Squash: Trimble, Pou-Tito defend Penguin Open titles

Sacha Pou-Tito and Finn Trimble have defended their 2017 Penguin Northland Open titles. Photo/Getty Images

Sacha Pou-Tito and Finn Trimble have defended their 2017 Penguin Northland Open titles in strong fashion.

This year's event attracted over 85 entries, with a group of nine American players on a squash tour in New Zealand adding an international flavour to the event.

Pou-Tito, top seed in the Ladies Open, won her final in four close games against second seed Zoe Dykzeul.

Dykzeul made a strong start, taking the first game before Pou-Tito took the second set levelling the scores at 1-1 and making Pou-Tito work hard to close out the match.

The battle for third and fourth place was played out between Annmarie Holst and Natalie Sayes with Holst taking the bronze position.

Men's top seed Finn Trimble continued his charge towards the 2017 WSF World Junior Squash Champs with a strong win.

Taking on Shaun Sansom in the Men's Open final, Trimble won in four sets.

He took the first two games before a fightback from Sansom in the third game kept the contest interesting.

Trimble showed his much-vaunted ability to clinch the contest in the fourth game.

The American group got on the podium as Mike Toothill, the coach of the Americans, snared third in the division with a four-game victory over Max Trimble.

In other divisions, ex-Northlander Daniel Clay took out the Mens Division One title with Kamo's Anna Moselen winning the Ladies competition.

The Division Two Mens winner was Whangarei's Jack Johnson with Amy Brown from Mangakahia taking out the Ladies Division Two.

Manaia's Campbell Griffin clinched Division Three while Division Four was taken out by Jamie Hitchcock, from Whangarei.

The Mixed Division One winner was Jacob Turner and Mixed Division Two was secured by Jordyn Chapman.