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Irish Open
2005, Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin
13-16 April,
PSA $15k, WISPA $14k |
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FINALS, 16-Apr:
[1] Ong Beng Hee (Mas) bt [3] Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned)
11/9, 7/11, 11/7, 11/4 (75m)
[1] Madeline Perry (Irl) bt [2] Annelize Naude (Ned)
9/4, 2/9, 7/9, 9/4, 9/6 (90m)
 Top Seeds
Take
Irish Titles
Gina Menzies reports from Dublin
Ireland’s
top seed Madeline Perry defeated Annelize Naude of the
Netherlands, the second seed, in a closely contested women’s final at
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club today as a packed audience saw an Irish
player win a major professional title on home ground.
Perry took the first game easily 9/4, but Naude then powered her way
through the next two games winning them 9/2, 9/7 before Perry made a
comeback to level the match at two all.
 The fifth became a very contentious affair with most points being replayed
on let decisions. However, Perry finally came through to take the final
game 9/6 in a match which lasted for 90 minutes.
The
men's title also went to the top seed, with Malaysia's Ong Beng Hee
earning a morale-boosting victory, winning his ninth PSA title with a 3/1
victory over second seed Laurens Jan Anjema.
Semi-Finals, 15-Apr:
[1] Ong Beng Hee bt [4] Rodney Durbach
9/11, 11/7, 11/6, 11/8 (58m)
[3] Laurens Jan Anjema bt [2] Alex Gough
11/7, 11/7, 5/11, 4/11, 11/6 (67m)
[1] Madeline Perry bt [3] Stephanie Brind
3/9, 10/9, 9/0, 9/4 (45m)
[2] Annelize Naude bt [4] Tegwen Malik
9/4, 9/5, 9/4 (31m)
Perry
Powers into Irish Final
Gina Menzies reports from Dublin
A tense opening game had spectators on edge in tonight’s semi-final of the
women’s event in the Irish Open held in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club.
Irish number one, and world ranked 12, Madeline Perry took a game
to settle down before beating England's Stephanie Brind 3/9, 10/9,
9/0, 9/4.
The first game saw Madeline hit the tin on many points and mis-time her
shots. Her opponent, the third seed and world ranked 21, played a focused
game with plenty of lobs, followed by drops to unsettle Perry.
Madeline played a better length, with a mixture of drops that nicked and
quickly taken volleys to race to a 8/3 lead in the second game. Stephanie
played her way back into the game until her racket broke in two at 8/8.
Perry played a superb volley to get game ball at 9/8.
The game was not over yet, Stephanie had a chance to go two games up as
she served at 9/9. A very brave drop gave Perry a second chance to serve
at 9/9 and finally win the game on a stroke.
Madeline then raced ahead to take the third game 9/0. With renewed
confidence the outcome was never in doubt. Stephanie’s mistakes mounted
while Madeline’s winners increased. A magnificent drop volley gave Perry a
8/4 lead, another nicked shot won the match in style for Madeline.
In tomorrow’s final she faces Annelize Naude of the Netherlands,
seeded 2 and ranked 15 in the world. Naude won her semi-final against
Tegwen Malik of Wales 9/4,9/5 9/4.
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MEN'S DRAW
WOMEN'S DRAW
Madeline Perry,
Women's Champion
Ong
Beng Hee,
Men's Champion
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 Irish Open
2005, Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin
13-16 April,
PSA $15k |
Round One
Apr
13 |
Quarters
Apr 14 |
Semis
Apr 15 |
Final
Apr 16 |
[1] Ong
Beng Hee (Mas)
11/5, 11/7, 11/2
[LL] Arthur Gaskin (Irl) |
Ong Beng Hee
7/11, 11/3, 6/11, 11/7, 11/6 (80m)
Liam Kenny |
Ong Beng Hee
9/11, 11/7, 11/6, 11/8 (58m)
Rodney Durbach |
Ong Beng Hee
