

Under 11 Girls

• Final - Natalie Sayes bt Ashlyn Barclay (Aus) 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9

Under 13 Girls

• 7/8 - Alani Dalrymple-Mortleman bt Kurstyn Mather (Aus) 11-2, 11-9, 11-8

Under 15 Girls

• Final - Ruby Turnbull bt Pascale Louka (Aus) 12-10, 11-6, 11-2
• 3/4 - Annelise Faint lost Alex Haydon (Aus) 10-12, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4

Under 17 Girls

• 5/6 - Lauren Crowhurst bt Shehana Vithana (Aus) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7

Under 19 Girls

• Finals - Abbie Palmer lost Lakeesha Rarere (Aus) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8
• 3/4 - Kaitlyn Watts lost Victoria Leow (Aus) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9