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 Texas Open 2015
07-12 Apr, Plano, Texas, $35k |
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Final:
[2] Amanda Sobhy 3-1 [1] Nour El Tayeb
11-7, 8-11, 11-8,
11-4
Sobhy brings home Texas Title
Amanda Sobhy became the first home winner of the Texas Open title
for eight years, and collected the biggest WSA title of her
burgeoning senior career, as she beat long-time junior rival Nour El
Tayeb in the final in Plao.
Sobhy's triumph is the latest milestone in the career of the
21-year-old reigning US national champion - who now boasts 13 title
wins from 14 WSA final appearances.
 I am ecstatic right now. This is my
biggest tournament tour title to date and I'm so happy to have won
it here in Texas! The crowd has been amazing all week and Sanjeeb and his
team put on a spectacular event and took care of all the players so
well. I fully enjoyed my time here and really looking forward to
coming back to Dallas!
Nour el Tayeb is such a talented player and a fighter and I knew I
had to be mentally and physically strong in order to beat her today.
I want to thank my coaches Thierry Lincou and Shahid Zaman for
working with me to get ready for this tournament. I also need to
thank my family for their continuous support because without them I
would be nowhere.
Bringing this trophy back to Harvard with me where I will finish up
my last month of school before I graduate on May 28th! Hopefully
this is just the start of good things to come for my pro career!
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 First of all it has been a great week.
Everyone has been super nice and very welcoming. From the people to
the organising committee. One of the best organised tournaments I
have been to for sure.
Today Amanda was the better player. She played the right game.
Unfortunately, I couldn't push through today and she just played
better than I did so all credit to her.
Thanks Sanjeeb and your team for the support you give to the squash
world. It is very appreciated.
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  Texas
Open 2015
07-12 Apr, Plano, Texas, $35k |
Round One
09 Apr |
Quarters
10 Apr |
Semis
11 Apr |
Final
12 Apr |
[1] Nour El Tayeb (Egy)
9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (42m)
[Q] Victoria Lust (Eng) |
[1] Nour El Tayeb
10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10 i(57m)
[5] Emma Beddoes |
[1] Nour El Tayeb
11-8, 11-6, 11-6 (24m)
[4] Rachael Grinham |
[1] Nour El Tayeb
11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4.
[2] Amanda Sobhy |
[5] Emma Beddoes (Eng)
7-11, 11-3, 11-0, 11-6 (43m)
Heba El Torky (Egy) |
[6] Jenny Duncalf (Eng)
9-11, 15-13, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8 (63m)
Joey Chan (Hkg) |
[6] Jenny Duncalf
11-9, 12-10, 12-10 (32m)
[4] Rachael Grinham |
[4] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11-6, 11-3, 12-10 (35m)
[Q] Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn) |
Salma Hany Ibrahim (Egy)
11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4 (40m)
[3] Annie Au (Hkg) |
[3] Annie Au
11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 3-11, 11-7 (56m)
[7] Nouran Gohar |
[3] Annie Au
11-9, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Amanda Sobhy |
[wc] Natalie Grinham (Ned)
7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 (30m)
[7] Nouran Gohar (Egy) |
[Q] Donna Urquhart (Aus)
11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8 (43m)
[8] Joshana Chinappa (Ind) |
[Q] Donna Urquhart
11-9, 11-4, 11-2 (20m)
[2] Amanda Sobhy |
[Q] Kanzy El Dafrawy (Egy)
5-11, 11-5,12-10, 11-8 (42m)
[2] Amanda Sobhy (Usa) |
08-Mar, Qualifying Finals:
Victoria Lust (Eng) 3-0
Laura Pomportes (Fra)
11-6, 11-8, 11-8
Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn) 3-0
Nouran El Torky (Egy)
11-8, 11-8, 11-4
Donna Urquhart (Aus) 3-1
Latasha Khan (Usa) 9-11,
11-5, 16-14, 11-3
Kanzy El Defrawy
(Egy) 3-1
Tesni Evans (Wal) 7-11,
11-9, 11-4, 11-8
07-Mar, Qualifying Round One:
Laura Pomportes (Fra)
3-1 Cecilia Cortes (Usa)
10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
Nouran El Torky (Egy) 3-0 Anna Kimberley (Eng)
11-8, 11-9, 11-7
Misaki Kobayashi (Jpn) 3-0 Catalina Pelaez (Col)
11-8, 11-6, 11-7
Donna Urquhart (Aus) 3-0 Rayna Pacheco (Mex)
11-7, 11-3, 11-4
Latasha Khan (Usa) 3-1 Nikki Todd (Can)
11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6
Kanzy El Defrawy
(Egy) 3-0 Colette Sultana (Mlt)
11-0, 11-2, 11-2
Tesni Evans (Wal) 3-0 Vanessa Raj (Mas)
11-7, 11-5, 12-10
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Top seeds through to final:
 Top
seeds Nour El Tayeb and Amanda Sobhy set up a
mouth-watering final after prevailing in the semi-finals of at Life
Time Fitness in Plano, USA.
