RESULTS: Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash Championships, Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland
Men's qualifying finals:
Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt David Barnett (ENG) 11-10 (3-1), 11-1, 8-11, 11-7 (54m)
Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-7, 10-11 (1-3), 11-4, 11-5 (43m)
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Paul Davis (AUS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (42m)
Tom Richards (ENG) bt Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7 (41m)
Women's qualifying finals:
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Jenna Gates (ENG) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0 (26m)
Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Orla Noom (NED) 9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (31m)
Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Alana Miller (CAN) 9-3, 4-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-4 (71m)
Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Aisling Blake (IRL) 0-9, 9-5, 7-9, 9-2, 9-4 (60m)
Perry Hurries Back To Defend Irish Open Title RESULTS: Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash Championships, Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland
Men's qualifying finals:
Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt David Barnett (ENG) 11-10 (3-1), 11-1, 8-11, 11-7 (54m)
Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt Wade Johnstone (AUS) 11-7, 10-11 (1-3), 11-4, 11-5 (43m)
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt Paul Davis (AUS) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (42m)
Tom Richards (ENG) bt Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7 (41m)
Women's qualifying finals:
Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Jenna Gates (ENG) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0 (26m)
Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Orla Noom (NED) 9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (31m)
Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Alana Miller (CAN) 9-3, 4-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-4 (71m)
Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Aisling Blake (IRL) 0-9, 9-5, 7-9, 9-2, 9-4 (60m)
Perry Hurries Back To Defend Irish Open Title
Irish number one Madeline Perry has raced back from the Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne to defend her title in the Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash
Championships, which get underway today (Thursday) at Fitzwilliam LTC in
Dublin after the completion of qualifying finals.
The 29-year-old from Banbridge has enjoyed an excellent twelve months since
winning the title for the first time last April – rising to a career-high
world No9 ranking this month.
"It's great to be back home after such a long time travelling and I am
really looking forward to defending my title in front of my home crowd," said
Perry on her arrival in Dublin.
Perry will face qualifier Tricia Chuah – but looked likely to meet
compatriot Aisling Blake when the Irish number twice led the Malaysian in the final
qualifying match. Chuah, however, put paid to the organisers' dream of an
all-Irish opening round clash by beating the Dublin-based 24-year-old 0-9, 9-5,
7-9, 9-2, 9-4 in exactly an hour.
Irish hopes in the men's event will be led by sixth seed Liam Kenny, winner
of the Irish national crown for the third time in December. The Dublin-based
28-year-old will meet English qualifier Tom Richards, who beat compatriot
Darren Lewis 11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7 in the qualifying finals.
France's world No32 Renan Lavigne is top seed in the event, and faces
fellow Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet, a qualifier, in the opening round. The
32-year-old from Marseille is expected to face Englishman Simon Parke in Sunday's
final. Yorkshireman Parke faces Irish wildcard Arthur Gaskin, of Carlow, in
the first round.
Spare a thought for England's Rebecca Botwright in the women's event. The
24-year-old from Manchester faces Lancashire team-mate Laura-Jane Lengthorn,
the No2 seed, in the first round in Dublin – then races across the Atlantic
to Houston in Texas where she will meet her older and top-seeded sister Vicky
Botwright - for the first time on the WISPA World Tour - in the opening
round of the Texas Open!
Updated men's 1st round draw:
[1] Renan Lavigne (FRA) v [Q] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
[7] Stacey Ross (ENG) v Lee Drew (ENG)
[3] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) v Alex Stait (ENG)
[6] Liam Kenny (IRL) v [Q] Tom Richards (ENG)
[8] Scott Handley (ENG) v [Q] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS)
[4] Borja Golan (ESP) v [Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM)
[5] Ben Garner (ENG) v Mark Krajcsak (HUN)
[2] Simon Parke (ENG) v Arthur Gaskin (IRL)
Updated women's 1st round draw:
[1] Madeline Perry (NIR) v [Q] Tricia Chuah (MAS)
[6] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) v Raneem El Weleily (EGY)
[4] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) v Lauren Briggs (ENG)
[7] Sharon Wee (MAS) v [Q] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL)
[5] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) v [Q] Manuela Manetta (ITA)
[3] Annelize Naude (NED) v Suzie Pierrepont (ENG)
[8] Tegwen Malik (WAL) v [Q] Sarah Kippax (ENG)
[2] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) v Rebecca Botwright (ENG)
Irish number one Madeline Perry has raced back from the Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne to defend her title in the Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash
Championships, which get underway today (Thursday) at Fitzwilliam LTC in
Dublin after the completion of qualifying finals.
The 29-year-old from Banbridge has enjoyed an excellent twelve months since
winning the title for the first time last April – rising to a career-high
world No9 ranking this month.
"It's great to be back home after such a long time travelling and I am
really looking forward to defending my title in front of my home crowd," said
Perry on her arrival in Dublin.
Perry will face qualifier Tricia Chuah – but looked likely to meet
compatriot Aisling Blake when the Irish number twice led the Malaysian in the final
qualifying match. Chuah, however, put paid to the organisers' dream of an
all-Irish opening round clash by beating the Dublin-based 24-year-old 0-9, 9-5,
7-9, 9-2, 9-4 in exactly an hour.
Irish hopes in the men's event will be led by sixth seed Liam Kenny, winner
of the Irish national crown for the third time in December. The Dublin-based
28-year-old will meet English qualifier Tom Richards, who beat compatriot
Darren Lewis 11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-7 in the qualifying finals.
France's world No32 Renan Lavigne is top seed in the event, and faces
fellow Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet, a qualifier, in the opening round. The
32-year-old from Marseille is expected to face Englishman Simon Parke in Sunday's
final. Yorkshireman Parke faces Irish wildcard Arthur Gaskin, of Carlow, in
the first round.
Spare a thought for England's Rebecca Botwright in the women's event. The
24-year-old from Manchester faces Lancashire team-mate Laura-Jane Lengthorn,
the No2 seed, in the first round in Dublin – then races across the Atlantic
to Houston in Texas where she will meet her older and top-seeded sister Vicky
Botwright - for the first time on the WISPA World Tour - in the opening
round of the Texas Open!
Updated men's 1st round draw:
[1] Renan Lavigne (FRA) v [Q] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
[7] Stacey Ross (ENG) v Lee Drew (ENG)
[3] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) v Alex Stait (ENG)
[6] Liam Kenny (IRL) v [Q] Tom Richards (ENG)
[8] Scott Handley (ENG) v [Q] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS)
[4] Borja Golan (ESP) v [Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM)
[5] Ben Garner (ENG) v Mark Krajcsak (HUN)
[2] Simon Parke (ENG) v Arthur Gaskin (IRL)
Updated women's 1st round draw:
[1] Madeline Perry (NIR) v [Q] Tricia Chuah (MAS)
[6] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) v Raneem El Weleily (EGY)
[4] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) v Lauren Briggs (ENG)
[7] Sharon Wee (MAS) v [Q] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL)
[5] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) v [Q] Manuela Manetta (ITA)
[3] Annelize Naude (NED) v Suzie Pierrepont (ENG)
[8] Tegwen Malik (WAL) v [Q] Sarah Kippax (ENG)
[2] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) v Rebecca Botwright (ENG)