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Grainger Coasts To Burning River Title

Howard Harding reports

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RESULTS: Women's National City Burning River Squash Classic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 

Final:

[1] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt [2] Kasey Brown (AUS) 9-1, 9-4, 9-0

 

Top seed Natalie Grainger produced a ruthless performance to beat second seed Kasey Brown in the final of the Women's National City Burning River Classic to successfully defend the $27,300 WISPA World Tour squash title at Cleveland Racquet Club in Cleveland in the US state of Ohio.

 

The US National champion from Washington DC had only lost 11 points coming into the final and had been in impressive form - as too had her Australian opponent, who had also yet to drop a game.  The pair had never crossed paths before the Cleveland clash - and it was Grainger who was the first to impose herself on the match.

 

Grainger comfortably took the opening game and, at 8-0 up in the second game, made a couple of casual errors to give Brown four straight points and a small glimmer of hope.  However, they were to be the last points that the 22-year-old from New South Wales was allowed as Grainger showed no mercy, winning 9-1, 9-4, 9-0 in just over 20 minutes.

 

The total points accumulated by all four of Grainger’s opponents over the course of the week amounted to just 16 - exactly the same as the world No4 conceded in last year's final!

 

The Cleveland success brings Grainger's WISPA World Tour title tally to 17 - six of which have been won on 'home soil' since the former English player became a US citizen just a year ago.

 

David Fulton, Chief Executive of Sterling, a National City Company, was on site to present both players with their cheques.  The 2008 champion was also presented with a diamond Oris watch from Piccione’s jewellers.

Suzie Stops Stoehr In Cleveland Upset

Howard Harding reports

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RESULTS: Women's National City Burning River Squash Classic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 

1st round:

[1] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Emma Beddoes (ENG) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1

[5] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [Q] Joelle King (NZL) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0

[4] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Tara Mullins (CAN) 9-4, 9-3, 9-3

Aisling Blake (IRL) bt [6] Louise Crome (NZL) 2-9, 9-1, 9-7, 0-9, 9-4

[7] Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt [Q] Kirsty McPhee (ENG) 9-4, 9-0, 9-6

Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt [3] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 5-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-2

[8] Line Hansen (DEN) bt Alana Miller (CAN) 10-8, 7-9, 9-0, 9-1

[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt Laura Mylotte (IRL) 9-2, 9-4, 9-6

 

 

England's Suzie Pierrepont pulled off one of the best wins of her life when she beat third seed Isabelle Stoehr in the opening round of the Women's National City Burning River Classic to reach the quarter-finals of the $27,300 WISPA World Tour squash event at Cleveland Racquet Club in Cleveland in the US state of Ohio.

 

Stoehr, the 11 times French National champion, started well to win the first game.  But the usually fluent world No19, runner-up twelve months ago, became increasingly unsettled as the match progressed.  Unseeded Pierrepont, by far the tallest player in the draw, was the benefactor and put in a solid performance with very few errors. 

 

The 23-year-old from Sussex - still fighting back to recover the ranking loss since injuring her heel late in 2006 - ran away with the third and fourth games to record her impressive 5-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-2 upset.

 

Ireland's Aisling Blake also upset the form book.  The 26-year-old from Sligo fought back from a game down to beat New Zealand's sixth seed Louise Crome - a practice partner at the Amsterdam club where they are both based - 2-9, 9-1, 9-7, 0-9, 9-4.

 

Quarter-final line-up:

[1] Natalie Grainger (USA) v [5] Latasha Khan (USA)

[4] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) v Aisling Blake (IRL)

Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) v [7] Lauren Briggs (ENG)

[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) v [8] Line Hansen (DEN)


 

 

   
 

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