RESULTS: Prince Women's Canary Islands Squash Open, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
1st round:
[1] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt [Q] Orla Noom (NED) 9-3, 9-2, 9-6
[6] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [Q] Lauren Siddall (ENG) 9-7, 4-9, 9-5, 9-6
[3] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt [Q] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 8-10, 9-5, 9-3, 9-2
[8] Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 9-3, 9-6, 9-4
[7] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt [Q] Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-5, 4-9, 9-3, 9-3
[4] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) bt Chantal Moros-Pitarch (ESP) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt [5] Carla Khan (PAK) 9-7, 9-4, 9-5
[2] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Jenna Gates (ENG) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
Quarter-finals:
[1] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt [6] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 9-4, 9-4, 9-4
[3] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt [8] Lauren Briggs (ENG) 9-1, 9-2, 9-6
[4] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) bt [7] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-6, 3-9, 9-4, 4-9, 9-3
[2] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 9-2, 9-0, 9-2
Britons Excel In Canary Islands Open
Four Britons will contest the semi-finals of the Prince Women's Canary Islands Squash Open after beating lower-ranked opposition in the quarter-finals of the WISPA World Tour event in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Defending champion and favourite Vicky Botwright defeated sixth-seeded compatriot Dominique Lloyd-Walter 9-4 9-4 9-4 to set up a meeting with Lancashire county team-mate Laura-Jane Lengthorn, the third seed who beat England’s Lauren Briggs 9-1 9-2 9-6.
Fourth seed Pamela Nimmo was the only player extended to more than three games before making it through to the last four. The Scot ultimately triumphed 9-6 3-9 9-4 4-9 9-3 over the top seed’s younger sister Rebecca Botwright to set up a clash with England’s Jenny Duncalf, the No2 seed.