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WSA Ile-Rousse 16th International
Open
18th-22nd June 2012,
Corsica - France |
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20th June 2012 -
Quarters
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[2]
Sarah-Jane Perry 3-0 [8] Sally Skaarenborg (Den)
11/5, 11/6, 11/3 (24m)
[3] Maud
Duplomb
(Fra) 3-0 [5] Zephanie Curgenven (Eng)
12/10, 11/6, 11/7 (22m)
[Q] Nadeen Shahin
(Egy) 3-1 [7] Chloé Mesic (Fra)
11/3, 8/11, 13/11, 11/6 (28m)
[6] Laura Pomportes
(Fra) 3-1
[1] Brigit Coufal (Aut)
8/11, 11/4, 11/9, 11/7 |
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First Round
Qualifications
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"I have to be ruthless, Fram, otherwise,
I let them back in, and then I play rubbish!
She was playing better and better, and she was running after
everything, so I had to hit the ball even harder....
Still a couple of errors though...
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RUTHLESS SARAH-JANE
A squash lesson really, that was. All credit to lovely Sally,
who run her legs off, and never gave up. She got frustrated as
the English girl was depatching her Ramy-like shots all over the
court, but was gracious in defeat and still run miles, forcing a
few errors out of SJ.
A credit to Squash that match was.
"It's the time I play Sarah-Jane, and
she's got a complete different game than all the other girls.
Anything a bit short of loose you give her, she'll just go for it.
And she is so tall, it's difficult to get pass her, your width has
got to be perfect at all times.
Her accuracy is just too good. And great racquet skills.
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MAUD, SHORT FOR ONCE!!!
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sure what's going on, must be something in the Corsican water,
as both SJ and Maud stayed as little as possible on court today.
Well, Sarah-Jane is famous for attacking at will, you can
understand. But Maud bless her, is normally more of a runner/grinder
kind of player, and herself was pleasantly surprised with the
shortness of her match.
Still, it was not that easy, and the first game was probably
crucial. Not more than one point the whole way through, honestly,
great game, nice rallies, great angles from Zephanie, great
speed on court from Maud picking them up. But it's the French
lady that clinches the last two rallies, 12/10.
The second started on the same mode, up to 7/7, but the English
girl seemed a bit tired at the point, I guess the warm
conditions is more difficult for the British than it is for Maud
who lives in Toulon!
Still, Zephanie, having rested after the second, came back to
fight back, and stayed again pretty close up to 7/7, but there
again, Maud very strong and finish the match, 11/7. |
Last time I played against her in
Edinburg, she beat me 3/1, so I had a revenge to take I guess.
I've been training on the speed at the start of the run, so I was
moving pretty fast on there, and maybe she was not as fast as she
was last time, so I had plenty of time on the ball.
It's very warm - although the court is the coolest place here - and
I guess it was difficult for her. I hope it will be difficult for
Sarah Jane tomorrow as well, who I never played, looking forward to
that one.
In fact, it's nice to win matches quickly and not 2 hours. I should
do more of that...
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"I went on court
today very confident after yesterday's match. Being down 2/0 and
winning 3/2, that's enough to give confidence to anybody!
I won the first very easily, and the second, I went really too
confident, and that is not good! And she played well, she got some
nice shots in.
In the 3rd, she was up 10/7, and I just told myself that I had
nothing to lose, and went for it.
No, I don't think that me hitting her affected her or her game at
all.
Tomorrow, I don't mind who I'm playing, I'll just go on there and
play my game!
A special thank you to Maud who was referring us, she is really
good!
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NADEEN
UNSTOPPABLE....
A bit of a weird
match that one was. A full of self belief for the young Egyptian
led her to suprise her opponent completely, taking the first
game in no time, 11/3. The second, well, was exactly the
reverse, Nadeen was too relaxed, while Chloé played an excellent
game, tooking her opponent by surprise with her speed and
accuracy.
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the 3rd was only starting when Nadeen hit Chloé quite violently
on the left elbow (the French girl is lefthanded), making her
not only bleed, but impairing her flexion/extension movement as
a lump appeared.
As it was a contributed injury, Chloé put some ice on it,
strapped it, and about 15m later, was back on court, and tried
and forgot about the accident. She even went on leading 10/7,
but despite 4 game balls, coudln't close it down, and it's the
Egyptian that took that crucial game, 13/11.
The French girl took an excellent start 3/0, but the Egyptian
had the belief she wouldn't been beaten, and she was always at
least two points ahead, taking the match 11/6 in the 4th...
In the fourth, not sure what happened
really. My elbow was hurting, of course, but it was more like if I
was drained completely. I guess it must be the exams I just finished,
and the stress I encountered.... Oh well, it's all about experience...
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AND THE UPSET....
 For
the greatest pleasure of the French crowd, Laura Pomportes, WR74
supported by long term boyfriend Mathieu Castagnet, defeated our
seed number 1, Birgit Coufal, WR 56, in a superbly disputed and
fair match where both girls gave their all.
First game was dominated by the Austrian who placed her
attacking shots to perfection, while keeping Laura to the back
with a pinpoint accuracy straight drives. Leading 7/3 up, she
got caught up at 8/8 but ended wining the next 3 points rather
easily, 11/8.
But from the second on, Laura was obviously more at her ease on
that warm court - she loves the running bit - while Birgit,
having in her bag a lot of attacking shots, would have preferred
a bit of colder conditions...
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third I guess was the turning point, Birgit was up 7/3, but
Laura, taking advantage of her opponent making a few errors too
many, got back to 7/7. 8/8. 9/9.
But this time, it's the French girl that gets the last two
attacks, 11/9, and 2/1 for Laura, who led the 4th the whole way,
to take the second best win of her young career.
