WORLD SQUASH NEWS
RESULTS: Women's Open de la Cite, Carcassone, France
Final:
[1] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) bt [2] Ellen Petersen (DEN) 9-7, 9-5, 9-2
Stoehr Storms To Carcassone Conquest
It was third time lucky for French squash star Isabelle Stoehr who lifted the
Women's Open de la Cite title for the first time in her third appearance in
the final in Carcassone, France.
It was clear from the start that top seed Stoehr, the French national
champion, wanted to work her opponent Ellen Petersen hard, and her powerful
drives and volleys kept the ball flying around on the hot court.
Petersen, the second seed from Denmark, fought back from 1-7 down in the
first game to draw level, but the French favourite eventually clinched the
opening game after 20 minutes.
The second game again was close, but despite making unforced errors at the
front of the court, the top seed extended her lead to 2/0. Local hero Stoehr
began to raise the pace and after 55 minutes claimed her 9-7 9-5 9-2 victory.
The Carcassone success marks Stoehr's second WISPA World Tour title. It was
20 months ago that the 23-year-old World Universities Champion from Tours
claimed her first - winning the Himmerland Open in Denmark, where she also
beat Petersen in the final!