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Feb 28, 2002 by Howard Harding © 2002 SquashTalk, photo: © 2002 Debra Tessier, may not be reproduced without express permission.

Omneya Celebrates Historic Win

There was a historic outcome in the battle between the world's leading two juniors in the final qualifying round of the AON Women's Texas Squash Open in Houston, USA, when 16-year-old Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy registered her first ever win over her great rival Nicol David, the two-times world junior champion from Malaysia.

Kawy, who lost in straight games to David in the world individual final in Penang last July, then again 3-0 in the team event the following week, twice came from behind to claim her morale-boosting 0-9 9-7 5-9 9-6 9-6 victory which secures her a place in the first round of the $36,000 WISPA World Tour event in Houston.

Omneya Abdel Kawy and Nicol David, now 18, have regularly met in international junior competition since the pair contested the final of the U-14 British Junior Open in January 1997 - when Omneya was just 11 years old.

RESULTS:

Qualifying finals:

Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt Melanie Jans (CAN) 9-0, 5-9, 9-6, 7-9, 9-5
Tania Bailey (ENG) bt Pamela Nimmo (SCO) 9-3, 10-8, 9-6
Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Latasha Khan (USA) 9-5, 9-1, 9-7
Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Nicol David (MAS) 0-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-6, 9-6

First round qualifier results:

Vicky Botwright (ENG) bye
Melanie Jans(CAN) bt Dana Betts (USA)9-6,9-6,9-2
Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Ellen Petersen (DEN) 3-9,9-4,9-6, 9-6 def.
Latasha Khan (USA) bt Thelma Van Eck 7-9,9-6,9-7,9-0
Pamela Nimmo (SCO) bt Melissa Vacca (AUT) 9-1,9-1,9-4
Tania Bailey (ENG) bt Shabana Khan (USA) 9-6, 9-0, 9-3
Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Laura Keating (AUS) 9-3,9-2,9-5
Nicol David (MAS) bt Carla Khan (PAK) 9-6, 9-2, 10-9

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