Linda Charman can't overcome smooth Leilani Joyce

10.23.00

JOYCE CLAIMS FURTHER GLORY IN NEW YORK
A week after successfully defending her British Open title in England, New Zealand's Leilani Joyce added the $36,000 Women's Carol Weymuller Open to her title collection when she beat England's world No 4 Linda Charman 9-5 9-2 9-1 in the final in New York. Joyce's maiden Carol Weymuller success marks the 26-year-old from Hamilton's eighth WISPA World Tour title of the year - and the 15th of her career to date.

Issued on behalf of: WISPA For further information: Howard Harding Email: HowHard@aol.com

Carol Weymuller Open, Brooklyn:

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

Final:
[2] Leilani Joyce (NZL) bt [4] Linda Charman (ENG) 9-5 9-2 9-1

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

Photo: Tania Bailey in recent action in San Francisco. © 2000 Squashtalk.

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