RESULTS: Australia Day Squash Challenge, Brisbane, Australia
Men's 1st round:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Sunil Seth (AUS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-1
[7] Josh Cardwell (AUS) bt Jamie Mcervale (AUS) 11-8, 11-4 ret.
[3] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) bt Sam Fife (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
[5] Luke Forster (AUS) bt [Q] Lance Beddoes (NZL) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9
[6] Jacob Alexander (AUS) bt Courtney West (AUS) 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
[4] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt James Skiffington (NZL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9
[8] Peter Taylor (AUS) bt [Q] Joseph Watts (NZL) 13-11, 11-3, 11-0
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [Q] Wesley Cusick (AUS) 11-0, 11-1, 11-1
Quarter-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [7] Josh Cardwell (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 13-15, 11-5
[3] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) bt [5] Luke Forster (AUS) 8-11, 9-11, 11-1, 11-0, 11-3
[4] Rex Hedrick (AUS) bt [6] Jacob Alexander (AUS) 11-5, 11-2, 11-4
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [8] Peter Taylor (AUS) 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
Semi-finals:
[1] Mike Corren (AUS) bt [3] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [4] Rex Hedrick (AUS) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
Final:
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [1] Mike Corren (AUS) 11-8, 6-11, 12-10, 11-1
Women's 1st round:
[1] Melody Francis (AUS) bt Rachael Carey (AUS) 11-3, 11-7, 11-7
[5] Lana Harrison (NZL) bt Luka Stroop (AUS) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5
[3] Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt Jennifer Brown (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
[6] Samantha Davies (AUS) bt [Q] Bethany Brazier (AUS) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7
[8] Selena Shaikh (AUS) bt Tiffany Loss (AUS) 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 13-11
[4] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [Q] Grace Mcervale (AUS) 11-3, 11-1, 11-5
[7] Maggy Marshall (AUS) bt Dijo Sexton (AUS) 11-8, 11-0, 11-3
[2] Amanda Cranston (NZL) bt Alyssa Mcinerney (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Melody Francis (AUS) bt [5] Lana Harrison (NZL) 11-4, 11-2, 11-1
[3] Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt [6] Samantha Davies (AUS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
[4] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [8] Selena Shaikh (AUS) 11-9, 11-2, 11-2
[7] Maggy Marshall (AUS) bt [2] Amanda Cranston (NZL) 12-14, 11-7, 5-11, 11-2, 11-5
Semi-finals:
[3] Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt [1] Melody Francis (AUS) 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, 13-11
[4] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [7] Maggy Marshall (AUS) 4-11, 11-9, 11-6, 12-10
Final:
[3] Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt [4] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 11-3, 11-13, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7
There were surprise local title wins for Zac Alexander and Zoe Petrovansky in the Australia Day Challenge squash events at the Daisy Hill Squash Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
Second seed Zac Alexander carved out an 11-8, 6-11, 12-10, 11-1 upset over top-seeded compatriot Mike Corren in the final of the $3,000 PSA World Tour Satellite event.
Alexander, the Australian national champion, was celebrating the fourth Tour title triumph of his career.
Zoe Petrovansky made her breakthrough in the semi-finals of the $4,000 WISPA World Tour event with a four-game dismissal of favourite Melody Francis.
The 19-year-old Queenslander went on to defeat fourth seed Sarah Cardwell 11-3, 11-13, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7 in the final to pick up her first WISPA title in her maiden appearance in a Tour final.