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Photographer & Reporter
Hannah Ramadan &
Yasmine El Shazly
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11-Jun, Final:
[8] Camille Serme (Fra) bt [1]
Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy)
11/7, 11/9, 11/5
Camille claims Alexandria crown
France's Camille Serme claimed the biggest scalp, and the most
valuable title of her career, when she beat home favourite Omneya
Abdel Kawy in straight games in the final of the Alexandria Sporting
Club Open.
Serme, the three-time European Junior Champion who won her first
French national title earlier in the year, was seeded eighth and
notched up her third successive seeding upset as she beat the world
number seven to collect her fifth WISPA title.
 The
final wasn't as expected, it started out with both Omneya and
Camille going point by point in the first two games, but Camille
managed to win the match with her tricky balls even though Omneya
wasn't an easy opponent to beat.
For every point there was a rally & a fight for who wins it. Each
rally contained a lot of tricks and perfect balls with both of them
running around court, but Omneya wasn't lucky with her shots.
 "Ouha,
I still have problems realising what just happened, and I have to
pinch myself to realise that I just beat the world number 7! I'm
sooo happy!
"To be honest, I think I played well, and I fought very hard. I
think that maybe she didn't know what to do anymore, and she went
for higher percentage squash, and her shots went in the tin a bit
too often. But boy, is she a great player, she's got so much
talent...
"I cannot not thank my support team, I believe we may be on the
right tracks here...
"Of course, I need to thank my family, my boyfriend, and the French
Federation. Without them all, I wouldn't do much... "
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10-Jun, Semis:
Kawy & Serme in Alexandria final
Top seed Omneya Abdel Kawy duly progressed to the final in
Alexandria, but didn't find it easy against Lauren Briggs. Her
opponent in the final will be eighth seed Camille Serme, who scored
a second consecutive upset win, this time over England's Sarah
Kippax.
 "I'm
really happy to win against Sarah for the first time ever. It was a
tough match, very intense, I had to fight both physically AND
mentally.
"In the first game for example, I just couldn't
concentrate, it was so weird. When I got off court, I told myself,
if you don't fight now, you are bound to regret it, so, move it!.
"So, I went back on, and fought really hard, again and again, and it
finally paid off in a very close second game. In the third, I played
well tactically, good length that opened me enough opportunities.
"But in the fourth, again a very tough game, extremely intense, long
rallies, I really had to dig in to get it.
"Although this was probably not my best squash ever, I got some good
experience out of it, so, it's all positive. Tonight will be tough
though, but I'll have to give the best I can, and see what
happens..."
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"We are
just very happy for Lucas [in Stockholm] and Camille. It's not easy
for them every day, but I guess that days like this can only
motivate them even more..."
Good luck to them both and to Geoff too ...
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09-Jun, Quarters:
Serme & Sarah take out Egyptian seeds in Alexandria
Ahmed El Shazly reports
Top seed Omneya Abdel Kawy came through the quarter-finals at
Alexandria Sporting Club, but second and third seeds Raneem El
Weleily and Engy Kheirallah both crashed out.
Omneya had an easy enough win over Aisling Blake, even though the
Irishwoman took a game from her.
Lauren Briggs and Suzie Pierrepont gave the crowd quite some
entertainment, their match was a very strong one and Lauren managed
to return to the game strongly after losing the first game without
scoring a point. The match went back and forth capturing everyone's
interest and ended 3/2 to Lauren.
Camille Serme managed a win over Engy, it wasn't one of
Engy's best days as the French champion won three close games.
 "Very
happy with my performance tonight. It was the first time I'd played
Engy, but I knew what to expect.
"I was very patient, and it worked. As soon as I had an opening, I
would attack or she would make an error.
"Tomorrow I'm playing Sarah Kippax, and I hope I'll be able to beat
her for the first time...!"
The best match of the day was Raneem
against Sarah Kippax. Raneem was leading 2/0 and dominating
the match with tricky hard to get balls that you can barely see and
keep you on the edge of your seat. However, Sarah managed to break
the code and get back into the game by winning the third game, which
was the key to her finally winning 3/2. |
08-Jun, Round One:
Egyptian Seeds
Flourish in Alexandria
The local favourites did not disappoint on the opening day of main
draw action in the Alexandria Sporting Club Open as the three seeded
Egyptians took their anticipated places in the quarter-finals.
