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What an Extraordinary Brilliant result!

We should ALL (Cantab squashies) be very proud of our Canterbury players, they hold their place in New Zealand squash history with great pride and humility!...

From the relentless determination and power/speed of Paul to the Grace and poise and athletic ability of Megan OUR NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS!

We salute their Professionalism and their fortitude and the potential to carry this on for many years to come!

The Team was no different showing ALL the attributes of a well-oiled machine with experience and youth.

Chris showed us the potential (filling Paul’s shoes) we knew we had! And kept us all uplifted with his positive cheery attitude and Ollie and Jonny “The Rocks” in our mid-engine and the exuberance of youth with Jackson Jayden and Joe.

Our whole event was set a light by a young Joe Williams beating 5 time NZ Champion Kashif Shuja the rest of the Team followed by having explosive starts to the Individual Nationals putting six of our Team in the top sixteen!

The following matches were arduous and extremely competitive with our team only losing to top seeded players, our potential was clearly evident. We finished with three Cantabs in the top eight! It is difficult for me to highlight any particular games as the whole Team showed a spirit that seems to dwell within our fraternity built on camaraderie and the self believe to do the job well.

The teams event started with ALL players feeling the pinch, most coming through four cruelling matches in the individual Champs and now having to front fresh for a new event. We first faced a very spirited Eastern and had our “rocks” of Oliver and Jonny take us to a two nil lead both playing strong confident matches displaying their full repertoire of skills and shots. Due to the format of t...he Teams (only four play) this keeps Teams alive with two matches to play, Chris started with a display of control and dominance that gave him a two love lead but then an extremely gutsy effort from an exhausted Cameron Jamieson pulling out some remarkable high class shots pulled them back to a 2/1 position in the rubber, this match was followed by a determined Jayden Millard to ensure our place in the semi-final was secure.

We then faced Northland who had an air of confidence about them and with a serious Glen Wilson (Manager) to spur them on we knew this was not going to be easy! Again our “rocks” of Oliver and Jonny showed remarkable control and composure and dispatched their opponents with ruthless efficiency (you ALL must realise how hard this is to maintain this level of play when they have had 6 matches over 4 days!) Then up steps Chris who has had some huge matches and none the less determined to finish this rubber off, an extremely focused and determined Luke Jones was to put Chris under intense pressure and a real war of attrition took place with each player trading points and games a very weary Luke Jones triumphed in a match that could have gone either way. Although already winning the rubber a young focused Jayden Millard stepped up and dispatched a very experienced Neil Rossin to give us a comfortable finish to the Match.

The Final started as a somewhat anti-climax as Michael Sunderland had to pull out with an injury but the true fighting spirit of the Aucklanders showed through with each player fighting to the last! Sion Wiggin, Sam Sayers and Michael Blanchard playing themselves into the ground Sion cramping and limping all around the court epitomised the effort and Never say Die attitude we have for our sport and our provinces! Our Men were too strong with Chris, Oliver and Jonny winning their Matches 3/0 with the “rock” like efficiency we had started with a truly professional Performance. “We are the Champions”

Brownie Point: - In business we have a saying that to do well you must have a good “product” one that has quality and proven performance! This Nationals and the previous top events (Cousin Shield, Nationals, under 23’s and Individuals) we have shown we have the “Product” and great potential to carry on! So please, if you see Paul, Megan, Chris, Oliver, Jonny, Jayden, Jackson, Joe give them the “pat on the back” they so richly deserve and if you have the potential sponsorship capability we have the “product” for you!


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