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Women's Squash Week 2015
10-15 Mar, Calgary, Canada, $15k |
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15-Mar, Final:
[3] Emily Whitlock (Eng) 3-2 [1] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11/9, 8/11, 8/11, 11/5, 11/6
Whitlock wins big in Calgary
Emily Whitlock captured her biggest title to date as she beat top
seed Rachael Grinham in the final in Calgary.
Meghan Glenday reports
What a close match, and what
an incredible one to watch!
Rachael has astonishing exhibitionist style shots that she pulls out
at the most opportune moments. It's always such a pleasure to watch
her dominate on court. However, Emily did not quit for one second
this week and her determination carried into the final.
 What ultimately got Emily the winning title was not only her
resilience to go for every winner that Rachael dished out, but to
then put them all away herself. Truly world class squash played by
both. Congratulations on your big win Emily, you definitely deserved
it!
Thanks so much to all of the sponsors, billets and volunteers. You
all made this week a HUGE success. And thanks to the refs for
dedicating your time to this wonderful sport. We definitely need you
guys around!
A big kudos to tournament director, Susie King! You organized yet
another fantastic week of women's squash!
Thanks to all of the professional and amateur players who entered
this event! We hope to see you all back again next year!
14-Mar, Semis:
It's Grinham and Whitlock for the title
Meghan Glenday reports
Donna Urquhart finally put some
pressure on toip seed Rachael Grinham in the semi finals. It’s the
first time this week that Rachael hasn’t quite owned the court.
Donna pulled off quite a few amazing winners into the back corners
that Rachael was unable to retrieve.
 “She
(Donna) started off really well and I found that she was lobbing at
me a lot. She was playing a little bit different than what she
usually does and I think I was little unprepared and a little bit
taken aback…”
Rachael had to start pulling out more creative shots against Donna,
which started to give her an edge over the match.
“Yeah, after the first game I just wanted to make it a bit more
competitive.. and luckily I did snatch the second game
which…obviously made it a lot different…it got me to being 1-1
rather than being down 2-0…”
As the match progressed Donna started making a few more errors, and
Rachael used it to her advantage. Her final shot was an incredible
cross-court volley drop that ended the match 3-1. It was definitely
an exciting game to watch!
 Emily
Whitlock managed a 3-1 victory against Line Hansen in their
semi-final match.
Line Hansen played pretty aggressively and was hitting the ball
really hard, but it looked as though she was also struggling a bit
with a pulled muscle from a fall in the previous match. Either way
it doesn’t seem like it would have made a big difference in this
game. Emily was giving her no chances to put anything away. She
stayed on top of everything and was so quick to the ball. It’s
obvious that Emily’s just not giving in this week.
 “I
feel good, I’ve never beaten Line before. It’s the first time I’ve
ever beaten her so I’m really happy I could do it here ‘cause I
really enjoy playing here and it’s good that I could back up my
results from last year when I was not feeling so great, and having
to take a couple months out after that, but now I’ve kind of proven
that it was a dodgy period and I am fit and strong especially in
conditions where it’s really fast off the front wall…the altitude
plays a big part in it..so I’m pretty pleased I could beat Fiona in
3 and then beat Line as well... so I’m pretty stoked.”
Emily got into Calgary a week early and got herself accustomed to
the altitude, which seems to have paid off big time as she's been
playing amazing squash.
Emily moves on to the final to play against Rachael on Sunday.
“I’ve never played Rachael before…I’ve always wanted to …it’ll be
good, I’m really looking forward to it.. I don’t even know about my
strategy yet, I’m still trying to ‘warm down’ after this one so
…I’ll probably think about it in the morning.”
