WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Women's Ottawa International Squash Championship, Ottawa, Canada

Quarter-finals:
[Q] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt [8] Laura Lengthorn (ENG) 9-3, 9-4, 2-9, 9-6 (54m)
Melissa Martin (AUS) bt Runa Reta (CAN) 9-3, 9-2, 6-9, 9-3 (37m)
[7] Carla Khan (PAK) bt Samantha Teran (MEX) w/o
[2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [Q] Lauren Briggs (ENG) 9-0, 9-3, 9-6 (35m)

Leevey Lashes Lengthorn

New Zealand qualifier Tamsyn Leevey continued her assault on higher-ranked players in the Women's Ottawa International Squash Championship in Canada when she defeated England's Laura Lengthorn in the quarter-finals in Ottawa.

Leevey, who upset the top seed Sharon Wee in the first round, beat eighth-seeded Lengthorn 9-3 9-4 2-9 9-6 and now faces Australia's unseeded Melissa Martin in the semi-finals. 

The other semi-final will feature England's second seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter and seventh-seeded Pakistani Carla Khan.  The Englishwoman beat compatriot Lauren Briggs 9-0 9-3 9-6 while Khan gained a walkover after the withdrawal of Mexico's Samantha Teran.