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26-Jan, Final:
Urquhart downs Cranston
in Australia Day Final
Andrew Dent reports
TNew South Wales's Donna Urquhart won
the inaugural Australia Day Challenge squash tournament in
convincing fashion over New Zealand's Amanda Cranston on Monday.
Urquhart overwhelmed the New Zealander 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 to win her
third title on the women's professional tour and her first since
December 2007.
Urquhart, the world number 33, got away to a fast start in each of
the three games.
Cranston was never able to gain any rhythm in the hot and humid
conditions and was undone by Urquhart's shot selection and all court
game.
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 Australia
Day Challenge 2009
24-26 Jan,
Daisy Hill, QLD,Australia, $5k |
Round One
24 Jan |
Quarters
24 Jan |
Semis
25 Jan |
Final
26 Jan |
[1]
Donna Urquhart (Aus)
bye |
[1]
Donna Urquhart
11/6, 11/5, 11/3
[5] Lana Harrison |
[1]
Donna Urquhart 11/7, 11/0,
11/5
[3]
Zoe Petranovsky |
[1]
Donna Urquhart 11/4, 11/6,
11/3
[7] Amanda Cranston |
[5]
Lana Harrison (Nzl)
w/o
Emily Bunting (Aus) |
[3]
Zoe Petranovsky (Aus)
Bye |
[3]
Zoe Petranovsky
10/12, 11/6, 11/9, 11/7
[6] Sarah Cardwell |
[6]
Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
11/6, 11/9, 11/3
Georgina Cumming (Aus) |
Selena Shaikh (Aus)
11/7, 12/10, 11/5
[8] Tamika Saxby (Aus) |
[8] Tamika Saxby
11/7, 12/10, 11/8
[4] Jackie Laurensen |
[4] Jackie Laurensen 11/8,
11/6, 11/3
[7] Amanda Cranston |
Christine Nunn (Aus)
11/6, 11/4, 11/6
[4] Jackie Laurensen (Nzl) |
Alma Kushartanti (Aus)
12/10, 11/8, 11/6
[7] Amanda Cranston (Nzl) |
[7] Amanda Cranston
11/5, 6/11, 12/10, 12/10
[2] Melody Francis |
bye
[2] Melody Francis (Aus) |
25-Jan, Semis:
Trans-Tasman final in Queensland
Andrew Dent reports
Top seed Donna Urquhart cruised into
the final of the inaugural Australia Day Challenge women's squash
tournament in Brisbane when she downed Queensland's Zoe Petrovansky
in straight games on Sunday.
Urquhart, the world number 33, was too strong for her Australian
Institute of Sport training mate, winning 11-7, 11-0, 11-5.
She will now take on New Zealand's up and coming star Amanda
Cranston in the final following Cranston's win over fellow
countrywoman Jackie Laurenson.
After a close first game Cranston used her power to great effect to
overwhelm Laurenson 11-8, 11-6, 11-3.
24-Jan, Day One:
Urquhart on track
Andrew Dent reports
Yamba's Donna Urquhart was on track to take out the inaugural
Australia Day Challenge women's squash tournament in Brisbane after
downing New Zealand's Lana Harrison in the quarter-finals on
Saturday.
Urquhart, the world number 33, had a bye in the first round then
proved too strong for Harrison, winning in straight games 11-6,
11-5, 11-3.
She will take on Queensland's Zoe Petrovansky in Sunday's
semi-final following Petrovansky's 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 defeat of
Victorian Sarah Cardwell.
The second semi-final will be an all-New Zealand affair, with fourth
seed Jackie Laurenson meeting Amanda Cranston, the
seventh seed, Laurenson downed Tamika Saxby 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 before
Cranston upset second seeded Melody Francis 11-5, 6-11, 12-10,
12-10.
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