Finals:
[2] Karim Darwish bt [Q] Dan Jenson
      15/7, 15/9, 17/15
[2] Linda Charman bt [1] Natalie Grainger
      9/3, 9/4, 9/2

Charman denies Grainger in Rye
England's Linda Charman denied hopes of a home victory at the Apawamis Club in Rye with a straight-game demolition of the USA's top seed Natalie Grainger to claim the first WISPA title of 2004.

In the men's event Egypt's former world junior champion Karim Darwish ended the run of Aussie qualifier Dan Jenson.

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Semis:
Top two cruise into women's final
as Chaloner limps out in Rye
The top seeds cruised into the women's Apawamis Open final, with the USA's Natalie Grainger beating world junior champion Omneya Abdel Kawy while Linda Charman beat compatriot Vicky Botwright, both in straight games ... more

Quarters:
Upsets Abound In Rye
Men's seeds have crashed while women's have survived in the Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Open in Rye, New York - the opening event of the year on the international squash calendar ... more

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Thanks to Leeza Hofs, Madeleine Sullivan, Daruka Dasa and Ned Monaghan for sending in results!!

 Dan Jenson

15-7, 15-9, 17-15

 Karim Darwish

 Karim Darwish

Qualifying finals:
Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Mikkel Korsbjerg (DEN) 15-11, 15-6, 11-15, 15-8
Gavin Jones (WAL) bt Mark Heather (ENG) 15-12, 15-9, 15-10
Jan Koukal (CZE) bt Rafael Alarcon (BRA) 11-15, 8-15, 15-10, 15-8, 15-4
Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 15-12, 12-15, 15-10, 15-7

1st qualifying round:
Dan Jenson (AUS) bt Paul Brogna (USA) 15-4, 15-3, 15-1
Mikkel Korsbjerg (DEN) bt Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 15-12, 10-15, 9-15, 15-7, 15-9
Gavin Jones (WAL) bt Andrew Whipp (ENG) 13-15, 15-10, 15-11, 15-6
Mark Heather (ENG) bt Kumail Mehmood (PAK) 12-15, 15-14, 11-15, 15-10, 15-10
Rafael Alarcon (BRA) bt Segun Maku (USA) 15-8, 12-15, 15-4, 15-2
Jan Koukal (CZE) bt Dylan Patterson (USA) 15-2, 15-1, 15-1
Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Karim Yehia (EGY) 15-5, 15-5, 15-9
Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt Matt Jenson (AUS) 15-2, 15-8, 15-5

 9/3, 9/4, 9/2
 

  Linda Charman

Qualifying Finals:
Jans bt Pittock 3-0, Naude bt Botwright 3-0, Nimmo bt Martin 3-2, Lengthorn bt Hall 3-0

Qualifying round one:
Amelia Pittock bt Suzie Pierrepont 3-0, Melanie Jans bt Line Hansen 3-1
Annelize Naude bt Lily Lorentzen 3-0, Rebecca Botwright bt Sarah Kippax 3-1
Melissa Martin bt Meredith Quick 3-1, Pamela Nimmo bt Hope Prockrup 3-0
Louisa Hall bt Heidi Mather 3-1, Laura Lenghthorn bt Ivy Pochoda 3-0

Semis:
Top two cruise into women's final
as Chaloner limps out in Rye
The top seeds cruised into the women's Apawamis Open final, with the USA's Natalie Grainger beating world junior champion Omneya Abdel Kawy while Linda Charman beat compatriot Vicky Botwright, both in straight games.

England's Mark Chaloner was unable to follow up yesterday's victory over top seed Anthony Ricketts, forced to retire with an ankle injury against Dan Jenson. Jenson meets Karim Darwish in the final after the Egyptian ended the seed-stopping exploits of Shahier Razik.

At 5-5 in the first game, seventh-seeded Chaloner twisted his ankle and took a three-minute injury break. "I went back on court, but was only able to move in straight lines!" said the 31-year-old from Lincoln. "I tried to play on, but couldn't do myself justice, so had to retire after the end of the second game."

Quarters:
Upsets Abound In Rye
Men's seeds have crashed while women's have survived in the Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Open in Rye, New York - the opening event of the year on the international squash calendar.

Australia's world No8 Anthony Ricketts, top seed in the men's event, crashed out in the quarter-finals to England's Mark Chaloner, the seventh seed, 15-14 10-15 15-6 15-9.

Chaloner, who lost to the Australian in the second round of the Canadian Open in November, will be boosted by this win since slipping to 25 in the latest world rankings after holding 11th place during last year.

The 31-year-old from Lincoln, now based in Hertfordshire, next faces Australian qualifier Dan Jenson, who defeated fellow qualifier Jan Koukal, from the Czech Republic, 15-11 15-3 15-3.

Unseeded Canadian Shahier Razik followed his dismissal of fourth seed Graham Ryding in the first round - a repeat of the upset over his compatriot in the Pan American Games final in August last year - by beating sixth-seeded Welshman Alex Gough 15-10 15-12 15-12. Razik now meets Egypt's No2 seed Karim Darwish in the semi-finals.

The women's event semi-finals pair up USA's top seed Natalie Grainger with 4th seed Omneya Abdel Kawy, from Egypt, and England's second seed Linda Charman against compatriot and third seed Vicky Botwright - with only Charman needing more than three games to overcome her quarter-final opponent.