|
| |
|
 Atlanta
Masters 2004
07-10 October, Atlanta,
USA, $11k
|
|
 10-Oct,
Final:
Grainger back on
track in Atlanta
Natalie Grainger completed a successful return to the WISPA circuit when
she claimed the Atlanta Masters title, beating Stephanie Brind
9/0, 9/7, 5/9, 9/4 in the final.
|
|
Atlanta Masters 2004
07-10 October,
Atlanta,
$11k |
1st Round
Thu 7th |
Quarters
Fri
8th |
Semis
Sat 9th |
Final
Sun 10th |
[1] Natalie
Grainger (Usa)
9/0, 9/0, 9/4
Tara Mullins (Can) |
Natalie Grainger
9/0, 9/2, 9/4
Vicky Hynes |
Natalie Grainger
9/3, 9/2, 9/0
Samantha Teran |
Natalie Grainger
9/0, 9/7, 5/9, 9/4
Stephanie Brind |
Vicky Hynes
(Eng)
9/5, 9/5, 10/9
Aisling Blake (Irl) |
Melissa Martin
(Aus)
6/9, 9/6, 9/0, 2/9, 10/8
Samantha Teran (Mex) |
Samantha Teran
3/9, 1/9, 9/4, 9/7, 10/9
Heidi Mather |
Heidi Mather
(Aus)
9/0, 9/0, 9/1
Marian de Reyes (Col) |
Kirsty McPhee
(Eng)
9/4, 5/9, 9/4, 9/0
Alana Miller (Can) |
Alana Miller
9/2, 10/8, 9/5
Amelia Pittock |
Amelia Pittock
9/2, 9/4, 9/3
Stephanie Brind |
Margriet
Huisman (Ned)
9/4, 9/2, 9/2
Amelia Pittock (Aus) |
Lily Lorentzen
(Usa)
9/3, 9/0, 9/3
Kate Roe (Eng) |
Lily Lorentzen
9/1, 9/0, 9/3
Stephanie Brind |
Manuela
Manetta (Ita)
9/5, 10/8, 9/2
[2] Stephanie Brind (Eng) |
|
|
Reports |
09-Oct, Semis:
No Trouble For Top Seeds
Top seeds Natalie Grainger and Stephanie Brind both
scored comfortable semi-final victories at the Concourse Club, with both
Samantha Teran and Amelia Pittock looking tired as their runs came to an
end.
08-Oct, Quarters:
Teran Fights Back Again
 The USA's Natalie Grainger continued her comeback with a
comfortable straight games victory over England's Vicky Hynes, and now
faces Samantha Teran in the semi-finals in Atlanta.
Teran, the Mexican who herself has only just returned to the WISPA tour
after a lengthy injury lay-off, made a spectacular recovery against
Australia's Heidi Mather.
Two games down and 8-3 down in the third, she battled back to record a
second successive five game victory - 10/8 in the fifth in the first
round, 10/9 this time! "Having played two 90-minute matches she will
need all the energy she has tomorrow," said event spokesman Andre Maur.
In the bottom half of the draw England's second seed Stephanie Brind
meets Australia's Amelia Pittock, after both completed their
second successive straight games wins.
07-Oct, Round One:
Grainger eases into Atlanta Quarters
 Natalie Grainger, the world number five who took a rest break in
February, made a successful return to the WISPA tour as she eased into
the quarter-finals of the Atlanta Masters. Grainger's second comeback
match will be against England's Vicky Hynes.
There was more American success as Lily Lorentzen scored an upset
win against Kate Roe to set up a quarter-final with second seed
Stephanie Brind.
In the best match of the evening, Mexico's Samantha Teran staved
off a comeback from Australia's Melissa Martin. From 2-1 down Martin
reached 8-5 in the fifth, but Teran herself recovered to take the final
game 10-8. Teran now faces another Australian, Heidi Mather.
Grainger back in Atlanta
Since taking a break from the WISPA tour in February, the USA's
Natalie Grainger has maintained her number four spot in the world
rankings on the back of points won in the first half of the year. She
makes her comeback to the tour in Atlanta, and needs to start earning
points quickly if she wants stay at the top.
England's Stephanie Brind is seeded to meet Grainger in the
final.
|
|
|
|