Egyptian favourite El Tayeb, making her Texas Open debut and looking
to keep the title in Egyptian hands (Nour El Sherbini won in 2014) despatched twice former champion
Rachael Grinham, the fourth seed from Australia, in straight
games in just 24 minutes, while second seed Sobhy scored her first
win over fellow left-hander Annie Au, beating the third seed from
Hong Kong three-one in 40 minutes.
The final will be the pair's ninth meeting since first
contesting the British Junior U15 Open quarter-final in 2008.
The Egyptian won four successive BJO clashes until 2011. Sobhy won
the 2010 World Junior final in Germany where she beat El Tayeb in
four games to become the USA's first ever world squash champion, but
El Tayeb won the world title the next year, in the USA.
 "Of course very happy to be in the
final. I know I keep saying it but playing against Rachael is never
easy for me. Hard mentally and physically. So I'm very happy to get
through to the finals.
"Im enjoying it here so hopefully I can keep going.
"Tomorrow, Im playing my good friend and junior rival Amanda. I'm
sure we're going to enjoy it as we always to. And hopefully we put
on a good match that people would enjoy it."
"I'm a little disappointed, not with the result but that I was a bit
off today and win or lose I just prefer to come off the court
knowing I've played well.
I would have liked to have given her a
better run for her money but I was too loose and you can't afford
not to be at your best against someone like Nour. Overall though I'm
very happy with my results over the last couple of days.
 "Very happy to be in
the finals of the Texas Open. This is my first final of a 35k and
always my first win over Annie. She is such a talented player and I
knew I had to get the ball to the back or else she would put it
away.
"Tomorrow I am playing Nour el Tayeb who I have played numerous
times in juniors. We always have a good match, so hopefully tomorrow
will be another good match between us!
 "Sanjeeb and his team are doing an amazing job with this tournament
and I am just happy that I am able to come back to Dallas and play
in this tournament!"
"I think Amanda played really well, it was a close match and overall
I am satisfied with my performance these few days"
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the 2011 BJO final
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Round One:
Donna Survives Chinappa Test In Texas
Australian qualifier Donna
Urquhart provided the sole upset in the first round of the when she
defeated eighth seed Joshana Chinappa to claim a place in the
quarter-finals.
The Brisbane-based left-hander, fighting to back to top form after
foot surgery last year, battled for 43 minutes to quash Chinappa,
the world No.21 from India, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8.
Former world No.13 Urquhart, currently ranked 35 in the world, will
now face home hope Amanda Sobhy, the second seed. The New York-born
21-year-old, who graduates from Harvard University in May, recovered
from a game down to see off Egyptian qualifier Kanzy El-Defrawy
5-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-8 in 42 minutes.
There was Egyptian success in the top half of the draw when top seed
Nour El Tayeb quelled a spirited performance by English qualifier
Victoria Lust. Underdog Lust, ranked 26 in the world, took the
opening game - but Cairo-based El Tayeb, the world No.5 making her
Texas Open debut, regained the upper hand before closing out the
match 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4.
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Tayeb's quarter-final opponent will be the winner of the clash
between Emma Beddoes, the fifth seed from England, and Egyptian Heba
El Torky - a match which will be completed after being suspended at
one-game-all [Beddoes won 3-1]
Youth prevailed over experience in a first round battle which
thoroughly entertained the Plano crowd. Dutch star Natalie Grinham,
the 37-year-old former world No.2, took the opening game against
seventh seed Nouran Gohar, the 17-year-old world No.16 from Egypt.
But the Cairo teenager soon found the edge over Grinham - playing in
only her second WSA event since the birth of her second child - and
romped to a 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 victory in 30 minutes.
Sobhy seeks home success in Texas
Competing for the first time as a full-time squash professional
after concluding her studies at Harvard University, Amanda Sobhy
is bidding for success at this week's Texas Open where she is hoping
to become the event's first home winner for seven years, since
former world number one Natalie Grainger in 2008.
The Boston-based 21-year-old is the second seed in the 14th edition
of the event at Life Time Fitness in Plano, Texas.
Sobhy, ranked 10 in the world and three times a first round loser in
this established WSA event, will begin her 2015 campaign against
Egyptian qualifier Kanzy El-Defrawy, the world No.39 from
Cairo who upset higher-ranked Welsh number one Tesni Evans to earn
her maiden appearance in the event's main draw.
Egypt's Nour El Tayeb is the event's top seed, and will be
making her Texas Open debut in Plano. The 22-year-old from Cairo,
now boasting a career-high world No.5 ranking, also faces a
qualifier in the opening round. England's Victoria Lust beat
French opponent Laura Pomportes in the qualifying finals to claim
her first appearance in the main draw since 2012.
The draw also features distinguished Australian Rachael Grinham, the
former world number one who won the title in 2004 and 2011 and is
marking her 10th appearance in the championship since 2002. The
38-year-old Queenslander is the No.4 seed and takes on Japanese
qualifier Misaki Kobayashi in the first round.
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