Hoevenaars & Lust Lift Nordic Junior Titles In Denmark

While Dutchman Tom Hoevenaars clinched the Men's U19 title in the Nordic Junior Open Squash Championships as predicted by the seedings, England's Victoria Lust contrived three upsets in a row to claim the women's trophy in the European Squash Federation Grand Prix event in Herning, Denmark.

Top seed Hoevenaars cruised into the final after a whitewash over Sweden's 9/16 seed Joakim Larsson.  In the final, the 17-year-old from Utrecht despatched second seed Ondrej Ertl, from the Czech Republic, 9-2 9-6 9-3.  The success marked Hoevenaars' second ESF Junior Circuit title, after winning the Swiss Junior Open last season.

The women's title crowned a magnificent run for Victoria Lust, the 16-year-old 9/16 seed from Bedfordshire.  Lust, a former British National U13 champion, made her breakthrough in the semi-finals where she trounced Tereza Dufkova, the top seed from the Czech Republic, 9-4 10-8 9-4.

In the final, Lust faced Spain's 3/4 seed Chantal Moros-Pitarch, and crushed the Spaniard 9-1 9-1 9-2 to secure her first ESF Junior Circuit title.

RESULTS:         Nordic Junior Open Squash Championships, Herning, Denmark

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) bt [5/8] Bart Ravelli (NED)                                  9-2, 9-2, 9-5
[9/16] Joakim Larsson (SWE) bt [5/8] Frank Hartkoren (NED)                       9-3, 7-9, 9-7, 9-3
[5/8] Pedro Espeleta (ESP) bt [3/4] Jakub Kosinka (CZE)                              9-6, 9-4, 9-1
[2] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) bt [5/8] Eduardo Gonzalez (ESP)                                  9-2, 9-6, 9-1

Semi-finals:
[1] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) bt [9/16] Joakim Larsson (SWE)                          9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[2] Ondrej Ertl (CZE) bt [5/8] Pedro Espeleta (ESP)                                       9-7, 1-9, 10-8, 9-4

Final:
[1] Tom Hoevenaars (NED) bt [2] Ondrej Ertl (CZE)                                 9-2, 9-6, 9-3

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Tereza Dufkova (CZE) bt [9/16] Anne-Mette Pedersen (DEN)                 9-5, 9-4, 9-1
[9/16] Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [5/8] Anna Detter (SWE)                                  9-3, 9-2, 9-0
[3/4] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) bt [5/8] Maren Myhre (NOR)                    9-1, 9-3, 9-7
[2] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt [5/8] Julie Nilsson (DEN)                                      8-10, 9-2, 9-1, 9-0

Semi-finals:
[9/16] Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [1] Tereza Dufkova (CZE)                                9-4, 10-8, 9-4
[3/4] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) bt [2] Lotte Eriksen (NOR)                       7-9, 9-7, 9-4, 6-9, 9-6

Final:
[9/16] Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [3/4] Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP)           9-1, 9-1, 9-2