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May 23 2005, by SquashTalk
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[Complete Draw]

It was the experienced tour veteran Ellen Petersen and the Egyptian junior Raneem el Weleily who both created upsets to reach the finals in the Open de la Cite at Carcassone France.

Danish doctor Ellen Petersen continued on a hot streak in the Women's Carcassone City Squash Open when she produced her third - and biggest - upset by beating England's top seed Rebecca Botwright in an hour-long semi-final marathon in the French city of Carcassone. Petersen, who's tour play has always featured excellent athleticism with a stylish and accurate approach, was during her time on the steady tour circuit often marked by mental inconsistency. But not this weekend.

Petersen's surprise 9-6 10-8 7-9 9-1 victory in 63 minutes over up-and-coming English pro Rebecca Botwright, the European Champion, takes the unseeded 30-year-old from Odense through to the final of the WISPA World Tour event for the second time in two years.

The other semi-final was also a close-fought marathon which ended in an upset. Spain's second seed, Cornell graduate, Olga Puigdemont Sola led 1/0 and 2/1 - and had two match-balls in the fifth game against third seed Raneem El Weleily. But the plucky 16-year-old Egyptian from Alexandria went on to claim an impressive 6-9 9-1 7-9 9-6 10-8 win in 59 minutes.

While Petersen is celebrating her tenth appearance in a WISPA Tour final, the Carcassone climax will mark British Junior U17 Open champion El Weleily's maiden appearance.

RESULTS: Women's Carcassone City Squash Open, Carcassone, France

Semi-finals:
Ellen Petersen (DEN) bt [1] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-6, 10-8, 7-9, 9-1 (63m)
[3] Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt [2] Olga Puigdemont Sola (ESP) 6-9, 9-1, 7-9, 9-6, 10-8 (59m)

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