RESULTS: Naracoorte Squash Open, Naracoorte, SA, Australia
Men's 1st round:
[1] Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Justin Beard (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 (30m)
[5] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt Joseph Desira (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-2 (27m)
[4] Luke Margan (AUS) bt Matias Tuomi (FIN) 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 4-11, 11-9 (52m)
[6] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) bt [Q] Brent Dunkley (AUS) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 (31m)
[Q] Jacob Lohrisch (AUS) bt [8] Yasunori Ishiwata (JPN) 11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4 (47m)
[3] Mike Corren (AUS) bt Alex Aldis (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (27m)
[7] Sam Atkins (NZL) bt [Q] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 (32m)
[2] Jason Mudge (AUS) bt [Q] Mark Price (AUS) 6-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (45m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Dan Jenson (AUS) bt [5] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-1, 11-6, 11-4 (36m)
[4] Luke Margan (AUS) bt [6] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 11-10 (2-0), 11-1, 11-5 (25m)
[3] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Jacob Lohrisch (AUS) 11-8, 11-7, 11-0 (32m)
[2] Jason Mudge (AUS) bt [7] Sam Atkins (NZL) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 (36m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Dan Jenson (AUS) bt [4] Luke Margan (AUS) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 (32m)
[2] Jason Mudge (AUS) bt [3] Mike Corren (AUS) 6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 (70m)
Women's 1st round:
[1] Melissa Martin (AUS) bt Donna Urquhart (AUS) 9-2, 9-6, 9-5 (35m)
[8] Sally Looi (MAS) bt Lynette Jackson (AUS) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 (18m)
[3] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt Rachel Smith (AUS) 9-0, 9-2, 10-8 (32m)
[6] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt Siti Munirah Jusoh (MAS) 9-0, 9-2, 9-1 (24m)
[7] Mami Nishio (JPN) bt Peta Hughes (AUS) 10-8, 10-8, 9-5 (46m)
[4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt Sachiko Shinta (JPN) 9-5, 4-9, 9-7, 9-5 (52m)
[5] Elise Ng (HKG) bt Lyndal Morrison (AUS) 9-5, 4-9, 9-0, 9-0 (30m)
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt Kirsty Groves (AUS) 9-1, 9-2, 9-4 (20m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Melissa Martin (AUS) bt [8] Sally Looi (MAS) 9-2, 9-5, 9-0 (26m)
[3] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt [6] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 9-4, 1-9, 10-9, 9-5 (65m)
[7] Mami Nishio (JPN) bt [4] Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) 9-4, 0-9, 10-8, 6-9, 9-5 (65m)
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt [5] Elise Ng (HKG) 9-1, 9-2, 9-1 (25m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Melissa Martin (AUS) bt [3] Dianne Desira (AUS) 9-4, 9-3, 8-10, 7-9, 9-4 (58m)
[2] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt [7] Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-0, 9-4, 9-7 (32m)
Domestic Success Assured In Naracoorte Open
Australian success in the Naracoorte Squash Open is guaranteed after local players made it through to both the men's and women's finals in Naracoorte, South Australia.
Top seed Dan Jenson secured his first PSA Tour appearance of the year – but the 17th of his career – when he despatched fellow Australian Luke Margan 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 in a 32-minute semi-final today (Saturday).
The other semi-final was also an all-Australian affair in which No3 seed Jason Mudge battled for 70 minute to upset second seed Mike Corren 6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 to earn a place in the event's final for the second year in a row.
Favourite Melissa Martin reached her first WISPA World Tour final of the year with a hard-fought 9-4, 9-3, 8-10, 7-9, 9-4 victory over third-seeded compatriot Dianne Desira in 58 minutes.
The 29-year-old from Adelaide will face second seed Kasey Brown after the 20-year-old from New South Wales defeated Japan's Mami Nishio, the No7 seed, 9-0, 9-4, 9-7 in 32 minutes.