July 2024

This month has been huge for Waikato with Super Champs, NZ Champs and plenty of Junior action. Check out all of our winners from Super Champs, NIJAG and Winter Interclub Finals below.

Upcoming Tournaments:

• Ngaruawahia A2 and Below, 2-3rd August
• NZ Secondary School Squash Champs @ Hutt City, 2-4 August
• WAI/BOP Men's Series @ BOP, 4 August
• Te Awamutu Open, 9-10 August
• Masters Club Team Champs @ Whanganui, 9-11 August
• Werder Junior 1-Day Series @ Te Kuiti (DP), 11 August
• WAI/BOP Men's Series @ Te Aroha, 11 August
• Lugton Park Open, 15-17 August
• Womens Spring Series @ Cambridge, 18 August
• Men's Spring Series @ BOP, 18 August
• Huntly A2 & Below, 22-24 August
• Thames B Grade & Below, 22-24 August
• Werder Junior 1-Day Series @ Te Rapa, 25 August
• WAI/BOP Men's Series Final @ Matamata, 25 August
• NZ Senior Teams @ Otago, 30-31 August
• Te Kuiti B Grade & Below, 30-31 August
• Men's Spring Series @ Taumarunui, 1 September
• Paeroa A2 & Below, 6-7 September
• Waikato Doubles @ Cambridge, 5-7 September
• Werder Junior 1-Day Series @ Lugton Park, 8 September

WAIKATO DISTRICT SUPER CHAMPS

Wow what a week! Super champs are done and dusted for another year, a few sore bodies! A big thank you to our host clubs Te Rapa Squash Club, Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club, Cambridge Racquets Club, Leamington Squash Club, Thames Squash Club, Te Awamutu Squash Club for your amazing organisation, tournament controllers and hospitality.

Good luck to our Waikato teams heading off to represent Waikato at the National Super champs mid-September.

B Grade - Whangarei Squash Club, Northland

Men: Te Awamutu, Women: Leamington

C Grade - Hamilton Squash & Tennis Club, Waikato

Men: Morrinsville, Women: Te Rapa

D Grade - Methven Squash Club, Midlands

Men: Hamilton, Women: Te Awamutu

E Grade - Kawaroa Park, Central

Men: Thames, Women: Te Awamutu

F/J Grade: Squash City Invercargill, Southland

Men: Te Awamutu, Women: Matamata

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

2024 NEW ZEALAND OPEN CHAMPIONS - Joelle King and Lwamba Chileshe

Joelle King bt. Ella Lash 11/5 7/11 11/3 11/8

Lwamba Chileshe bt. Temwa Chileshe 17/15 11/7 11/8

Joelle has claimed her 11th title, while this is Lwamba's first!

A HUGE week of amazing squash with our Waikato players walking away as champions!

Temwa Chileshe (2) - Runner up

Sophie Hodges (4) - 5th Place

Casey Owen (9) - 7th Place

Riley Noonan (31) - 29th Place

Congratulations to all of our Waikato players who participated!

NORTH ISLAND JUNIOR AGE GROUPS

 We had 17 Waikato Juniors compete at the Taupo Squash Club for the NIJAG!

There were some awesome battles had, most players keeping close to or in their seeding, we even walked away with a few age group CHAMPS!

Under 11 Girls - Addison Rouse (Leamington) - Winner

Under 13 Boys - Hemi Gregory (Te Rapa) - Winner

Under 17 Girls - Charlee Neilson (Te Awamutu) - Division 1 Runner Up, Dayna Burr (Te Awamutu) - Division 2 Runner Up

Under 17 Boys - Fergus Hill (Te Awamutu) - 3rd Place

Under 19 Boys - Riley Noonan (Morrinsville) - 3rd Place

Congratulations to our champions and all of our juniors that competed!

WINTER INTERCLUB FINALS

Congratulations to our winning teams for Winter Interclub 2024!

This season in the Men's draw we had a HUGE 66 teams spread across 11 Divisions and 38 teams across 7 Divisions for our Ladie's!

See our winners below:

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - WAIKATO MASTERS TEAMS

Squash Waikato are asking for expressions of interest from players who would like to put their name forward to be selected for the Waikato Masters team this year. Waikato players must compete in the NZ Masters Individuals prior to the Teams Event to be eligible to play for Waikato. 

Waikato Masters Team to compete at the NZ Masters Teams Event (21st – 22nd October) and Individuals (18th - 20th October) taking place at Mana & Tawa Squash Clubs in Wellington. 

If you are interested in putting your name forward, please email manager@squashwaikato.co.nz.