Squash Stars » Texas Open 2009 http://squashstars.com More than just a pretty racquet Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:09:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Nicol takes Texas titlehttp://squashstars.com/nicol-takes-texas-title/ http://squashstars.com/nicol-takes-texas-title/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 11:29:00 +0000 squashbug http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=91

Nicol and her shiney new trophy!

Nicol and her shiney new trophy!

Nicol David beat Natalie Grainger in the final of the Texas Open 2009 to win her 36th tour title! The world No. 1 had a slow start, which enabled Natalie to take the first game with some good shotmaking. But when the “Malaysian Machine” got turned on properly in the second game, the tables turned and Nicol prevailed 7/11 12/10 11/5 11/6 in 39 minutes.Nicol will enjoy Texas for a bit, before returning to her home base in Amsterdam.

Nicol’s road to the finals:

Round 1: Beats qualifier Dominique Lloyd Walter (ENG), 11-6 11-3 11-4

Quarter finals: Beats 8th seed Isabelle Stoehr (FRA), 11-5 11-8 11-7

Semi finals: Beats 5th seed Jenny Duncalf (ENG), 11-4 11-3 11-6


]]> http://squashstars.com/nicol-takes-texas-title/feed/ 1 Another finals with Natalie Graingerhttp://squashstars.com/texas-open-finals-with-nat-grainger/ http://squashstars.com/texas-open-finals-with-nat-grainger/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 22:46:00 +0000 Nicol David http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=35

The last day of the event and the crowd has doubled from the past few days. The amateur tournament has finished and everyone is expecting a good show from both Natalie and me in the finals.

It started like an ordinary game for Natalie with her going for every shot that she could think of and it came in nicely while she found her flow right from the very beginning. Somehow I didn’t quite get into my usual game but I knew it wasn’t over just yet.

The second game I was trailing 10-8 but a crucial point gave me a heads up to take over while Natalie made a few errors to make it 1-1 in games.

The third game was more constructive from my part while Natalie made more unforced errors. I took a 2-1 lead while the crowd was getting well into the match. The fourth game got very close with momentums swinging back and forth but I finally got hold of finishing it off with the right shot selection to take the match.

It was never an easy task to get on with Natalie but I knew I had to work hard always. I’m glad to take this title for the first time and until next time…..

Right now, I’ll be experiencing Dallas city a little bit more with the organizers. Thanks for the continuous support from everyone and will catch everybody again in the Seoul Open beginning of June.

Nicol
]]> http://squashstars.com/texas-open-finals-with-nat-grainger/feed/ 5 Another Nicol-Natalie shoot-out in Texashttp://squashstars.com/another-nicol-natalie-shoot-out-in-texas/ http://squashstars.com/another-nicol-natalie-shoot-out-in-texas/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 03:58:00 +0000 squashbug http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=90

Texas Open 2009 – Natalie Grainger lost the first game to 4th seed Natalie Grinham, only to take the next three games and win her semi-final match 8/11 11/7 11/5 11/4. In the final, she will meet Nicol David, who got through to the final comfortably in a high quality match, beating fifth seed Jenny Duncalf in straight sets 11/4 11/3 11/6.

Nicol beat Natalie in straight sets exactly one week ago at the Cayman Islands Open. Can she do it again tomorrow? Expect a match of the highest quality, the no. 1 and 2 in the world playing each other in the final of a big tournament, it really doesn’t get any better than that. Yummy!

]]> http://squashstars.com/another-nicol-natalie-shoot-out-in-texas/feed/ 1 Texas Open '09: Geared up for Quarters against Isabelle Stoehrhttp://squashstars.com/isabelle-stoehr-geared-up-in-the-quarters-2/ http://squashstars.com/isabelle-stoehr-geared-up-in-the-quarters-2/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 04:13:00 +0000 squashbug http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=32

It’s Friday evening with the amateur tournament happening at the same time as the Wispa event. Everyone crowded around after they had played to watch us battle it out on court.

Isabelle and I both were on a roll with good shot selection and working the court well. It was high intensity, especially the first game. Then in the next two games, Isabelle was using her lobs just to change it up a little. My focus stayed the same throughout the match and I managed to maintain my own game.

In the third, Isabelle came up with a string of points to begin with, then I had to make sure I would take her on with each rally. Got a reasonable lead, then finished steadily at the end of the match.

