Malaysian Open Second Round Results

8.14.00 KUALA LUMPUR:

Top seed Stephanie Brind of England strolled to a 9-0, 9-7, 9-3 win over Ellen Petersen of Denmark to reach the semi-finals of the OSK Malaysian Women's Open Squash Championship at the NSC Courts here yesterday.

Brind, the world number 12, will face Claire Nitch of South Africa for a place in the final. Nitch eliminated Vicky Botwright of England 9-1, 2-9, 10-8, 9-5.

The other semi-final is between Maha Zein of Egypt and New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen.

RESULTS Quarter-finals:
Shelley Kitchen (Nzl) bt Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy) 9-7, 9-7, 6-9, 10-9;
Maha Zein (Egy) bt Madeline Perry (Eng) 9-6, 9-5, 9-1;
Claire Nitch (Rsa) bt Vicky Botwright (Eng) 9-1, 2-9, 10-8, 9-5;
Stephanie Brind (Eng) bt Ellen Petersen (Den) 9-0, 9-7, 9-3.

First Round Results:

RESULTS: OSK Malaysian Women's Squash Open, Kuala Lumpur 1st round:
Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Eri Tsuchida (JPN) 9-3 9-0 9-0
[7] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt [Q] Louise Crome NZL) 9-6 9-4 9-6
[5] Maha Zein (EGY) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 10-8 9-6 2-9 9-4
Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Kuan Choy Lin (MAS) 9-2 9-3 9-4
[6] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt [Q] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-10 5-9 9-3 9-6 9-3
[4] Claire Nitch (RSA) bt [Q] Annelize Naude (RSA) 5-9 9-2 9-2 9-0
[8] Ellen Petersen (DEN) bt Laura Keating (AUS) 9-5 9-3 9-5
[3] Stephanie Brind (ENG) bt [Q] Lara Petera (NZL) 9-7 9-6 9-3

• Golestan Radwan: Egypt
• Tomas Barva, Czech Republic
• David Blick, Alaska USA
• Kim Tunney: Midwest USA
• Andre Maur: Atlanta USA
• Paul Ansdell: Massachusetts USA
  

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