Subway Goshen Open WISPA Squash Indiana

Seeds Advance with Ease in Goshen

Wedesday Evening: The Round of 16, Top Half

Rebecca Chiu def Suzie Pierrepont - 9-3, 7-0, withdrawn For Suzie Pierrepont, her trip to Indiana came to naught disappointingly in a mere 19 minutes.

Pierrepont, the gritty and tough competitor from England, started out giving top seed, Rebeeca Chiu, a tough battle. Rallies were close during the first game as Chiu took it through 23 handouts in 14 minutes.

But suddently something physical was clearly amiss in the second as Pierrepont stopped moving for balls and stopped to stretch her calf at one point.

Then with the score standing at 7-0, Suzie said "I'm sorry, I can't continue." She was extremely dismayed, having recognized the warning signs of an ongoing foot injury. We hope she recovers well. Chiu won 9-3, 7-0, withdrawn in 19 minutes.

Joshna Chinappa's touch was too much for outmatched Sarah Parsons (photo © J Perry )

INDIAN MAGIC ON DISPLAY
Joshana Chinappa, the young Indian magician with the racquet, can be up or down depending on her confidence in playing a given opponent. Whether it was the court, the locale or the day, tonight she was on. Chinappa defeated Sarah Parsons - 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 in a startlingly short 16 minutes.

Chinappa used touch and deception to great effect as she made quick work of Canadian junior Sarah Parsons. Parsons just couldn't seem to tell where the ball was going next, and was unable to establish good length. Chinappa took it easily with constant change of pace, change of court and misdirection.

BOTWRIGHT, JUNIOR, PLAYS THROUGH
Imelda Martinez had been impressive in qualifying. Up against experience English pro, Becky Botwright, Imelda Martinez had less of an opportunity to open the court or show her stuff. Botwright stifled Martinez by 9-1, 9-4, 9-2 in 27 minutes. Martinez had trouble adjusting to the pace of the main draw and Botwright seized a 9-1 first game in three minutes.

Martinez got into it a bit more for the second and third, but was just outhit, especially by Botwright's deep crosscourts. Martinez has showed much improvement over the last year, but succumbed 9-1, 9-4, 9-2 in 27 minutes.

Carolyn Russell def Nayelly Hernandez - 9-0, 9-3, 9-1 in 18 minutes
Russell must have been practicing her drop/drive because she dropped from the backhand corner at every opportunity through all three games. These were mostly dead winners for games one and two, and when Hernandez started to move to them in game three she was still late ,giving Russell other opportunities. Hernandez played two great qualifying matches but unfortunately went down 9-0, 9-3, 9-1 in 18 minutes.

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Seeds Advance with Ease in Goshen

Wedesday Evening: The Round of 16, Top Half