Squash stars now and in the making

Tu Tangata, Issue 26, 1 October 1985, Page 26

Squash stars now and in the making

Twenty one year old Susan Devoy, the world’s top women's squash player, has also Maori ancestry on her mother’s (Tui) side. Another gifted youngster, Darren Nicholls, 17, of Wellington is a member of a noted Maori family in Otaki. Nicholls shifted to the capital to further his squash career and plays senior A grade for Mitchell Park. He is a member of the national development squad and was in one of the development teams which played the Australian juniors last August in Palmerston North. Thirteen year old Lynora Hati of Murupara won the national under 13 girls title last year and

was in the last six to make the fourstrong NZ junior women’s (under 19) team which took third placing at the recent world junior women’s champs in Dublin, Ireland.

Last August. Hati still 13, beat her Bay of Plenty team-mate, Awhina Chapman in the final to win the national under 19 girls title in Wellington. Though the NZ junior team were still in Dublin, Hati's performance was an incredible achievement in control and composure. He current coach is Julian Devoy of Rotorua, a brother of Susan Devoy.