WORLD SQUASH NEWS RESULTS: Women's Hurghada International Squash Championship, Hurghada, Egypt 1st round (2nd day): [1] Carol Owens (NZL) bt Stephanie Brind (ENG) 9-2, 9-0, 9-4 (39m) [8] Rebecca Macree (ENG) bt [Q] Salma Shabana (EGY) 4-9, 9-4, 9-6, 9-1 (56m) [3] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [Q] Carla Khan (PAK) 9-1, 9-4, 8-10, 9-5 (53m) [6] Cassie Jackman (ENG) bt Vicky Botwright (ENG) 9-4, 9-2, 9-3 (46m) Owens Marches On In Hurghada It was back to business for New Zealand's Carol Owens in her first round match in the Women's Hurghada International Squash Championship in the Egyptian Red Sea resort - three days after picking up her 25th WISPA World Tour title in the country's capital city Cairo. With Wednesday's 32nd birthday celebrations behind her, Owens was refocusing on her bid to reclaim the world No1 ranking she lost at the beginning of the month - and duly swept to a 9-2 9-0 9-4 win over England's former world No4 Stephanie Brind in 39 minutes. The victory, which extends Owens' unbeaten run to 26 matches since last November's World Open in Qatar, takes the former Australian through to a quarter-final clash with England's 8th seed Rebecca Macree who disappointed local fans by eliminating the last Egyptian in the event. After losing to Macree in straight games in last week's Heliopolis Open in Cairo, Salma Shabana started aggressively, playing confidently and pinning her opponent in the back corners to extract errors. Much to the delight of the TV commentators and the excited crowd, the Egyptian qualifier took the first game. Macree began to take control of the match and, despite encouragement by her coach and husband Omar Elborolossy, the top twenty player, Shabana was unable to maintain her concentration and Macree ultimately booked her quarter-final slot with a 4-9 9-4 9-6 9-1 victory in 56 minutes. "I don't mind who I play now," said the world No7 from London with a broad smile. "I really like the court and love being in Hurghada." The other quarter-final clash decided under the second successive cloudless evening sky in Hurghada will be an all-English affair between England No1 Cassie Jackman and world No6 Tania Bailey. Jackman faced compatriot Vicky Botwright, who avoided the rigours and risks of qualifying when upgraded to the main draw following Natalie Pohrer's flu-induced withdrawal. With Botwright, no rally is a lost cause as she scampers around, but the match itself was. Try as she certainly did, the Manchester-based world No14 was regularly undone by the combination of accurate placement and weight of shot that Jackman employs. After 46 minutes, Jackman had secured her 9-4 9-2 9-3 victory. In the final match of the evening Tania Bailey was expected to be simply too severe for surprise qualifier Carla Khan - despite not having won a match since February after suffering with a long-term virus for most of the year. Bailey was two games up before her Pakistan opponent settled into the match and began to link her athletic pace to more effective shot-making. Khan eventually reached game ball at 8-7 in the third and although it was saved, she reached a second at 9-8 after a protracted rally. Now Bailey hit a tired shot into the bottom of the tin and Khan was back in business. Bailey looked tired, was going short and trying to avoid lengthy exchanges in the fourth - but eventually crawled home in 53 minutes to claim her first win for four months in a 9-1 9-4 8-10 9-5 scoreline.