RESULTS: European Individual Squash Championships, Royan, France
Women's Final:
[2] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt [1] Tania Bailey (ENG) 9-5, 3-9, 9-7, 9-5
Third place play-off:
[3/4] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) bt [3/4] Annelize Naude (NED) w/o
Jenny Duncalf, the No2 seed from Harrogate in Yorkshire pulled off a notable upset by beating higher-ranked England team-mate Tania Bailey to keep her women's crown.
The world No10 battled for four games to overcome her top-seeded opponent, ranked six places higher in the world, 9-5, 3-9, 9-7, 9-5 to add the European title to the British National trophy she won in February.
"I took a terrible start in the first, 5-0 down, but I seemed to have had the same start in my last three matches!" Duncalf explained.
"Tania and I were set on getting to the final, it was very important to us, so that was achieved. I'm very glad to keep my title, two years in a row now, but also very happy to beat Tania in the final."
Issued on behalf of the European Squash Federation by Howard Harding
Tel: (44) 1737-243333 or (mobile) (44) 7773-325130
ESF 208 Email: [email protected] 17 June 2007
