KUALA LUMPUR: The Tan siblings from Negri Sembilan, Harleein and Hisshan Nair, did their parents proud today in bagging titles at the
National Junior Squash Championships at the Jalan Duta Courts.
Hisshan won the boys' Under-11 title by defeating Sharhan Saiful of Pahang 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 in the final.
"This is my first National Junior Championship title. Though I won three national junior circuits last year, winning this national title feels special," said Hisshan.
His elder sister, Harleein, retained the girls' Under-15 title after beating Jinoreeka Ning of Perak 11-5, 11-4, 11-7.
It was a record sixth national junior title for Harleein who had won the Under-11 twice, Under-13 twice and Under-15 twice.
Harleein said: "I'm happy to to retain my title. I look forward to playing in more challenging tournaments."
Results: (all finals)
Boys' Under-11: Hisshan Nair Tan (NS) bt Sharhan Saiful (Pah) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Under-13: Ong Hung Yu (Swk) bt Kayvern Arthur (Pen) 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-9
Under-15: Raziq Putra (FT) bt T. Anieessh (Sel) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
Under-17: Altamis Aqhar Sallam (Swk) bt Aqil Mirza Naim (Ked) 11-6, 13-11, 11-4
Under-19: Tay Jun Qian (Sel) bt Hasvind Kugan (FT) 11-6, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6
Girls' Under-11: Nurul Nisa Najihah Nazir (Ked) bt Chuang Ee Rynn (Sel) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5
Under-13: Niea Chew (Sel) bt Yoga Varunayvie (Prk) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3
Under-15: Harleein Tan (NS) bt Jinoreeka Ning (Prk) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
Under-17: Whitney Isabelle (Pen) bt Najwa Zara Fakhrur Razi (BJSS/FT) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6
Under-19: U. Thanusaa (Mel) bt Chen Yu Jie (NS) 11-7, 11-2, 12-10
