Karapiro Open News Today

“Maybe more people know about it and maybe the weather’s a bit nicer as well. “We’ve had a stronger field in general this year because we’ve had a lot of teams come up from Christchurch and last year we didn’t have that.” Luz Zuniga/Stuff Mike Watson and Johan Timmer defeated Tom Hartles and Alani Nicklin in the finals. Players descended on Nelson for the preliminary volleyball rounds from all over the country, including Christchurch, Auckland, Tauranga and Taranaki, with some...

Julie Maree Photography Alice Zeimann leaps high at the net, watched by team-mate Olivia MacDonald, during their final victory over top seeds Shaunna Polley and Julia Tilley at the Karapiro Open. Beach volleyball talent Alice Zeimann is home from the US and wanting to create ripples – in the court room and on the sand court. Winning a beach volleyball tournament on a court of sand in the heart of the Waikato is in stark contrast to what Alice Zeimann was doing six months ago. Over the week...