RESULTS: Austrian Junior Open Squash Championships, Vienna, Austria
Men's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) bt [5/8] Markus Gubler (SUI) 9-1, 9-3, 9-5
Abdul Rahman Al Malki (QAT) bt [3/4] Milan Jankovic (SVK) 9-5, 9-1, 9-3
[3/4] Jakub Kosinka (CZE) bt Jon Tapiolinna (FIN) 9-6, 9-3, 9-1
[2] Bastian Meulenbelt (NED) bt [5/8] David Honek (CZE) 9-3, 9-1, 9-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) bt Abdul Rahman Al Malki (QAT) 9-4, 9-3, 7-9, 9-1
[2] Bastian Meulenbelt (NED) bt [3/4] Jakub Kosinka (CZE) 9-5, 9-2, 9-3
Final:
[2] Bastian Meulenbelt (NED) bt [1] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) 10-8, 9-5, 9-0
Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Linda Hruzikova (SVK) bt Laura Aalto-Setala (FIN) 9-4, 9-2, 9-3
[3/4] Tereza Ctvrtnickova (CZE) bt [5/8] Rosie Hamilton (ENG) 9-3, 9-8, 10-8
Linda Paj (HUN) bt [3/4] Lenka Vlkova (CZE) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
[2] Lucie Fialova (CZE) bt Saara Valtola (FIN) 9-0, 9-4, 9-6
Semi-finals:
[1] Linda Hruzikova (SVK) bt [3/4] Tereza Ctvrtnickova (CZE) 9-4, 9-2, 9-3
[2] Lucie Fialova (CZE) bt Linda Paj (HUN) 9-1, 9-0, 9-3
Final:
[1] Linda Hruzikova (SVK) bt [2] Lucie Fialova (CZE) 7-9, 9-5, 1-9, 10-9, 10-9
Meulenbelt & Hruzikova Win Austrian Junior Titles
Bastian Meulenbelt and Linda Hruzikova triumphed in contrasting styles in the U19 finals of the Austrian Junior Open Squash Championships in Vienna.
Meulenbelt, the second seed from the Netherlands, reached the men's final of the European Squash Federation Junior Circuit Grand Prix event without dropping a game. After a close first game against Czech favourite Ondrej Ertl – runner-up in the 2005 event - the 17-year-old took control of the match to run out a 10-8, 9-5, 9-0 winner.
The women's final was won by the top seed, but Slovakia's Linda Hruzikova twice had to come from behind before beating 17-year-old Czech opponent Lucie Fialova, the No2 seed, 7-9, 9-5, 1-9, 10-9, 10-9 – saving match balls in both the fourth and fifth games!
Hruzikova, the Hungarian Junior Open champion who will be 19 next month, was making her final appearance in an ESF junior event.