Hawkes Family Helps Remuera To Squash Finals

World No15 and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jaclyn Hawkes has helped put her Remuera team in a potential winning position for the prestigious Mitchell Cup squash club competition. A competition which Remuera has won 14 times out of the past 17 years. But Jaclyn isn’t the only member of her family in the team. Her two older sisters are also playing – Rebecca Hawkes – now Borman and the eldest sister, Sally Guest.

In Sunday’s final they will face North Shore who are the defending champs. In their final round robin contest Remeura beat Herne Bay 5-0 with Hawkes defeating Ellie Epke the national junior finalist in straight games.

North Shore defeated Mitchell Park 4-1 in their final round robin clash. Tamsyn Leevey was able to gain the one victory for the Hutt Valley based Mitchell Park as she accounted for Larissa Stephenson. Rachel McLeod defeated New Zealand junior champ Rebecca Barnett in five tight games at No2 while Trina Moore (nee Kitchen), the sister of former Kiwi No1 Shelley Kitchen won the fourth singles.

In the men’s Cousins Shield which has been held since 1947 hosts Herne Bay beat defending champs, Remuera 5-0 with the top singles match been won by Kiwi No1 Campbell Grayson over another professional player, Kashif Shuja in straight games.

Herne Bay will face Thorndon from Wellington who had a 3-2 triumph Squash Gym Palmerston North. Thorndon’s Evan Williams took out the No1 singles over Josh Greenfield while Palmerston North won the nOtwo and four matches.

The finals are held at 1.30pm on Sunday at the Herne Bay Rackets Club.

Results:
Mitchell Cup (women’s)
Mitchell Park 5 Tauranga 0:
Tamsyn Leevey bt Jo Shanks 11-5 11-6 11-3
Rebecca Barnett bt Vicki Beker 12-10 11-7 11-4,
Mickayla Kerr bt Kathryn McKay 11-7 11-6 12-10,
Steph Smith bt Jeanne Yells 11-3 11-5 11-6,
Gemma Gee bt Karen Michalakis 11-4 11-4 7-11 11-7.

Hamilton 5 Herne Bay 0:
Kylie Lindsay bt Ellie Epke 11-7 11-7 11-6,
Nadine Cull bt Annie Hall 11-6 retired
Kay Newman bt Deb Bower 11-8 14-12 11-9 13-11 11-6,
Jonja Tarrant bt Julie Gilaly 13-11 5-11 11-6 11-5,
Nicola Blake bt Kate von Biel 11-6 13-11 9-11 10-12 11-8.

Squash Gym Palmerston North 5 Eden Epsom 0
Josh Greenfiled bt Justin Sayes 11-4 11-4 11-7,
Joseph Watts bt Andrew Brown 11-5 11-4 15-13,
Rod Bannister bt Nathan Gunn 11-5 11-6 11-9,
Kent Darlington bt Alan Menzies 11-6 11-5 11-3,
Tom Nash bt Stuart Fraser 11-7 11-6 11-4.

Remuera 5 Squash Gym Palmerston North Development 0:
Kashif Shuja bt Dylan Tasker 11-2 11-0 11-4,
Lui Syder bt Regan Smith 11-8 11-4 11-9,
Scott Harrison bt Yeshan Ekanayake 11-5 11-2 11-6,
Michael Sunderland bt Grant Smith 11-5 11-2 11-7,
Aaron Smail bt Sam Nash 12-10 11-2 11-6.

Hamilton 3 Mitchell Park 2:
Allan Crome lt Corey Love 11-7 12-14 9-11 6-11,
Paul Kennet lt Jonny Barnett 4-11 11-13 11-9 11-3 9-11,
Steve Martin bt Jason Canning 11-8 11-9 11-6,
Mike Martin bt Gary Aukett 6-11 11-4 11-8 11-3,
Dean Bradstreet bt Ash Ranchod 11-6 11-7 11-8

Marlborough 4 Panmure 1:
Josh King bt Andre Wagenar 11-8 14-12 11-7,
Grant Craig bt Brady James 12-10 8-11 11-7 11-3,
Mat Nation bt Richard Thompson 14-12 11-9 13-11,
Paul Roughan lt Richar van Rynbach 12-10 9-11 7-11 7-11
Steve Harvey bt Mark Grant 6-11 11-5 11-9 5-11 11-9

Squash Gym Palmerston North 3 North Shore 2
Josh Greenfiled lt Martin Knight 8-11 6-11 7-11,
Mike McSherry bt Bryce Redman 11-9 11-5 11-8,
Joseph Watts lt Gary Duberly 7-11 12-14 11-3 11-9 9-11,
Rod Bannister bt Matt McHugh 11-7 11-8 11-3,
Kent Darlington bt Mark Waldin 11-6 11-2 11-9.

