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27-Apr, Final:
Blake wins second
WISPA title in Zwolle
Tommy Berden reports
 Aisling Blake claimed the first edition of the Eurosafe Solutions
Zwolle Open 2008 after a comprehensive win over third seeded Orla
Noom.
The 26-year old from Dublin, who is based in Amsterdam to train
under the guidance of Liz Irving, started off at a furious pace
against the Dutch player, who only recently returned to competitive
action after a four month injury lay-off. The world number 33
dominated play from the word go and never let her 22-year old
opponent, ranked two places lower on the world rankings, settle into
the match.
After losing the first game quickly, Noom managed to pressurize her
opponent for parts of the second game, but still fell short at the
finish line. The third game was straight forward as the number two
seed from Ireland stepped up the pace to storm home to a 9-0, 9-6,
9-0 score line to clinch her second WISPA Tour title of her career.
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 Eurosafe
Solutions Zwolle Open 2008
Zwolle, Netherlands, $4k |
Round One
25 Apr |
Quarters
26 Apr |
Semis
26 Apr |
Final
27 Apr |
[1] Tricia Chuah (Mas)
3/9, 9/6, 9/6, 9/7
[Q] Olga Ertlova (Cze) |
[Q] Olga Ertlova
6/9, 9/3, 9/3, 9/4
[7] Dagmar Vermuelen |
[7] Dagmar Vermuelen
9/0, 9/3, 9/5
[3] Orla Noom |
[3] Orla Noom
9/0, 9/6, 9/0
[2] Aisling Blake
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[7] Dagmar
Vermuelen (Ned)
9/0, 9/0, 9/2
Kerri Shields (Eng) |
[3] Orla Noom
(Ned)
9/0, 9/1, 9/0
[Q] Natasha Buisman (Ned) |
[3] Orla Noom
9/3, 9/0, 9/1
[6] Milja Dorenbos |
[6] Milja Dorenbos
(Ned)
9/5, 9/7, 1/9, 9/4
Lauren Selby (Eng) |
Linda Hruzikova (Svk)
9/2, 9/3, 9/4
[5] Vicky Hynes (Eng) |
[5] Vicky Hynes
9/6 rtd
[4] Karen Kronemeyer |
[5] Vicky Hynes
9/7, 9/3, 9/6
[2] Aisling Blake
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[Q] Lisa Kho (Ned)
9/4, 2/9, 9/4, 9/2
[4] Karen Kronemeyer (Ned) |
[Q] Beau de Dreu Spitse (Ned)
9/7 10/8, 9/6
[8] Milou Van Der Heijden (Ned) |
[8] Milou Van Der Heijden
9/6, 9/0, 9/1
[2] Aisling Blake |
Lucia Fialova (Cze)
10/8, 9/1, 9/1
[2] Aisling Blake (Irl) |
Qualifiers:
Beau de Dreu Spitse (Ned) bt Melissa Meulenbelt (Ned)
9-10, 9-6, 9-5, 6-9, 10-8
Lisa Kho (Ned) bt Luz Etchechoury (Arg)
9-7, 9-0, 9-0
Natasha Buisman (Ned) bt Belen Etchecoury (Arg)
9-4, 8-10, 3-9, 9-7, 9-6
Olga Ertlova (Cze) bt Lisette Eschweiler (Ned)
9-1, 9-1, 9-0
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26-Apr, Semis:
Noom and Blake in Zwolle climax
Tommy Berden reports
Orla Noom and Aisling Blake will contest the final of
the Eurosafe Solutions Zwolle Open 2008 after both players recorded
3-0 victories in today’s semi finals.
The 22-year old Noom, seeded third during the WISPA Tour 4
championship in the city of Zwolle, showed no signs of her injury
woes that kept her out of action for over four months in her match
against compatriot Dagmar Vermeulen. The world number 35 dominated
the match against the ‘local hero’ from start to finish, only losing
eight points in the process: 9-0, 9-3 and 9-5.
Her opponent in tomorrow’s final, Aisling Blake, had to work a
little harder to reach her fifth WISPA Tour final. The number two
seed from Ireland, however, still prevailed in straight games over
Vicky Hynes from England: 9-7, 9-3 and 9-6.
Judging on ranking (Blake is ranked 33) and current form tomorrow’s
final should be well worth watching!
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Dutch finalist guaranteed
Tommy Berden reports
Orla Noom moved
into the semi finals of the Eurosafe Solutions Zwolle Open 2008
after she put on an impressive display against Milja Dorenbos. The
22-year old, who only recently returned back to competitive action
after four months of injury, was ruthless in her match against her
compatriot and only needed 22 minutes to storm home to a 9-3, 9-1,
9-0 victory.
The citizen of Hoofddorp, classed as ‘not fit enough’ to compete in
next week’s European Team Championships in Amsterdam, will now face
her replacement in the national team, Dagmar Vermeulen. The
32-year old from Zwolle, playing in front of a noisy home crowd,
took almost one hour to beat ‘giant killer’ Olga Ertlova from the
Czech Republic in four games: 6-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-4.
The bottom half of the draw features one expected and one unexpected
semi finalist. Number two seed Aisling Blake once again
survived a tough opening game against young Dutch girl Milou van der
Heijden, before accelerating to a different level in game two and
three: 9-6, 9-0 and 9-1. In tonight’s semi final the Irish world
number 33 will face Vicky Hynes from England. The fifth
seeded player only needed to work for one game against her opponent
Karen Kronemeyer. After losing the first game (6-9), the third
seeded Dutch player forfeited the match due to illness, giving Hynes
an easy passage to the final four:
Dutch lead the way as top seed Chuah crashes out
Tommy Berden reports
A large Dutch contingent of players pleased the home crowd with a
solid and successful performance during the first round of the
Eurosafe Solutions Zwolle Open 2008.
No more than five Dutch players succeeded to qualify for the quarter
finals during the $4,000 WISPA Tour 4 championship in Zwolle, the
Netherlands. Milja Dorenbos led the way with an impressive
four game win over the talented Lauren Selby from England, after
which Karen Kronemeyer saw off her compatriot Lisa Kho, also
in four games.
The three other Dutch players to move into the last eight are
Dagmar Vermeulen, Orla Noom and Milou van der Heijden,
all of whom won in straight games.
Meanwhile the only and biggest shock of the day came when Olga
Ertlova took out the tournament’s top seed Tricia Chuah. The
Czech qualifier came from one game down to beat the world’s number
31, while on the adjacent court the number two seed Aisling Blake
survived a tough first game against Lucie Fialova, before storming
home to victory. The last quarter finalist is Vicky Hynes.
The English girl dispatched Linda Hruzikova in three.
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