Arnold Claims 2012 CSC
Delaware State Open
Top seed Delia Arnold became
the 2012 CSC Delaware State Open champion after winning a tough
four game battle against Aisling Blake of Ireland.
Coming into the match, neither player had yet lost a game, although
Arnold’s semi final encounter was considerably more physical than
Blake’s. Both players started cautiously, weighing each other up and
extending some long probing rallies looking for sings of weakness. With
a two-point lead midway through the first, Arnold went on a run, using
the long rallies to great effect, her hold and touch shots keep Blake
off balanced and unsettled. The Malaysian reached game ball at 10-3
eventually closing the game out on a beautiful back hand drop shot.
The second game saw Arnold began incorporate more front-court play,
pushing Blake into the corners and making the world No26 do most of the
work. Blake weathered the storm however, and her tight length gained
enough loose balls to keep the game score close only to hit a back hand
error at 9-9 all, on which Arnold capitalised to take a 2-0 lead.
While it looked like another 3-0 could be on the cards for Arnold, Blake
still had some tricks to play as changed her strategy and started set
about some a more attacking strategy. She jumped out to an 8-4 lead and
then closed out the game on a couple of Arnold errors.
The world No21 Arnold fought straight back and again extend the rallies,
moving Blake around and using her drops from the back to increase
pressure. Then a twenty shot rally at 5-2 ending with a forehand volley
drop winner, seem to spell the end of Blakes resistance. Another long
rally on match ball with both players scrambling to get back into the
point was a fitting way to end the 2012 edition of the Delaware State
Open at the Vicmead Hunt Club, as Arnold claims her seventh WSA title.
Final:
[1] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt
[2] Aisling Blake (IRL) 11/4, 11/9, 7/11, 11/2
Semi final:
[1] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt
[3] Latasha Khan (USA) 11-7, 12-10, 11-7
[2] Aisling Blake (IRL) bt
[6] Lauren Selby (ENG) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
Quarter finals:
[6] Lauren Selby (ENG) bt
[4] Sina Wall (GER) 13-11, 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7
[3] Latasha Khan (USA) bt
[5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
[2] Aisling Blake (IRL) bt
[7] Olga Ertlova(CZE) 11-2, 11-4, 11-9
[1] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt
Thaisia Serafini (BRA) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
First Round:
[7] Olga Ertlova (CZE) bt
Milou Van Der Heijden (NED) 11-9, 13-11, 11-6
[3] Sina Wall (GER) bt Ahn
Eun Chan (KOR) 11-7, 3-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4
[2] Aisling Blake (IRE) bt
Salma Nassar (EGY) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3
[1] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt
Ileana Novelo (MEX) 11-6, 11-2, 11-1
[3] Latasha Khan (USA) bt
Maria Toor Pakay (PAK) 11-9, 11-9, 2-11, 11-9
Thaisia Serafini (BRA) bt
[8] Olivia Blatchford (USA) 11-8, 9-11, 15-13, 11-4
[5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN)
bt Adel Weir (RSA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-4
[6] Lauren Selby (ENG) bt
Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5
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