The Remuera Rackets Club was the venue for the 2017 Auckland Junior Open, held from the 16-18 June.  The tournament attracted over 100 entries with players from around the upper North Island hoping to take home the silverware.  They were joined in the draws by eight international players from the USA, in the country for a training camp with coach Paul Hornsby.      

After three days of tough competition, two first-time Auckland Junior Open champions were crowned.  The Boys title was taken out by top seed Matthew Lucente of Belmont Park who defeated clubmate and second seed Gabe Yam 3/1 in the final, while the Girls title was won by North Shore's Amara Afghan with a 3/0 victory over Belmont Park's Natalie Sayes.  

Thank you to Aileen Buscke and the Remuera Rackets Club for hosting yet another fantastic event, and also a huge thanks to tournament and Squash Auckland sponsors HEAD.  Congratulations to all our winners from throughout the seven Boys and four Girls divisions.  A full list of the winners is below;

Boys Division 1
Winner – Matthew Lucente (Belmont Park
Runner up – Gabe Yam (Belmont Park)
Third – Rafa Yam (Belmont Park)
Special Plate – Elijah Thomas (Eden Epsom)
Plate – Ben Tomlinson (Eden Epsom)
Consolation Plate – Mason Smales (Henderson)

Boys Division 2
Winner – Zonal Ali (North Shore)
Runner up – Enzo Villarama (Remuera)
Third – Ishaan Bhide (Eden Epsom)
Special Plate – Ben Edwards (Devonport)
Plate – Jack Conder (Titirangi)
Consolation Plate – Logan Aldridge (Tauranga)

Boys Division 3
Winner – Cameron Hooper (Franklin)
Runner up – Marcel Marconi (Franklin)
Third – Marshall Heath (Devonport)
Special Plate – Oliver Lennox (Devonport)
Plate – Christopher Laws (Belmont Park)
Consolation Plate – Ben Forde (Silverdale)

Boys Division 4
Winner – Jack Adams (Belmont Park)
Runner up – Dylan Harris (Remuera)
Special Plate – Jared Menezes (North Shore)
Plate – Tairell Henare (North Shore)
Consolation Plate – Jaeswen Kwan (Remuera)

Boys Division 5
Winner – Riley McCracken (Herne Bay)
Runner up – Vivan Naidu (Henderson)
Special Plate – Marcus Griffiths (Devonport)
Plate – Jvalin Ganess (Panmure)

Boys Division 6
Winner – Isaac Guinness (Eden Epsom)
Runner up – Beau Aspinall (Browns Bay)
Special Plate – Toby Weston (Remuera)
Plate – Callum Goodson (Herne Bay)

Boys Division 7
Winner – Joshua Jones (Remuera)
Runner up – Adam Hughes (Remuera)
Special Plate – Max Bailey (Devonport)
Plate – Cooper Sinclair (North Shore)

Girls Division 1
Winner – Amara Afghan (North Shore)
Runner up – Natalie Sayes (Belmont Park)
Third – Lauren Vodanovich (Remuera)
Special Plate – Ella Lash (Panmure)
Plate – Ruby Saies (Panmure)
Classic Plate – Eliza Bower (USA)
Consolation Plate – Caroline Wilcox (USA)

Girls Division 2
Winner – Sophie Bradly (Devonport)
Runner up – Ashlee Pepper (Red Beach)
Special Plate – Maia Smales (Henderson)
Plate – Erica Francis (Remuera)

Girls Division 3
Winner – Charlotte Moore (Silverdale)
Runner up – Amber Tetava-Drury (Royal Oak)
Special Plate – Grace Conder (Titirangi)
Plate – Mia Tetava-Drury (Royal Oak)
Consolation Plate – Eva Gooch (North Shore)

Girls Division 4
Winner – Grace Spencer (Panmure)
Runner up – Aishah Lotfy (North Shore)
Special Plate – Kaianne Henare (North Shore)
Plate – Chloe Barton (Remuera)
Consolation Plate – Nina Holbrook (Belmont Park)

Longest Match of the Tournament - Zonal Ali just getting the win over Ishaan Bhide in five games 15/12 15/5 13/15 16/18 16/14