16-Oct, Final: [6] Cassie Jackman (Eng) bt [1] Carol Owens (Nzl) 9/5, 5/9, 4/9, 9/7, 9/5
Cassie Claims Weymuller Crown A match of see-sawing fortunes saw Jackman come back from 2-1 down to take the fifth game in controversial circumstances to win the Weymuller US Open. A brilliant five setter saw both players extended to the limits of their endurance, and with the score at 7/5 in the fifth, Owens was penalised with a conduct stroke for arguing with the referee's decision, giving Jackman match ball which she duly won to take the match. Jackman added her third Weymuller, and her fourth US Open title, having won the Weymuller event in 1993 and 1996 and the US Open in 1993, 1997 and 1999 (in 2002 the Carol Weymuller Open was elevated to become the Weymuller US Open). For Owens, the world number one, it was a second consecutive disappointment after losing out in the British Open semis.
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Weymuller US Open
2003 13-16 Oct, New York, USA, $37k |
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1st Round Mon 13th |
Quarters Tue 14th |
Semis Wed 15th |
Final Thu 16th |
[1] Carol
Owens (Nzl) 9/4, 9/2, 9/1 Jenny Tranfield (Eng) |
Carol Owens 9/0, 9/3, 9/0 Rebecca Chiu |
Carol Owens 9/4, 9/2, 9/1 Natalie Grinham |
Carol Owens 9/5, 5/9, 4/9, 9/7,9/5 Cassie Jackman |
[7] Tania
Bailey (Eng) 5/9, 9/2, rtd [Q] Rebecca Chiu (Hkg) |
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[4]
Linda Charman (Eng) 9/1, 9/1, 9/1 Latasha Khan (Usa) |
Linda Charman 9/5, 9/7, 9/0 Natalie Grinham |
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[8]
Natalie Grinham (Aus) 9/3, 9/0, 9/3 [Q] Vicky Botwright (Eng) |
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[6]
Cassie Jackman (Eng) 9/4, 9/7, 9/3 Rebecca Macree (Eng) |
Cassie
Jackman 3/9, 9/6, 9/1, 9/6 Rachael Grinham |
Cassie
Jackman 9/1, 10/8, 9/4 Vanessa Atkinson |
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[3]
Rachael Grinham (Aus) 9/7, 9/1, 9/0 [Q] Madeline Perry (Irl) |
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[5]
Vanessa Atkinson (Ned) 5/9, 9/1, 9/0, 9/5 Fiona Geaves (Eng) |
Vanessa Atkinson 9/2, 9/3, 9/10, 10/8 Jenny Duncalf |
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[2]
Natalie Grainger (Usa) 9/6, 1/9, 7/9, 10/8, 9/6 [Q] Jenny Duncalf (Eng) |
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* wild card |
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Reports | |
15-Oct,
Semi-Finals: Owens & Jackman cruise into final Top seed and defending champion Carol Owens will meet sixth seed Cassie Jackman in the final at the Casino Heights club, after both scored 3/0 semi-final victories. Jackman, the 30-year-old world No6 from Norwich in England, is celebrating her second WISPA World Tour final appearance in ten days, after reaching the British Open climax in Nottingham at the beginning of the month. Her opponent Vanessa Atkinson, the fifth seed from the Netherlands, had trouble handling Jackman's powerful short shots as the Englishwoman dominated the mid court area. A short lapse in the second allowed the seven-times Dutch champion to come back from 4-8 - but it was short-lived as Jackman took control again and stormed to a 9-1 10-8 9-4 victory. While Jackman is on the verge of her third US Open title, New Zealand's Carol Owens is hoping for a second successive success after winning the Weymuller trophy for the first time in 2002. A game of control and power saw Owens dominate Australia's eighth seed Natalie Grinham as the world No1 cruised to a 9-4 9-2 9-1 win and her 49th appearance in a WISPA final. |
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14-Oct,
Quarter-Finals: Jackman avenges British Open defeat Cassie Jackman avenged her British Open final defeat by Rachael Grinham as she marched past the Australian and into the US Open Squash Championship semi-finals. Jackman, the sixth seed from Norfolk, upset world No.4 Grinham in four games at the Heights Casino in New York. The 30-year-old showed an explosive turn of pace with some punishing volley kills to the front court. The three-times US Open champion overcame a first game loss to beat Grinham, the third seed, 3-9 9-6 9-1 9-6 to reach her eighth successive semi-final berth on the WISPA World Tour this year. The British National champion will now face fifth seed Vanessa Atkinson after the Dutch champion ended the giant-killing run of English qualifier Jenny Duncalf. The 20-year-old from Yorkshire, who removed No2 seed Natalie Grainger to reach the last eight, led 6-2 and 8-6 in the fourth game - but Atkinson's greater experience eventually told. The world No5 from The Hague finally clinched a 9-2 9-3 9-10 10-8 victory. Favourite and defending champion Carol Owens became the only expected semi-finalist to reach the last four when she cruised to a 9-0 9-3 9-0 victory over Hong Kong qualifier Rebecca Chiu. The New Zealander will now face Australia's Natalie Grinham, the eighth seed who upset England's fourth seed Linda Charman 9-5 9-7 9-0. |
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13-Oct, First Round: |
12-Oct, Qualifying: Ireland's Madeline
Perry also qualified, beating Amelia Pittock 3/0 in the finals. |
Owens & Grainger set for Owens, disappointed last week in her failure to collect the British Open title she so wanted, was reported in the New Zealand press as considering retirement. There is a strong English contingent in the draw, with Owens needing to get past Jenny Tranfield before a possible quarter-final match with Tania Bailey, and Linda Charman expected to be her semi-final opponent. The bottom half sees Cassie Jackman and Rebecca Macree lined up for a first-round clash, while Fiona Geaves faces ex-Geordie Vanessa Atkinson. New British Open champion Rachael Grinham faces a qualifier before a possible quarter-final with Jackman. |
10-Oct A breath of fresh air for Tania From Peterborough Now
TANIA
Bailey will make her comeback after eight months on the sidelines at the
US Open next week. |