OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
Eric Marsh (WA) wins U/11 boys title
Oscar Curtis (WA) wins u/15 boys title
Sze Yu Lee (NSW) wins u/17 girls title
Alex Haydon (SA) wins u/19 girls title
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP R/UP
Nickolai Wolpers (QLD) lost u/11 final
Maja Maziuk (NSW) lost u/13 final
Aryan Madan (SA) lost u/13 final
Ella Burge (QLD) lost u/17 final
Ethan Eyles (QLD) lost u/17 final
Australia's leading junior squash players have won four of the ten finals at the 2019 Oceania Junior Championships in Auckland.
South Australia's Alex Haydon continued a strong 12-months that's included an Australian senior team debut and an appearance at the Youth Olympics by defeating New Zealand's Anika Jackson in the final of the under-19 girls competition. Haydon didn't drop a game on the way to the final but was tested against the tournament's top seed, eventually winning 12-10 11-8 8-11 11-5.
Australia claimed first, second and third in the under-17 girls, with New South Wales player Sze Yu Lee defeating Queensland's Ella Burge in the final 11-2 11-5 11-4. Queensland fifth seed Kurstyn Mather won the third place playoff.
Maja Maziuk (NSW) took the first game in the under-13 girls final, before New Zealand's Anabel Romero Gemmell stormed home to win 6-11 11-6 11-2 11-9.
Queensland's Ethan Eyles started strongly in the final of the under-17 boys competition, winning the first game 11-2 against New Zealand's Elijah Thomas. The tournament top seed couldn't hang on though, with the kiwi fighting back to win 2-11 14-12 11-6 11-9. WA's Greg Chan won the third place playoff.
WA's Oscar Curtis put in a dominant display in the under-15 boys competition, going through the tournament without dropping a game. Curtis beat New Zealand's Apa Fatialofa 11-8 11-1 11-6 in the final.
South Australian second seed Aryan Madan met top seed Reece Holmes in the final of the under-13 boys competition, with the New Zealander coming out on top 11-7 8-11 11-9 11-6.
In an all-Australian final, WA's Eric Marsh defeated Queensland's Nickolai Wolpers 11-8 11-3 11-5 to claim the under-11 boys crown.
National Coach Paul Price says it was a strong showing by all of the Australian junior players.
"Our Aussie contingent were exceptional on and off the court," he said.
"It was a pleasure to see them all support each other and gel as a group, which led to some great results over the past 4 days.
"Massive congrats to all our players and a special shout out to our Oceania junior champs!"
The players have a short turnaround, with the Australian Junior Open to begin at the Thornleigh Squash Club in Sydney on Thursday.