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Queensland Open 2012
25-28 Oct, Deagon, Australia |
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28-Oct, Finals:
Hedrick & Landers-Murphy take Queensland titles
Andrew Dent reports
Melbourne’s Rex Hedrick claimed his fifth title of the year when he
wore down third seeded Englishman Eddie Charlton to claim the
Queensland Open in straight games in Brisbane on Sunday.
Hedrick was able to absorb everything Charlton tried then turned the
screws in the third game to win the final 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 in a
match that lasted just over an hour.
Earlier, top seeded New Zealander Amanda Landers-Murphy claimed the
women’s title with a tough 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5 win over third
ranked Czech Olga Ertlova.
Hedrick now heads to Canada for two tournaments before he attempts
to qualify for the PSA World Championship in Qatar in December.He
leaves Australia in a rich vein of form, having won the ACT, NSW and
South Australian Opens this year as well as the Australia Day
Challenge in January.
“I started the year with the plan to win some tournaments, because I
was runner-up for quite a few before I finally broke through, and
now they’re coming a bit more often,” he said.
“It’s probably time now to start going for some bigger events and
trying to break in a bit further by playing the higher ranked boys.:
Hedrick has always been known for his pace and conditioning and he
used both to full effect against Charlton.
“I’ve been working a lot on my speed and fitness and in such hot
conditions you kind of just have to rally up and down the wall a
little bit,” he said.
“He played the type of game I expected, although I thought he would
try and take me in short a little bit more than he did because he’s
got nice racket skills. But again because the ball was so hot it was
hard to do that because I could counter him quite quickly.”
Landers-Murphy added the Queensland Open to the South Australian
crown she won in June although she was made to work for it by the
persistent Ertlova.
The New Zealander claimed a close first game then won seven points
in a row to win the second after being down 6-4.
Ertlova bounced back to win the fourth as she targeted
Landers-Murphy’s backhand, but the left-hander from Rotorua
dominated the fourth and won the title with her second match point.
“I was just trying to stick to my game plan, I know she was trying
to attack my backhand a lot and I was just trying to push up and
stop it,” Landers-Murphy said. “She played some awesome shots in the
third and I had to try and change my game up a bit because it just
wasn’t working any more.”
Landers-Murphy now heads home to New Zealand to prepare for the
World Women’s Teams Championship in France in November.
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  Queensland
Open 2012
25-28 Oct, Deagon, Australia, $5k |
Round Two
25 Oct |
Quarters
26 Oct |
Semis
27 Oct |
Final
28 |
[1] Rex Hedrick (Aus)
11-3, 11-5, 11-5
Yuta Fukui (Jpn) |
[1] Rex Hedrick
11-7, 11-5, 11-5
Lance James Beddoes |
[1] Rex Hedrick
10-12, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4
[7] Nathan Stevenson |
[1] Rex Hedrick
11-7, 11-6, 11-5
[3] Eddie Charlton |
Lance James Beddoes (Nzl)
3-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
Cameron Stafford (Cay) |
[7] Nathan Stevenson (Aus)
11-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-2, 12-10
Sunil Seth (Aus) |
[7] Nathan Stevenson
11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8
[4] Lewis Walters |
[4] Lewis Walters (Eng)
6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6
Joshua Larkin (Aus) |
[Q] JaeJin Yoo (Kor)
11-6, 11-3, 13-11
[3] Eddie Charlton (Eng) |
[3] Eddie Charlton
11-8, 11-3, 11-8
[5] Paul Coll |
[3] Eddie Charlton
5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-5
[2] Mike Corren |
Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (Aus)
11-2, 11-6, 11-7
[5] Paul Coll (Nzl) |
Courtney West (Aus)
3-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3
[6] Jamie McErvale (Aus) |
[6] Jamie McErvale
11-6, 11-5, 11-6
[2] Mike Corren |
Rory Pennell (Eng)
11-8, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8
[2] Mike Corren (Aua) |
Round One:
[1] Rex Hedrick (Aus) bt
Joshua Stack-Masula (Aus)
11-6, 11-3, 11-1
Yuta Fukui (Jpn) bt Will John (Wal)
11-5, 11-4, 11-4
Lance James Beddoes (Nzl) bt [Q] Andrew Pringle (Aus)
11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7
Cameron Stafford (Cay) bt [8] Chris Lloyd (NZL)
12-10, 11-5, 15-13
[7] Nathan Stevenson (Aus) bt [Q] Bradley Freeme (Aus) 6-11,
13-11, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10
Sunil Seth (Aus) bt [Q] Dominic Mobbs (Aus)
13-11, 11-2, 11-8
Joshua Larkin (Aus) bt [Q] Andrew Fraser (Aus)
6-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 13-11
[4] Lewis Walters (Eng) bt Sehyun Lee (Kor)
11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8
[3] Eddie Charlton (Eng) bt [Q] Sheng Kai Chen (Tpe)
11-1, 11-0, 11-5
[Q] JaeJin Yoo (Kor) bt T J Rarere (Aus)
11-8, 11-8, 11-5
Joshua Southwell-Nobbs (Aus) bt Thomas Calvert (Aus) 11-7,
10-12, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5
[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bt James Skiffington (NZL)
11-3, 11-6, 11-7
[6] Jamie McErvale (Aus) bt Tim Cowell (Aus)
11-9, 11-5, 11-9
Courtney West (Aus) bt Corey Sergeant (Aus)
11-7, 11-8, 11-1
Rory Pennell (Eng) bt Joseph Watts (NZL)
