WORLD SQUASH NEWS RESULTS: Harrisdirect Tournament of Champions, New York, USA 2nd round (1st day): [1] Peter Nicol (ENG) bt [Q] James Willstrop (ENG) 15-7, 15-10, 15-8 (40m) [7] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) bt [Q] Rodney Durbach (RSA) 15-6, 9-15, 17-16, 15-7 (76m) [3] David Palmer (AUS) bt [15] Joseph Kneipp (AUS) 7-15, 15-13, 15-12, 15-4 (78m) [8] Lee Beachill (ENG) bt [9] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 15-9, 15-12, 15-11 (63m) Arader & O'Rourke Women's Open, New York, USA 1st round: [1] Carol Owens (NZL) bt [Q] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 9-0, 9-4, 9-2 (28m) Jenny Tranfield (ENG) bt [5] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) 9-2, 5-9, 9-3, 9-0 (30m) [4] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [Q] Vicky Botwright (ENG) 9-6, 9-7, 9-3 (37m) [6] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [Q] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) 9-2, 9-5, 9-1 (28m) [7] Cassie Jackman (ENG) bt Natalie Grinham (AUS) 9-1, 9-5, 9-1 (28m) [3] Linda Charman (ENG) bt [Q] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 10-8, 9-2, 9-3 (39m) [8] Rebecca Macree (ENG) bt Fiona Geaves (ENG) 9-4, 9-6, 9-4 (30m) [2] Natalie Pohrer (USA) bt Stephanie Brind (ENG) 9-5, 9-2, 9-3 (36m) End of The Line For Willstrop In Grand Central Station England's top seed Peter Nicol looked to be on track for a third consecutive finals showdown with Canada's defending champion Jonathon Power as he handled World Junior Champion James Willstrop with ease in their second round match in the $72,500 Harrisdirect Tournament of Champions at Grand Central Terminal in New York. Willstrop, 19, was unable to reproduce the form which had taken him through two qualifying rounds, then a significant upset over world No11 Karim Darwish in the first round. World No1 Nicol, who said it was "brilliant" to be back in the event in New York City at Grand Central Terminal, claimed his second victory in just over a week over his compatriot 15-7 15-10 15-8 in just 40 minutes, to earn a quarter-final clash with seventh-seeded Australian Anthony Ricketts. Qualifier Rodney Durbach of South Africa had an opportunity to take a 2-1 lead against Ricketts at 16-15 in the third, but the Australian prevailed and went on to win the match 15-6 9-15 17-16 15-7 in 76 minutes. Third-seeded David Palmer, challenged by the deft ball movement of Australian compatriot Joseph Kneipp, dropped the first game 7-15. Palmer remained composed in the face of Kneipp's tenacity and went on to win 7-15 15-13 15-12 15-4 in 78 minutes to earn a berth in Tuesday's quarterfinals. His opponent there will be England's eighth seed Lee Beachill, who cruised to a 15-9 15-12 15-11 victory over Malaysia's Ong Beng Hee in 63 minutes. In opening round play in the Arader & O'Rourke Women's Open, all the seeds prevailed but for fifth seed Vanessa Atkinson of the Netherlands who was felled 9-2 5-9 9-3 9-0 by unseeded Englishwoman Jenny Tranfield - and a case of food poisoning. In the absence of defending champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald, who announced her retirement from the WISPA tour just prior to the start of event, it is anybody's guess as to which player will step up to fill the vacancy created by the departure of the five-times world champion. Each of the eight winners advanced to the second round in about the same amount of time it takes to get to the Bronx from Grand Central - between 28 and 40 minutes. Tour veteran and No2 seed Carol Owens, who occupied the world No1 for one month last year, looked like a contender as she eliminated Egypt's Omneya Abdel Kawy with pace and intensity that kept the 17-year-old largely in the back of the court. No2 seed Natalie Pohrer, originally of South Africa but now playing for the US, displayed the athleticism that is her trademark as England's Stephanie Brind could not find a way to keep Pohrer out of the front of the court. Former World No1 Cassie Jackman, on the comeback trail after undergoing a second back surgery in 2002, looked in fine form as she easily eliminated Australia's Natalie Grinham.