Seeds Advance in Quarters
Hong Kong, USA aim for Fifth
By Yasser El Halaby © 2003; all rights of reproduction reserved.
August 27, 2003 

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The top four seeds had no trouble advancing to the semi finals.

INDIA HANDLES USA
India’s match with the USA was the closer of the four quarter final matches. India’s Reddy and Rein Weston started the match off at the number two spot. Reddy is quick on her feet and has some good racket skills. Rein Weston tried to move Reddy back and forth in an attempt to control the “T” but was just outplayed today by India’s number 2 and lost in three. Playing at the number one spot were Lorentzen and Chinappa. Lorentzen looked like she had the match in her hands when she won the first game 9-6, playing safe squash and attacking at the opening. India’s Under 17 British Open champion, far more experienced, played with confidence, and backed up with exceptional racket skills, had no trouble winning the next three games to give India the match and earn them a place in the quarter final. In the dead rubber Duboc managed to improve the result for the US with her win at the number 3 spot 2-0 against India’s Balsekar.

EGYPT MARCHES ON
Strong favorites, Egypt, had no trouble eliminating Canada from the quarter finals. Canada’s Ranieri provided the match with some excitement with her performance against El Trabolsy, the world juniors’ runner up. Ranieri lost the first but was not to give up. With the ability of good shot making, and the fitness to back it up, Ranieri fought for every point that eventually paid off as she won the second 10-8. El Trabolsy wasn’t prepared to let this match be determined by the crucial third rubber. She played the same level of squash that had got her to the finals of the individual event a few days ago and won the next two games 9-6 ad 9-3 to give Egypt a 1-0 lead. The world junior champion, Abdel Kawy finished the match off when she lost only 3 points against Canada’s Blumberg. El Waleily gave Egypt the clean sweep when she won her match in three at the number three spot.

England and Australia, the number two and three seeds, had no trouble beating Malaysia and Hong Kong respectively 3-0. They will now go head to head as they battle it out for a place in the final. Brown and Pierrpoint, Australia’s and England’s number one, will probably offer the most exciting match of the day. Originally seeded 2 and ¾ in the individual event, both players have the potential to win and probably hold the key for the outcome of the match.

CONSOLATION PRIZE
The US will be facing Canada; and Malaysia will be taking on Hong Kong, as they play for a place between fifth and eighth.

Quarter-finals:
[1] EGYPT bt [5] CANADA 3-0 (Amnah El Trabolsy bt Miranda Ranieri 9-4, 8-10, 9-6, 9-3 (46m); Omneya Abdel Kawy bt Jennifer Blumberg 9-2, 9-1, 9-0 (19m); Raneem El Weleily bt Ashley Clackson 9-1, 9-1, 9-5 (19m))
[4] INDIA bt [10] USA 2-1 (Vaidehi Reddy bt Claire Rein-Weston 9-2, 9-5, 9-4 (27m); Joshna Chinappa bt Lily Lorentzen 6-9, 9-2, 9-1, 9-4 (34m); Supriya Balsekar lost to Audrey Duboc 3-9, 3-9 (17m))
[3] AUSTRALIA bt [9] HONG KONG 3-0 (Donna Urquhart bt Ka Kei Chiu 9-2, 10-8, 9-3 (29m); Kasey Brown bt Ho Ling Joey Chan 9-6, 9-0, 9-6 (37m); Peta Hughes bt Annie Au Wing Chi 9-7, 2-9, 9-4, 9-5 (43m))
[2] ENGLAND bt [6] MALAYSIA 3-0 (Emma Beddoes bt Sally Looi 5-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-7 (57m);
Suzie Pierrepont bt Lim Yoke Wah 9-4, 9-3, ret. (18m); Lauren Siddall bt Delia Arnold 9-2, 10-8 (22m))
9th-16th place play-offs:
[8] NEW ZEALAND bt [12] GERMANY 3-0 (Priscilla Wildsmith bt Pamela Hathway 9-3, 9-2, 4-9, 9-2 (28m); Catherine McLeod bt Pia Kaindl 9-7, 9-1, 9-2 (28m); Joelle King bt Sandra Krueger 9-2, 9-6 (13m))
[11] SCOTLAND bt [16] SWITZERLAND 2-1 (Kirsty Craig lost to Julia Schmalz 3-9, 8-10, 5-9 (23m); Lauren Gray bt Corinne Scarlato 9-6, 9-2, 9-5 (30m); Claire Kidd bt Vanessa Isola 9-2, 9-2, 10-9 (32m))
[7] SPAIN bt [14] IRELAND 3-0 (Estela Carbonell bt Katie Wilson 9-0, 9-0, 9-6 (16m); Margaux Moros bt Zoe Barr 9-5, 9-2, 9-0 (16m); Chantal Moros bt Aoife Kerrin 9-5, 9-1 (14m))
[13] WALES bt [15] MEXICO 3-0 (Jessica Bevan bt Laura Garza 9-1, 7-9, 9-6, 9-2 (38m); Stacey Preece bt Imelda Salazar 9-7, 9-1, 9-3 (22m); Beth Winstanley bt Nayelli Hernandez 9-2, 9-1 (10m))

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