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  Women's
Squash Week 2015
10-15 Mar, Calgary, Canada, $15k |
Round One
12 Mar |
Quarters
13 Mar |
Semis
14 Mar |
Final
15 Mar |
[1] Rachael Grinham (Aus)
11-6, 11-9, 11-5
Danielle Letourneau (Can) |
[1] Rachael Grinham
11-2, 11-4, 11-5
[Q] Jackie Moss |
[1] Rachael Grinham
3-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
[4] Donna Urquhart |
[1] Rachael Grinham
11/9, 8/11, 8/11, 11/5, 11/6
[3] Emily Whitlock |
[6] Milou van der Heijden (Ned)
11-8, 12-14, 13-11, 11-8
[Q] Jackie Moss (Can) |
[7] Lucie Fialova (Cze)
11-9, 11-5, 11-6
Lotte Eriksen (Nor) |
[7] Lucie Fialova
12-10, 11-8, 11-6
[4] Donna Urquhart |
[4] Donna Urquhart (Aus)
6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-5
Nikki Todd (Can) |
Hollie Naughton (Can)
11-2, 11-8, 11-4
[3] Emily Whitlock (Eng) |
[3] Emily Whitlock
11-9, 11-3, 11-6
[Q] Fiona Moverley |
[3] Emily Whitlock
11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7
[2] Line Hansen |
[Q] Fiona Moverley (Eng)
12-10,11-6, 10-12, 4-11, 11-3
[8] Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg) |
[Q] Milnay Louw (Rsa)
10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
[5] Nadine Shahin (Egy) |
[5] Nadine Shahin
11-9, 12-10, 3-11, 11-8
[2] Line Hansen |
[Q] Cyrielle Peltier (Fra)
8-11, 12-14, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
[2] Line Hansen (Den) |
11-Mar, Qualifying Finals:
Jackie Moss (Can)
3-0
Sachika Ingale (Ind)
11-4, 11-8, 11-8
Cyrielle Peltier (Fra) 3-2
Lee Ka Yi (Hkg)
13-11, 6-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7
Milnay Louw (Rsa) 3-2
Maria Toorpakay (Pak)
11-9, 10-12, 14-12, 7-11, 11-9
Fiona Moverley (Eng) 3-0 Antonelle Falcione (Arg)
11-5, 11-5, 11-4
10-Mar,
Qualifying Round One:
Jackie Moss (Can)
3-0
Diana Garcia (Mex)
12-10, 11-7, 11-4
Sachika Ingale (Ind) 3-0 Melina Turk (Can)
11-8, 11-6, 11-4
Cyrielle Peltier (Fra) 3-1 Kelsey Souchereau (Can)
8-11, 11-3, 11-0, 11-7
Lee Ka Yi (Hkg) 3-2 Giselle Delgado (Chi)
10-12, 12-14, 11-4, 11-2, 11-7
Milnay Louw (Rsa) 3-0 Erin Roberts (Can)
11-2, 11-3, 11-2
Fiona Moverley (Eng) 3-0 Jamie Laird (Can)
11-4, 11-2, 11-0
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12-Mar, Round One:
Moss marches into quarters
Local favourite Jackie Moss
continued her run as she beat sixth seed Milou van der Heijden in
four games to set up a quarter-final against top seed Rachael
Grinham.
Grinham is one of six seeds to progress, the other upset coming as
Fiona Moverley, like Moss a qualifier, overcame
eighth seed Liu Tsz-Ling in five games.
Meghan Glenday reports
First day of the Main Event was a big one! The first two to
advance into quarter finals early on in the day were Lucie Fialova
and Donna Urquhart; Lucia beating Lotte Eriksen 3-0 and Donna taking
a win against Nikki Todd 3-1.
We had some long and intense matches played in the afternoon which
carried the last match of the day well into the late evening.
The six other winners who will be advancing through to the quarter
finals are Rachael Grinham, Fiona Moverley, Nadine Shahin, Line
Hansen, Emily Whitlock as well as local Jackie Moss.
Another incredible win for Jackie Moss!
She continues her way through the main draw after beating Milou van
der Heijden 3-1. This Calgary qualifier is in the zone this week!
