Donna Downs Peta To Reach Gannon Semis
1st round:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [Q] Larissa Stephenson (NZL) 9-3, 9-4, 9-1
[5] Alana Miller (CAN) bt Amanda Siebert (USA) w/o
[4] Peta Hughes (AUS) bt Ashley Clackson (CAN) 9-3, 9-2, 9-4
[6] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt [Q] Victoria Chishimba (ZAM) 9-0, 9-1, 9-2
[8] Neha Kumar (CAN) bt [Q] Ileana Novelo (MEX) 9-5, 9-5, 9-4
[3] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Fernanda Rocha (ARG) 9-7, 9-3, 9-2
[7] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt Karina Herrera Zuniga (MEX) 9-2, 9-1, 9-0
[2] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [Q] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 9-1, 9-5, 9-6
Quarter-finals:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [5] Alana Miller (CAN) 9-4, 9-1, 9-1
[6] Donna Urquhart (AUS) bt [4] Peta Hughes (AUS) 9-5, 9-5, 4-9, 10-8
[3] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [8] Neha Kumar (CAN) 9-3, 9-5, 9-2
[2] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [7] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 9-3, 9-5, 9-3
Sixth seed Donna Urquhart upset her Australian compatriot Peta Hughes to earn an unexpected place in the semi-finals of the Women's Gannon Southport Squash Open in Southport, USA.
The 20-year-old from Maclean despatched the fourth-seeded Queenslander 9-5, 9-5, 4-9, 10-8 and will now face top seed Samantha Teran for a place in the final. The Mexican number one crushed Canada's Alana Miller 9-4, 9-1, 9-1.
There will also be Australian interest in the other semi-final after third seed Amelia Pittock beat Canada's Neha Kumar 9-3, 9-5, 9-2. The 23-year-old from Dromana in Victoria will now meet second seed Latasha Khan, who defeated Australian Lisa Camilleri 9-3, 9-5, 9-3.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) v [6] Donna Urquhart (AUS)
[2] Latasha Khan (USA) v [3] Amelia Pittock (AUS)