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10-Jan, FINALS:

[2] Jonathon Power  (Can) bt [1] Karim Darwish (Egy)
      14-16, 11-5, 12-10, 11-2
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy) bt [2] Vicky Botwright (Eng)        5-9, 9-1, 2-9, 9-7, 9-5

POWER & KAWY CLAIM
APAWAMIS TITLES
Details from Alex Langerhorst,
Marsh & McLennan tournament staff

The first titles of 2005 were claimed by Canada's Jonathon Power and Egypt's Omneya Abdel Kawy at the Apawamis Club in Rye, New York.

Power lost a long first game against top seed and defending champion Karim Darwish, who Power has overtaken in the new January rankings. Power took the next two games, but in the fourth Darwish was struggling with a problem with his right ankle, and Power took the fourth 11-2  to claim the title in his first appearance in the event.

"It's been great," Power, who lost only one game in reaching the final, told TSN. "I really started to get strong and fit again, and that's just fun. When the body's feeling good, that's when I enjoy playing."

Darwish had a tougher run to the final, including a gruelling 3/2 win over third seed Dan Jenson in the semi-finals semifinals. Power acknowledged his strategy was to wear down the Egyptian known for playing a high-octane game similar to Power's.

Kawy, the World Junior Champion from Cairo, found herself 2-1 down against Vicky Botwright, who like Power has overtaken her Egyptian opponent in the January rankings.

Kawy and Botwright had both already improved on their semi-final places of last year, but it was the Egyptian who took the final two games to claim her second WISPA tour title.

Men's Draw   
Women's Draw
  
Reports
En Français

2004 Event

Karim Darwish
 

14-16, 11-5, 12-10, 11-2
 

Jonathon Power

11/3, 11/4, 11/2

Jonathon Power

Qualifying:
Finals:
Raj Nanda (Aus) bt Aaron Frankcomb (Aus)  11/10, 4/11, 11/10, 11/7
Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra) bt Karim Yehia (Egy)  11/5, 11/7, 11/1
Mark Heather (Eng) bt Lee Drew (Eng)  7/11, 6/11, 11/5, 11/4, 11/2
Alister Walker (Eng) bt Eric Galvez  (Mex)  11/8, 13/11, 11/8

Round One:
R.Nanda bt D.Patterson  11/2, 11/6, 11/8
A.Frankcomb bt V.Berg  11/3, 11/8, 11/3
K.Yehia bt S.Ross   11/2, 7/11, 5/11, 11/5, 11/7
J.m.Arcucci bt N.Kyme  11/6, 11/5, 11/7
L.Drew-B.Gould  12/10, 11/7, 11/8
M.Heather bt W.Broadbent 11/7, 11/5 rtd
E.Galves bt J.Illingsworth  11/4, 5/11, 11/8, 11/3
A.Walker bt P.Quick  11/6, 11/9, 11/9

Vicky Botwright

9/7, 9/1, 9/3

Vicky Botwright

 
Qualifying:
Finals:
Kasey Brown (Aus) bt Meredith Quick (Usa)  9/6, 9/5, 9/1
Tara Mullins (Can) bt Daniela Schumann (Ger)  9/3, 9/2, 9/4
Melanie Jans-Burke (Can) bt Louisa Hall (Usa)  9/6, 9/3, 9/4
Alana Miller (Can) bt Suzie Pierrepont (Eng)  9/3, 4/9, 3/9, 9/4, 9/4

Round One:
K.Brown bye
M.quick bye
T.Mullins bt M.Quibell  8/10, 9/1, 9/ 6, 1/9, 9/7
D.Schuman bye
L.Hall bt H.Prockop  9/2, 9/4, 9/1
M.Jans Burke bt L.Stevenson 9/0, 9/0,9/ 0
S.Pierrepont  J.Saxby  9/3, 9/1, 9/1
A.Miller bt A.Siebert  9/0, 9/2, 9/4

Reports:

09-Jan, Semis:
TOP SEEDS IN APAWAMIS FINALS

Both finals of the Apawamis Open will be contested by the top seeds, with Egyptians favourites to take the first men's and women's titles of 2005.

Darwish Wins Jenson Repeat

Karim Darwish met Dan Jenson in a repeat of last year's final, and found himself 2-0 down to the Australian, losing both games narrowly. But the top seed reeled off the next three games to claim a place in the final.

No such troubles for second seed Jonathon Power, as he cruised past France's fourth seed Renan Lavigne, dropping just nine points. With Power having overtaken Darwish in the January rankings the Canadian will be hoping a win in his first Apawamis appearance will give him a further push back towards the top echelons.

