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31/01/2018
Cleveland Classic 2018

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King Shocks El Welily To Lift Cleveland Classic Title Live Streaming Court 1 and Court 2 $50,000 Women's Cleveland Classic, Cleveland Racquet Club, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland Classic 2018 31 Jan - 05 Feb  Ohio, USA, $50k Live Streaming Court 1 and Court 2

Round ONE 02 Feb	Quarters 03 Feb	Semis 04 Feb	Final 05 Feb
[1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) 11-2, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3 (29m) [Q] Tinne Gilis (BEL)	Raneem El Welily 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 (41m) Victoria Lust	Raneem El Welily 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 (27m) Alison Waters	Raneem El Welily 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (35m) Joelle King
[8] Victoria Lust (ENG) 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 (45m) Fiona Moverley (ENG)
[6] Olivia Blatchford (USA) 11-2, 4-11, 11-9, 11-4 (36m) Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	Olivia Blatchford 8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 8-11, 11-3 (53m)  Alison Waters
[4] Alison Waters (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-1 (25m) [WC] Marina de Juan Gallach (ESP)
[3] Joelle King (NZL) 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (33m) [Q] Hollie Naughton (CAN)	Joelle King 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 13-11 (56m) Tesni Evans	Joelle King 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (24m) Amanda Sobhy
[7] Tesni Evans (WAL) 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 (40m) Millie Tomlinson (ENG)
[5] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (21m) [Q] Haley Mendez (USA)	Amanda Sobhy 4-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (34m) Sarah-Jane Perry
[Q] Nouran El Torky (EGY) 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (24m) [2] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)

Qualifying

Qualifying finals: Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt Alison Thomson (SCO) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 Haley Mendez (USA) bt Ineta Mackevica (LAT) 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 Nouran El Torky (EGY) bt Catalina Pelaez (COL) 12-14, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6 Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Samantha Teran (MEX) 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6 1st qualifying round: Hollie Naughton (CAN) bye Alison Thomson (SCO) bt Low Wee Nee (MAS) 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-3 Ineta Mackevica (LAT) bt Reyna Pacheco (USA) 12-10, 11-4, 11-4 Haley Mendez (USA) bye Catalina Pelaez (COL) bye Nouran El Torky (EGY) bt Giselle Delgado (CHI) 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 Samantha Teran (MEX) bye

REPORTS

King Shocks El Welily To Lift Cleveland Classic Title World No.9 Joelle King produced an upset in the final of the 2018 Cleveland Classic, defeating top seed Raneem El Welily 3-0 at the Cleveland Racquet Club. The third-seeded New Zealander took just 35 minutes to see off the Egyptian World Champion 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 to claim the title. King, the 29-year-old from Cambridge, had dropped just one game en route to the final – against World No.12 Tesni Evans in the quarter-finals – a run that also included wins over Canadian qualifier Hollie Naughton and US No.2 Amanda Sobhy, who reached the last four at only her second tournament back after recovering from a ruptured achilles. El Welily, meanwhile, shook off an ankle injury sustained at last month’s J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions to line up at the tournament and she racked up wins over Tinne Gilis, Victoria Lust and fourth seed Alison Waters to reach the title decider. King was superb throughout the 35-minute encounter as she kept the ball tight and limited El Welily’s ability to attack and she kept the World No.2 at bay to complete the win in straight games and lift the 11th PSA World Tour title of her career.