Linda Charman and Tania Bailey fight down to the wire, Joyce over Owens again.

10.21.00 Birmingam, from Sarah Fitz-Gerald:

CHARMAN EDGES BAILEY OUT IN NEW YORK
In a nail-biting conclusion to the first semi-final of the $36,000 Women's Carol Weymuller Open in New York, England's world No4 Linda Charman snatched a 9-7 10-9 4-9 2-9 10-9 victory over compatriot Tania Bailey to reach her second successive appearance in the established US Tour event's final.

Both players had arrived at the last four stage without dropping games - eighth seed Bailey, the former world junior champion from Stamford in Lincolnshire, having upset world champion Cassie Campion in the previous round. Charman, the 28-year-old 4th seed from Hailsham in Sussex, now meets Leilani Joyce, the second seed from New Zealand who is making her maiden appearance in a Carol Weymuller climax. In their fourth meeting in two months,

British Open champion Joyce ultimately gained the upper hand over Australia's world No3 Carol Owens to win 10-9 1-9 9-6 9-4.

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Carol Weymuller Open, Brooklyn:

RESULTS:
Women's Carol Weymuller Open, New York, USA

Semi-finals:
[4] Linda Charman (ENG) bt [8] Tania Bailey (ENG) 9-7 10-9 4-9 2-9 10-9
[2] Leilani Joyce (NZL) bt [3] Carol Owens (AUS) 10-9 1-9 9-6 9-4

Quarter-finals:
[8] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [1] Cassie Campion (ENG) 9-3 9-4 9-0
[4] Linda Charman (ENG) bt [7] Sabine Schoene (GER) 9-2 9-4 9-4
[3] Carol Owens (AUS) bt [5] Natalie Grainger (ENG) 9-3 9-4 9-2
[2] Leilani Joyce (NZL) bt [11] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) 9-5 9-3 9-10 9-5

2nd round:
[1] Cassie Campion (ENG) bt [15] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) 9-4 9-1 9-1
[8] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [14] Claire Nitch (RSA) 9-1 9-5 9-3
[4] Linda Charman (ENG) bt [10] Rachael Grinham (AUS) 9-1 9-4 9-2
[7] Sabine Schoene (GER) bt [13] Rebecca Macree (ENG) 2-9 9-5 7-9 9-4 9-3
[5] Natalie Grainger (ENG) bt [16] Latasha Khan (USA) 9-1 9-7 3-0 ret.
[3] Carol Owens (AUS) bt [9] Fiona Geaves (ENG) 9-4 9-3 9-4
[11] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt [6] Suzanne Horner (ENG) 10-8 10-8 9-5
[2] Leilani Joyce (NZL) bt [12] Stephanie Brind (ENG) 9-5 9-4 9-7

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