Kawy & Vicky go one better

World Junior Champion Omneya Abdel Kawy won a hard-fought encounter with France's fourth seed Isabelle Stoehr, dropping the first game, and taking the next two comfortably before snatching the fourth 10/8.

The Egyptian meets Vicky Botwright in the final, after
the second seed scored a surprisingly comfortable victory over England team-mate Jenny Duncalf.

Kawy and Botwright were losing semi-finalists last year, so a new name is sure to be engraved onto the women's trophy.

"I couldn’t do much against Jonathan. I was not moving well enough, and he was able to bring me to the front too many times, where he is so dangerous, and I didn’t have adequate answers. Only in the beginning of the second game was I able to play the right game. "Overall, it was a good tournament for me, as I haven't reached a semi-final of a PSA tournament for a little while now. I got some good points for the rankings. Now, two days of rest, and off to the Virginia Championship in Richmond." Renan Lavigne…

09-Jan, Quarters:
No upsets in the quarter-finals at the Apawamis club, with the top four seeds in both events set to contest today's semi-finals:

Darwish & Jenson to meet again
In the men's event Karim Darwish, the defending champion, meets Australian Dan Jenson in a repeat of last year's final. Darwish eased past Bradley Ball after dropping the first game while Jenson had to recover from 2-1 down against South African Rodney Durbach.

Second seed Jonathon Power completed a second successive straight games victory, beating Mark Chaloner in the quarters, and faces France's Renan Lavigne, who struggled to a 3/2 victory over fellow Frenchman Jean-Michel Arcucci.

All-English semi in Rye
There is a French presence in the women's semi-finals too, although of the top seeds Isabelle Stoehr was the only one to drop a game in the quarters.

Stoehr beat Scotland's Pam Nimmo to set up a meeting with the top seeded Omneya Abdel Kawy, while England team-mates Vicky Botwright and Jenny Duncalf will contest the other semi-final.

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Here's a word from Renan Lavigne, who is set to play Jonathon Power in the semi-finals ...

Hi everybody,

A little word from NY…

I’m now in the semis, after beating Raj Nanda, world number 50 from Australia, 3/1, and then beating my team mate Jean-Michel Arcucci 3/2, who did an excellent performance by beating world number 21 Shahid Zaman.

I’m now playing Jonathan Power, seeded 2, in the semi-final on Sunday.

In the first round, I was a bit tense, as I didn’t play a single match in three weeks, and didn’t know where I was really, although I was always in control of the match. Then, in the quarters, I overcame Jean-Michel.

I knew it was going to be a tough match, as I trained with him last year, and he was playing pretty well I must say. I’m really glad for him, he is coming back at his best level…

I was up 2/0 and 8/5, but he came back pretty strongly, and at 9/8 for me in the third, I broke my racquet on a tight drive from Jean-Mi. I wasn’t able to adapt to my new racquet quickly enough, and tinned two drop shots in a row, giving him the game.

It really destabilised me for the next game, and it’s only in the fifth that I got it together again to take the game easily 11/6.

Now, I’m playing Jonathan, and have nothing to lose… I like that!

Happy New Year everybody…

Renan Lavigne…

08-Jan, First Round:
   
Bradley has a Ball in Rye
The first senior event of 2005 saw two seeds fall in the men's first round at the Apawamis Club in Rye, as England's unseeded Bradley Ball beat Welsh seventh seed Alex Gough and French qualifier Jean-Michel Arcucci beat Pakistan'seighth seeded Shahid Zaman in straight games.

Ball meets top seed and defending champion Karim Darwish in the quarter-finals, while Arcucci's reward is an all-French clash with compatriot Renan Lavigne.

Second seed Jonathon Power, in his first appearance in the event, brushed aside Welshman Gavin Jones and the Canadian, celebrating a rise to number six in the new year rankings, now meets England's Mark Chaloner, the PSA President.

Duncalf defies Miller
There was no difficulty for the top two seeds in the women's event, as Omneya Abdel Kawy and Vicky Botwright won in straight games, but third seed Jenny Duncalf found herself two games down to Canadian qualifier Alana Miller before recovering to claim a quarter-final place.


Preview:
Darwish Defends in Rye

Karim Darwish, the defending champion, is top seed for the first PSA event of 2005, the Marsh McLennan Apawamis Open in Rye, New York.

The Egyptian former world junior champion beat Dan Jenson in last year's final after the Australian came through qualifying to reach the final, but this year is seeded three and may face Darwish in the quarters. Darwish's projected opponent in the final is Canada's Jonathon Power, making his first appearance at the Apawamis club.

Egypt provides the top seed for the women's event also, with Omneya Abdel Kawy expected to face England's Vicky Botwright in the final.