EUROPEAN SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: German Junior Open Squash Championships, Gerlingen, Germany

Men's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [8] Benjamin Fischer (SUI) 9-1, 9-3, 9-6
[4] Jens Schoor (GER) bt [5] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) 5-9, 9-3, 9-1, 9-1
[3] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) bt [6] Thibault Prandi (FRA) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2
[2] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [7] Thibault Gouti (FRA) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1
    Semi-finals:
[1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [4] Jens Schoor (GER) 9-5, 9-1, 9-2
[2] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [3] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) 9-4, 9-1, 9-0
    Final:
[2] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [1] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 9-6, 9-2, 9-4

Women's U19 quarter-finals:
[1] Soraya Renai (FRA) bt [8] Lisa Kho (NED) 9-0, 9-2, 9-2
[12] Lina El Tannir (EGY) bt [13] Nehal Yehia (EGY) 10-8, 6-9, 9-6, 9-7
[6] Pamela Hathway (GER) bt [3] Charlotte Delsinne (FRA) 5-9, 3-9, 9-7, 9-7, 9-2
[7] Sara Badr (EGY) bt [2] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) 9-4, 9-0, 9-1
    Semi-finals:
[12] Lina El Tannir (EGY) bt [1] Soraya Renai (FRA) 9-1, 9-4, 9-2
[7] Sara Badr (EGY) bt [6] Pamela Hathway (GER) 2-9, 7-9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-0
    Final:
[12] Lina El Tannir (EGY) bt [7] Sara Badr (EGY) 9-4, 9-0, 6-9, 9-7

Home Success For Rosner In German Junior Open

After losing in the final twelve months ago, Simon Rosner claimed domestic success in the German Junior Open Squash Championships when he upset top seed Mathieu Castagnet in straight games in the Men's U19 final in Gerlingen.

Rosner, the 17-year-old second seed from Wurzburg, beat Frenchman Castagnet 9-6 9-2 9-4 after brushing aside third seed Tom Hoevenaars, also in straight games, in the semi-finals.

By contrast, the top seeds in the women's event failed to make the final - which was a surprise all-Egyptian affair featuring 7th seed Sara Badr and 12th seed Lina El Tannir.  Badr despatched second-seeded Spaniard Chantal Moros-Pitarch in the quarter-finals, while El Tannir ousted French favourite Soraya Renai in the semi-finals.

In the final, it was El Tannir who prevailed - beating compatriot Sara Badr 9-4 9-0 6-9 9-7.