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22/03/2012
NATIONAL CAPITOL OPEN 2012
Local Favourite Doesn’t Disappoint In National Capitol Open
Local
Favourite Doesn’t Disappoint In National Capitol Open
Top seed
Amanda Sobhy claimed her sixth WSA title in the $10,000 Women’s National
Capitol Open in Maryland, USA.
The recently crowned US National Champion breezed through the opening rounds
against Jacqueline Barnes of Australia and Amanda Landers-Murphy of New
Zealand. The 18-year-old Harvard student then faced a sterner challenge
from No6 seed Miranda Ranieri of Canada, who despite forcing a tie-break
situation in the third game, was unable to stem Sobhy’s progression.
Sobhy faced No2 seed Misaki Kobayashi of Japan in the final who, unlike her
opponent, had a tougher time in progressing through the draw. She
dispatched Brazilian Thaisa Serafini in the first round in 20-minutes, but
was made to work hard for her quarter-final win against Welsh teenager Tesni
Evans, doubling her time on court compared to the previous match.
Facing No4 seed Samantha Cornett of Canada in the semi-final, Kobayashi
dropped a game after holding a 2-0 lead, but was able to see off the
challenge in 30-minutes.
Sobhy’s form is a clear indication of the bright future ahead of her, as
earlier in the year the unseeded teen reached the semi-finals of the
Cleveland Classic, before claiming her first national title against
five-time winner Natalie Grainger.
Sobhy dominated the final in Maryland, and took just 20-minutes to dispatch
the Kobayashi threat in straight games. She later tweeted on her win: “So
happy to win my 6th WSA Tour title. It has been a great run this season and
can’t wait for the summer tournaments to start!”
Final:
[1] Amanda
Sobhy (USA) bt [2] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 (20m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Amanda
Sobhy (USA) bt [6] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) 11-5, 11-4, 13-11 (25m)
[2] Misaki
Kobayashi (JPN) bt [4] Samantha Cornett (CAN) 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5 (30m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Amanda
Sobhy (USA) bt Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (18m)
[6] Miranda
Ranieri (CAN) bt [3] Sina Wall (GER) 11-3, 4-11, 12-10, 11-6 (34m)
[4] Samantha
Cornett (CAN) bt [Q] Stephanie Edmison (CAN) 13-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-4 (35m)
[2] Misaki
Kobayashi (JPN) bt Tesni Evans (WAL) 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8 (40m)
1st
round:
[1] Amanda
Sobhy (USA) bt Jacqueline Barnes (AUS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (17m)
Amanda
Landers-Murphy (NZL) bt [5] Olivia Blatchford (USA) 10-12, 11-2, 13-15,
11-5, 11-8 (54m)
[3] Sina
Wall (GER) bt [Q] Nayelly Hernandez (MEX) 8-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-8 (34m)
[6] Miranda
Ranieri (CAN) bt [Q] Alexandra Norman (CAN) 12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8 (39m)
[Q]
Stephanie Edmison (CAN) bt [8] Ahn Eun Chan (KOR) 4-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
(34m)
[4] Samantha
Cornett (CAN) bt [Q] Celia Allamargot (FRA) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (23m)
Tesni Evans
(WAL) bt [7] Nouran El Torky (EGY) w/o
[2] Misaki
Kobayashi (JPN) bt Thaisa Serafini (BRA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (20mins)
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