TENNIS - Sibling rivalry to fore

Lochlan Kitchen was outplayed by his younger brother Ashley in the final of the Northland Junior Tennis Championships at the Thomas Neal Tennis Centre on Sunday. Lochlan won the first set but failed to close in for the kill and allowed his brother to win the next two sets and his first under-18 Northland title.
Northland singles championship results:18/U boys singles: Ashley Kitchen (Mairtown) 3-6 7-5 6-2 beat Lochlan Kitchen (Mairtown); Campbell Ellison (Mairangi Bay) beat Te Hira Baker (Maunu) 6-1 6-1 for 3rd.
18/U boys plate: Timothy Riddell (Maunu) beat Daniel Poliquin (Kamo) 6-1 6-0; Hayden Kerrisk (Wellsford) beat Aiden Smith (Mangawhai) 6-4 6-4 for 3rd.
14/U boys singles: Jamie Keller (Greenhithe) beat Kenyon McCafferty (Royal Oak) 3-6 6-4 7-5; Noah Gulick (Mairtown) beat Pablo Ripa (Mairangi Bay) 7-6 6-3 for 3rd.
14/U boys plate: Willam Muller (Onerahi) beat Alan Bucknell (Mairtown) 5-7 7-6 6-3; Aaron Jenkins (Mangawhai) beat Callum McKeefry (Kamo) 6-0 6-3 for 3rd.
12/U boys singles: David Jiang (Belmont) beat Ben Muller (Onerahi) 6-1 6-4; Brynn Engbers (Mairangi Bay) beat Mack Dalton (Mairangi Bay) 6-7 6-1 6-0 for 3rd.
12/U boys plate: James Hill (Mairtown) beat John Roy (Kamo) 6-0 6-1; third, Jacob Smith (Mangawhai)
10/U boys singles: Taylor Nelson (Mairtown) beat Leon Ripa (Mairangi Bay) 6-2 6-3; Connor van Dalsum (Mangawhai) 3rd; Callum Sykes (Waipu) and Champ Abascal (Waipu) equal 4th.
18/U round robin: Kelsey Power (Waipu) beat Debbie Martin (Maunu) 6-2 6-3; Sonia Martin (Maunu) 3rd.
14/U girls singles: Trixie Croad (Whangaparoa) beat Abbey Sykes (Waipu) 4-6 6-4 6-0; Hazel James (West Harbour) beat Sarah van der Linden (West Harbour) 7-5 7-6 (7/2 tb) for 3rd.
14/U girls plate: Brooke Smith (Mangawhai) beat Nikki Torrie (Mangawhai) 7-5 6-2; Danielle Nauman (Maunu) 3rd.
12/U girls singles: Caitlin Foster (Waipu) beat Alana Torrie (Mangawhai) 6-2 6-2; Stacey Lewin (Waipu) beat Gabrielle Sykes (Waipu) 6-4 6-3 for 3rd;
12/U girls plate: Gemma Engbers (Mairangi Bay) beat Hannah Ross (Kamo) 6-2 6-1; Bridgette Johnson (Mairtown) beat Naomi Abascal (Waipu) 6-3 6-2 for 3rd.
10/U girls singles: Gabrielle Sykes (Waipu) beat Gemma Engbers (Mairangi Bay) 6-2 6-1; Hannah Ross (Kamo) beat Naomi Abascal (Waipu) 6-4 7-5 for 3rd.
Northland doubles championship results:
18/U boys: Ashley Kitchen and Kenyon McCafterty (Royal Oak, Auckland) beat Campbell Ellison and Te Hira Baker 6-2 7-5.
14/U boys: David Jiang and Ben Muller beat Brynn Engbers (Mairangi Bay) and Jamie Keller 6-4 7-6.
10/U Boys: Connor van Dalsum and Taylor Nelson beat Kodi Foster and Leon Ripa; Champ Abascal and Callum Sykes 3rd.
18/U girls: Sarah van der Linden and Hazel James beat Kelsey Power and Renee Russell 6-4 6-1.
12/U girls: Stacey Lewin and Hannah Ross beat Gemma Engbers and Gabrielle Sykes 6-3 6-3.