11/9, 7/11, 11/7, 11/4 (75m)
Laurens Jan Anjema |
[6] Ben
Garner (Eng)
11/7, 11/9, 11/9
Liam Kenny (Irl) |
[4] Rodney
Durbach (Rsa)
11/9, 10/11, 11/4, 11/5
[Q] Sharif Mustafa Kamel (Egy) |
Rodney Durbach
11/8, 11/8, 11/5 (40m)
Phillip Barker |
[7]
Phillip Barker (Eng)
11/6, 11/3, 10/11, 11/3
[Q] Sam Miller (Eng) |
Stacey
Ross (Eng)
11/9, 11/5, 4/11, 11/4
[5] Hisham Moh'd Ashour (Egy) |
Stacey Ross
8/3 rtd
Laurens Jan Anjema |
Laurens Jan Anjema
11/7, 11/7, 5/11, 4/11, 11/6 (67m)
Alex Gough |
[Q] Scott
Handley
11/9, 11/5, 11/2
[3] Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned) |
Niall Rooney (Irl)
11/3, 11/7, 11/8
[8] Stephane Galifi (Fra) |
Stephane Galifi
11/7, 6/11, 11/8, 3/11, 11/5 (60m)
Alex Gough |
[Q]
Laurent Elriani (Fra)
11/8, 11/8, 11/4
[2] Alex Gough (Wal) |
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Qualifying 11/12 April:
Finals:
Scott Handley (Eng) bt Brian Bryne (Irl)
11/3, 11/2, 11/3
Sam Miller (Eng) bt
Arthur Gaskin (Irl)
11/9, 11/8, 11/2
Sharif Moustafa Kamel (Egy) bt
Wade Johnstone (Aus) 12/10, 6/11, 11/6, 11/7
Laurent Elriani (Fra) bt Neal Murphy (Irl)
11/5, 11/5, 11/6
Round One:
Brian Byrne (Irl) bt Armando Olquin (Mex) 11/6, 11/10, 11/9
Sharif Kamel (Egy) bt Nigel Peyton (Irl)
11/6, 11/6, 11/5
Neal Murphy (Irl) bt Philip Nightingale (Eng) 11/10, 11/9,
11/9
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 Irish Open
2005, Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin
13-16 April,
WISPA $14k |
Round One
Apr
13 |
Quarters
Apr 14 |
Semis
Apr 15 |
Final
Apr 16 |
[1]
Madeline Perry (Irl)
9/2, 9/1, 9/2
[Q] Jenna Gates (Eng) |
Madeline Perry
9/3, 9/0, 9/6 (33m)
Sarah Kippax |
Madeline Perry
3/9, 10/9, 9/0 ,9/4
Stephanie Brind |
Madeline Perry
9/4, 2/9, 7/9, 9/4, 9/6 (90m)
Annelize Naude |
[8] Sarah Kippax (Eng)
9/1, 8/10, 4/9, 9/4, 9/2
Manuela Manetta (Ita) |
[3]
Stephanie Brind (Eng)
9/2, 10/9, 9/2
[Q] Kirsty McPhee (Eng) |
Stephanie Brind
9/6, 9/7, 9/3 (26m)
Lauren Briggs |
[6] Lauren
Briggs (Eng)
9/1, 9/0, 9/3
[Q] Jana Smeralova (Cze) |
Karen
Kronemeyer (Ned)
9/5, 10/8, 9/6
[5] Becky Botwright (Eng) |
Becky Botwright
9/7, 9/3, 10/9 (40m)
Tegwen Malik |
Tegwen Malik
9/4, 9/5, 9/4 (31m)
Annelize Naude |
Aisling
Blake (Irl)
9/4, 9/1, 9/3
[4] Tegwen Malik (Wal) |
[Q] Margriet Huisman (Ned)
9/10, 9/3, 9/3 9/0
[7] Olga Puigdemont Sola (Esp) |
Olga Puigdemont Sola
9/4, 9/4, 10/8 (38m)
Annelize Naude |
Suzie
Pierrepont (Eng)
9/4, 9/3, 9/0
[2] Annelize Naude (Ned) |
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Qualifying 11/12 April:
Finals:
Jenna Gates (ENG) bt Laurence Bois (FRA)
9/7, 9/4, 9/5
Jana Smeralova (CZE) bt Orla Noom (NED)
10/9, 5/9, 9/7, 9/2
Margriet Huisman (NED) bt Daniela Schumann (GER) 9/4, 9/4,
4/9, 4/9, 9/2
Kirsty McPhee (ENG) bt Lauren Siddall (ENG)
8/10, 10/9, 2/9, 9/7, 9/0
Round One:
Jenna Gates (ENG) bt Katie Wilson (IRL)
9/2, 9/0, 9/0
Laurence Bois (FRA) bt Jemma Saxby (AUS)
9/5, 9/4, 9/1
Jana Smeralova (CZE) bt Carrie Hastings (ENG)
9/5, 9/0, 9/3
Orla Noom (NED) bt Kerri Shields (IRL)
9/5, 9/0, 9/3
Daniela Schumann (GER) bt Jenny Dillon (IRL)
9/3, 9/6, 9/3
Margriet Huisman (NED) bt Toyen Emmanuel (NIG)
w/o
Lauren Siddall (ENG) bt Dagmar Vermeulen (NED)
9/2, 9/4, 9/3
Kirsty McPhee (ENG) bt Claire O' Brien (IRL) 9/0, 9/0, 9/1
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Pakistani Players' Visa Woes
The entire Pakistani squash team was forced to withdraw from the Irish
Squash Open after they failed to obtain visas, it emerged today.
The team’s three players were due to compete in Dublin, but
Yasir Butt, Arshed Iqbal Burki and Mijid Khan, all ranked in the PSA top
100, were all withdrawn.
The organisers said it was unfortunate that the players had been unable to
obtain visas.
