WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Toulouse Central Women's Open, Toulouse, France

Final:

[1] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt [4] Salma Shabana (EGY) 9/3 7/9 9/7 9/7

Tegwen Malik, 24, from Swansea in Wales, claimed her first WISPA World Tour title when she beat Egypt's Salma Shabana 9/3 7/9 9/7 9/7 in the final of the Toulouse Central Women's Open in France.

Malik, ranked 22 in the world, was the event's top seed, while 22-year-old Shabana, from Cairo, was seeded four and reached the final after dismissing England's 2nd seed Tracey Shenton in the semi-finals.

Semi-finals:
[1] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt [3] Vicky Botwright (ENG) 9/3 9/0 9/5
[4] Salma Shabana (EGY) bt [2] Tracey Shenton (ENG) 10/8 10/8 9/0

Welsh top seed Tegwen Malik, 24, from Swansea, reached her second career WISPA World Tour final when she beat England's Vicky Botwright, the 3rd seed from Manchester, 9/3 9/0 9/5 in the semi-finals of the Toulouse Central Women's Open in France.

Her final opponent will be Egypt's Salma Shabana, the 22-year-old 4th seed from Cairo, who upset England's 2nd seed Tracey Shenton 10/8 10/8 9/0 in the other semi-final to reach her first WISPA final for more than two years.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Corrine Castets (FRA) 9/3 7/9 9/4 9/0
[3] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt [7] Didi Harris (AUS) 9/3 9/6 9/7
[4] Salma Shabana (EGY) bt Ivy Pochoda (USA) 9/1 9/1 9/4
[2] Tracey Shenton (ENG) bt [6] Kia Paasivirta (FIN) 9/2 9/5 9/4

1st round:
[1] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt Rachel Haigh (ENG) 9/1 9/1 9/1
Corrine Castets (FRA) bt [Q] Sandrine Jacemnot (FRA) 9/2 9/1 9/0
[3] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt Donna Cruickshank (SCO) 9/3 9/2 9/1
[7] Didi Harris (AUS) bt Adriana Moura (BRA) 9/4 9/6 9/3
Ivy Pochoda (USA) bt [5] Clare Cogan (ENG) 6/9 9/4 5/9 9/6 9/7
[4] Salma Shabana (EGY) bt Sonia Pasteris (ITA) 9/4 9/5 9/2
[6] Kia Paasivirta (FIN) bt Laurence Bruniera (FRA) 9/3 4/9 9/4 10/8
[2] Tracey Shenton (ENG) bt [Q] Christine Boggio (FRA) 9/2 9/2 9/0

Issued on behalf of WISPA by Howard Harding

For further information: Howard Harding Email: HowHard@aol.com

15, March 1999