Omneya Abdel Kawy and Raneem El Weleily kept alive hopes of an
all-Egyptian final with straight games first round wins. Event
favourite Abdel Kawy, from Cairo, despatched fellow countrywoman
Nouran El Torky, a qualifier, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 – and will now face
Ireland's Aisling Blake after the seventh seed resisted a spirited
display by 13-year-old Alexandria star Nour El Sherbini before
winning 11-13, 13-11, 11-5, 11-8.
El Weleily, the highest-ranked of six Alexandria players in the
draw, despatched New Zealander Kylie Lindsay 13-11, 11-4, 11-3. The
20-year-old second seed will now meet Sarah Kippax – but the fifth
seed from England was taken the full distance by Nour El Tayeb
before beating the unseeded 16-year-old Egyptian 13-11, 13-11,
10-12, 9-11, 11-5.
Cairo-based Engy Kheirallah, the inaugural Alexandria Sporting Club
Open champion in 2005, marked her return to the club where she used
to be based by comfortably beating 15-year-old compatriot Kanzy Emad
El-Defrawy 11-6, 11-8, 11-8. The fourth seed will now face France's
Camille Serme, the No8 seed, for a place in the semi-finals. |
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 Alexandria
Sporting Club Open 2009
06-11 Jun, Alexandria, Egypt, $25k |
Round One
08 Jun |
Quarters
09 Jun |
Semis
10 Jun |
Final
11 Jun |
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy (Egy)
11/5, 11/8, 11/4
[Q] Nouran El Torky (Egy) |
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy
11/7, 11/3, 6/11, 11/9 (32m)
[8] Aisling Blake |
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy
11/9, 11/3, 10/12, 13/11
[4] Lauren Briggs |
[1] Omneya Abdel Kawy
11/7, 11/9, 11/5
[8] Camille Serme |
[8] Aisling Blake (Irl)
11/13, 13/11, 11/5, 11/8
[Q] Nour El Sherbini (Egy) |
[4] Lauren Briggs (Eng)
11/8, 11/6, 8/11, 11/7
Heba El Torky (Egy) |
[4] Lauren Briggs
0/11, 15/13, 8/11, 13/11, 11/6 (65m)
[7] Suzie Pierrepont |
[7] Suzie Pierrepont (Eng)
11/7, 11/2, 13/11
[Q] Lucie Fialova (Cze) |
Fiona Moverley (Eng)
11/3, 11/9, 11/6
[8] Camille Serme (Fra) |
[8] Camille Serme
13/11, 11/9, 13/11
[3] Engy Kheirallah |
[8] Camille Serme
4/11, 11/9, 11/5, 13/11
[6] Sarah Kippax |
[Q] Kanzy El Defrawy (Egy)
11/6, 11/8, 11/8
[3] Engy Kheirallah (Egy) |
Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
13/11, 13/11, 10/12, 9/11, 11/5
[6] Sarah Kippax (Eng) |
[6] Sarah Kippax
3/11, 9/11, 12/10, 13/11, 11/6
[2] Raneem El Weleily |
Kylie Lindsay (Nzl)
13/11, 11/4, 11/3
[2] Raneem El Weleily (Egy) |
07 Jun, Qualifying Finals:
Nour El Sherbini (Egy)
bt Adel Weir (Rsa)
10/12, 11/4, 11/5, 11/5
Kanzy El Defrawy (Egy) bt
Siyoli Lusaseni (Rsa) 11/7,
11/5, 12/10
Nouran El Torky (Egy) bt Farida El Dahab (Egy)
11/2, 11/6, 11/3
Lucie Fialova (Cze) bt Salma
Nasser (Egy)
7/11, 11/5, 11/6, 11/8
06 Jun, Qualifying Round One:
Nour El Sherbini (Egy)
bt Olivia Blatchford (Usa)
3/11, 11/8, 11/3, 11/5 (40m)
Adel Weir (Rsa) bt
Haidi Lala (Egy)
11/9, 11/8, 14/16, 11/7 (55m)
Kanzy El Defrawy (Egy)
bt Yathreb Adel (Egy)
11/3, 11/7, 11/6 (21m)
Siyoli Lusaseni (Rsa) bt
Sara El Noamany (Egy)
11/8, 11/5, 6/11, 12/10
Farida El Dahab (Egy)
bt Dagmar Vermuelen
(Ned) 11/4, 7/11, 11/8, 11/7
Nouran El Torky (Egy) bye
Salma Nasser (Egy) bt Kally Yashim (Ngr)
11/7, 11/5, 11/4
Lucie Fialova (Cze) bt Sherouk Ihab Roushdy (Egy)
11/4, 11/8, 10/12, 11/7
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