Marsh McLennan Apawamis Open 2005
07-10 January, Rye, New York, USA, $30k 

11-Jan:

Power & Kawy Triumph In Rye

After securing only one PSA Tour title in 2004, Canada's Jonathon Power kicked off the New Year in fine style by winning the men's trophy in the Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Squash Open in Rye, USA.  Egypt's Omneya Abdel Kawy claimed the women's title after a five-game victory over England's Vicky Botwright.

Second seed Power, the 30-year-old former world No1 from Montreal, had reached the final against Egypt's Karim Darwish, the No1 seed and defending champion, without dropping a game.

But after a lengthy tie-break in the opener, it was Darwish that took the lead.  Power fought back, however, and won the next three games to take the 34th PSA title of his career in a 10-11 11-5 11-10 11-2 scoreline.

In the women's final, top seed Kawy twice fell behind against Botwright, the No2 seed.  But the 19-year-old world junior champion from Cairo maintained the pressure to pull off a 5-9 9-1 2-9 9-7 9-5 victory to earn the second WISPA World Tour title of her career - almost exactly a year after securing the first.

Marsh McLennan Apawamis Open 2005
7-10 Jan,  Rye, New York, USA, $30k
1st Round
7th Jan		 Quarters
8th Jan		 Semis
9th Jan		 Final
10th Jan
[1] Karim Darwish (Egy)
11/9, 5/11, 11/4, 11/13, 11/6
Shahier Razik (Can)		 Karim Darwish
6/11, 11/4, 11/7, 11/1
Bradley Ball		 Karim Darwish

11/13, 9/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/4

Dan Jenson		 Karim Darwish
 

14-16, 11-5, 12-10, 11-2
 

Jonathon Power
[7] Alex Gough (Wal)
11/8, 8/11, 11/7, 11/3
Bradley Ball (Eng)
[3] Dan Jenson (Aus)
12/10, 4/11, 11/7, 11/9
[Q] Alister Walker (Eng)		 Dan Jenson
 11/5, 9/11, 8/11, 11/9, 11/5
Rodney Durbach
[6] Rodney Durbach (Rsa)
12/10, 11/13, 11/6, 11/7
[Q] Mark Heather (Eng)
[Q] Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra)
11/6, 12/10, 11/6
[8] Shahid Zaman (Pak)		 Jean-Michel Arcucci
11/4, 11/8, 9/11, 1/11, 11/6
Renan Lavigne		 Renan Lavigne

11/3, 11/4, 11/2


Jonathon Power
[Q] Raj Nanda (Aus)
11/2, 11/13, 11/4, 11/9
[4] Renan Lavigne (Fra)
Hisham Moh'd Ashour (Egy)
11/5, 12/10, 11/3
[5] Mark Chaloner (Eng)		 Mark Chaloner
11/7, 11/5, 11/9
Jonathon Power 
Gavin Jones (Wal)
11/4, 11/4, 11/2
[2] Jonathon Power (Can)


Qualifying:
Finals:
Raj Nanda (Aus) bt Aaron Frankcomb (Aus)  11/10, 4/11, 11/10, 11/7
Jean-Michel Arcucci (Fra) bt Karim Yehia (Egy)  11/5, 11/7, 11/1
Mark Heather (Eng) bt Lee Drew (Eng)  7/11, 6/11, 11/5, 11/4, 11/2
Alister Walker (Eng) bt Eric Galvez  (Mex)  11/8, 13/11, 11/8

Round One:
R.Nanda bt D.Patterson  11/2, 11/6, 11/8
A.Frankcomb bt V.Berg  11/3, 11/8, 11/3
K.Yehia bt S.Ross   11/2, 7/11, 5/11, 11/5, 11/7
J.m.Arcucci bt N.Kyme  11/6, 11/5, 11/7
L.Drew-B.Gould  12/10, 11/7, 11/8
M.Heather bt W.Broadbent 11/7, 11/5 rtd
E.Galves bt J.Illingsworth  11/4, 5/11, 11/8, 11/3
A.Walker bt P.Quick  11/6, 11/9, 11/9

Marsh McLennan Apawamis Open 2005
7-10 Jan,  Rye, New York, USA, $24k
1st Round
7th Jan		 Quarters
8th Jan		 Semis
9th Jan		 Final
10th Jan
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy)
9/1, 9/2, 9/3
[Q] Melanie Jans-Burke (Can)		 Omneya Abdel Kawy
10/8, 9/2, 9/1