Herne Bay 5 Marlborough 0:
Campbell Grayson bt Josh King 11-8 11-8 11-1,
George Crosby bt Grant Craig 11-7 11-5 11-4,
Chris Lloyd bt Mat Nation 11-7 11-5 11-8,
Jared Conning bt Paul Roughan 11-9 11-8 11-3,
Matt Taylor bt Steve Harbey 11-6 13-11 11-5.

Thorndon 5 Hamilton 0:
Evan Williams bt Allan Crome 11-4 11-4 11-8,
Willie Bicknell bt Paul Kennett 11-7 3-11 7-11 11-6 11-8,
Sam Atkins bt Steve Martin 11-3 11-8 11-9,
Keegan Burkart bt Mike Martin 8-11 11-6 9-11 11-8 11-6,
Edward Drangcool bt Glen Carson 14-12 11-3 9-11 5-11 11-9.

Remuera 3 Henderson 2:
Kashif Shuja bt Paul Coll 4-11 11-9 5-11 11-9 11-8,
Lui Syder lt Lance Beddeos 2-11 4-11 5-11,
Scott Harrison lt Cameron Jamieson 11-6 5-11 11-9 7-11 2-11,
Michael Sunderland bt Aaron Koptike 11-5 12-10 11-2,
Robert Forster bt Steven Lonergan 11-3 11-6 11-5.

Manurewa 5 Squash Gym Palmerston North Development 0:
Wayne Reid bt Dylan Tasker 10-12 11-5 12-10 11-5,
John Cheeseman bt Regan Smith 9-11 11-8 12-10 12-10,
Andrew Jefferys bt Yeshan Ekanayake 5-11 11-4 11-5 11-5,
Ricardo Stanley bt Jason Fletcher 11-3 11-2 11-6,
Shane Mouat bt Sam Nash 11-3 11-2 11-7.

Khandallah 4 Eden Epsom 1:
Shane Johnston bt Justin Sayes 11-8 11-9 11-8,
Stu Davenport be Andrew Brown 11-9 11-6 11-7,
Alex Cartmell-Golan bt Fraser Gunn 7-11 11-1 11-0 11-7,
Simon Berkett bt Nathan Gunn 11-2 11-7 1-0,
Jonathan Leach lt Dylan Billimra 10-12 11-9 6-11 9-11.

Cousins Shield semifinals:
Herne Bay 5 Remuera 0:
Campbell Grayson bt Kashif Shuja 11-5 11-5 11-4,
George Crosby bt Lui Syder 11-3 11-2 11-6,
Chris Lloyd bt Scott Harrison 11-3 11-5 11-9,
Jared Conning bt Michael Sunderland 11-8 13-11 10-12 11-7,
Matt Taylor bt Aaron Smail 11-6 5-11 11-3 13-11.

Thorndon 3 Squash Gym Palmerston North 2:
Evan Williams bt Josh Greenfield 11-7 11-9 11-9,
Willie Bicknell lt Mike McSherry 5-11 3-11 8-11,
Sam Atkins bt Joseph Watts 8-11 6-11,
Keegan Burkhart lt Rod Bannister 7-11 11-6 7-11 4-11,
Ed Dromgool bt Kent Darlington 11-9 11-6 11-6.

Mitchell Cup semifinals:
North Shore 4 Mitchell Park 1
Larissa Stephenson lt Tamsyn Leevey 4-11 4-11 11-9 6-11,
Rachel McLeod bt Rebecca Barnett 5-11 8-11 11-0 11-2 11-7,
Lisa Gowlard bt Michayla Kerr 11-7 11-6 10-12 9-11 11-3,
Trina Moore bt Steph Smith 11-2 11-4 11-9,
Mandy Kennedy bt Gemma Gee 7-11 11-4 11-6 11-6.

Remuera 5 Herne Bay 0: