After having won the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships earlier this year, four of Westlake’s top Premier Squash players Rafa Yam, Matthew Lucente, Gabe Yam and David Matthews travelled to Invercargill to compete in the Squash New Zealand Junior Nationals during the holidays. Matthew Lucente was Westlake’s best performer in the tournament finishing runner-up in the Boys U17 division.
In the inter-district team events, the Auckland Girls’ and Boys’ teams came out on top with their respective 1st place and runners-up finishes and were awarded the Gifford Cup for being the best performing squash district in New Zealand.
With four out of the five Auckland team players from our school the future of Westlake Squash remains promising. Congratulations to all players and Westlake Premier coach, Manu Yam who was the manager of the Auckland team.