RESULTS French
Dutch
Belgian
There were mixed fortunes for the world's top squash players who were battling
for domestic honours this month on home soil in France, Netherlands and
Belgium.
Thierry Lincou,
the former world number one from Marseille, triumphed in the French National
Championships, beating long-time rival Renan Lavigne 11-4, 11-6, 11-2
in the men's final in Le Havre to extend his record to ten titles. It was a
disappointing outcome for Lavigne who has now lost four finals in the last six
years.
But Isabelle Stoehr boasts one further success after beating European
Junior champion Camille Serme 9-7, 9-4, 5-9, 9-4 in the women's final to
bring her title total to 11.
Seeded to win her 11th title in the Dutch National Championships,
former world champion Vanessa Atkinson suffered a major shock when she
was beaten in the women's final by second seed Annelize Naude. As in
the British Nationals, the event was trialling 'point-a-rally' scoring (to 11
points per game) at the request of the Women's International Squash Players'
Association (WISPA).
Naude, the world No17 from Amsterdam, took world No10 Atkinson the full distance
before winning 14-12, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-3 to win the title for the first time
and end a long sequence of losses to her Dutch rival.
In the men's event at the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam, top seed Laurens
Jan Anjema ensured that his name will go on the trophy for the third year in
a row by beating second seed Dylan Bennett 11-6, 11-3, 11-3.
Former world No7 Stefan Casteleyn returned from his home in Los Angeles
to win his 13th Belgian National men's title, stemming a fight
back by Wim van Asten to beat the second seed 9-2, 9-0, 8-10, 5-9, 9-4.
Kim
Hannes-Teunen,
who first won the women's trophy in 1994, avenged her defeat in last year's
final by beating top seed Annabel Romedenne 9-1, 9-7, 9-1 in the women's
final to notch up her eighth title.
RESULTS:
French
National Squash Championships,
Le Havre, France
Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Thierry Lincou bt Joan
Lezaud 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
[3/4] Julien Balbo bt
Fabien Verseille 11-3, 11-8, 11-6
Gregoire Marche bt [3/4]
Mathieu Castagnet 11-10 (2-0), 2-11, 11-2, 7-11, 11-10 (2-0)
[2] Renan Lavigne bt
Stephane Galifi 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Thierry Lincou bt
[3/4] Julien Balbo 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
[2] Renan Lavigne bt
Gregoire Marche 11-7, 11-3, 11-3
Final:
[1] Thierry Lincou bt [2]
Renan Lavigne 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (35m)
Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Isabelle Stoehr bt
Laura Pomportes 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[3/4] Celia Allamargot bt
Gabrielle de Lavison 9-7, 4-9, 3-9, 9-4, 9-6
Maud Duplomb bt [3/4]
Soraya Renai 9-10, 9-2, 9-2, 9-4
[2] Camille Serme bt
Coline Aumard 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Isabelle Stoehr bt
[3/4] Celia Allamargot 9-2, 10-8, 9-2
[2] Camille Serme bt Maud
Duplomb 9-1, 9-3, 9-4
Final:
[1] Isabelle Stoehr bt [2]
Camille Serme 9-7, 9-4, 5-9, 9-4
Dutch National Squash Championships,
Frans Otten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema bt
[8] Glenn Keenan 11-2, 11-6, 11-7
[4] Piedro Schweertman bt
Michael Fiteni 11-10 (3-1), 11-7, 9-11, 11-8
[3] Tom Hoevenaars bt
Sander Kock 11-5, 10-11 (1-3), 11-9, 8-11, 11-8
[2] Dylan Bennett bt Niels
Hoevenaars 11-6, 11-3, 11-9
Semi-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema bt
[4] Piedro Schweertman 11-6, 11-1, 11-3
[2] Dylan Bennett bt [3]
Tom Hoevenaars 11-8, 11-8, 6-3 ret.
Final:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema bt
[2] Dylan Bennett 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Vanessa Atkinson bt
[8] Cigany Sierveld 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
[5] Dagmar Vermeulen bt
Milou van der Heijden 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10
[3] Karen Kronemeyer bt
[6] Milja Dorenbos 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
[2] Annelize Naude bt [7]
Bea de Dreu-Spitse 11-2, 11-3, 11-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Vanessa Atkinson bt
[5] Dagmar Vermeulen 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
[2] Annelize Naude bt [3]
Karen Kronemeyer 11-3, 12-10, 11-7
Final:
[2] Annelize Naude bt [1]
Vanessa Atkinson 14-12, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-3
Belgian National Squash Championships,
Flemish Squashcenter, Herentals, Belgium
Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Stefan Casteleyn bt
Mats Raemen 9-2, 9-2, 9-1
Sam van Brusselen bt Ben
Vandezande 10-8, 9-2, 0-9, 2-9, 9-0
Gregory Lecerf bt Bart
Verhoeven 9-4, 9-3, 9-3
[2] Wim van Asten bt
Gilles Roger 9-1, 9-0, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Stefan Casteleyn bt
Sam van Brusselen 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
[2] Wim van Asten bt
Gregory Lecerf 9-7, 9-3, 9-6
Final:
[1] Stefan Casteleyn bt
[2] Wim van Asten 9-2, 9-0, 8-10, 5-9, 9-4
Women's 1st round:
[1] Annabel Romedenne bt
Toke van Wesemael 5-9, 10-9, 9-2, 9-7
Ankie Nedee bt Sonja
Schrijvers 3-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-3
Yara Delagrange bt Silvia
Schrijvers 9-5, 9-1, 8-10, 9-6
[2] Kim Hannes-Teunen bt
Lieselot Arien 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
Semi-finals:
[1] Annabel Romedenne bt
Ankie Nedee 9-0, 9-3, 9-3
[2] Kim Hannes-Teunen bt
Yara Delagrange 9-4, 9-0, 9-0
Final:
[2] Kim Hannes-Teunen bt
[1] Annabel Romedenne 9-1, 9-7, 9-1
