Russell Roars Into Goshen Semis
1st round:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) 9-3, 7-0 ret. (19m)
[6] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Sarah Parsons (CAN) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 (16m)
[4] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) bt [Q] Imelda Salazar Martinez (MEX) 9-1, 9-4, 9-2 (27m)
[8] Carolyn Russell (CAN) bt [Q] Nayelly Hernandez (MEX) 9-0, 9-3, 9-1 (18m)
[7] Alana Miller (CAN) bt Tara Mullins (CAN) 9-1, 9-4, 10-8 (49m)
[3] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Kirsty McPhee (ENG) 9-5, 9-6, 9-2 (35m)
[5] Latasha Khan (USA) bt Karina Herrera Zuniga (MEX) 9-3, 10-9, 9-0 (38m)
[2] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt Laura Mylotte (IRL) 9-2, 9-2, 9-0 (27m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt [6] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 9-5, 9-3, 9-1 (25m)
[8] Carolyn Russell (CAN) bt [4] Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-5, 9-6, 9-1 (55m)
[3] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [7] Alana Miller (CAN) 9-4, 0-9, 7-9, 9-2, 9-1 (73m)
[2] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt [5] Latasha Khan (USA) 9-6, 4-9, 9-4, 9-3 (57m)
Carolyn Russell celebrated her 33rd birthday in fine style when she upset England's No4 seed Rebecca Botwright in straight games in the quarter-finals of the Women's Subway Goshen Squash Open in the WISPA World Tour event in Goshen, in the US state of Indiana.
The eighth seed from Canada beat the higher-ranked Botwright 9-5, 9-6, 9-1 in 55 minutes to earn a surprise semi-final berth against Rebecca Chiu, the top seed from Hong Kong who beat India's Joshna Chinappa 9-5, 9-3, 9-1.
The other semi-final will see New Zealand's second seed Jaclyn Hawkes take on third-seeded Mexican Samantha Teran. Hawkes ended local hopes in the event by beating Seattle's fifth seed Latasha Khan 9-6, 4-9, 9-4, 9-3, while Teran had to fight back from 2/1 down against Alana Miller before beating the No7 seed from Canada 9-4, 0-9, 7-9, 9-2, 9-1 in 73 minutes.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) v [8] Carolyn Russell (CAN)
[2] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) v [3] Samantha Teran (MEX)