Our second Graded event for the year was held at Squash Logic Melton on Sunday, 5 March, after High Performance Program training and was our BIGGEST YET! A massive 27 new players took part in their first VSF tournament bumping the entry level to an all time high. Welcome aboard to all those new comers and thanks to all coaches, players, and their families who attended and contributed towards a fantastic event. Thank you also to Squash Logic Melton - it is great to see a newly openend squash centre growing and expanding (a 7th court was opened on the weekend!) after only 12 months.

The place was buzzing with a massive 108 matches to get through, the centre packed to capacity with players, their families, other spectators and coaches - what a day!

The sausage sizzle and canteen were terrific keeping us all more than well fed all day and the icy poles were a hit in the hot weather. An army of helpers ensured that the tournament ran smoothly, so thanks to all involed - you know who you are!

Congratulations must go to all competitors who coped well in the heat, with no complaints, and co-operated with tournament control in being prompt to collect and return score sheets. This really did ensure that the day ran smoothly and on time which was critical with so many matches to be played.

The highlight of the tournament was the number of entrants in our lower grades. The Beginner section had a full draw of 8 players, with some players as young as 6 and 8 years of age (Calvin and Bodin - they were so cute!). The Beginner section is really all about getting youngsters onto the court using rules that suit their level of experience and against others of similar ability, providing a taste of competition squash. Our Novice section was huge with 10 entrants - the biggest so far. We hope that these younger/newer players are encouraged to keep playing more of our graded events.

Thanks to everyone who stayed right until the end for presentations - the FREE Prince showbags to every entrant were worth the wait, the tophies were awesome and our guest presenter, Sam Brown from Prince, was very impressed with the standard of play and the way the event was run. Congratulations to Carlee McCallum (Bendigo) who was selected as the lucky winner of the Prince Achiever Pack which consisted of a top of the range Prince Racquet, latest O3 t-shirt and groovy water cooler.

RANKINGS: All entrants in this event have been added to the Victorian Squash Federation's Graded Order of Merit, receiving an OFFICIAL VICTORIAN GRADED RANKING. This Order of Merit will be updated after every junior graded event. Every quarter we will also publish rankings for each grade: A, B, C, D, E, Novice & Beginner so you can check out how you are going within your grade! Click here for the latest list.

CLUB PRIZE: The VSF has introduced an incentive for Clubs to encourage their players to participate in our junior tournament circuit - the club with the most entries at each VSF junior tournament this year will win a great prize. Congratulations to SQUASH LOGIC for winning on this occasion with 14 entries.

NEXT EVENT: The next Junior Age event is the NWSL Junior Age Championships on Sunday, 2 April at Gladstone Park. Entries close on 24 March. The next Junior Graded event is the Keon Park Junior Graded Tournament on Sunday, 9 April (after HPP training) at Keon Park Squash Centre. Entries close on 31 March. Grab your entry forms and enter now.

REMINDER: Keep checking our calendar regularly to make sure you are up to date with the latest event information.

EVENT RESULTS:

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EVENT PHOTOS:

Featured with our event finalists is SAM BROWN from Prince.

A GRADE	B GRADE
Luke Sims (Rup) & Cameron Morris (W)	Kim Bessell (Rup) & Barry Bannon (W)
C GRADE	D GRADE
Tom Mitton (W) & Revere Bowater (Rup)	Andrew Warncke (Rup) & Chris Stobaus (W)
E GRADE	NOVICE
Harrison Sinatra (W) & Monica Sullivan (Rup)	Chris Luca (Rup) & Dylan Bertrand (W)
BEGINNER	Prince ACHIEVER PACK WINNER
Bodin Pohlner (Rup) & Molly Denham (W)
	Carlee McCallum (Bendigo)