Finalists of South Island Age Groups Decided

The Girls Under 17 and Boys Under 17 have seen both the second seeds playing off for third and fourth whilst in the Girls Under 19 top seed Nikki Kennedy has not been able to make it to the final.

In the Girls Under 13 Dileesia Henare and Natalie Sayes will both be contesting the final today. Natalie has taken all her games in 3 whilst Dileesia had a tough battle against Diana Galloway in the Semi Finals. Dileesia managed to clinch the win in 4 however and will have to face her relatively young opponent for a shot at the title. Natalie will also be competing for the Under 11's title where she has newby to the squash scene Caitlin Millard.

The Girl's Under 15 has only one match up between Charlotte Galloway and Sophie Whittall, with both players feeling ready to try and claim the title after Charlotte has also competed in the Under 17 division. The Under 17 Girls has been one of the more interesting draws. With Ruby Beresford and Zoe Dykzeul having made the final they have both had to fight their way to get there. Zoe took out the second seed Ruby Turnbull whilst Ruby Beresford had to hold tight in a countback to see who would make it to the final.

In the Girls Under 19 there was no surprises when Madison Miles took her wins and got to the final dropping only one game on the way. The shock however came when Lucy Martin dispatched of Nikki Kennedy in 3. Kennedy put up a good fight in the first game but lost her momentum and could never regain her stride again going down in 3. Martin and Miles will now battle it out for the title today.

In the Boys Under 11 Freddie Jameson and Tom Marshall have yet to drop a game this tournament so they are sure to be fresh to walk on court today for their final. These players will both be looking to start their squash careers off on a high and want to engrave their name in their first national title.

In the Under 13 Boys Nathan Briggs and Braedyn Henderson have been pushed throughout the tournament. Nathan Briggs ahd to overcome Tom Marshall in the semi-finals with Marshall looking to claim two titles in one tournament. Briggs however Was not going to let that happen after a slight lapse in the third he came out firing in the fourth to claim the match. Braedyn Henderson had a mammoth game against Jack Conder in the Semi-finals. Henderson battled his way to a win in the first game but Conder came out strong in the second and third game with some long rallies and great shots. However Henderson stepped back on court in the fourth and never looked back stepping up the intensity and managing to take the game and his place in the final.

The Under 15 Boys has seen Glenn Templeton and Temwa Chileshe take their spots in the final, with both players coming over from the North Island to play in this tournament they were looking for a chance to show their skills. Chileshe was pushed by Kobe Fleming in the Semi-Finals with a four setter, Templeton on the other hand has yet to drop a game so he will surely be feeling fresh for this big match up.

The Under 17 Boys saw top seed Rafa Yam claim his spot in the final with relative ease, there was however a moment of hope for Jared Scherl where in the semi-final he managed to gain a one game lead. Yam however showed his strength and patience and quickly came back on court and refocused eventually taking the game in four. The match of the Semi-Final was between local Quinn Udy and North Islanders Lwamba Chileshe. Udy was hoping home court advantage would help him out today but with the first and the second game both going long and in Chileshe's favour Udy was not able to find what he needed to get across the line in the third and went down in a tight fought battle.

The Under 19 Boys saw little surprise with Scott Galloway making sure he never made an error on court through strong controlled rallies and great shots to take his spot in the final. It was a similar case for Jayden Millard however a moment against Ben Roughan could have changed the game but Millard wasn't up for that and he took his spot in the final.

Full results can be found below with finals starting at 11:20am today at the Marlborough Squash Rackets Club

 SIAGE Results Sat 11th July