Latasha Khan		 Omneya Abdel Kawy

4/9, 9/5, 9/2, 10/8

Isabelle Stoehr		 Omneya Abdel Kawy
 

5-9, 9-1, 2-9, 9-7, 9-5
 

Vicky Botwright

 
[8] Latasha Khan (Usa)
9/7, 4/9, 2/9, 9/4, 9/5
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (Eng)
[4] Isabelle Stoehr (Fra)
9/1, 9/4, 9/5
[Q] Tara Mullins (Can)		 Isabelle Stoehr
9/5, 9/3, 2/9, 9/6
Pamela Nimmo
[7] Pamela Nimmo (Sco)
9/1, 10/8, 9/4
Becky Botwright (Eng)
[8] Laura Lengthorn (Eng)
7/9, 9/7, 9/6, 4/9, 9/2
[Q] Kasey Brown (Aus)		 Kasey Brown
9/1, 9/1, 9/1
Jenny Duncalf		 Jenny Duncalf

9/7, 9/1, 9/3


Vicky Botwright
[Q] Alana Miller (Can)
6/9, 5/9, 9/3, 9/6, 10/8
[3] Jenny Duncalf (Eng)
Melissa Martin (Aus)
9/3, 9/6, 5/9, 9/5
[6] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg)		 Rebecca Chiu
9/2, 9/4, 10/8
Vicky Botwright
Heidi Mather (Aus)
9/6, 9/3, 9/2
[2] Vicky Botwright (Eng)


Qualifying:
Finals:
Kasey Brown (Aus) bt Meredith Quick (Usa)  9/6, 9/5, 9/1
Tara Mullins (Can) bt Daniela Schumann (Ger)  9/3, 9/2, 9/4
Melanie Jans-Burke (Can) bt Louisa Hall (Usa)  9/6, 9/3, 9/4
Alana Miller (Can) bt Suzie Pierrepont (Eng)  9/3, 4/9, 3/9, 9/4, 9/4

Round One:
K.Brown bye
M.quick bye
T.Mullins bt M.Quibell  8/10, 9/1, 9/ 6, 1/9, 9/7
D.Schuman bye
L.Hall bt H.Prockop  9/2, 9/4, 9/1
M.Jans Burke bt L.Stevenson 9/0, 9/0,9/ 0
S.Pierrepont  J.Saxby  9/3, 9/1, 9/1
A.Miller bt A.Siebert  9/0, 9/2, 9/4

Reports
10-Jan:
 Top Seeds In Apawamis Final
  

The two top seeds will contest both the men's and women's finals in the Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Squash Open after contrasting victories in the semi-finals in Rye, USA.

Egypt's Karim Darwish, the No1 seed and defending champion, had to come from two games down to overcome Australia's third seed Dan Jenson 10-11 9-11 11-6 11-8 11-4 to reach his 15th PSA Tour final. 

In the other men's semi-final, Canada's second seed Jonathon Power brushed aside Frenchman Renan Lavigne, the fourth seed, 11-3 11-4 11-2 in his third successive straight games win in the event.

Egypt's favourite in the women's event needed four games to reach the final.  Omneya Abdel Kawy, from Cairo, lost the first game against France's fourth seed Isabelle Stoehr but powered back to win 4-9 9-5 9-2 10-8.

Her opponent in the final will be England's No2 seed Vicky Botwright, the 9-7 9-1 9-3 victor over compatriot Jenny Duncalf.

 

08-Jan:
 Egyptian Favourites Succeed In Contrasting Season Openers

Top seeds Karim Darwish and Omneya Abdel Kawy, both from Cairo in Egypt, won their first round matches in the Marsh & McLennan Apawamis Squash Open to begin their new year on the international circuit in contrasting styles in Rye, NY, in the USA.

Darwish, the world No8 whose victory in the event last year began a run of three successive titles on the PSA Tour, was twice pegged back by unseeded Canadian Shahier Razik before scrambling to a 11-9 5-11 11-4 10-11 11-6 victory.

Kawy, however, was less troubled by her Canadian opponent in the first round of the women's event.  The 19-year-old world junior champion sauntered to a 9-1 9-2 9-3 win over qualifier Melanie Jans Burke to set up a quarter-final meeting with USA's Latasha Khan.