December 2013 - Issue 16 © 2013 Hat-Trick of Titles!

ully’s Lisa Camilleri has the next 3 games 11-8, 11-8, just won 3 titles in 3 11-6. Tweeks! #1 seed Jan Koukal made Everything has just fallen it a hat-trick of titles when back into place for Lisa he won the PSA winning the Queensland Challenger 5 event. Open, Caboolture Open and the Mackay Open. Like Lisa, Jan won the Queensland Open, Returning from injury it Caboolture Open and has taken Lisa 10 long the Mackay Open. months to get back into that winning groove. Jan also won a tough 5 game final against Lisa has now won 21 career Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) titles on the WSA professional 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 circuit by winning her 5th (67m). Mackay Open. ABOVE: Lisa Camilleri in action In the Mackay Open final Lisa at the Caboolture Open against defeated Milou van der Heijden Milnay Louw in 5 tough games. It wasn’t like MACKAY their previous match up where Photo courtesy of Mike Healy SQUASH OPEN QUEENSLAND 10 Lisa dominated and won the Q Open 3-0. This time HAT-TRICK OF TITLES she had a real battle on her Lisa Camilleri hands. Queensland Open def Milou van der Heijden (NED) 11-6, 11-3, 11-9 (30m) Caboolture Open def Milnay Louw (RSA) 11-8 11-5 11-4 (24m) Milou won the first two Mackay Open def Milou van der Heijden (NED) 10-12, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (56m) games 12-10 and 13-11 before Lisa began a Jan Koukal Queensland Open def Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) 14-12, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 (61m) sustained fightback winning Caboolture Open def Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) 14-12 11-4 11-4 (50m) Mackay Open def Sebastiaan Weenink (NED) 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 (67m)

ongratulations to Lisa Camilleri on winning a hat-trick of titles in 3 WORLD RANKINGS weeks! C 1 December 2013 Both Lisa Camilleri and Steven Finitsis have worked very hard on lifting their games during 2013 and have both seen their efforts rewarded with significant improvements to their world rankings. NR MEN: TM: HWR: Lisa began the year at 230 (due to EDITOR Steve Finitsis 55 54 injury) and has risen to 52 whilst Steve Kim Schramm has steadily improved from 73 at the TM: This Month - HWR: Highest World Ranking start of the year to 54 at the end.

It is pleasing to announce that Ivan Jensen is the first recipient of the Annual RedStar Award. Atherton’s junior star had a fantastic year winning 12 titles. NR WOMEN: TM: HWR: Townsville youngster Tom Fox has been recognised for his Lisa Camilleri 43 28 performance at the Mackay Open by being selected as the Rebecca Baum 199 159 Redstar Award winner for November.

This month we have also recognised all the NR players, coaches and volunteers who have contributed to the Sharks 18-21 JA Decade of Dominance. N 2014

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therton’s Ivan Jensen has been declared the inaugural RedStar Annual Award winner for 2013. Ivan’s Aachievements over the past 12 months have been duly recognised.

The Champ had a wonderful year winning 12 junior titles. It all began when Ivan won two titles at the Ingham qualifier. Next stop was the Mackay qualifier for another 2 titles before embarking on his biggest challenge, taking on all comers at the Australian Junior Open Championships in Sydney. It was NORTHERN REGION there that Ivan won his first National title. RED STAR Another couple of double titles in Townsville and Mackay SQUASH AWARDS before winning the Queensland State Title for U15.

Jense 2012-2013 Jensen’s Junior Record n n Oct 12 NR Qualifier - Ingham U17 & U19 a Feb 13 NR Qualifier - Mackay U15 & U17 v Apr 13 AJO - Sydney U15 I Apr 13 NR Qualifier - Townsville U17 & U19 May 13 NR Qualifier - Mackay U15 & U17 A n Jun 13 QJC - Mackay U15 t t o Sep 13 AJC - Canberra U15 Finalist h e r Oct 13 NR Qualifier - Ingham U17 & U19

All was looking great for a perfect year but despite reaching the final of the Australian Junior Championship, Ivan had to settle for silver in his match up with NSW’s Todd Riches.

A few days in the Teams competition Ivan avenged that loss to Riches and led the U15 Boys to a great team victory.

It was back home before heading to the first qualifier for 2014 in Ingham where Ivan bagged another 2 titles to get 2014 off to a good start.

he Queensland Sharks is the name of the Queensland Junior Squash Team which represents the State at the Australian Junior Team Championships each Tyear. The Decade of Dominance began in 2004 when the mighty Queenslanders finally broke the reign of NSW which had stretched for 11 successive years. Canberra was the happy hunting ground in 2004 and it was only fitting that it was again where the team posted their 10th victory in succession.

The NR star of the decade was without doubt Atherton's Dijo Sexton. Dijo played 7 straight AJC team championships and captained the team at her last appearance in 2010. During that 7 year period Dijo lost just one match in AJC team competition. Dijo played 31 matches for the Sharks for 30 wins! 26 of those wins were 3-0.

Dijo could have kept playing for another 2 years but a combination of factors saw her lost from the game but she will never be forgotten. Her contribution to the mighty sharks might be matched or even beaten but there is one thing for sure, Dijo was an absolute champion who demolished most of her opponents in quick fashion often restricting them to very few points. That is the sign of a person with great concentration and determination.

The talented right hander with a wicked backhand was a fierce competitor who just kept finding something in the tank. Her early duels with Tamika Saxby from NSW were just awesome. Dijo first beat Tamika for the 13YAG National title in Ballarat in 2005 9-1, 9-4, 2-9, 9-5 but that just ignited the flame within Saxby to train even harder to ensure she never felt that pain again.

A ruthless Saxby returned to Hobart in 2006 and stunned Dijo with a clinical 3-0 victory 9-6 9-3 9-1 in the final of the 13YAG title. Fortunately for Queensland there was still one great performance left in Dijo that year and she produced the match of the Team Championship to down Tamika in 5 close games 10-9 in the 5th. Dijo recovered from 1-2 down to win 7-9, 9-4, 0-9, 9-3, 10-9. 6 © VOLUNTEER Thank you Michele Thornton Tournament Director: Mackay Open

The only match Dijo lost in AJC team competition was in 2007 to Saxby 9-1, 0-9, 7-9, 3-9.

A special tribute is extended to the Krauss family. Risto, Julius and Karl all played for the mighty Queensland Sharks. It was never easy to fund the boys to attend the various championships around the country especially from Mareeba but their father Peter got the job done. He organized some great sponsors who supported the boys for many years.

Julius and Karl won National titles but it was big brother Risto who paved the way. Despite not winning a National title Risto can be proud of his achievement of three top 3 performances: 3rd in the 13YAG event in 1999, 3rd in the 15YAG event in 2001 and 2nd in the 17YAG in 2003.

Behind all our elite juniors are some great people who influence their development. Sometimes it is a parent but in most cases it is a coach who spends countless hours helping a player to hone their skills. To all those coaches we thank you sincerely. Your efforts and contribution over many years has helped Queensland to once again dominate junior squash.

Three coaches in particular should be remembered with fondness: Austin Adarraga Snr, John Arcidiacono and Kay Barclay.

Medals are presented to Queensland’s best male and female players at the AJC each year. Those achievement awards are named in honour of Austin Adarraga Snr and Kay Barclay in recognition of the enormous contribution each has made to junior squash in Queensland over many years.

Kay Barclay was the female coach for the first 4 wins during the decade of dominance and was recognized by Squash Australia as Coach of the Year in 2005.

Last but not least a special mention needs to be made of Meryl Loss. Meryl was our fantastic cook for many years and she too was recognized by Squash Australia as the Volunteer of the Year in 2006. 7

The following is a summary of all the NR players and coaches who have represented their State during the Queensland Sharks Decade of Dominance. The summary also highlights award winners and individual achievements. Your contribution is fondly remembered.

The Decade of Dominance: 2004 to 2013

2004 Canberra 2009 Sydney Number of Squash Australia Dijo Sexton Dijo Sexton Appearances Player of the Year Jayden Wadd Ivan Jensen Dijo Sexton 7 2005 Julius Krauss Julius Krauss Julius Krauss Tiffany Loss 7 Laura Stock Karl Krauss Julius Krauss 6 Austin Adarraga Risto Krauss Sarah Cumming Ivan Jensen 5 Achievement Medal Tiffany Loss Matt Muller 4 2005 Julius Krauss Karl Krauss 3 2011 Ivan Jensen 2005 Ballarat 2010 Alice Springs Laura Stock 3 Dijo Sexton Dijo Sexton © Tia McLennan 3 Kay Barclay Julius Krauss Ivan Jensen Rebecca Baum 2 Achievement Medal Laura Stock Karl Krauss Risto Krauss 2 2009 Dijo Sexton Matt Muller Rebecca Baum Sarah Cumming 2 2010 Rebecca Baum Risto Krauss Tiffany Loss Brody DiBella 1 2011 Tiffany Loss Daniel Abad 1 2006 Devonport 2011 Melbourne Emily Turner 1 Supershark MVP Dijo Sexton Daniel Abad Jayden Wadd 1 Male Julius Krauss Ivan Jensen Sean Motti 1 2008 Julius Krauss Laura Stock Tia McLennan Wes Dyer 1 2013 Wes Dyer Matt Muller Tiffany Loss Shark Captains Supershark MVP 2007 Brisbane 2012 Hobart 2007 Laura Stock Female Dijo Sexton Emily Turner 2008 Matt Muller 2010 Tiffany Loss Julius Krauss Ivan Jensen 2010 Dijo Sexton Karl Krauss Rebecca Baum 2013 Tiffany Loss Shark Coaches Laura Stock © Sean Motti Kay Barclay 4 Matt Muller Tia McLennan Individual Robyn Cooper 1 Tiffany Loss Tiffany Loss Champions 2005 Dijo Sexton Squash Australia 2008 Perth 2013 Canberra 2005 Julius Krauss Coach of the Year Dijo Sexton Brody DiBella 2007 Karl Krauss 2005 Kay Barclay Julius Krauss Ivan Jensen Matt Muller © Sarah Cumming Represented Squash Australia Tiffany Loss Tia McLennan Australia Volunteer of the Year Tiffany Loss © 2007 Laura Stock 2006 Meryl Loss Wes Dyer 7 www.northernregionsquash.net/ REDBACKS eMag 2013-12 © 2013 WESTS SQUASH CLUB RedStar Monthly Award WSC TOWNSVILLE November 2013

he RedStar Award is designed to recognise the most outstanding performance by a NR player at a major Tchampionship each month. Tom Fox NORTHERN REGION This month’s winner of the RedStar Award is Tom Fox from Townsville. RED STAR SQUASH AWARDS At the recent Mackay open Tom won the C Grade event. Seeded number 3 for the event, Tom progressed to the semi final where he met the #2 seed Zac Thomson.

A win in 4 saw the Townsville teenager into the final to face the #1 seed John Cumming. Tom won a close first game 11-8 before experiencing a major turnaround from John. John won the second game 11-5. Tom regrouped and closed out the match just as emphatically 11-6, 11-5.

R1 Bye R2 def Nathan Hutchins 11-1, 12-10, 11-9 SF def Zac Thomson (2) 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 Final def John Cumming (1) 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-5

Tom is now gearing up for the U17 qualifiers in 2014.

Congratulations Tom!

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Alana Romano INGHAM When did you start playing? I started playing at the end of 2010 With Kim DiBella

Why did you start playing and what do you like about playing squash? To try something different ... I like the fact that we all get a go

Who is your favourite player? Do you have a coach/coaches that help you with your squash? No one. Alan Butcher is my coach

Does anyone else in the family play? No

What is your favourite shot? Boast

What is your best result so far? Do you have a goal or focus for the future? Qualifying last year for the NR Redbacks team and coming 2nd in the Ingham Qualifier this year. I would love to play for QLD.

When did you start playing? When I was 5, in 2008. Jordan DiBella Why did you start playing and what do you like about playing squash? My two big brothers started playing because my Nanna and Grandad inherited the courts 8 years ago.

Who is your favourite player? Do you have coach/coaches that help you with your squash? Darren Barclay is my coach and my Dad sometimes.

Does anyone else in the family play? Yes, all of my family plays.

What is your favourite shot? Forehand and backhand drive.

What is your best result so far? Do you have a goal or focus for the future? Making the Northern Region Redbacks team this year. My goal is to one day play for Queensland.

zech #1 Jan Koukal made it 3 titles in 3 weeks against rising star Sebastiaan Weenick from the Netherlands. Jan won the 67 minute battle in five after being down 1-2. The World # 74 Cwith a career high of 39 was too strong in the end for the World # 118. Koukal’s win was full of merit considering he was pushed to five in the semi final against Switzerland’s Lukas Burkhart. It was the 30 year old’s 27th title on the professional circuit. QUARTERS SEMIS FINAL

Jan Koukal [1] 11-5 11-3 11-2 Ondrej Ertl [5] Jan Koukal [1] 11-9 11-2 8-11 8-11 11-3 Lukas Burkhart [4] Lukas Burkhart [4] 11-8 11-3 11-3 Thomas Calvert Jan Koukal [1] 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 Thoboki Mohohlo Sebastiaan Weenink 11-8 11-5 11-3 Ollie Holland Sebastiaan Weenink 11-6 11-8 11-4 Sebastiaan Weenink Thoboki Mohohlo 12-10 11-2 15-13 Addeen Idrakie

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orld # 52 Lisa Camilleri fought back from 0-2 down to outlast Milou van der Heijden (World # 54) to win her 5th Mackay Open crown. Before a home crowd, Lisa dug deep to Wovercome the heat and fatigue to post a strong win in five. The 30 year old has spent the last 10 months rebuilding after incurring a potentially career ending injury in 2011 to win the 21st professional title of her career and her 3rd title in 3 weeks! QUARTERS SEMIS FINAL

Milou van der Heijden 11-13 11-5 11-5 7-11 12-10 Cheyna Tucker Milou van der Heijden 9-11 11-6 9-11 11-8 11-2 Tamika Saxby Tamika Saxby 11-3 8-11 11-6 8-11 11-5 Christine Nunn Lisa Camilleri 10-12, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 Eun Chan Ahn Milou van der Heijden 11-9 11-4 11-5 Kim Ga-Hye Lisa Camilleri 12-10 8-11 11-5 11-5 Lisa Camilleri Eun Chan Ahn 11-6 11-6 11-7 Hollie Naughton

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Mens Open: PSA Challenger 5 SPONSORS: Jan Koukal [1] def Sebastiaan Weenink 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 Blue Chip Electrical Mens Premier Matthew Hopkin def GK’s Remedial Therapies Kwon Hyeon-Jun 11-7 11-9 9-11 11-8 Giumelli Plastering Mens A Darryn Dyer [3] def Brad Davis [4] 11-8 11-2 11-8 Head Mens B Lucas Nielsen [2] def Peter Climpson [1] 11-9 11-9 11-4 North Jacklin

Mens C Mackay Pet Superstore Tom Fox [3] def John Cumming [1] 11-8 5-11 11-6 11-5

Mens D ROUND ROBIN Maddog Signs & Designs Winner: Brendan MacDonald Runner up: Matthew Lipke Smart Real Estate

Womens Open: WSA Tour 5 Summit Ice Lisa Camilleri [2] def Milou van der Heijden [1] 10-12 11-13 11-8 11-8 11-6 Tacoma Plumbing Womens Premier Sarah Cardwell def Rebecca Baum 11-8 11-5 11-5 The Quest

Womens A ROUND ROBIN Wide Bay Australia Winner: Sarah Cumming Runner up: Anna Courtice

Womens B ROUND ROBIN Winner: Lisa Adams Runner up: Tia McLennan

Womens C Karen Nitz [1] def Mackay Sonya Osborne [2] 11-1 5-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 Leisure Womens D ROUND ROBIN Winner: Danielle Hankinson Centre Runner up: Hayley Hankinson move yourself 212 www.northernregionsquash.net/ REDBACKS eMag 2013-12 © 2013 Mackay Open Photos

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