Junior squash players from all over the state were given the chance to shine at the Mackay Junior Squash Tournament at Squash 52 last weekend.
The one-day tournament welcomed competitors from Cairns, Emerald, Townsville and Brisbane to the sugar city.
Local athlete Matt Brazier took out Division 1, winning all matches undisputed, with fellow local Kayce Hoani-Vincent vying for third position in a tight points competition but ultimately falling out of the top three.
Matt and Kayce teamed up to take out first position in Doubles, with Mackay’s Charlie Jackson and Townsville’s Dusty Stratham finishing runners-up.
Division 2 saw a tight competition complete with plenty of epic five-set matches with Cairns athlete Daniel Yanez taking first followed closely by Townsville athlete Dusty Statham and Mackay’s Angus Strang finishing in a hard-earned third position.
Mackay took the top two spots in Division 3 thanks to Louis Mackay and Sophie Jackson followed closely by Cairns Squasher Chloe Baxter who took third position from Mackay’s Olivia McDermott in the finals playoff.
The Novice Division gave emerging athletes a taste of the big stage in a well-played series of round robin with Mackay’s Harry Van De Linden and Carmila Cepeda and Sophie Roussounis from Emerald all performing well.
Congratulations to the next generation of our state’s squash greats.
Division 1 winners Matt Brazier (Mackay), Deep Maitra (Brisbane) and Sarbani Maitra (Brisbane)
Doubles winners Kayce Hoani-Vincent (Mackay), Matt Brazier (Mackay), Dusty Stratham (Townsville) and Charlie Jackson (Mackay)
Division 2 winners Daniel Yanez (Cairns), Dusty Statham (Townsville) and Angus Strang (Mackay)
Division 3 winners Louis Mackay (Mackay), Sophie Jackson (Mackay) and Chloe Baxter (Cairns)
Novice competitors Harry Van De Linden (Mackay), Carmila Cepeda (Mackay) and Sophie Roussounis (Emerald). Photos supplied: Kirsty Hoani
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