She’s been consistent in keeping the pressure on and staying
focused, and she’s been loving every moment of it so far.
“I’m feeling strong, fit and competitive…and I’m having fun!”
Jackie will be facing Rachael Grinham next in the quarter finals.
“I’ve got nothing to lose, it will be a great experience, I’m
excited, but I’m going to treat it like any other match.”
We look forward to watching you in the quarters, Jackie! Good Luck!
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FROGS' TALK
Salut Fram,
Ça fait une petite semaine que je suis maintenant à Calgary.
Je perds 3/2 en 82' contre Line Hansen dans le main draw. Match très
intense !
Je n'ai pas su conclure contre cette joueuse d'expérience du top 20.
Ce match ne se joue à rien c'est vraiment dommage.
On peut tout travailler dans le sport.. mais l'expérience c'est
quelque chose qu'on acquiert avec temps et ce soir j'ai beaucoup
appris..
Next stop Montréal la semaine prochaine
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11-Mar:
Qualifying Complete
Local favourite Jackie Moss delighted the home crowd in Calgary
as she beat qualifying top seed Sachika Ingale in straight games to
reach the main draw.
Susie King reports
 In
the first match of the qualification finals, Fiona Moverley
came out strong against Antonella Falcione, winning 3-0.
Milnay Louw and Maria Toorpakai had an intense match. It
started out slow but as the games progressed both players picked up
the pace and put on the pressure.
Milnay’s winning drops and her incredible reach won her the match
3-2.
Lee Ka Yi and Cyrielle Peltier also had a great match. Their
rallies were clean with minimal interference.
Amazing gets by both players. It was very close in games but Peltier
took the win 3-2.
Another great round for Calgary’s Jackie Moss! She came out
really focused, again, beating Sachika Ingale 3-0.
Looking forward to seeing how she performs in the Main draw on
Thursday.
The pro players had a very special
welcoming this year. They were officially honored in to Calgary with
a White Hat Ceremony, a long-standing tradition and a symbol
of Western hospitality.
Thanks Lauren for bringing in the White Hat Volunteers to make this
a very special evening! Hopefully we’ll see some of the white hats
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FROGS' TALK
Salut Fram,
Ça fait une petite semaine que je suis maintenant à Calgary.
Je perds 3/2 en 82' contre Line Hansen dans le main draw. Match très
intense !
Je n'ai pas su conclure contre cette joueuse d'expérience du top 20.
Ce match ne se joue à rien c'est vraiment dommage.
On peut tout travailler dans le sport.. mais l'expérience c'est
quelque chose qu'on acquiert avec temps et ce soir j'ai beaucoup
appris..
Next stop Montréal la semaine prochaine
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10-Mar:
Qualifying Round One:
Susie King reports
We had a great start to our second annual Calgary CFO Consulting
Services Women’s Squash Week!
The junior girls have been bustling around gathering autographs from
the pro players. Their goal is to have all of the ladies sign their
programs by the end of the week.
It will be a very nice keepsake to inspire them throughout their own
squash endeavors.
Giselle Delgado and Lee Ka Yi played some exciting squash
earlier on today, battling it out in five. Lee was down 2-0 and
managed a come back to take the win 10-2, 12-14, 11-4, 11-2, 11-7.
The international qualifiers came out really strong today, but it
was nice to see so many local Calgarians pumped up for the
challenge.
Although they won’t be making it through to round two, Erin
Roberts, Jaime Laird and Kelsey Souchereau all
made gracious attempts against their higher ranked opponents.
Kelsey had a strong start against Cyrielle Peltier. Cyrielle
took the win in four, but Kelsey’s skillful boasts were definitely
her feat in the first game.
A major highlight today was local Jackie Moss’s 3-0 win
against Mexico's Diana Garcia. She dominated with a very
crisp backhand drive and a strong stance on the T, taking everything
early with very minimal error.
Fantastic match Jackie, we look forward to watching you play in the
second round of qualification!
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