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Millicent Open 2011
10-12 June, South Australia |
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Francis wins second title
as Corren wins his 35th
Andrew Dent reports
Melbourne’s Melody Francis claimed her second title on the
women’s professional squash tour when she beat Tesni Evans of Wales
13-11, 11-7, 11-7 to take out the Millicent Open in South Australia
on Sunday.
Francis added the Millicent crown to the Australia Day Challenge
trophy she won in Brisbane in January with her straight games win
over the 18-year-old Evans.
In the men’s final, Millicent born and raised Mike Corren won
his 35th title on the world tour in his 50th final when he beat
Victoria’s Rex Hedrick 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.
Francis, 22, was the third seed in Millicent but downed top seeded
New Zealander Kylie Lindsay in Saturday’s semi-finals to reach the
decider.
 She took control in the final after winning the first game in a
tiebreaker, not allowing Evans, who pushed her to five games in last
month’s City of Perth International, back into the match.
“I’m really happy with how I played this week,” Francis said. “I’ve
been working on a few things over the past couple of months and I
feel like the puzzle pieces are coming together.
“Beating Kylie Lindsay gave me a great confidence boost – it was a
lot easier today than the last time I played Tesni in Perth.”
Francis said one of her goals at the start of the year was to win
tournaments on this year’s Australian Squash Tour. “Last year I was
making a lot of semi-finals and finals but I never got to break
through,” she said.
“There are so many tournaments this year that there are a lot of
opportunities, so I am trying to win as many as I can.”
Francis, who is studying international relations at Deakin
University, now heads to Adelaide for the South Australian Open,
beginning on Thursday.
“It’s mostly the same girls playing next week so I am definitely in
with a chance – I want to keep my momentum going.”
Corren will also play in the South Australian Open before taking an
extended break from the tour after deciding to move to New Zealand
for financial reasons.
 He said winning his home town tournament for the second year in
succession made withdrawing from the remainder of the Australian
Squash Tour easier.
“I could not win another tournament for the rest of the year and not
give a toss after winning this one,” he said. “I will still give it
my all in Adelaide, but I’m actually looking forward to a bit of a
break.”
Corren said winning in Millicent had made up for his semi-final loss
at last week’s Golden Open, in Kalgoorlie when he had played on
despite suffering from food poisoning.
“I was quite confident I could bounce back, I had some close games
but I felt pretty well in control all week,” he said.
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 Millicent
Open 2011
10-12 June, South Australia, $5k |
Round One
10 Jun 15.00-18.45 |
Round Two
11 Jun |
Quarters
11 Jun |
Semis
12 Jun |
Final
12 Jun |
[1] Mike Corren (Aus)
11/5 11/4 11/7 (28 mins)
[Q] Jonathan Geekie (Sco) |
[1] Mike Corren
11/8 11/7 12/10 (32 mins)
Evan Williams |
[1] Mike Corren
12/10 11/7 11/3 (34 mins)
[7] Josh Cardwell |
[1] Mike Corren
11/4 11/3 9/11 11/9
[8] Elvinn Keo |
[1] Mike Corren
11/7 11/8 11/5
[2] Rex Hedrick |
Frank Hartkoren (Ned)
11/7 6/11 11/8 11/5 (44 mins)
Evan Williams (Nzl) |
Luke Sims (Aus)
11/8 11/5 11/2 (21 mins)
Chris Ferguson (Sco) |
Chris Ferguson
11/9 11/9 8/11 11/7 (61 mins)
[7] Josh Cardwell |
[Q] Christopher Lark (Aus)
11/5 11/8 11/5 (41 mins)
[7] Josh Cardwell (Aus) |
[8] Elvinn Keo (Mas))
12/10 11/3 11/4 (16 mins)
Trae Menzies (Aus) |
[8] Elvinn Keo
10/12 11/6 11/9 15/13 (43 mins)
Kevin Moran |
[8] Elvinn Keo
14/12 2/11 12/10 14/12 (60min)
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar |
Kevin Moran (Sco)
11/4 11/3 11/5 (18 mins)
[Q] Ben Murphy (Nzl) |
Chris Lloyd (Nzl)
11/5 6/11 11/9 11/6 (36 mins)
Joseph Watts (Nzl) |
Joseph Watts
11/3 11/1 11/6 (21 mins)
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar |
[Q] Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind)
11/4 6/11 8/11 11/8 20/18 (73 mins)
[3] Nathan Stevenson (Aus) |
[4] Anthony Graham (Eng)
9/11 11/9 11/2 11/7 (29 mins)
Ben Takamizwa Harris (Jpn) |
[4] Anthony Graham