“We’re extremely disappointed but we know that the process of getting
visas in some countries is slower,” said technical director Martin
McDonnell.
The case has attracted headlines in Pakistan, which has produced a
succession of world squash champions despite having less than 400 courts.
“It’s a problem for every country and it something that the PSA are trying
to tackle," said McDonnell. “There is another
tournament in Switzerland that has experienced the exact same thing.”
The Pakistani players applied for visas in Pakistan on April 1, shortly
after they learnt they had qualified for the Irish Open, but were told it
would take four weeks to process them.
Pakistan
Daily Times report
Round ONE, 13-Apr:
Gina Menzies
reports from Dublin Kenny keeps home hopes
alive
Ireland's Liam Kenny played a match of his life to beat Englishman Ben
Garner, the No 6 seed, in the Irish Squash Open at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis
Club last night. Kenny won 11-7, 11-9, 11-9.
He now plays Ong Beng Hee,
the No 1 seed and World No 6, from Malaysia, at 7 pm on Thursday evening.
Second seed Alex Gough beat French qualifier Laurent Elriani, and now
faces another Frenchman, Stephane Galifi, who disappointed the Dublin
crowd in beating Naill Rooney in straight games.
Ross's Run Continues
Stacey Ross, the unseeded English player proved that his winning
streak continues. Today he beat fifth seed Hisham Modh Ashour in a dogged
four set match. Ross went games sets up before Hisham showed some magical
court agility to win the fourth game.
Ross was not to be denied a victory,
and unperturbed by his opponent’s renewed efforts he closed off the match,
11/4 in the fourth game.
Seeds safely through in Women's
There were no upsets in the women's draw, with all the seeds advancing to
the quarter-finals.
Qualifying FINALS, 12-Apr:
Men's Qualifying Finals:
Scott Handley (Eng) bt Brian Bryne (Irl) 11/3, 11/2, 11/3
Sam Miller (Eng) bt Arthur Gaskin (Irl) 11/9, 11/8, 11/2
Sharif Moustafa Kamel (Egy) bt Wade Johnstone (Aus) 12/10, 6/11, 11/6, 11/7
Laurent Elriani (Fra) bt Neal Murphy (Irl) 11/5, 11/5, 11/6
Valiant efforts by the Irish
Gina Menzies
reports from Dublin
 Brian
Byrne, Arthur Gaskin and Neal Murphy all forced their opponents to play
their best squash to get into the main draw of the Irish Open Squash
Championships held in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club tonight.
Top seed in qualifying Scott Handley, the world no 70, proved too strong
for Byrne, but the much improved Gaskin held Sam Miller for two games
before Sam felt confident enough to wrap up the match. Arthur demonstrated
speed and control around the court to match the English man point for
point before succumbing 11/9, 11/8. 11/2.
The closest match in the men's event went to Sharif Kamel of Egypt who
took four games and sixty three minutes to beat Wade Johnstone of
Australia, 12/10, 6/11, 11/6, 11/7.
 ** The late withdrawal of Yasir Butt provided extra local interest in the
men's draw, with Arthur Gaskin taking a 'lucky loser' slot against top
seed Ong Beng Hee.
All
but one of the women's qualifying finals were fiercely contested with two
going the full distance to five games. Margriet Huisman of the Netherlands
emerged the winner in a close match with Daniela Schumann of Germany,
winning 9/2 in the fifth.
Kirsty McPhee was two-one down before overcoming her opponent and
Pontefract teammate Lauren Siddall, McPhee taking the final game 9/0.
Women's Qualifying Finals:
Jenna Gates (ENG) bt Laurence Bois (FRA) 9/7, 9/4, 9/5
Jana Smeralova (CZE) bt Orla Noom (NED) 10/9, 5/9, 9/7, 9/2
Margriet Huisman (NED) bt Daniela Schumann (GER) 9/4, 9/4, 4/9, 4/9, 9/2
Kirsty McPhee (ENG) bt Lauren Siddall (ENG) 8/10, 10/9, 2/9, 9/7, 9/0
Qualifying FIRST ROUND, 11-Apr:
Irish success in Men's Qualifying ...
Brian Bryne who will go on the Professional tour when he completes
his studies in June, confirmed his ability to play world class squash with
a win over Armando Olguin of Mexico. Byrne won 11/6, 11/10, 11/9.
He is one match away from a place in the main draw where he could join
other Irish contenders, Liam Kenny and Niall Rooney. Another Irish
hopeful, Neal Murphy had a comprehensive win over English player,
Philip Nightingale, 11/10, 11/9, 11/9.
Both men have a chance to qualify for the main draw which begins on
Wednesday at 12 noon.
Irish player Nigel Peyton lost to the accomplished Egyptian player,
Sharif Kamel, 11/6, 11/6, 11/5.
In the women's event however, all four local players fell at the first
qualifying hurdle and will not be joining Ireland's top seed Madeline
Perry in the main draw.
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