Otago Daily Times

NZ teams highly rated

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Squash: New Zealand teams are rated strong medal prospects in doubles at the Commonweal­th Games, Kiwi pairings having been given the top seedings in two of the three doubles categories for the Games on the Gold Coast.

World No 7 singles player Joelle King is the common denominato­r.

She and Amanda LandersMur­phy — who claimed gold at last year’s doubles world championsh­ips — are the women’s top seeds. King and 11thranked Kiwi male Paul Coll are seeded first in the mixed doubles.

In the men’s doubles, Coll and Campbell Grayson are the third seeds following their world championsh­ips bronze. — NZN

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