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Baizley Scores upset in an advance to semis
© 2001 Squashtalk - . by Louis Daignault, Toronto
SATURDAY OCT 27, 2001
BAIZLEY LAYS DOWN THE LAW AT OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL SQUASH TOURNAMENT OTTAWAA recent move to train in Europe appears to be helping Winnipegs Marnie Baizley as she upset fourth-seeded Kate Allison of England in a thrilling five game quarter final match 9-1, 3-9, 7-9, 9-6, 9-7 Friday at the $7,000 Ottawa Womens International squash tournament.
Two other Canadians, Melanie Jans of Toronto and Margo Green of Ottawa, also won their quarterfinals to assure a Canadian presence in Sundays final. Baizley, seeded eighth, squandered a 4-1 lead to lose the third game and lost a 6-3 advantage in the fifth game. But she held on against Allison who fell apart in the dying moments of the hour-long match.
"This is the first tournament in awhile that Ive felt prepared," said Baizley, who took a leave of absence from law school and moved to Liz Irving's Academy in Amsterdam in September to improve her game.
"I hadnt seen Kate play in a long time so I wasnt sure what to expect. In the fifth game getting the lead early really helped me in the end."
Jans, seeded second, defeated Carla Khan of Pakistan 9-3, 9-4, 9-5 while Green, seeded third, took Lauren Briggs of England 9-6, 8-10, 9-2, 9-0. Top-seeded Madeline Perry of Ireland defeated Sonia Pasteris of Italy 9-0, 9-3, 9-3. Perry will face Baizley in one semi while Jans and Green square-off in the other. The semis start at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Queensview Club.
Results Ottawa International, Semi Finals:
Madeline Perry (IRE) (1) def Sonia
Pasteris (ITA) 9-0, 9-3, 9-3
Marnie Baizley (CAN) def Kate Allison (ENG) (4) 9-1, 3-9, 7-9, 9-6, 9-7
Melanie Jans (CAN) (2) def Carla Khan (PAK) 9-3, 9-4, 9-5
Margo Gree (CAN) (3) def Lauren Briggs (ENG) 9-6, 8-10, 9-2, 9-0
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