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NSW Open,
Sydney, Australia
Sun-Mi On Song
At NSW Open
Korea's
Song Sun-Mi claimed the first professional squash title of her career when
she downed Australia's Amelia Pittock in the final of the
Women's NSW Open, the $4,000 WISPA World Tour squash event at
Willoughby Squash Centre in Sydney, Australia.
The
second-seeded Song overcame Pittock, the fourth seed, in four games 11-6, 1-11,
11-8, 11-5 to win her first title in her fourth tour final.
"I'm so happy
to win this tournament," a delighted Song said following her win. "I've been in
finals before but I always lost them, but I knew I had to try, try, try and then
I would be successful."
The
20-year-old from Kyung-Do was runner-up to Australian Lisa Camilleri in
last week's Queensland Open, where she also defeated Pittock in the
semi-final stage.
She said that
win had given her confidence heading into Sunday's final.
New York-based
Pittock reached her fourth Tour final this year after upsetting top-seeded
Malaysian Sharon Wee in the previous round.
1st round:
Moana Gray (AUS) bt [16] Jennifer Brown (AUS) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6,
7-11, 11-6
Bonny Wu (AUS) bt [15] Iritana Gray (AUS) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6
2nd round:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt Moana Gray (AUS) 15-13, 11-3, 11-3
[7] Maggy Marshall (AUS) bt Bonny Wu (AUS) 11-5, 11-3, 11-1
[4] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [10] Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL) 5-11,
11-5, 11-4, 11-3
[8] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt [14] Emily Stack-Masula (AUS) 11-4,
11-2, 11-2
[6] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [9] Selena Shaikh (AUS) 11-6, 11-7,
11-2
[13] Megan Craig (NZL) bt [3] Melody Francis (AUS) 11-13, 11-8,
13-11, 11-7
[5] Birgit Coufal (AUT) bt [11] Elpiniki Clement (USA) 14-12,
11-6, 6-11, 11-3
[2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [12] Grazia Guida (AUS) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2
Quarter-finals:
[1] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [7] Maggy Marshall (AUS) 11-8, 11-2, 11-6
[4] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [8] Tamika Saxby (AUS) 11-6, 12-10,
11-6
[13] Megan Craig (NZL) bt [6] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 11-6, 11-7,
4-11, 11-7
[2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [5] Birgit Coufal (AUT) 11-5, 11-9, 9-11,
11-6
Semi-finals:
[4] Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt [1] Sharon Wee (MAS) 11-2, 11-8, 7-11,
12-10
[2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [13] Megan Craig (NZL) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5
Final:
[2] Song Sun-Mi (KOR) bt [4] Amelia Pittock (AUS) 11-6, 1-11,
11-8, 11-5
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