Carcassone - Petersen Advances
May 21 2005, by SquashTalk
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Petersen Powers Through To Carcassone Semis

Danish pro Ellen Petersen, who has been inactive on the WISPA tour as she pursued her medical career, and now is a newly-qualified doctor, showed signs of her former top-20 status as she swept through to the semi-finals of the Women's Carcassone City Open in Carcassone, France.

Unseeded and currently ranked a lowly 72 on the WISPA computer, the 30-year-old from Odense despatched local star Corinne Castets, the defending champion and No7 seed, in straight games in the first round, then brushed aside England's fourth seed Sarah Kippax 9-2 9-5 9-3 to claim an unexpected place in the last four.

Now only one match away from her second final appearance in Carcassone in two years, Petersen will face Rebecca Botwright, the top seed from England who beat compatriot Kirsty McPhee 9-6 9-4 9-2.

RESULTS: Women's Carcassone City Squash Open, Carcassone, France [Main Draw]

1st round:
[1] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt Amnah El Trabolsy (EGY) 9-1, 5-9, 9-3, 9-7
[6] Kirsty McPhee (ENG) bt Orla Noom (NED) 10-8, 9-3, 9-1
[4] Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Chinatsu Matsui (JPN) 9-0, 9-6, 9-2
Ellen Petersen (DEN) bt [7] Corinne Castets (FRA) 9-6, 9-5, 9-5
[5] Karen Kronemeyer (NED) bt [Q] Laurence Bois (FRA) 9-5, 9-2, 9-3
[3] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt Margriet Huisman (NED) 2-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-2
[8] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) bt [Q] Milja Dorenbos (NED) 10-8, 9-6, 9-7
[2] Olga Puigdemont Sola (ESP) bt Celia Allamargot (FRA) 9-5, 9-2, 9-0
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt [6] Kirsty McPhee (ENG) 9-6, 9-4, 9-2
Ellen Petersen (DEN) bt [4] Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-2, 9-5, 9-3
[3] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt [5] Karen Kronemeyer (NED) 9-7, 4-9, 10-9, 8-10, 9-3
[2] Olga Puigdemont Sola (ESP) bt [8] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 9-7, 10-8, 9-3

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