Wern Low Triumph In Dutch Junior Open

Women's U19 2^nd round:

[1] Camille Serme (FRA) bt Nessrine Ariffin (MAS) 9-5, 9-5, 9-3

[9] Sara El Noamany (EGY) bt [8] Melissa Meulenbelt (NED) 9-1, 9-4, 5-9, 3-9, 9-6

[12] Wee Wern Low (MAS) bt [5] Sina Wall (GER) 9-3, 9-5, 9-1

Pushppa Devi (MAS) bt [13] Jasmin Ballman (SUI) 9-5, 9-4, 9-6

[3] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt [14] Wee Nee Low (MAS) 9-4, 9-10, 9-5, 6-9, 9-2

[6] Astrid Kern (GER) bt [11] Kimberley Hay (ENG) 9-6, 9-7, 9-6

[10] Natalie Pritchard (WAL) bt Adriana Marrero Thovar (ESP) 9-0, 9-3, 9-0

Cigany Sierveld (NED) bt Lauren Sachvie (CAN) 9-0, 9-4, 9-1

Quarter-finals:

[1] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [9] Sara El Noamany (EGY) 9-2, 9-5, 9-1

[12] Wee Wern Low (MAS) bt Pushppa Devi (MAS) 9-2, 9-0, 9-2

[3] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt [6] Astrid Kern (GER) 9-2, 9-7, 9-5

[10] Natalie Pritchard (WAL) bt Cigany Sierveld (NED) 9-0, 9-1, 9-3

Semi-finals:

[12] Wee Wern Low (MAS) bt [1] Camille Serme (FRA) 9-7, 9-2, 10-8

[3] Victoria Bell (ENG) bt [10] Natalie Pritchard (WAL) 9-1, 7-9, 9-5, 9-0

Final:

[12] Wee Wern Low (MAS) bt [3] Victoria Bell (ENG) 9-6, 9-0, 9-5

Third place play-off:

[1] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [10] Natalie Pritchard (WAL) 9-4, 9-0, 9-0

It was sweet victory for Wee Wern Low, the 16-year-old 12^th seed from Penang, who lost to Serme in last week's final of the Pioneer Junior U19 Open in Germany.

But after her 9-7, 9-2, 10-8 semi-final win over Serme, the two-times European Junior Champion from Creteil, Wee Wern Low went on to beat England's Victoria Bell, the No3 seed from Carlisle, 9-6, 9-0, 9-5 in the final.

The win will boost Wee Wern Low's hopes in next month's Women's World Junior Championships in Hong Kong, where the Malaysian teenager is a 5/8 seed.

Issued on behalf of the European Squash Federation by Howard Harding

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ESF 210 Email: HowHard@aol.com 16 July 2007