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Borja Golan bt Davide Bianchetti
     11/5, 12/14, 11/2, 11/9 (72m)
Madeline Perry bt Laura Lengthorn
     9/7, 9/3, 9/4

It's Golan and Perry in Dublin
Maive Ennis reports

Madeline Perry, the number one seed, successfully defended her Cannon Kirk Irish Open title with a convincing win over number two seed, Laura Lengthorn of England.

Perry began the match tentatively going 7/4 down in the opening set, Perry upped the pace and never looked back and raced on to a 3/0 victory. Perry, now ranked 9 in the world rankings has gone to a different level and one can see her going even further in the next year in world rankings.

Her speed about the court, her deadly nick shots especially when she is in front of the court, make her a daunting opponent.

The Women’s World Championships in Belfast in November this year will provide a great opportunity for Madeline to shine in front of a home crowd and is something to relish.

Borja Golan has won 13 of the 14 finals he has contested and was a red hot favourite for today’s game. He had beaten Bianchetti on 3 of the last 4 outings and most recently in the Italian Open in November.

Golan appeared the fresher of the 2 and took the first set 11/5. In the second Bianchetti found his rhythm and managed to take a 10/6 lead, Golan came back to make it 10-10 but finally lost that set on a tie-breaker..

A re-focused Golan stormed to a 2/1 lead, taking the third set 11/2.

The fourth game was a point by point contest. Golan took a 10-9 lead with a timely executed drop and took the match on his first attempt forcing a conduct point from Bianchetti.

 Men's Draw
Women's Draw

Borja Golan

Simon Parke

   Qualifying:

    Finals, 29-Mar:
      Aaron Frankcombe (AUS) bt David Barnett (ENG)     11/10(3-1), 11/1 8/11, 11/7 (54m)
      Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt Wade Johnstone (AUS)    11/7, 10/11(1/3), 11/4, 11/5 (43m)
      Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Paul Davis (AUS)           11/9, 11/8, 11/6 (42m)
      Tom Richards (ENG) bt Darren Lewis (ENG)              11/7, 5/11, 11/8, 11/7 (41m)

    First Round, 28-Mar:
       Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt Nigel Peyton (IRL)       11/8, 11/4, 11/5 (25m)
       David Barnett (ENG) bt Ian Power (CAN)              11/10, 8/11, 11/9, 11/4 (42m)
       Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt Duncan Walsh (ENG)   11/10, 8/11, 9/11, 11/7, 11/6 (70m) 
       Wade Johnston (AUS) bt Robbie Temple (ENG)     11/7, 8/11, 11/7, 9/11, 11/7 (61m)
       Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Rory Byrne (IRL)       11/2, 11/3, 11/4 (26m)
       Paul Davis (AUS) bt Keith Moran (IRL)                 11/5, 11/5, 11/3 (28m)
       Darren Lewis (ENG) bt Stuart Crawford (SCO)      10/11, 11/4, 11/1, 11/6 (41m)
       Tom Richards (ENG) bt Jason Barry (RSA)            10/11, 11/6, 11/6, 7/11, 11/8 (53m)
 

Laura Lengthorn

Qualifying:

Finals:
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Jenna Gates (ENG)         9/2, 9/4, 9/0 (26m)
Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Orla Noom (NED)            9/4, 9/1, 9/1  (31m)
Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Alana Miller (CAN)       9/3, 4/9, 9/4, 7/9, 9/4 (71m)
Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Aisling Blake (IRL)           0/9, 9/5, 7/9, 9/2, 9/4 (60m)

Round One:
  Jaclyn Hawkes (Nzl) bt Georgina Stoker (Eng)     9/4, 9/3, 9/2 (32m)
  Jenna Gates (Eng) bt Milja Dorenbos (Ned)          5/9, 9/5, 9/6, 9/4 (55m)
  Sarah Kippax (Eng) bt Margriet Huisman (Ned)    9/4, 9/3, 9/1 (30m)
  Orla Noom (Ned) bt Laurence Bois (Fra)              9/2, 9/3, 9/3
  Manuela Manetta (Ita) bt Lauren Siddall (Eng)      9/6, 8/10, 8/10, 9/2, 9/4 (76m)
  Alana Miller (Can) bt  Laura Mylotte (Irl)              4/9, 9/6, 9/6, 0/9, 9/3 (63m)
  Aisling Blake (Irl) bt Line Hansen (Den) v            9/5, 10/8, 9/4 (50m)
  Triciah Chuah (Mas) bt Ciara Moloney (Irl)           9/3, 9/0, 9/0 (25m)

After two very contrasting semi finals we now know the line up for the ladies final on Sunday.

Top seed Madeline Perry made short work of France's Isabelle Stoehr, dropping just four points as she won 9/2, 9/1, 9/1 in 28 minutes,  while Laura Lenghorn came through in five over Annelize Naude, twice coming from behind to secure her place in the final.