11-6, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5
[2] Mike Corren (Aus) bt [Q] SungYoung Kim (Kor)
11-6, 12-10, 12-10
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 Queensland
Open 2012
25-28 Oct, Deagon, Australia, $5k |
Round Two
26 Oct |
Quarters
27 Oct |
Semis
27 Oct |
Final
28 Oct |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy (Nzl)
11-3, 11-5, 11-2
[13] Grace McErvale (Aus) |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy
6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6
[5] Lotte Eriksen |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy
12-10, 11-3, 11-8
[6] Cheyna Tucker |
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy
11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5
[3] Olga Ertlova |
[5] Lotte Eriksen (Nor)
11-8, 4-11, 11-3, 11-3
Zoe Petrovansky (Aus) |
[4] Christine Nunn (Aus)
11-5, 11-2, 11-8
[9] Sally Skaarenborg (Den) |
[4] Christine Nunn
10-12, 11-8, 13-11, 11-7
[6] Cheyna Tucker |
[6] Cheyna Tucker (Rsa)
11-4, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8
[11] Jessica Turnbull (Aus) |
[10] Larissa Huffer (Aus
11-3, 11-5, 11-8
[7] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) |
[7] Anaka Alankamony
8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5
[3] Olga Ertlova |
[3] Olga Ertlova
11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 11-3
[8] Victoria Bell |
[12] Maggy Marshall (Aus)
11-4, 11-6, 11-5
[3] Olga Ertlova (Cze) |
[16] Natalie Newton (Aus)
11-9, 11-6, 11-1
[8] Victoria Bell (Eng) |
[8] Victoria Bell
11-3, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7
[14] Aparajitha Balamurukan |
[14] Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind)
11-8, 11-9, 11-7
[2] Melody Francis (AUus) |
Round One:
[1] Amanda Landers-Murphy (Nzl)
bye
[13] Grace McErvale (Aus) bt Samantha Calvert (Aus)
11-3, 11-8, 11-3
[5] Lotte Eriksen (Nor) bt Aimee Slatter (Aus)
11-7, 11-4, 11-3
Zoe Petrovansky (Aus) bt [15] Jennifer Brown (Aus)
11-5, 14-12, 11-0
[4] Christine Nunn (Aus) bt Melissa Bonello (Aus)
11-5, 11-0, 11-5
[9] Sally Skaarenborg (Den) bt Iritana Gray (Aus)
11-2, 11-3, 11-4
[6] Cheyna Tucker (Rsa) bt Lakeesha Rarere (Aus)
11-3, 11-5, 11-7
[11] Jessica Turnbull (Aus) bt Heather Pilley (Aus)
11-7, 11-5, 12-10
[10] Larissa Huffer (Aus) bt Tiffany Loss (Aus)
11-3, 11-4, 11-6
[7] Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt Stacey Cope (Aus)
11-3, 11-1, 11-6
[12] Maggy Marshall (Aus) bt Nathalie Sutter (Aus)
11-6, 11-0, 11-2
[3] Olga Ertlova (Cze) bt Kristen Nightingale (Aus)
11-1, 11-4, 11-2
[16] Natalie Newton (Aus) bt Taylor Flavell (Nzl)
6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 13-11
[8] Victoria Bell (Eng) bt Rebecca Baum (Aus)
11-6, 11-2, 11-3
[14] Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) bt Jacqueline Barnes (Aus)
11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8
[2] Melody Francis (Aus) bt Jasmin Burnard (Aus)
11-2, 11-3, 11-5
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27-Oct, Semis:
Hedrick the last Aussie in Brisbane
Andrew Dent reports
Melbourne’s Rex Hedrick will be aiming for his fifth PSA squash
title of the year when he takes on Englishman Eddie Charlton in the
final of the Queensland Open in Brisbane on Sunday.
Hedrick downed local favourite Nathan Stevenson in the first
semi-final 10-12, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 before Charlton saw off third
seeded South Australian Mike Corren 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-5.
Hedrick and Charlton have never met before but the Australian world
number 70 heads into the match as slight favourite after winning the
Australia Day Challenge in January then claiming titles in Canberra,
Adelaide and Sydney.
The women’s final will be between top seeded New Zealander Amanda
Landers-Murphy and third ranked Czech player Olga Ertlova.
Landers-Murphy downed South Africa’s Cheyna Tucker 12-10, 11-3, 11-8
while Ertlova outlasted England’s Victoria Bell 11-9, 3-11, 11-9,
11-3.
26-Oct, Quarters:
Queensland Quarters
Andrew Dent reports
Caboolture’s Nathan Stevenson recovered from two gruelling
five-setters in a row to stun fourth seeded Englishman Lewis Walters
and move into the semi-finals of the Queensland Open in Brisbane on
Saturday.
Stevenson was taken to five games by Brad Freeme and Sunil Seth in
the opening two rounds but was able to recover in time to defeat
Walters 11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8 and move into a semi-final against
top seed Rex Hedrick.
Hedrick earlier looked in commanding form as he downed New Zealand’s
Lance Beddoes 11-7, 11-5, 11-5.
The second semi will be between second seeded Australian Mike Corren
and England’s Eddie Charlton.
Corren beat fellow Australian Jamie McErvale 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 while
Charlton was too good for New Zealander Paul Coll 11-8, 11-3, 11-8.
In the women’s draw there was a major shock in the second round when
India’s Aparajitha Balamurukan downed second seeded Victorian Melody
Francis, on the comeback trail after ankle surgery, 11-8, 11-9,
11-7.
However, the Indian’s run was short lived as she lost her
quarter-final to England’s Victoria Bell 11-3, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7
Bell will play Czech Olga Ertlova in one semi-final, with top seeded
Kiwi Amanda Landers-Murphy playing South African Cheyna Tucker in
the other.
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