In the first three ties the competition had been tough but it was pleasing to see some excellent results.
Against Bay of Plenty, Berry and Puha playing as No.1 boys’ doubles lost their first game 21-9 but refocused and came back in the second to narrowly lose 22-20.
In the girls’ singles, Tautau narrowly lost her first game 21-17 but was no match for her opponent in the second, losing 21-7.
Perano and Waru both showed a marked improvement in their singles play, although they lost 21-14, 21-14 and 21-14, 21-16 respectively.
In the boys’ singles, Tawhara lost 21-11, 21-15.
After losing their first game in the mixed doubles 21-7, Puha and Newth showed determination to close the margin in the second game to four, 21-17.
In the tie against Wellington North, Perano and Newth showed consistency and played as a team, although they lost 21-10, 21-15.
Perano continued to show improvement in her singles, losing her first game 24-22 against Ella Pan, the top Wellington North girl. Pan refocused and took the second game 21-12.
Eastland were placed fourth in the group and moved into another round-robin group with Hutt Valley, Southland and Bay of Plenty Yellow.
On Monday, Eastland lost to Hutt Valley 16-0, but the Eastland players stepped up a notch and showed marked improvement in their game.
In the boys’ doubles, Berry and Puha lost 21-15, took the second game 21-18, and played with determination in the third before losing 21-16.
In the boys’ singles, Riley had a narrow 21-18 loss in the first game before losing the second 21-9.
Tawhara continued to build on his game plan and lost with close scores — 21-17, 21-15.
In the girls’ singles Newth showed a big improvement in her game, losing 21-12, 21-16.
In the mixed doubles, both Berry and Perano, and Tawhara and Waru showed improvement in their skills and game plan, reaching double figures.
All results can be seen on the Badminton New Zealand website.