Marathon Men's Semis

In two marathon men's semi-finals top seed Renan Lavigne had a 2-0 lead against David Bianchetti, but the Italian fought back, levelling and then taking the decider on a tie-break after 110 minutes to celebrate his 11th appearance in a PSA Tour final.

Second seed Simon Parke also fell, to young Spaniard Borja Golan fresh from victory in last week's Thessaloniki Open in Greece who also needed to come back from behind twice before completing his 88-minute victory on a tie-break in the fifth.

The 23-year-old from Santiago boasts a remarkable record in PSA Tour finals – having won all but one of the 12 he has appeared in since May 2002.

31-Mar, Quarters:
Day of Drama in Dublin
Maive Ennis reports

A day of drama at the Cannon Kirk Irish Squash Open in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club. Top seed and defending champion Madeline Perry went through to the to semi-final as her opponent, Dominique Lloyd- Walter withdrew through illness.

Perry faces France's Isabelle Stoehr for a place in the final after the French number one ended the qualifying run of New Zealand's Jaclyn Hawkes, while in the bottom half Annelize Naude meets second seed Laura Lengthorn of England.

In the men's event Ireland's Liam Kenny put up a valiant fight against the talented Italian, Davide Bianchetti, the number 3 seed. Bianchetti won the first game comfortably; Kenny played an impressive second game to come back from 5/4 down to take the second set 11/6. a closely contested third set left Bianchetti ahead 2/1, he rounded off the fourth set to win 3/1 and set up a meeting with top seed Renan Lavigne, who cruised past England's Lee Drew.

Second seed Simon Parke meets young Spaniard Borja Golan for a place in the final.

30-Mar-06:
Seeds Fall in First Round...

The first round saw some very keen competition from three players who came through qualifying.

New Zealander Jaclyn Hawkes had a well earned win over 7th seed sharon Wee, storming to a 2 game lead before Wee fought back to win the 3rd and look like taking the 4th but 2 strokes upset her concentration and allowed Hawkes to clinch it 9/7.

Mark Krajcsak of Hungary had a suprise win over 5th seed Ben garner of England. Krajcsak looks like making an impact on the world scene if he carries on with performances like today.

Qualifier Lee Drew had a sensational victory over 7th seed Stacey Ross in a match lasting 70 minutes.

Top seeds Renan Lavigne, Simon Parke, Davide Bianchetti and Borja Gorlan all negotiated the first round as did Madeline Perry and Laura Lenghorn in the ladies.

29-Mar: Qualifying Finals

Blake loses out in Dublin
Maive Ennis reports

Irish women’s number 2 and world ranked 63 Aisling Blake lost a closely contested five game match to Tricia Chuah of Malaysia, Blake led 2/1 but in the end lost in a 60-minute marathon.

Manuela Manetta of Italy won an even longer marathon  match against Alana Miller of Canada. Chuah and Manetta now go through to the main draw, which starts tomorrow at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club.

Madeline Perry, the world number nine and number one seed begins the defence of her title against qualifier Tricia Chuah. Irish interest in the men’s draw will focus on Irish number one and world number 43 Liam Kenny, seeded six, who plays qualifier Tom Richards of England. Arthur Gaskin, ranked 137 in the world has drawn England's number two seed and former world number 4, Simon Parke.

06-Mar-06:
Lavigne and Parke head
Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open

France's Renan Lavigne the world no.32 heads the field
for the forthcoming Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open being
held at Fitzwilliam LTC from March 28th to April 2nd.
Lavigne is seeded to meet England's former world no.3
Simon Parke in the final.

Liam Kenny the Irish no.1 and world ranked 43 offers
the best hope of a home win and is seeded 6. Arthur
Gaskin of Carlow who is ranked 137 in the world has a
wildcard into the main draw.

In the women's draw Ireland's world number nine Madeline Perry is seeded to retain the title, with England's Laura Lengthorn, the world number 13, her anticipated opposition in the final.


27-Feb-06 :
Canon Kirk Homes to sponsor
Irish Open Championships

Canon Kirk Homes, the home building company, has confirmed their commitment to being the title sponsor of the forthcoming Men's and Women's Irish Open Squash Championships. Both events are part of the respective men's and women's professional tours and players from all over the world will be competing for all important ranking points and prize money.

The event is being held in Fitzwilliam LTC from 28th March to 2nd April.

Gina Menzies the tournament director stated "We are excited to host The Canon Kirk Irish Open - a world class men and women's squash tournament for the second year.

"It is a great opportunity to see young Irish players, like Madeline Perry, Liam Kenny and Arthur Gaskin compete against the world's best on home ground. An additional feature of this year's event is that admission to see the matches will be free."   

Full details from 2005

Madeline Perry,
Women's Champion 2005



Ong Beng Hee,
Men's Champion 2005

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