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12-Nov, Final:
Swartz takes maiden title
Tommy Berden reports, photos from Jos Aarts & Jeroen Baneman (squashweb.nl)

Tenille Swartz has won her first WISPA title of her career. The 19-year old South African proved the strongest in Hoofddorp during the Meersquash Open 2006.

In the final Swartz controlled the tired looking Manuela Manetta from start to finish with her fighting mentality and great drop shots. After 33 minutes of squash Tenille Swartz claimed the first tournament title of her career, a victory which will take the the Dutch based player from her current position of 134 towards a spot in the world's top 80.

12-Nov, Semis:
Manetta & Swartz make Hoopddorf Final

Margriet Huisman went down fighting in an entertaining and high quality semi final against Manuela Manetta during the Meersquash Open 2006. The Italian player, ranked 39 in the world, kept her composure well on the big points against the crowd favourite and moved into her first ever WISPA final.

In the final Manetta will face South African Tenille Swartz who caused yet another upset as the 19-year old qualifier defeated Elise Ng in straight games. Swartz, who only started her professional career two months ago, will also appear in her first WISPA final.

11-Nov, Semis:
Top seeds tumble in Hoofddorp
Tommy Berden reports, photos from Jos Aarts

Margriet Huisman has reached the semi finals of the Meersquash Open 2006. The 22-year old Dutch player beat her higher ranked compatriot Orla Noom after 63 minutes. In a evenly contested match Huisman proved a little fitter than Noom.

Tomorrow Huisman will face Manuela Manetta from Italy in the semi finals after Manetta had no problem in dispatching Danielle Schumann of Germany.


                              Schumann & Manetta

In the upper half of the draw young South African Tenille Swartz caused a huge upset. The 19-year old South African beat top seed Louise Crome in five games. Swartz took a 2-0 lead, but saw the Kiwi level at 2 all. In the deciding game Swartz kept her nerves to clinch her first ever semi final spot in a WISPA event.

In the semis she will face fifth seeded Elise Ng, who surprisingly beat Aisling Blake in four games.

                             Swartz & Crome

11-Nov, Quarters:
Huisman and Noom through
Tommy Berden reports

Margriet Huisman and Orla Noom have progressed through to the quarter finals of the Meersquash Open 2006. Unseeded Huisman surprisingly beat former European junior champion Charlie de Rijcke from Belgium in three games.

Noom, seeded second in Hoofddorp, struggled with qualifier Deon Saffery, but managed to seal victory in a 60 minute match. Later today the Dutch girls face each other in the quarter finals.

Milja Dorenbos didn’t make it a Dutch trio in the last eight. Dorenbos offered good resistance against Aisling Blake, seeded fourth, but fell short at the important points. The Irish player will meet Elise Ng from Hong Kong later today. Ng easily defeated Susannah King.

The tournament also ended for Dagmar Vermeulen and Melissa Meulenbelt. Vermeulen lost against her Dutch league team mate Danielle Schumann in four games and the 17-year old Meulenbelt went down against Manuela Manetta from Italy.

Top seed Louise Crome from New Zealand moved into the last eight easily enough, the tournament favourite beat Emma Beddoes from England in three games.

In the quarter finals Crome will take on Tenille Swartz from South Africa. The 19-year old surprised seventh seeded Lauren Siddall in a tough and close match.

Final:

[Q] Tenille Swartz (Rsa) bt [3] Manuela Manetta (Ita)
9/4, 9/3, 9/5 (33m)

Semi-Finals:
 
[Q] Tenille Swartz (Rsa) bt
[5] Elise Ng (Hkg)
9/2, 9/4, 9/0 (27m)

[3] Manuela Manetta (Ita) bt
Margriet Huisman (Ned)
9/4, 7/9, 9/6, 9/6 (57m)

Noom & Huisman

Crome & Swartz

Huisman beats De Rycke

Louise Crome

 9/2, 9/4, 9/0 (27m)

17.30
 

Manuela Manetta

9/4, 7/9, 9/6, 9/6 (57m)

Margriet Huisman

Qualifying:

Deon Saffery (Eng)  bye
Tenille Swartz (Rsa) bt Ayten Kececi (Tur)                 9/2, 9/1, 9/1 (11m)
Melissa Meulenbelt (Ned) bt Christina Di Sacco (Ita)   9/2, 9/3, 9/4 (27m)
Emma Beddoes (Eng) bt Lisa Kho (Ned)                    9/1, 9/1, 9/3 (22m)