WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Women's Squashworks Open, Salt Lake City, USA

1st round:
[1] Fiona Geaves (ENG) bt [Q] Manuela Manetta (ITA) 9-0, 9-1, 9-6 (23m)
[7] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [Q] Lauren Briggs (ENG) 9-6, 10-9, 9-2 (34m)
[3] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt Alison Waters (ENG) 9-3, 9-1, 9-0 (25m)
[5] Jenny Tranfield (ENG) bt Engy Kheirallah (EGY) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2 (35m)
Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt [8] Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-6, 9-3, 9-2 (30m)
[4] Stephanie Brind (ENG) bt [Q] Katie Patrick (CAN) 9-1, 9-6, 9-4 (25m)
[6] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [Q] Melissa Martin (AUS) 9-7, 9-4, 9-2 (26m)
[2] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Tamsyn Leevey (NZL) 9-1, 5-9, 4-9, 9-4, 9-4 (50m)

Malik Makes Salt Lake City Quarter-finals

Welsh champion Tegwen Malik secured an unexpected place in the quarter-finals of the Women's Squashworks Open when she upset eighth-seeded Malaysian Sharon Wee 9-6 9-3 9-2 in the first round of the WISPA World Tour event in Salt Lake City, USA.

Malik, 29, from Swansea, now faces fellow Briton Stephanie Brind, the fourth seed from England who dismissed Canadian qualifier Katie Patrick 9-1 9-6 9-4 in 25 minutes.

Second seed Omneya Abdel Kawy was made to work hard for her place in the last eight.  In the most competitive match of the evening, the Egyptian cruised to victory in the first game against unseeded Tamsyn Leevey, only to see the New Zealander win a tough second game.  Leevey's comeback seemed to rattle the 18-year-old from Cairo.  Leevey pressed her advantage in the third game to win easily and go 2/1 ahead. 

Despite her young age, Kawy showed veteran poise as she steadied herself and used her impressive racquet skills to retake control of the match and win the final two games to record a 9-1 5-9 4-9 9-4 9-4 victory in 50 minutes.

Kawy will meet England's sixth seed Tania Bailey, who beat Australian qualifier Melissa Martin.  Bailey has been struggling recently with poor health, but despite falling behind 0-5, the 24-year-old former world No4 turned the first game and the match with her consistent and accurate length coupled with attacking volleys and excellent court coverage - taking just 26 minutes to win 9-7 9-4 9-2.