Finn Trimble and Natalie Sayes win Northland squash champs

Finn Trimble, right, from Whangārei won the Northland Men's Open title for the third year running, while Auckland's Natalie Sayes (who originally hails from Whangārei) won the Women's Open final.

Finn Trimble and Natalie Sayes took out the Northland Open titles for 2018 at Whangārei Squash Club last weekend.

Whangārei's Finn Trimble defended his Northland Men's Open title for the third year running, meeting club mate and training partner Shaun Sansom once again in the final. Trimble won in a tight four sets.

Third place in the Men's Open was Waikato player Courtenay Coetzee who beat Riley-Jack Vette Blomquist (Manaia club).

Natalie Sayes (Auckland) will get her name on the trophy for the first time after winning the Women's Open final in a hard-fought five-set battle against multiple Northland Open winner Sacha Pou-Tito.

The third and fourth place game in the Women's Open was played out between Maungaturoto's Annmarie Holst and Anna Moselen (Kamo) with Holst taking the win.

Maz Saunders from Whangārei won the Men's Division 1, coming across Kamo's Dean Jones in his final, while sister Pippa Saunders took out the Women's Division 1 final against Tracey Klaricich (Whangārei).

Division 2 Men's winner was Whangārei's Daley Johnson with Michele Salmon from Kamo taking out the Ladies' Division 2 title.

The Men's Division 3 was won by Manaia's Russell Blomquist and Kathleen Hudson (Whangārei) won the Division 3 Ladies.

Hayden Turner of Whangarei was the Men's Division 4 winner and the Boy's Junior Division was won by Kamo's Cole Mason.