Kiwi Double For Grayson & King On North Island

Top-seeded New Zealanders Campbell Grayson and Joelle King swept to their respective titles at the ASB Bank North Island Championships in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Grayson proved too sharp for second-seeded fellow kiwi Graeme Wilson in the final of the men's PSA Tour Satellite event, romping to an 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 victory.

It was Grayson's first PSA Tour title, capping off a superb six weeks that has seen the 22-year-old from Auckland climb to a career high number 94 in the world rankings.

Joelle King was even more convincing in claiming her first title on the women's WISPA World Tour, crushing third seed Jackie Laurenson 9-0, 9-0, 9-2. Like Grayson, 19-year-old King attained a career-high ranking on the June list, climbing to number 61 in the world.

Laurenson, 21, from Auckland, was appearing in her maiden Tour final.

Men's Final:
[1] Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt [2] Graeme Wilson (NZL) 11-3, 11-7, 11-9

Women's Final:
[1] Joelle King (NZL) bt [3] Jackie Laurenson (NZL) 9-0, 9-0, 9-2