Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cambridge, NZL |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Touch football, netball, watching rugby union and rugby league, going to the beach. (WISPA, 10 Sep 2010 |
Famous relatives |
Her father represented New Zealand in rugby league at junior level. (WISPA, 13 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her mother introduced her to the sport. She says a deciding factor in her becoming a full-time squash player was finishing third at the World Junior Open at age 17. |
Name of coach |
Paul Hornsby |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began playing squash at age 10. |
Coach from which country? |
England |
General Interest |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
At a tournament she likes to eat the same food every day until she loses. (nzsquash.co.nz, 2013) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the Texas Open, and becoming national champion in 2010. (joelleking.com, 2013) |
Most influential person in career |
Former coach Glen Wilson. (stuff.co.nz 11 Feb 2012) |
Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (joelleking.com, 2013) |
Awards and honours |
She was New Zealand's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (stuff.co.nz, 14 Oct 2010) She was named New Zealand's Maori Sportswoman of the Year in 2010. (joelleking.com, 2013) |