WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Carol Weymuller Women's US Open Squash Championship, New York, USA

Semi-finals:
[1] Carol Owens (NZL) bt [8] Natalie Grinham (AUS) 9-4, 9-2, 9-1
[6] Cassie Jackman (ENG) bt [5] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) 9-1, 10-8, 9-4

Jackman & Owens To Contest US Open Final

Favourite Carol Owens and sixth seed Cassie Jackman will contest the final of the Carol Weymuller Women's US Open Squash Championship after both players secured straight games semi-final victories at the Heights Casino in New York.

Jackman, the 30-year-old world No6 from Norwich in England, is celebrating her second WISPA World Tour final appearance in ten days, after reaching the British Open climax in Nottingham at the beginning of the month.  Her opponent Vanessa Atkinson, the fifth seed from the Netherlands, had trouble handling Jackman's powerful short shots as the Englishwoman dominated the mid court area. 

A short lapse in the second allowed the seven-times Dutch champion to come back from 4-8 - but it was short-lived as Jackman took control again and stormed to a 9-1 10-8 9-4 victory. 

While Jackman is on the verge of her fourth US Open title, New Zealand's Carol Owens is hoping for a second successive success after winning the Weymuller trophy for the first time in 2002. 

A game of control and power saw Owens dominate Australia's eighth seed Natalie Grinham as the world No1 cruised to a 9-4 9-2 9-1 win and her 49th appearance in a WISPA final.