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Waters Gets Big Win at Kawy Expense
SquashTalk Staff, Nov 20, 2003  © 2003

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English qualifier Alison Waters pulled off her "best result ever" when she toppled fifth-seeded Egyptian Omneya Abdel Kawy in four games on the opening day's play in the Women's Monte Carlo Squash Classic in Monaco.

Alison Waters gets big win in Monaco

It was at the end of an evening which had already produced a flurry of upsets that 19-year-old Waters, the British Junior National champion from Southgate in north London, swept to a 9-3 2-9 9-5 9-1 victory over the reigning World Junior Champion in 31 minutes. The Egyptian seemed to be at odds with herself and unable to dominate - leaving Waters the chance to take control of the match and claim a notable scalp.

"This was my best result ever," said the English teenager afterwards. "It's my first full year on the WISPA circuit and this really makes all the training worthwhile."

Earlier, England's Laura-Jane Lengthorn had become the first qualifier to reach the quarter-finals of the prestigious WISPA World Tour event in Monte Carlo when she upset Malaysia's Sharon Wee, the 7th seed, 10-8 9-2 9-6 in 35 minutes.

"I always thought I had a chance as I had beaten Sharon at the Irish Open, so I went onto court knowing that if I could play well I would win," said Lengthorn, before racing off to phone Lancashire county team captain Vicky Botwright to let her know that her presence at this weekend's Inter County championships would be delayed.

Lengthorn, Waters' predecessor as British Junior National champion, now faces compatriot Fiona Geaves, the fourth seed and Classic champion in 2000, who overcame Welsh champion Tegwen Malik 3-9 9-5 9-6 10-8 in 49 minutes.

Unseeded Nicol David, the former World Junior Champion from Malaysia, fought back from 3-8 down in the first game against eighth seed Latasha Khan to upset the US National Champion 9-8 9-2 9-3 in 30 minutes to earn a quarter-final clash with England's No2 seed Rebecca Macree.

RESULTS: Women's Monte Carlo Squash Classic, Monaco

1st round:
[1] Linda Charman (ENG) bt Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0 (26m)
[6] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) bt [Q] Carla Khan (PAK) 9-0, 9-3, 9-1 (30m)
[3] Stephanie Brind (ENG) bt Annelize Naude (NED) 9-7, 9-4, 1-9, 9-6 (36m)
[Q] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [5] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 9-3, 2-9, 9-5, 9-1 (31m)
[Q] Laura Lengthorn (ENG) bt [7] Sharon Wee (MAS) 10-8, 9-2, 9-6 (35m)
[4] Fiona Geaves (ENG) bt Tegwen Malik (WAL) 3-9, 9-5, 9-6, 10-8 (49m)
Nicol David (MAS) bt [8] Latasha Khan (USA) 9-8, 9-2, 9-3 (30m)
[2] Rebecca Macree (ENG) bt [Q] Amelia Pittock (AUS) 3-9, 9-5, 10-8, 9-4 (53m)

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