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26-Oct:
Khan Captures
Ottawa Crown
Women's Final:
Carla Khan
(Pak) bt Melissa Martin
(Aus)
3-9, 4-9,
9-4, 9-7, 9-3
(54m)
Men's Final:
David Phillips
(Can) bt Robin
Clarke (Can)
15-5, 15-14, 15-8 in
(32m)
Pakistan's Carla Khan captured her second WISPA World
Tour title in only her second appearance in a final when she defeated
unseeded Australian Melissa Martin in a five-game thriller in the climax
of the Women's Ottawa International in Canada.
Seventh seed Khan, aged 22 and based in England, reached the final after
upsetting England's No2 seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter in the semi-finals.
Martin, originally from Adelaide but now based with her husband Brett
Martin, a former world top five player, in Southport, Connecticut, raced
to a 2/0 lead in the final.
Khan, ranked 32 in the world, 15 places above her opponent, rediscovered
her form in a dramatic fight back - and ultimately claimed a resounding
3-9 4-9 9-4 9-7 9-3 victory in 54 minutes
25-Oct
Martin Meets Khan
In Ottawa Final
Unseeded Australian Melissa Martin and Pakistan's seventh seed Carla
Khan will meet in the final of the Women's Ottawa International after
four-game victories in the semi-finals in Ottawa, Canada.
Connecticut-based Martin ended New Zealand qualifier Tamsyn Leevey's
impressive run in a 9-2 9-1 4-9 10-8 defeat in 39 minutes to reach her
first appearance in a WISPA World Tour final.
After being whitewashed in the first game, UK-based Khan fought back to
upset England's second seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter 0-9 9-2 10-8 9-5 in
52 minutes.
24-Oct
Leevey run continues
in Ottawa
New Zealand's qualifier Tamsyn Leevey continued her fine run, reaching
the semi-finals at the Goodlife Club with a 54-minute victory over
England's eighth seed Laura Lengthorn. Leevey meets Australia's Melissa
Martin in the semis, while in the bottom half second seed Dominique
Lloyd-Walter faces Carla Khan.
Leevey Outlasts
Wee In Ottawa
In an opening day littered with upsets, New Zealand qualifier Tamsyn
Leevey caused the biggest shock when she twice came from behind to
defeat top-seeded Malaysian Sharon Wee to earn a place in the
quarter-finals of the Women's
Ottawa International Squash Championship in Canada.
The 25-year-old from Wellington needed 68 minutes to outlast Wee in a
7-9 9-0 0-9 10-8 9-0 scoreline - and now faces England's Laura Lengthorn,
the eighth seed, who beat compatriot Rebecca Botwright, a qualifier, 9-6
9-3 9-4.
There was also a New Zealand casualty when third seed Lara Petera was
beaten 9-8 9-7 9-3 by Samantha Teran. The unseeded Mexican goes on to
face Pakistan's seventh seed Carla Khan, who beat Danish qualifier Line
Hansen 9-0 9-4 9-4.
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Women's Semis:
Melissa Martin (AUS) bt
[Q] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL)
9-2,9-1,4-9,10-8 (39m)
[7] Carla Khan (PAK) bt [2]
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG)
0-9,9-2,10-8,9-5 (52m)
Men's Semis:
DAVID PHILLIPS (CAN) beat
SHAWN DELLIERE (CAN)
15-7,15-10, rtd
ROBIN CLARKE (CAN) beat MICK JOINT (AUS)
15-13,12-15,10-15,15-12,15-4 (64m)
Women's Quarters:
[Q] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt
[8] Laura Lengthorn (ENG)
9-3, 9-4, 2-9, 9-6 (54m)
Melissa Martin (AUS) bt
Runa Reta (CAN)
9-3, 9-2, 6-9, 9-3 (35m)
[7] Carla Khan (PAK) bt
Samantha Teran (MEX)
w/o
[2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [Q] Lauren
Briggs (ENG)
9-0, 9-3, 9-6 (35m)
Men's Quarters:
ROBIN CLARKE (CAN) beat SIMON PICKERING (ENG)
15-7,8-15,3-15,15-10,15-13 in 87 Mins
SHAWN DELLIERE (CAN) beat RYAN HAIDER (CAN)
5-15,15-10,15-8,15-12 in 40 Mins
DAVID PHILLIPS (CAN) beat ANDREW THOMPSON (CAN)
15-7,15-8, 15-7 in 33 Mins
MICK JOINT (AUS) beat FABIAN KALIATIS (GRE)
15-11, 15-13, 15-13 IN 37 Mins
Women's
1st round:
[Q] Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) bt [1] Sharon Wee (MAS)
7-9, 9-0, 0-9, 10-8, 9-0 (68m)
bt [Q] Rebecca Botwright (ENG)
9-6, 9-3, 9-4 (36m)
Runa Reta (CAN) bt [4] Engy Kheirallah (EGY)
9-7, 3-9, 9-5, 10-8 (60m)
Melissa Martin (AUS) bt [6] Amelia Pittock (AUS)
9-6, 5-9, 9-5, 9-0 (52m)
[7] Carla Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Line Hansen (DEN)
9-0, 9-4, 9-4 (35m)
Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [3] Lara Petera (NZL)
9-8, 9-7, 9-3 (60m)
[Q] Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt [5] Heidi Mather (AUS)
9-10, 9-7, 10-9, 9-2 (62m)
[2] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Karen Kronemeyer (NED)
9-4, 9-6, 9-5 (35m)
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Women's Qualifying Finals:
Line Hansen (Den) Beat Katie Patrick (Can) 6-9,
9-6, 9-6.3-9, 9-8 (67m)
Rebecca Botwright (Eng) Beat Tara Mullins (Can) 9-1, 9-2, 9-2 (25m)
Tamsyn Leevey (Nzl) Beat Katline Cauwels (Bel) 9-2, 9-1,
9-0 (23m)
Lauren Briggs (Eng) Beat Olga Sola (Esp) 7-9, 9-5,
9-2, 9-5 (53m)
First Qualification Round:
Lauren Briggs (Eng) Bt Alana Miller (Can) 9-2, 9-5,9-4 (36m)
Ara Mullins (Can) Bt Manuela Manetta (Ita) 9-6,9-4,9-6 (48m)
Katie Patrick (Can) Bt Nicolette Fernandes (Guy) 9-5,6-9,9-7,9-0 (43m)
Tamsyn Leevey (Nzl) Bt Izumi Matsuda (Jpn) 9-2,9-2,9-4 (24m)
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