Top Seeds Progress to Finals of New Zealand Senior Nationals 

Pictured Right - Senior Nationals - Semi Finals - Campbell Grayson (Left) vs Lance Beddoes (Right)

The Semi-Finals have all wound up with the top seeds claiming their spots in the final in a comfortable style seeing a repeat of the Men’s 2015 final between Paul Coll and Campbell Grayson and the Women’s Final seeing Megan Craig and Amanda Landers-Murphy set to battle it out.

In the Women’s Open top seed Megan Craig looked too strong for fourth seed Ellie Epke in the first two games showing a strong dominating gameplay making Epke work around the court and she was not able to pick up Craig’s shots. Epke however pushed Craig hard in the third and her strong shot play worked in her favour to push the match out another game. Epke and Craig fought hard in the fourth and errors from both players crept into the match but Craig managed to hold tight and claim the match and her place in the final.

Pictured below - Senior Nationals - Semi Finals - Emma Millar (Left) vs Amanda Landers-Murphy (Right)

Second seed Amanda Landers-Murphy was pushed hard in the first game and third seed Emma Millar was able to claim the first game in hard fought style. Landers-Murphy showed her grit and experience in the second claiming the second game in a convincing style. Both players worked hard in the third but Landers-Murphy was able to claim the close game. Millar couldn’t quite match Landers-Murphy in the fourth and Landers-Murphy claimed the game and her spot in the Women’s final.

In the Men’s Open top seed Paul Coll looked too strong for Ben Grindrod and whilst the fourth seed put everything on the court it was not enough for him tonight and Coll sealed his place in the final for the second year in a row and he will be looking to claim his second successive title.

Second seed Campbell Grayson had some great rallies with Lance Beddoes but Grayson showed his experience on court and made his way into the Men’s final in a strong three.

Full Results can be found below. Draws can be found here Senior Nationals Individuals and Teams Draws 2016

Make sure you check out the previous news articles as well:

• Round 1 - Williams Takes Out Shuja in First Round of Senior Nationals
• Round 2 - Millar and Pou-Tito Take Out Higher Seedings at NZ Senior Nationals
• Quarter-Finals - Top Seeds Progress to Semi-Finals of New Zealand Senior Nationals

Finals kick off at 3:00pm and live streamed games are as follow with links and channels below:

Court 6

• 11:40am – Women’s Open – Plate – Nadia Hubbard vs Jacinta Matson
• 12:30pm – Women’s Open – 5/6 Playoff – Abbie Palmer vs Joanna Shanks
• 1:20pm – Women’s Open – 3/4 Playoff – Emma Millar vs Ellie Epke
• 2:10pm – Men’s Open – 3/4 Playoff – Lance Beddoes vs Ben Grindrod
• 3:00pm – Women’s Open Final - (1) Megan Craig vs (2) Amanda Landers-Murphy
• 3:50pm – Men’s Open Final - (1) Paul Coll vs (2) Campbell Grayson

Alternative commentary for the matches can be heard here

Men’s Open

(1) Paul Coll bt (4) Ben Grindrod – 11/3 11/1 11/3

(2) Campbell Grayson bt (3) Lance Beddoes – 11/7 11/5 11/7

Women’s Open

(1) Megan Craig bt (4) Ellie Epke – 11/4 11/5 10/12 13/11

(2) Amanda Landers-Murphy bt (3) Emma Millar – 9/11 11/2 11/8 11/3

Pictured Below - Senior Nationals - Semi Finals - Megan Craig (Left) vs Ellie Epke (Right)

Pictured Below - Senior Nationals - Semi Finals - Paul Coll (Left) vs Ben Grindrod(Right)