Tough day at badminton nationals

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Eastland under-15 players had a tough time on Day 3 of the junior badminton nationals at Palmerston North yesterday.

They lost 16-0 to both Southland and Bay of Plenty White.

Riva-lee Habib had the only three-game match. She won the first game in her singles match against Bay of Plenty White, 21-18, but her opponent came back strongly to win the next two games.

Also against Bay of Plenty White, Manaia Puha and Journey Waru performed well in their second game in the mixed doubles. Having lost the first game by seven points, they lost the second by only two.

Southland 16 Eastland 0

Boys’ doubles: Raines/Tyler def Eang/Puha 21-2, 21-5; Griffiths/Shedden def Kingston/Ojala 21-5, 21-6.

Girls’ doubles: G Hawke/Wallace def Habib/Waru 21-15, 21-11; Loan/Timms def Elliment/Hill 21-5, 21-15.

Boys’ singles: Raines def Eang 21-14, 21-10; T Hawke def Puha 21-5, 21-6; Griffiths def Ojala 21-6, 21-6; Shedden def Kingston 21-10, 21-11.

Girls’ singles: Loan def Habib 21-8, 21-7; G Hawke def Waru 21-10, 21-9; Wallace def Hill 21-9, 21-11; Timms def Elliment 21-11, 21-9.

Mixed doubles: Raines/Timms def Eang/Habib 21-9, 21-6; T Hawke/Wallace def Puha/Waru 21-12, 21-11; Griffiths/Loan def Ojala/Hill 21-8, 21-8; Yasmin/G Hawke def Kingston/Elliment 21-11, 21-11.

Bay of Plenty White 16 Eastland 0

Boys’ doubles: Watkins/Munn def Eang/Puha 21-17, 21-16; Perkins/Ammunson-Fuller def Kingston/Ojala 21-10, 21-11.

Girls’ doubles: Hamilton/Norrish def Habib/Waru 21-12, 21-11; Chen/Vickers def Elliment/Hill 21-11, 21-9.

Boys’ singles: Watkins def Eang 21-14, 21-15; Perkins def Puha 21-14, 21-13; Preston def Ojala 21-14, 21-17; Munn def Kingston 21-13, 21-15.

Girls’ singles: Hamilton def Habib 18-21, 21-10, 21-9; Chen def Waru 21-13, 21-8; Vickers def Hill 21-13, 21-8; Poyton def Elliment 21-9, 21-11.

Mixed doubles: Perkins/Norrish def Eang/Habib 21-4, 21-9; Watkins/Chen def Puha/Waru 21-14, 22-20; Preston/Poyton def Ojala/Hill 21-12, 21-10; Ammunson-Fuller/Vickers def Kingston/Elliment 21-6, 21-4.