11/4 15/13 2/11 13/11 (45 mins)
Owais Khan |
Owais Khan
11/9 11/4 8/11 12/10 (41 mins)
[5] Aqeel Rehman |
[5] Aqeel Rehman
11/8 11/2 11/8
[2] Rex Hedrick |
Owais Khan (Pak)
11/9 14/12 12/10 (33 mins)
Courtney West (Aus) |
Ben Werchon (Aus)
11/4 12/10 11/7 (40 mins)
Rory Pennell (Eng) |
Rory Pennell
9/11 11/3 11/7 11/4 (40 mins)
[5] Aqeel Rehman |
[Q] Lance Beddoes (Nzl)
12/10 11/4 11/5 (33 mins)
[5] Aqeel Rehman (Aut) |
[7] Justin Beard (Aus)
11/7 11/6 11/8 (26 mins)
James Skiffington (Nzl) |
[7] Justin Beard
11/2 11/2 11/4 (18 mins)
Walter Koteka |
[7] Justin Beard
11/5 13/11 12/10 (49 mins)
[2] Rex Hedrick |
Walter Koteka (Aus)
12/10 11/9 11/6 (22 mins)
[Q] Dylan Swanson (Nzl) |
Sunil Seth (Aus)
10/12 11/8 11/6 5/11 11/3 (43 mins)
[Q] Ross Hewitt (AUS) |
Sunil Seth
7/11 11/2 11/2 11/9 (34 mins)
[2] Rex Hedrick |
[Q] Paul Coll (Aus)
11/8 11/2 11/13 11/7 (45 mins)
[2] Rex Hedrick (Aus) |
Qualifying:
Jonathan Geekie (SCO) bye
Ross Hewitt (AUS) def Luc Rance (AUS) 11/5 11/9 11/3 (18
min)
Lance Beddoes (NZL) def Tim Haworth (AUS) 6/11 11/9 11/6
11/8 (36 min)
Christopher Lark (AUS) bye
Dylan Swanson (NZL) bye
Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) def Nathaniel Wolff (AUS) 11/6 11/4
11/5 (22 min)
Ben Murphy (NZL) def Ben Marschall (AUS) 11/6 11/6 12/10 (23
mins)
Paul Coll (NZL) bye
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 Millicent
Open 2011
10-12 June, South Australia, $5k |
Round One
27 May |
Round Two
28 May |
Quarters
28 May |
Semis
29 May |
Final
29 May |
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[1] Kylie Lindsay (Nzl)
12/10 11/5 11/2 (17 mins)
[11] Jennifer Brown (Aus) |
[1] Kylie Lindsay
11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-7
[5] Maggy Marshall |
[1] Kylie Lindsay
11-8, 11-8, 11-6
[3] Melody Francis |
[3] Melody Francis
13/11, 11/7, 11/7
[9] Tesni Evans |
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[12] Jessica Turnbull (Aus)
11/4 11/6 11/6 (24 mins)
[5] Maggy Marshall (Aus) |
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[7] Lisa Aitken (Sco)
11/2 11/1 11/2 (15 mins)
[14] Nicole Stoneham |
[7] Lisa Aitken
7-11, 11-4, 11-1, 9-11,
11-8
[3] Melody Francis |
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[10] Pushppa Devi (Mas)
11/4 11/5 10/12 11/6 (27 mins)
[3] Melody Francis (Aus) |
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[4] Sarah Cardwell (Aus)
11/4 11/0 11/4 (16 mins)
Eloise O'Connor |
[4] Sarah Cardwell
15-13, 11-8, 11-8
[8] Amanda Landers-Murphy |
[8] Amanda Landers-Murphy
11-9, 10-12, 12-10, 11-8
[9] Tesni Evans |
Eloise O'Connor (Aus)
[16] Jasmn Burnard (Aus) |
[15] Vanessa Pickerd (Aus)
Stacey Jane Cope (Aus) |
[15] Vanessa Pickerd
11/7 11/5 11/9 (21 mins)
[8] Amanda Landers-Murphy (Nzl) |
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Stephanie Wigton (Aus)
11/6 11/8 11/4 (16 mins)
[9] Tesni Evans (Wal) |
[9] Tesni Evans
10-12, 11-2, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3
[2] Siti Munirah Jusoh |
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[13] Christine Nunn (Aus)
11/8 11/2 11/5 (22 mins)
[2] Siti Munirah Jusoh (Mas) |
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Francis to take on surprise packet Evans in
final
Melbourne’s Melody Francis will take on surprise packet Tesni Evans
of Wales in the final of the Millicent Open squash tournament in
South Australia after both disposed of higher ranked opponents on
Saturday.
Francis downed top seeded New Zealander Kylie Lindsay 11-8, 11-8,
11-6 to reach the sixth final of her career while 18-year-old Evans
beat two seeded players in a row to make her first ever final on the
women’s tour.
Evans downed second seed Siti Munirah Jusoh 10-12, 11-2, 11-3, 9-11,
11-3 in the quarters before disposing of seventh ranked Kiwi Amanda
Landers-Murphy 11-9, 10-12, 12-10, 11-8 in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile defending champion Mike Corren remained on track to make
his 50th final on the men’s PSA tour when he beat Melbourne’s Josh
Cardwell 12-10, 11-7, 11-3 in the quarter-finals.
He next takes on Malaysia’s Elvinn Keo, who ended the run of young
Indian Mahesh Mangaonkar 14-12, 2-11, 12-10, 14-12.
The second semi-final will be between second seeded Victorian Rex
Hedrick and Austria’s Aqeel Rehman.
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