31-Dec:
Grayson & Au Secure
Scottish Junior Open Titles
New Zealand's unseeded Campbell Grayson and Hong Kong's Annie Au,
who was seeded only to reach the last sixteen, were the unexpected winners
of the U19 titles in the Scottish Junior Open Squash Championships in
Edinburgh.
Grayson, 18, from Auckland, crushed Canada's Iain Crozier for the loss of
just a single point in the men's semi-finals, then upset England's
Christopher Hall - conqueror of Scotland's top seed Graham Melvin in the
other semi-final - 9-3 10-9 9-4 in the final to clinch the Grand Prix
title on the European Junior Circuit.
Left-hander Annie Au, who is just 15, overcame fellow 9/16 seed Tenille
Swartz, from South Africa, in straight games, then dismissed Malaysia's
Sally Looi 9-0 9-7 9-3 in the women's final.
Men's U19 semi-finals:
[9/16] Christopher Hall (ENG) bt [1] Graham Melvin (SCO)
9-2, 9-1, 9-0
Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Iain Crozier (CAN)
9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Final: Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt [9/16] Christopher Hall (ENG)
9-3, 10-9, 9-4
Women's U19 semi-finals:
[9/16] Annie Au (HKG) bt [9/16] Tenille Swartz (RSA)
10-9, 9-2, 9-2
Sally Looi (MAS) bt [3/4] Sandra Krueger (GER)
9-2, 9-6, 9-4
Final: [9/16] Annie Au (HKG) bt Sally Looi (MAS)
9-0, 9-7, 9-3 |
FULL RESULTS
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