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Squash - 07. January 2012.

Day 3 WSA ATCO World Series Finals: David, Perry, Duncalf & Massaroqualify for semi's

Day three of the ATCO World Series Finals is the last day of the group
stages.  Those who haven’t yet cemented a place in the semi’s have to dig
in for a result, and those with no chance of qualifying play purely for
pride.

Camille Serme and Donna Urquhart were first on court, with Serme needing a
win to stand a chance of progressing from from Group A.  Neither player
completely dominated the first game, but Serme pulled ahead of her opponent
at 7-all to gain the upper hand.  A late Urquhart surge saw the Australian
pull level, but Serme held her nerve and closed the game out 11/9.

Urquhart showed a more consistent performance in the second game, cutting
out the errors, chasing relentlessly and she deservedly took a close 11/8
win.  As the game progressed, Urquhart’s confidence grew and with it her
anticipation of Serme’s attacking shots also improved.  This attribute
frustrated Serme, but retrieved well and there was nothing separating the
pair throughout.  At 8-all it could have gone either way, but Urquhart came
through to take the match, and consigning Serme to third place in the
group, just missing out on the qualification spot.

Massaro needed a win against her opponent Low Wee Wern to see her through
to the semi finals, having had a day off yesterday due to Rachael Grinham’s
withdrawal.  The England No2 made short work of things in the first game,
with her opponent amassing just three points.

More of the same confident squash followed, with Wee Wern struggling to
establish herself at all on court.  Massaro length was tight and she pushed
forward on the tee well and ran out the game 11/4.

For the third match in a row, Nicol David started quickly against Madeline
Perry, jumping to a 6-2 lead.  From here, she rode out a confident game
11/6.  The second game was a much closer affair.  Despite Nicol again
winning six points on the bounce, Perry found her range and was much more
dangerous hitting into the corners.  The game saw plenty of down-the-wall
squash, with neither play wanting to give each other a hint of an
opportunity.  David held two match balls at 10-8, but was unable to apply
the finishing touch and Perry forced the tiebreak at 10-all.  A succession
of three let balls in a row followed, all from backhand drives showed just
how tight the game had become, and only a stroke in favour of David broke
the deadlock.  From there she needed only one more opportunity to finish of
the match 12/10.


*Day three WSA ATCO results:*

Donna Urquhart beat Camille Serme – 9/11, 11/8, 11/8

Laura Massaro beat Low Wee Wern – 11/3, 11/4

Nicol David beat Madeline Perry – 11/6, 12/10


*Day four WSA ATCO Semi final lineup:*

2pm – Nicol David vs Laura Massaro

following on – Jenny Duncalf vs Madeline Perry
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