Craig Captures Perth Prize
New
Zealander Megan Craig captured her second WSA World Tour
title of the year when she beat home hope Christine Nunn in the
final of the Women's City of Perth WA Open, the WSA Challenger
5 squash event at the Terrace Squash Centre in Perth,
Western Australia.
The
22-year-old top seed reached the 12th final of her career after seeing
off Australian Lakeesha Rarere, the 17-year-old third seed from
Queensland, in a four-game semi.
Second seed
Nunn made the final without dropping a game, taking out fourth-seeded
compatriot Jessica Turnbull in the other semi to notch up her
fourth final appearance.
The final
was an entertaining affair, with Kiwi Craig running out the winner 11-9,
11-8, 7-11, 11-9 in 50 minutes to claim her eighth Tour trophy.
RESULTS:
1st round:
Sonja Bromehead (AUS) bt Michelle Cornish (AUS) 11-2,
11-3, 11-3 (15m)
Linda Towill (AUS) bt Verity Barkla (AUS) 11-5, 12-10,
11-7 (16m)
Linda Roberts (AUS) bt Prue O'Neill (AUS) 11-6, 12-10,
4-11, 12-10 (23m)
[5] Samantha Calvert (AUS) bt Sandy Blakeney (AUS) 11-9,
14-12, 11-8 (18m)
Lynette Jackson (AUS) bt Katherine Tonkin (AUS) 11-6,
11-7, 11-7 (14m)
Yvonne Trotter (AUS) bt Emma Cornish (AUS) 11-7, 11-9,
9-11, 11-8 (23m)
Cindy Meintjes (AUS) bt Nodoka Mazhar (AUS) 11-4, 11-5,
11-5 (16m)
Luka Stroop (AUS) bt Maddy Jamieson (AUS) 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
(11m)
Sue Hillier (AUS) bt Linda MacLean (AUS) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2
(15m)
Joanne Ttophi (AUS) bt [6] Alexia Clonda (EST) 11-3, 11-9,
11-8 (13m)
Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt Katrina Palmer (NZL) 11-3, 11-3,
11-2 (13m)
Laura Keating (AUS) bt Tracey Tapley (AUS) 11-1, 11-4,
13-15, 11-9 (21m)
2nd round:
[1] Megan Craig (NZL) bt Sonja Bromehead (AUS) 11-4, 11-5,
11-3 (13m)
Linda Towill (AUS) bt Linda Roberts (AUS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
(13m)
Lynette Jackson (AUS) bt [5] Samantha Calvert (AUS) 12-10,
5-11, 12-10, 17-15 (30m)
[3] Lakeesha Rarere (AUS) bt Yvonne Trotter (AUS) 11-5,
11-1, 11-5 (11m)
[4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bt Cindy Meintjes (AUS) 11-8,
11-8, 11-9 (26m)
Sue Hillier (AUS) bt Luka Stroop (AUS) 11-1, 11-1, 11-6
(14m)
Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) bt Joanne Ttophi (AUS) 11-5, 9-11,
11-9, 11-7 (17m)
[2] Christine Nunn (AUS) bt Laura Keating (AUS) 11-9,
11-4, 11-6 (19m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Megan Craig (NZL) bt Linda Towill (AUS) 11-3, 11-2,
11-7 (15m)
[3] Lakeesha Rarere (AUS) bt Lynette Jackson (AUS) 11-5,
11-6, 11-2 (15m)
[4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bt Sue Hillier (AUS) 12-10,
18-16, 11-8 (33m)
[2] Christine Nunn (AUS) bt Zoe Petrovansky (AUS) 11-6,
11-6, 11-4 (20m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Megan Craig (NZL) bt [3] Lakeesha Rarere (AUS) 8-11,
11-1, 11-4, 11-3 (28m)
[2] Christine Nunn (AUS) bt [4] Jessica Turnbull (AUS)
11-7, 11-7, 13-11 (31m)
Final:
[1] Megan Craig (NZL) bt [2] Christine Nunn (AUS) 11-9,
11-8, 7-11, 11-9 (50m)
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