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Montreal Open 2015
16-19 Mar, Canada, $5k |
19-Mar, Final:
Marie wins all-French final,
and a first WSA title
Yvon Provencal reports
Smaller pro events can often be interesting. Players in the draw
range from veterans with a ranking that is slipping, to players
trying to get valuable ranking points to younger players just
starting their career.
The Montreal Open had all of those and the final had two unexpected
players in the final.
Unseeded Melissa Alves upset the 6th, 5th and second seed.
She has played less than 10 WSA events and this is her first event
in the last two years.
After a successful junior career
Eighth seed Marie Stéphan was in her
first WSA event, and upset the 3rd and 1st seeds en
route to the final.
Marie Stephan 3-2 Melissa Alves
10-12, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7,
12-10 (62m)
 Quoi
dire du match, deux coéquipières, deux amies, très peu de décisions.
Marie qui semble dans les câbles car Melissa parvient à profiter de
son jeu à l'avant du terrain pour prendre une avance de 2-1.
Mais Marie s'accroche comme elle a fait toute la semaine, continue à
courir toutes les balles, joue quelques coups payants à l'avant mais
qui continue à 'taper' à l'arrière de façon méthodique. Melissa
sauve une balle de match mais pas la 2e.
Excellente semaine pour les deux joueuses qui doivent maintenant
retourner à Philadelphie pour reprendre les études.
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  Montreal
Open 2015
16-19 Mar, Canada, $5k |
Round One
16 Mar |
Quarters
17 Mar |
Semis
18 Mar |
Final
19 Mar |
[1] Hollie Naughton (Can)
bye |
[1] Hollie Naughton
11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 1-11, 11-2 (45m)
Alexandra Norman |
[1] Hollie Naughton
11-3, 14-16, 7-11,
11-8, 11-6 (68m)
[8] Marie Stephan |
[8] Marie Stephan
10-12, 11-6,
4-11, 11-7,
12-10 (62m)
[6] Melissa Alves |
[7] Reyna Pacheco (Mex)
11-4, 11-6, 11-3 (25m)
Alexandra Norman (Can) |
[8] Marie Stephan (Fra)
11-2, 11-2, 11-7 (15m)
Jessica Scott (Can) |
[8] Marie Stephan
12-10, 11-8, 13-11 (38m)
[3] Diana Garcia |
[3] Diana Garcia (Mex)
11-6, 11-0, 11-4 (15m)
Michelle Craig (Can) |
Genevieve Lessard (Can)
11-6, 11-6, 13-11 i(25m)
[4] Sachika Ingale (Ind) |
[4] Sachika Ingale
11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9 (48m)
[5] Nayelly Hernandez |
[5] Nayelly Hernandez
11-9, 11-7, 12-10 (38m)
Melissa Alves |
[5] Nayelly Hernandez (Mex)
11-5, 11-3, 11-7 (21m)
Tara Newman (Can) |
Melina Turk (Can)
11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (20m)
Melissa Alves (Fra) |
Melissa Alves
8-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (67m)
[2] Cyrielle Peltier |
Qualifier
[2] Cyrielle Peltier (Fra) |
17-Mar, Quarters:
Marathon quarters in Montreal
Three of the four
quarter-finals went to five games, with Hollie Naughton and Nayelly
Hernandez going through despite losing two game leads, and Melissa
Alves coming from two games down to win.
Yvon Provencal reports
As much as the matches were straightforward in the first round, all
the quarter finals were tight encounters.
The all Canadian match attracted the largest crowd with local player
Alex Norman in action. Hollie Naughton started strong
and dominated the first two games, controlling the pace and
attacking at the right times. It had the look of a solid 3-0 but
Alex played some solid squash to take the hird and Holly lost her
composure in the fourth. So it came down to the deciding fifth,
Hollie got her concentration back and started with some strong
rallies, she never looked back and took it quickly.
Un autre match d'intérêt fut le face à face entre les deux joueuses
françaises. Tout comme Hollie, Cyrielle Peltier était tout en
contrôle dans les deux premiers jeux alors que les coups de
Mélissa Alves manquaient de précision. Avec un retard de 7-3
dans le 3e, Melissa a modifier sa tactique. Comme elle m'a dit 'je
ne voulais pas perdre 3-0'. Elle a donc allonger les échanges avec
succès et a pu faire une remontée spectaculaire. Je lui ai
d'ailleurs dit qu'elle aurait maintenant plus d'argent pour aller 'magasiner'
à Montréal...
16-Mar, Round One:
Norman the sole home survivor
The fifth edition of the Montreal Open got under way with first
round matches. There were five local players in action and Quebec's
top ranked player and ex WSA member Alexandra Norman is the only one
that prevailed. She will face top seed Holly Naughton in an all
Canadian quarter-final match up.
I would like to thank the city of
Montreal, the Quebec Ministry of Sport and club Sportif MAA who make
this tournament possible every year.
Yvon Provençal
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