Playing Jenny Duncalf of England in the Semis tomorrow after her five set win over Rachael Grinham. Let’s see what happens…

Nicol

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After her giant killing efforts yesterday, Samantha Teran succumbed in 3 sets to Natalie Grainger in the quarterfinals of the Texas Open 2009. Despite the loss today, Samantha can take away a lot of positives from this tournament. Meanwhile, defending champ Natalie Grainger is getting closer and closer to that 3rd successive Texas crown….

But it would be foolish to dismiss Nicol David, who continued her solid run by beating French woman Isabelle Stoehr in straight sets. The only upset came from Jenny Duncalf (5th seed) who managed to beat 3rd seed Rachael Grinham in 5 close games to reach the semi finals. Semi’s will start Saturday at 4 pm local time.

Full quarterfinal results:
Nicol David bt Isabelle Stoehr 11/5, 11/8, 11/7
Jenny Duncalf bt Rachael Grinham 8/11, 11/9, 11/7, 8/11, 11/9
Natalie Grinham bt Alison Waters 11/5, 11/9, 13/11
Natalie Grainger bt Samantha Teran 11/5, 13/11, 11/9

]]> http://squashstars.com/nicol-and-natalie-on-course-in-texas/feed/ 0 First round results from Texashttp://squashstars.com/first-round-results-from-texas/ http://squashstars.com/first-round-results-from-texas/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 15:29:00 +0000 Kid http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=88

Well done Samantha! A great win over the no. 9 of the world, Madeline Perry at the Texas Open 2009. All the other seeds got through, but Natalie Grainger had quite a scare, almost lost to the tenacious Emma Beddoes. Natalie’s still on course for a final with Nicol, who played a solid match to beat Dominique Lloyd-Walter.

Full results of the first round:
Nicol David (MAS) bt Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 11/6 11/3 11/4
Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 11/8 9/11 11/3 11/6
Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 10/12 11/6 11/9 5/11 11/8
Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 5/11 11/5 11/1 11/5
Alison Waters (ENG) bt Kasey Brown (AUS) 11/6 11/7 11/4
Natalie Grinham (NED) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 11/8 11/4 12/10
Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Madeline Perry (IRL) 12/10 11/9 9/11 13/11
Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Emma Beddoes (ENG) 11/6 5/11 5/11 11/5 11/9

Good luck to our girls Nicol, Samantha and Natalie Grainger in the quarterfinals. See The Stars section for updates from some of the girls!

]]> http://squashstars.com/first-round-results-from-texas/feed/ 0 Samantha upsets Madeline in Texas!http://squashstars.com/texas-open-2009-samantha-upsets-madeline-2/ http://squashstars.com/texas-open-2009-samantha-upsets-madeline-2/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 02:39:00 +0000 squashbug http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=87

Samantha Teran beats Madeline Perry in 57minutes in a 4-setter match today, Round 1 in Texas! She meets Natalie Grainger tomorrow. Good luck Samantha!

“This tournament gives me good luck! The first time I won against a top 20 player was in Dallas, last time I got to the semis against the seeding, and now here I have won against a top 10 player for the first time.
I like Dallas a lot!”

Samantha Teran

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Samantha Teran beats Madeline Perry in 57minutes in a 4-setter match today, Round 1 in Texas! She meets Natalie Grainger tomorrow. Good luck Samantha!

“This tournament gives me good luck! The first time I won against a top 20 player was in Dallas, last time I got to the semis against the seeding, and now here I have won against a top 10 player for the first time.
I like Dallas a lot!”

Samantha Teran

]]> http://squashstars.com/texas-open-2009-samantha-upsets-madeline/feed/ 0 Texas Open 2009 to starthttp://squashstars.com/texas-open-2009-to-start/ http://squashstars.com/texas-open-2009-to-start/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 16:30:00 +0000 squashbug http://squashstars.serenitymalaysia.com/?p=86

Today, Thursday 14 May, the main round of the Texas Open 2009, a WISPA Gold 45 event, will begin with again a projected final between Nicol David and Natalie Grainger. Surely the Grinham sisters, seeded 3 and 4, will try their utmost to prevent this from happening! Samantha Teran will play Madeline Perry of Ireland in the first round. Keep an eye on this page and on the girls blogging for more news….

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