Results –
First Qualifying Round: [1] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt Armando Olguin (MEX) 3-0: 11-1,
11-6, 11-2
[7] Dylan Cunningham (USA) bt Zane McGee-Lowdermilk (USA) 3-1: 11-7,
13-11, 11-13, 11-7
[5] Mark Broekman (ENG) bt Marco Toriz-Caddo (MEX) 3-0: 11-9, 11-7,
9-4 ret.
[4] Nick Sachvie (CAN) bt Edgar Zayas (MEX) 3-0: 11-1, 11-3, 11-1
[3] Micah Franklin (BER) bt Nicolas Talbott (USA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4,
11-4
[6] Ahsan Ayaz (PAK) bt [L] Tommy Mullaney (USA) 3-0: 11-9, 11-5,
11-9
[8] Stuart Hadden (IRL) bt [L] Raguvir Reddy (USA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-5,
11-5
[2] Ismail Rauf (PAK) bt [L] Alexander Greaves-Tunnell (USA) 3-1:
8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5
Draw – Final Qualifying Round [1] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) v [7] Dylan Cunningham (USA)
[5] Mark Broekman (ENG) v [4] Nick Sachvie (CAN)
[3] Micah Franklin (BER) v [6] Ahsan Ayaz (PAK)
[8] Stuart Hadden (IRL) v [2] Ismail Rauf (PAK)
Seattle
Open 2016
Women's Draw
01-06 Mar
Seattle, USA $10k
Canadian No.2 Andrew Schnell continued his excellent start to 2016
by lifting a second successive PSA World Tour title at the Samson
Seattle Open - beating unseeded Indian Vikram Malhotra to capture
the PSA M10 crown.
Schnell, seeded third for this event, opened his tournament with a
straightforward victory against compatriot Nick Sachvie before
enhancing his title credentials with wins over England’s Ashley
Davies and Pakistan’s Shahjahan Khan. Malhotra, who is ranked 43
places below World No.82 Schnell in the world rankings, beat a trio
of seeds to book his final berth including a superb triumph against
second seed Nathan Lake in the quarter-final.
It was Schnell who had the upper hand for much of the opening
exchanges with his length and shot selection enabling him to
engineer some breathing space and he duly took the opener.
Malhotra dug in his heels through and responded impressively to come
out on top of a frenetic second game that could have gone either way
as he looked to emulate, in part, his stunning showing in November’s
Betty Griffin Memorial Florida Open where he fought all the way from
qualifying to down the number three seed Arthur Gaskin at that
tournament.
However, he was unable to back up his second game display as fatigue
began to settle in and Schnell took full advantage, closing out
victories in games three and four to complete the win with an 11-7,
9-11, 11-7, 11-4 margin of victory and claim his second PSA World
Tour crown of the year.
Egyptian 19-year-old Mayar Hany recorded the biggest win of her
fledgling career after a superb display saw her down number one seed
Line Hansen to lift the Women’s Samson Seattle Open, PSA W10 title.
Hany had come close to claiming a maiden PSA World Tour crown on a
number of occasions in the past with three successive semi-final
finishes last year but she was appearing in her first ever final in
Seattle. Hansen, on other hand, is an experienced stalwart of the
Women’s game and had claimed 14 titles in a lengthy career.
Cairo-born Hany started well and was the victor in a series of
punishing rallies that saw her take the opener and she redoubled her
efforts in game two to open up a commanding lead.
Hansen, who was searching for a first piece of PSA World Tour
silverware since 2014, rallied in the third and halted Hany’s
momentum impressively to claw a game back and gain a foothold in the
match.
Hany refused to crumble though and, despite the mounting pressure as
Hansen attempted to find a way back into the encounter, she held on
to finish off the victory by an 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 scoreline and
open up her PSA World Tour title account.
Danish World No.26 Line Hansen came up with a masterful performance
in the first round of the Women’s Samson Seattle Open, PSA W10
tournament with a 3-0 victory over Canadian qualifier Nicole Bunyan
sending her into the quarter-final stage.
Hansen put in a display full of composure and craft as she sought
out any chinks in her opponent’s armour in a bid to seize the
initiative. After keeping Bunyan at arm’s length for the first two
games, Hansen upped her game in the third to wrap up an 11-7, 11-7,
11-4 triumph and secure a place in the last eight of a PSA World
Tour event for the first time since November.
Up next for Hansen is a quarter-final clash with Malaysia’s Teh Min
Jie after she earned a hard-fought victory over Italian wildcard
Manuela Manetta.
Also through to the next round is second seed Milou van der Heijden
who had to dig in against Nikki Todd to take the win in five. The
momentum of the match swung multiple times throughout an intense
55-minute spectacle but Dutchwoman van der Heijden managed to pull
away mid-game in the fifth to advance. 19-year-old Manar Hany will
go up against van der Heijden for a place in the semi-final after
she dispatched Hollie Naughton in a straightforward 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Christine Nunn and Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold
have set up a quarter-final contest after they both claimed
victories over Elena Wagenmans and Sachika Ingale, respectively.
There will be another Australia v Malaysia battle in the other
quarter-final fixture with Sarah Cardwell set to face Vanessa Raj.
Cardwell progressed after an engaging bout against Danielle
Letourneau which she won 3-2, while Raj ended Laila Sedky’s title
hopes with a 3-0 triumph.
