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OAA Greek Squash Open,
Athens, Greece
Schoor & Lust Win Greek Open Titles
Germany’s Jens Schoor and England’s Victoria Lust came away with
the spoils at the OAA Greek Open Squash Championships at the Athens
Lawn Tennis & Squash Club in the Greek capital Athens.
Schoor, the German number two from Koblenz, was seeded to win the $3,750 PSA
World Tour title – and expected to meet second seed Mazen Gamal in
the final.
But
while the 23-year-old German favourite reached the final without dropping a
game, Gamal was taken the full distance by unseeded fellow Egyptian Basem
Makram in the other semi-final.
And
Schoor, the world No88, maintained his ‘clean sheet’ in the final, beating Gamal
– ranked 30 places lower - 11-7, 11-2, 11-5.
The
win marks Schoor’s second Tour title success in his second final.
The
final of the women’s $4,000 WISPA World Tour event also featured the top
two seeds – and Italian favourite Manuela Manetta was celebrating her
eight appearance in a Tour final.
But
second seed Victoria Lust, the 21-year-old world No40 from Cheltenham, opened up
leads after the first and third games – and eventually defeated the
higher-ranked 27-year-old from Parma 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-1.
Lust is riding on the crest of a wave currently, after reaching the earlier
London Open final against expectations. The Greek success marks Lust’s
second Tour title.
Men’s 1st round:
[1]
Jens Schoor (GER) bt [Q] Lukas Burkhart (SUI) 11-3, 11-4, 11-7
[6]
Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt Andrea Bianchetti (ITA) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8
[3]
Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt Jakob Dirnberger (AUT) 11-5, 14-12, 12-10
[Q]
Zahed Mohamed (EGY) bt [5] Reiko Peter (SUI) 10-12, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
[7]
Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [Q] Kevin Moran (SCO) 11-1, 11-4, 12-10
Basem Makram (EGY) bt [4] Chris Truswell (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 13-15, 6-11, 11-4
Lukas Jelinek (CZE) bt Declan Christie (GRE) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6
[2]
Mazen Gamal (EGY) bt [Q] Alex Ingham (ENG) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
Quarter-finals:
[1]
Jens Schoor (GER) bt [6] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
[3]
Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt [Q] Zahed Mohamed (EGY) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9
Basem Makram (EGY) bt [7] Ben Coleman (ENG) 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
[2]
Mazen Gamal (EGY) bt Lukas Jelinek (CZE) 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5
Semi-finals:
[1]
Jens Schoor (GER) bt [3] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) 11-5, 11-9, 11-2
[2]
Mazen Gamal (EGY) bt Basem Makram (EGY) 11-4, 3-11, 11-3, 5-11, 12-10
Final:
[1]
Jens Schoor (GER) bt [2] Mazen Gamal (EGY) 11-7, 11-2, 11-5
Women’s 1st round:
[1]
Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Eliza Kargioti (GRE) 11-0, 11-3, 11-4
Melissa Alves (FRA) bt [7] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 11-8, 12-10, 11-7
[3]
Sina Wall (GER) bt Dominika Witkowska (POL) 11-2, 13-11, 11-4
[5]
Leonie Holt (ENG) bt Cyrielle Peltier (FRA) 9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-2
[Q]
Sally Skaarenborg (DEN) bt [6] Josefa Bertilsson (SWE) 11-5, 11-3, 11-9
[4]
Olga Ertlova (CZE) bt [Q] Zeta Tzamalouka (GRE) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5
[8]
Merhan Amr Mahmoud (EGY) bt [Q] Julia Lecoq (FRA) 11-9, 11-13, 11-5, 11-6
[2]
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [Q] Nikoleta Pozidi (GRE) 11-6, 11-1, 11-8
Quarter-finals:
[1]
Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Melissa Alves (FRA) 11-6, 6-11, 11-3, 11-5
[3]
Sina Wall (GER) bt [5] Leonie Holt (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5
[4]
Olga Ertlova (CZE) bt [Q] Sally Skaarenborg (DEN) 11-6, 11-2, 11-6
[2]
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [8] Merhan Amr Mahmoud (EGY) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6
Semi-finals:
[1]
Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt [3] Sina Wall (GER) 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6
[2]
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [4] Olga Ertlova (CZE) 11-9, 11-5, 11-8
Final:
[2]
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-1
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