I really would like to stress how wonderful it's been to
interview Birgit, who I didn't know, and who has been so nice
and available during this tournament. Thanks ever so much,
Birgit, and I hope to see you soon.
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 Birgit
has got some great hands, and plays a very clever squash, great
tactical squash. And sometimes I played some good shots, thinking
she wouldn't get them, but she did every time, don't you worry!!!
She is a great player, very fair, and I'm really lucky she made a
few errrors.
I think the warm conditions were an advantage for me today.
I guess what made the difference between the game I lost and the one
I won was that I was more inscisive at the front, I took more
chances and was more confident with my shots - volley drop and
boasts as the match unfold.....
I played Laura three weeks ago, I knew what to expect, I knew how
much running I would have to do, as it keeps coming back, once,
twice, three times....
I made a few errors too many, that makes a difference on a close
match like that. I don't know, I put myself under so much pressure,
like I have to do a fantastic shot every time, which is complete
rubish... I just should play simple, and keep the ball going...
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19th June 2012 - First Round
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[8]
Sally
Skaarenborg (Den) v [Q] Nadine Cull (Nzl)
11/6, 11/3, 11/6
[5]
Zephanie Curgenven
(Eng) 3-0 Anna-Carin Fortadius (Swe)
11/9, 11/5, 11/6
[Q]
Nadeen Ayman M. Shahin (Egy) 3-2 [4] Lotte Eriksen (Nor)
6/11, 9/11, 11/7, 16/14, 12/10
Evening session
[2] Sarah-Jane Perry
(Eng) 3-0 Belen Etchechoury (Arg)
11/6, 11/4, 11/4
[3]
Maud Duplomb (Fra) 3-0 Cyrielle Peltier (Fra)
11/4, 11/4, 13/11
[7]
Chloé Mesic (Fra) 3-1 [Q] Virginie Fribourg (Fra)
11/6, 9/11, 11/8, 11/4
[6] Laura Pomportes (Fra) 3-0 LL Noemie Marchetti (Fra)
11/5, 11/5, 12/10
[1]
Brigit Coufal
(Aut)
3-1 [Q] Cecelia Cortes
11/9, 6/11, 11/4, 11/5 |
CUBS SUMMARISES FOR YOU
FROM SUNNY ENGLAND
The main draw of the inaugural Corsican WSA got off to an early
start in Ile Rousse, with the only upset of the day coming in
the lunchtime session which featured three matches.
 Denmark’s
Sally Skaarenborg and England’s Zephanie Curgenven,
the eighth andf fifth seeds, both won in straight games, but
further Scandinavian interest in the quarter-finals was thwarted
by Egyptian qualifier Nadeen Shahin who overcame
Norwegian fourth seed Lotte Eriksen in a thrilling
five-setter, coming from 2-0 down to take the last two games
16/14, 12/10.
The evening session didn’t see any more upsets, but was a
fruitful one for the French as Maud Duplomb, Chloe Mesic
and Laura Pomportes all progressed, as did top seeds
Birgit Coufal and Sarah-Jane Perry.
The French are kept apart in the quarter-final lineup of Perry v
Skaarenborg, Duplomb v Curgenvenm, Mesic v Shahin and Coufal v
Pomportes, streamed live on SiteSquash.com from 18.00 on
Wednesday. |
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 Ile-Rousse
International
2012
18th-22nd 2012, Corsica, France, $5k |
Round One
19th June |
Quarters
20th |
Semis
21st |
Final
22nd |
[2] Sarah-Jane Perry (Eng)
11/6, 11/4, 11/4
Belen Etchechoury (Arg) |
[2] Sarah-Jane Perry 11/5, 11/6,
11/3 (24m)
[8] Sally Skaarenborg |
[2] Sarah-Jane Perry
19.00
[3] Maud Duplomb
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18.00 |
[8] Sally Skaarenborg (Den)
11/6, 11/3, 11/6
[Q] Nadine Cull (Nzl) |
[3] Maud Duplomb (Fra)
17.45
Cyrielle Peltier (Fra) |
[3] Maud Duplomb
12/10, 11/6, 11/7 (22m)
[5] Zephanie Curgenven |
[5] Zephanie Curgenven (Eng)
11/9, 11/5, 11/6
[WC] Anna-Carin Fortadius (Swe) |
[Q] Virginie Fribourg (Fra)
11/6, 9/11, 11/8, 11/4
[7] Chloé Mesic (Fra) |
[7] Chloé Mesic
11/3, 8/11, 13/11, 11/6 (28m)
[Q] Nadeen Shahin |
[Q] Nadeen Shahin
19.45
[Q] Nadeen Shahin |
[Q] Nadeen Ayman M. Shahin (Egy)
6/11, 9/11, 11/7, 16/14, 12/10
[4] Lotte Eriksen (Norq) |
[LL] Noemie Marchetti (Fra)
11/5, 11/5, 12/10
[6] Laura Pomportes (Fra) |
[6] Laura Pomportes
8/11, 11/4, 11/9, 11/7
[1] Brigit Coufal |
[Q] Cecelia Cortes
11/9, 6/11, 11/4, 11/5
[1] Brigit Coufal (Aut) |
*Mayar Aly
Ezzo withdraw
17.00
Virginie Fribourg (Fra) 3-0 Ise de Bruyker (Fra)
w/o
plays Mesic
Nadine Cull (Nzl) 3-0 Lovisa Forstadius (Swe)
11/5, 11/1, 11/9
plays Skaarenborg
Cecelia Cortes (Usa) 3-0 Noelie Marchetti
11/1, 11/7, 11/4
plays Coufal
Nadeene Ayman M. Shahin (Egy) v Bilkis Nahaboo (Fra)
11/4, 11/4, 11/3
plays Eriksen
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