RESULTS: NSW Squash Classic, Sydney, Australia
Men's 1st round:
[1] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [Q] Frank Hartkoren (NED) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10
[7] Josh Cardwell (AUS) bt Alex Grayson (NZL) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4
[4] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) bt Jamie Mathews (ENG) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5
Reiko Peter (SUI) bt [5] Justin Beard (AUS) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7
[8] Jacob Alexander (AUS) bt [Q] Haroon Samad (PAK) 11-8, 11-1, 11-9
[3] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt [Q] Evan Williams (NZL) 11-9, 11-4, 12-10
[6] Bart Ravelli (NED) bt Peter Taylor (AUS) 11-4, 6-11, 5-11, 11-1, 11-8
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [Q] Sunil Seth (AUS) 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8
Quarter-finals:
[1] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [7] Josh Cardwell (AUS) 11-5, 11-8, 11-2
[4] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) bt Reiko Peter (SUI) 7-11, 13-11, 11-3, 10-12, 11-8
[3] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) bt [8] Jacob Alexander (AUS) 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [6] Bart Ravelli (NED) 5-11, 14-12, 11-7, 11-2
Semi-finals:
[1] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [4] Nathan Stevenson (AUS) 11-3, 11-4, 12-10
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [3] Matthew Karwalski (AUS) 9-11, 11-6, 11-13, 13-11, 11-8
Final:
[2] Zac Alexander (AUS) bt [1] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7
Women's 1st round:
[7] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) bt Emily Stack-Masula (AUS) 11-5, 11-2, 11-0
[3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt Jessica Turnbull (AUS) 11-1, 11-3, 11-5
[5] Maggy Marshall (AUS) bt Jennifer Brown (AUS) 11-8, 11-3, 11-1
[6] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt Sarah Nelson (AUS) w/o
[4] Samantha Davies (AUS) bt Carin Clonda (EST) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4
[8] Elpiniki Clement (USA) bt Bonny Wu (AUS) 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Quarter-finals:
[1] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [7] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) 11-6, 11-2, 7-11, 11-4
[3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [5] Maggy Marshall (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7
[4] Samantha Davies (AUS) bt [6] Tamika Saxby (AUS) 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3
[2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [8] Elpiniki Clement (USA) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4
[2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [4] Samantha Davies (AUS) 11-3, 11-9, 11-9
Final:
[1] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) 11-7, 11-8, 13-11
Australians Zac Alexander and Lisa Camilleri claimed the NSW Classic titles in the new international squash circuit event at Thornleigh Sydney Squash Centre in Sydney, Australia.
Brisbane-based Zac Alexander notched up his third PSA World Tour title in a row – and his fourth of the year on home soil – when he beat fellow countryman Scott Arnold in the final of the men's $6,000 Super Satellite event.
But the 21-year-old second seed was taken the full distance by compatriot Matthew Karwalski in the semi-finals before overcoming the No3 seed 9-11, 11-6, 11-13, 13-11, 11-8.
Alexander still had enough in reserve in the final, however, to register his first win in three Tour meetings with Scott Arnold, dismissing the Sydney-born 24-year-old 11-6, 11-9, 11-7.
The triumph marks the seventh PSA Tour title of Alexander's career.
The final of the women's $6,800 WISPA World Tour saw Lisa Camilleri record her sixth successive Tour title and extend her impressive unbeaten record to 23 matches in a row.
The 27-year-old Queenslander only dropped one game en-route to the final where she faced rising South Korean star Song Sun-Mi.
But the Melbourne-based top seed was too strong for second seed Song Sun-Mi, winning 11-7, 11-8, 13-11 to claim the 12th Tour title of her career.