Squash Aux Lices 2002
21-24 Oct 2002, Rennes, France, $13k


CASTETS DELIGHTS HOME CROWD

France's Corinne Castets delighted the home supporters in Rennes, capturing the Squash Aux Lices title with a 3/2 victory over England's Laura Lengthorn in a marathon 72-minute final. Castets, having battled through qualifying, had beaten top-seeded Senga Macfie in the semi-finals, while Lengthorn beat second seed Helen Easton.

The event marked Castets' third WISPA tour final and her first victory.

By contrast the men's final was over in less than half an hour, with the Netherlands' Laurens Anjema quickly overcoming Irishman Derek Ryan, the top seed.

 


Photos courtesy Planete Squash

Squash Aux Lices 2002
MEN'S DRAW
1st Round
Mon 21st
Quarters
Tue 22nd
Semis
Wed 23rd 
Final
Thu 24th
[1] Derek Ryan (Irl)
15/12, 17/14, 15/9 (46m)
Mark Andrew Burke (Aus)
Derek Ryan
15/3, 15/12, 14/15, 15/12
Laurent Elriani
Derek Ryan

15/9, 13/15, 15/13, 10/15, 15/10

Stacey Ross

Derek Ryan

 

15/2, 15/7, 15/10 (27m)

 

Laurens Anjema

Fabian Kalaitzis (Gre)
17/14, 15/6, 15/9 (61m)
Laurent Elriani (Fra)
Stacey Ross (Eng)
11/15, 15/12, 15/6, 15/11 (58m)
Tony James (Aus)
Stacey Ross
11/15, 15/7, 15/10, 15/5
Oriol Salvia
Andrew Holderegger (Sui)
15/10, 15/2, 15/2 (24m)
Oriol Salvia (Esp)
Nathan L'Huiller (Aus)
15/14, 15/11, 15/6 (38m)
Omar Refat (Egy)
Omar Refat
15/2, 15/3, 15/11
Laurens Anjema
Laurens Anjema

15/5, 11/15, 15/12, 15/10

Mika Monto

Romain Tenant (Fra)
15/12, 15/9, 15/4 (58m)
Laurens Anjema (Ned)
Michael Hopkins (Eng)
15/11, 1/15, 15/13, 15/13 (80m)
Alex Stait (Eng)
Alex Stait
12/15, 15/12, 15/9, 15/9
Mika Monto
Takehide Hota (Jap)
15/3, 15/5, 15/13 (28m)
[2] Mika Monto (Fin)
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Squash Aux Lices 2002
WOMEN'S DRAW
1st Round
Mon 21st
Quarters
Tue 22nd
Semis
Wed 23rd 
Final
Thu 24th
[1] Senga Macfie (Sco)
9/0, 9/7, 9/4
[Q] Tina Rix (Eng)
Senga Macfie
9/4, 9/3, 9/4
Mami Nishio
Senga Macfie

9/4, 9/3, 9/4

Corinne Castets

Corinne Castets

 

9/6, 2/9, 9/1, 7/9, 9/6 (72m)
 

 

Laura Lengthorn

[8] Lauren Briggs (Eng)
9/2, 9/2, 7/9, 9/7
[Q] Mami Nishio (Jpn)
[3] Dana Betts (Usa)
9/3, 9/2, 9/2
[Q] Corinne Castets (Fra)
Corinne Castets
10/8, 9/3, 9/6
Sonia Pasteris
[5] Ivy Pachoda (Usa)
9/5, 9/6, 8/10, 10/8
Sonia Pasteris (Ita)
Alison Waters (Eng)
9/2, 9/2, 9/4
[7] Karen Kronemeyer (Ned)
Alison Waters
5/9, 9/5, 9/7, 9/5
Laura Lengthorn
Laura Lengthorn

9/1, 6/9, 9/4, 9/5

Helen Easton

[Q] Sarah Kippax (Eng)
9/3, 9/7, 9/6
[4] Laura Lengthorn (Eng)
Laurence Bois (Fra)
9/2, 9/3, 7/9, 9/3
[6] Rebecca Botwright (Eng)
Rebecca Botwright
3/2
Helen Easton
Line Hansen (Den)
9/3, 9/7, 9/1
[2] Helen Easton (Eng)
Qualifying:
CORINNE CASTETS (FRA) BYE; NATHALIE SUHAS (FRA) beat ASTRID GAMORY (FRA) 9/6 9/3 3/9 9/3; CAROLINE HEAL (ENG) BYE; MAMI NISHIO (JPN) beat ANAIS ALLAMICHEL (FRA) 9/2 9/6 9/2; MANUELA MANETTA (ITA) beat CARLIN WING (USA) 9/5 9/3 9/5; SARAH KIPPAX (ENG) BYE; MYLENE DEMUYLDER (FRA) beat KARINE FOUCHET (FRA) 9/5 9/3 7/9 9/3; TINA RIX (ENG) BYE
FINAL ROUND:
CASTETS beat SUHAS 9/0 9/3 9/0; NISHIO beat HEAL 9/2 9/1 9/1; KIPPAX beat MANETTA 9/5 10/9 9/5; RIX beat DEMUYLDER 9/0 9/0 9/2

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