WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Carol Weymuller Women's US Open Squash Championship, New York, USA

Qualifying finals:
Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Amelia Pittock (AUS) 9-7, 10-8, 9-5
Rebecca Chiu (HKG) bt Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 10-8, 9-5, 9-1
Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt Shelley Kitchen (NZL) 6-9, 9-7, 9-4, 9-4
Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt Nicol David (MAS) 9-3, 10-8, 9-5

Duncalf Dumps Kitchen In US Open Qualifiers

England's Jenny Duncalf beat New Zealand's world No15 Shelley Kitchen in the qualifying finals of the Carol Weymuller Women's US Open Squash Championship to claim a place in the first round at the Heights Casino in New York.

The 20-year-old former European Junior Champion from Yorkshire fought back from a game down to upset Kitchen, ranked seven places higher, 6-9 9-7 9-4 9-4 to earn a first round clash with local star Natalie Grainger, the No2 seed.

Duncalf was joined in the main draw by another English qualifier.  Vicky Botwright, who celebrated her rise to a career-high 13 in the October world rankings by reaching the quarter-finals of this month's British Open, defeated Malaysia's Nicol David 9-3 10-8 9-5, and will now take on Australia's 8th seed Natalie Grinham for a place in the quarter-finals.

Updated first round draw:
[1] Carol Owens (NZL) v Jenny Tranfield (ENG)
[7] Tania Bailey (ENG) v [Q] Rebecca Chiu (HKG)
[4] Linda Charman (ENG) v Latasha Khan (USA)
[8] Natalie Grinham (AUS) v [Q] Vicky Botwright (ENG)
[6] Cassie Jackman (ENG) v Rebecca Macree (ENG)
[3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v [Q] Madeline Perry (IRL)
[5] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) v Fiona Geaves (ENG)
[2] Natalie Grainger (USA) v [Q] Jenny Duncalf (ENG)