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Sarah with Sam Fife, Marcus Sullivan,
Tse-Ho Wan and Tse-Fung Yip |
30-Mar-08:
Fife stops second
HK clean sweep
Andrew Dent reports
Queensland’s Sam Fife prevented a second Hong Kong clean
sweep of the boys’ events at the National Junior Squash Series when
he won the 15 years age group at the Sarah Fitz-Gerald Classic
in Ballarat on Sunday.
Fife took out both Hong Kong finalists from the first event, beating
Wan Tsz Ho in four games in the semi final and top seeded Yip Tsz
Fung in the final 10-9, 9-1, 9-2.
Hong Kong players won the other three boys events, Leo Au in
the 19 years, Fung Ngo Long in the 17 years and Yeung Ho
Wai in the 13 years.
Zoe Petrovansky (19 years), Sarah Cardwell (17 years)
and Dijo Sexton (15 years) all won their second titles
following their successes in last week’s Geoff Hunt Classic.
Victorian Squash Federation executive director Paul Vear said
the series had been a resounding success and vindicated the
federation’s decision to conduct the event in Ballarat in preference
to a Melbourne venue.
"The Ballarat Squash and Racquetball Centre will be hosting a
further four squash and racquetball events this year, plus the
federation is sourcing some more international options for the
centre to play host to," he said.
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Results
Boys 19 years Semi-finals
Leo Au (HKG) bt Fung Jiyang
9-0, 9-0, 9-5
Matthew Hopkin (QLD) bt Jacob. Alexander (QLD)
9-1, 9-7, 5-9, 9-2
Final: Au bt Hopkin
9-1, 9-5, 9-1
17 years Semi-finals
Fung Ngo Long (HKG) bt Tim Cornish (WA)
9-3, 9-4, 9-6
Choy Kit Lun (HKG) bt Alexander Gough (NSW)
9-5, 9-5, 9-3
Final: Fung bt Choy
3-9, 9-2, 9-7, 9-0
15 years Semi-finals
Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) bt Jake Davidson (WA)
9-4, 9-6, 9-1
Sam Fife (QLD) bt Wan Tsz Ho (HKG)
9-3, 6-9, 9-4, 9-0
Final: Fife bt Yip
10-9, 9-1, 9-2
13 years Semi-finals
Tsz Man-Ho (HKG) bt Ben Somerville (QLD)
9-4, 9-0, 9-3
Yeung Ho-Wei (HKG) bt Rhys Dowling (NT)
10-8, 9-0, 10-9
Final: Yeung bt Tsz
2-9, 9-3, 9-5, 9-2
Girls 19 years Semi-finals
Zoe Petrovansky (QLD) bt Kimberley Bessell (VIC)
9-3, 5-9, 9-7, 9-7
Maggy Marshall (TAS) bt Alma Kushartanti (SA)
9-6, 10-8, 9-6
Final: Petrovansky bt Marshall
10-8, 9-7, 9-4
17 years Semi-finals
Sarah Cardwell (VIC) bt Awhina Tapiata (NZL)
9-7, 9-7, 9-0
Tamika Saxby (NSW) bt Salina Shaikh (VIC)
9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Final: Cardwell bt Saxby
3-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-4
15 years Semi-finals
Dijo Sexton (QLD) bt Luka Stroop (WA)
9-3, 9-0, 9-3
Emily Bunting (WA) bt Ashleigh Dunston (NZL)
9-4, 9-7, 7-9, 4-9, 9-6
Final: Sexton bt Bunting
9-0, 9-0, 9-1
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Sarah with Sarah Cardwell, Tamika Saxby, Awhina Tapiata and
Sharmaine Mills |
25-Mar-08:
Clean sweep for
Hong Kong boys
Hong Kong players made a clean sweep of the boys’ events at the
first tournament in the 2008 National Junior Squash Series played in
Ballarat on Tuesday.
Queensland’s Jacob Alexander was the only non-Hong Kong
player to make a boys’ final in the Geoff Hunt Classic – in the 19
years age group – but he found Leo Au too hot to handle and
went down in straight games 9-6, 9-3, 9-2.
Other boys’ winners were Dung Long Fung (17 years), Yip
Tsz Fung (15 years) and Tsz Man Ho (13 years).
In the girls’ events Queensland players won three out of four
titles.
The only non-Queenslander to win was 16-year-old Sarah Cardwell,
daughter of former world champion and Squash Australia Hall of Fame
member Vicki Cardwell.
Cardwell beat rising New South Wales’ star Tamika Saxby 9-7, 3-9,
9-3, 9-1 in the 17 years division.
Zoe Petrovansky beat Alma Kushartanti of South Australia in
the 19 years final, Dijo Sexton was too good for New
Zealander Ashleigh Dunstan in the 15 years and Jessica Turnbull
accounted for fellow Queenslander Lakeesha Rarere in the 13 years.
The Geoff Hunt Classic will be followed by the Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Classic, which begins in Ballarat on Thursday.
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Leo Au
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Final results
Full Draws & Results
Boys
19 years: Leo Au (HKG)
bt Jacob Alexander (QLD)
9-6, 9-3, 9-2
17 years: Dung Long Fung (HKG) bt Choy Kit Lun (HKG)
9-7, 10-8, 4-9, 9-4
15 years: Yip Tsz Fung (HKG bt Wan Tsz Ho (HKG)
9-3, 7-9, 9-6, 4-9, 9-6
13 years: Tsz Man Ho (HKG) bt Yeung Ho Wai (HKG)
2-9, 9-0, 9-1, 9-4
Girls
19 years: Zoe Petrovansky (QLD) bt Alma Kushartanti (SA)
3-9, 3-9, 9-1, 5-9
17 years: Sarah Cardwell (VIC) bt Tamika Saxby (NSW)
9-7, 3-9, 9-3, 9-1
15 years: Dijo Sexton (QLD) bt Ashleigh Dunstan (NZL)
9-7, 9-0, 9-3
13 years: Jessica Turnbull (QLD) bt Lakeesha Rarere (QLD)
9-5, 4-9, 2-9, 9-3, 9-4
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