The A grade grand final produced a major upset with the Sharks falling at the last hurdle, losing by one game to the Brumbies outfit.
Corey Bedingfield, having lost twice to Justin Bolton throughout the competition, played inspired squash to spring a surprise three game win for the Brumbies.
The much-improved Craig Wheatley squared the ledger for the Sharks by defeating Tony Slater in three games.
John Kleven found Ross Pratt a difficult opponent, losing the third game 9-2, but eventually getting the better of proceedings, winning 9-1 in the fourth.
Andrew Freeburn was expected to bring the Sharks home but his opponent Luke Abraham had other ideas producing match winning performance, winning in three games to leave the Brumbies one game in front after both teams had secured two rubbers.
The B grade final was another close contest with the Cheetahs scraping home by just one game over the Crocodiles.
The Crocodiles started well with Sarah Hamilton having a tough match against Justin Downie winning 9-2 in the fifth.
Things got getter for the Crocodiles with Lachlan King playing good squash to defeat Irene Tozer in three close games.
Diana Johnson got the Cheetahs campaign underway with a three games to one win over Ben Norton.
Tara Pateman sealed the issue for the Cheetahs with a classy display of controlled squash against Sarah Hamilton, (who subbed in for Karlee Patemen) defeating her in all games to give the Cheetahs just the one game winning margin.
The C grade final was a beauty with the Eagles sneaking home by just 11 points.
Sam de Ruijter and Alexander Walters both had four game wins over Courtney Lewis and Anne Tame.
Leanne Kent had a marathon win over Lorraine Alford scraping home 17-15 in the fifth to give the Brumbies a shell of victory.
The last rubber between Mitch Venables and Andre Blanchard saw Mitch secure all three games; his fighting effort however saw the Brumbies draw level on games but come 11 points short of their opponents.
Results:
A grade
Brumbies defeated Sharks 15-12.
Corey Bedingfield def Justin Bolton 9-7, 9-2, 9-1; Ross Pratt lost to John Kleven 4-9, 7-9, 9-2, 1-9; Luke Abraham def Andrew Freeburn 9-1, 9-4, 10-8; Tony Slater lost to Craig Wheatley 6-9, 2-9, 3-9.
B grade
Cheetahs defeated Crocodiles 16-14.
Diana Johnson def Ben Norton 9-2, 9-7, 6-9, 9-7; Irene Tozer lost to Lachlan King 7-9, 7-9, 7-9; Tara Pateman def Sarah Hamilton 9-1, 10-8, 9-3; Justin Downie lost to Sarah Hamilton 9-8, 6-9, 3-9, 9-6, 2-9.
C grade
Eagles def Brumbies 16-13.
Andre Blanchard lost to Mitch Venables 14-17, 8-15, 8-15; Alexander Walters def Anne Tame 12-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-11; Lorraine Alford lost to Leanne Kent 15-9, 14-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-13; Samantha de Ruijter def Courtney Lewis 15-5, 15-11, 8-15, 15-13.
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