Pakistan’s Ismail Rauf sealed a spot in his first ever PSA World
Tour quarter-final after defeating number four seed Angus Gillams in
round one of the Samson Seattle Open, PSA M10 tournament.
Rauf took the first game in comfortable fashion and, despite a
revival from Gillams that saw the Englishman level things up by
taking the second, Rauf held firm to claim an 11-3, 12-14, 11-7,
11-4 victory.
The 19-year-old is rewarded with a quarter-final fixture against
Finland’s Matias Tuomi who swept to victory against Malaysia’s
Valentino Bong.
Elsewhere, Vikram Malhotra, who memorably came through qualifying to
win the Betty Griffin Memorial Florida Open three months ago, has
secured a place in the last eight courtesy of a win over Leandro
Romiglio. The Argentinian pushed Malhotra hard in games one and
three but the Indian World No.125 had too much in the tank and
pushed on to prevail. Malhotra will face off with Nathan Lake in the
next stage after Cheltenham-based Lake eliminated Charlie Johnson.
Top seed Tom Ford got his tournament off to a flawless start by
romping to victory against wildcard Sohail Jahan Khan in a
three-game salvo. Ford, who hails from Worcester in England, will
line up against Shahjahan Khan for a place in the semi-final.
Number three seed Andrew Schnell was another victor after he came
through a three-game affair with Nick Sachvie in an all-Canadian
fixture. Ashley Davies will lock horns with Schnell in the next
round after the Englishman downed Auguste Dussourd.
World No.138 Giselle Delgado, the only current active Chilean player
on the PSA World Tour across both the Men’s and Women’s games, came
out on top of her first qualifying round fixture in the Women’s
Samson Seattle Open, PSA W10 tournament after a commanding victory
over local player Claire Rein-Weston.
Delgado was tactically astute throughout the 35-minute affair and
moved her opponent around court impressively as she took three games
without reply to earn an 11-9, 11-8, 13-11 triumph.
Up next for the 27-year-old is a final qualifying round clash with
Canada’s Danielle Letourneau after she claimed a bye to advance.
Meanwhile, Dutch World No.194 Elena Wagenmans came through her
encounter with Kate Nimmo in straight games to stay in with a chance
of reaching only her second ever PSA World Tour main draw, the first
of which came at this event last year. Top seed Alison Thomson will
be her opponent in the next round.
Another of the day’s fixtures saw Nicole Bunyan defeat Arisha Khan
3-0. Bunyan produced a hugely impressive performance and lost only a
handful of points in just 17 minutes to set up a meeting with Diana
Garcia in the next round.
Elsewhere, Laila Sedky downed compatriot Claire Gomersall in an
all-American tie and will face off against Melina Turk for a place
in the main draw action.
All eight seeded players in the first qualifying round of the Samson
Seattle Open, PSA M10 tournament eased through to the next round
after dispatching their unseeded opponents in comfortable fashion.
Top qualifying seed Auguste Dussourd, fresh off a runner-up finish
at the Lew-Lapointe Discover Mount Royal University Open last week,
romped to victory against Mexico’s Armando Olguin in straight games.
Dussourd was in cruise control from the outset and surged to the win
by an 11-1, 11-6, 11-2 scoreline to move through to the next round.
Dussourd will face American Dylan Cunningham there after the number
seven qualifying seed rose to claim a victory over compatriot Zane
McGee-Lowdermilk in four games.
Pakistan’s Ismail Rauf, meanwhile, dispatched local player Alexander
Greaves-Tunnell to claim a spot in the final round of qualifying. He
will do battle with Ireland’s Stuart Hadden, who defeated Raguvir
Reddy, as both players aim to reach the main draw.
From there, the rest of the matches were straightforward encounters
with the winning player generally dominating throughout. Nick
Sachvie, who last week reached the semi-final stage of the Guilfoyle
Financial PSA Classic in an impressive display of strength, downed
Edgar Zayas in straight games and will face Mark Broekman in the
next round.
Micah Franklin and Ahsan Ayaz have also advanced to the final round
of qualifying and will face each other after Franklin beat Nicolas
Talbott and Ayaz saw off Tommy Mullaney.
World No.138 Giselle Delgado, the only current active Chilean player
on the PSA World Tour across both the Men’s and Women’s games, came
out on top of her first qualifying round fixture in the Women’s
Samson Seattle Open, PSA W10 tournament after a commanding victory
over local player Claire Rein-Weston.
Delgado was tactically astute throughout the 35-minute affair and
moved her opponent around court impressively as she took three games
without reply to earn an 11-9, 11-8, 13-11 triumph.
Up next for the 27-year-old is a final qualifying round clash with
Canada’s Danielle Letourneau after she claimed a bye to advance.
Meanwhile, Dutch World No.194 Elena Wagenmans came through her
encounter with Kate Nimmo in straight games to stay in with a chance
of reaching only her second ever PSA World Tour main draw, the first
of which came at this event last year. Top seed Alison Thomson will
be her opponent in the next round.
Another of the day’s fixtures saw Nicole Bunyan defeat Arisha Khan
3-0. Bunyan produced a hugely impressive performance and lost only a
handful of points in just 17 minutes to set up a meeting with Diana
Garcia in the next round.
Elsewhere, Laila Sedky downed compatriot Claire Gomersall in an
all-American tie and will face off against Melina Turk for a place
in the main draw action.
