RESULTS: Welsh Open Squash Championships, Cardiff, Wales
Women’s 1st round:
[1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Birgit Coufal (AUT) 11-9, 13-11, 11-5 (27m)
[8] Maud Duplomb (FRA) bt [Q] Leonie Holt (ENG) 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5 (35m)
[4] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt Kerri Lancaster (IRL) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (19m)
[5] Celia Allamargot (FRA) bt [Q] Beth Winstanley (WAL) 11-8, 13-15, 11-7, 11-8 (36m)
[6] Emma Chorley (ENG) bt Coline Aumard (FRA) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 (20m)
[3] Fiona Moverley (ENG) bt [Q] Jenna Gates (ENG) w/o
[7] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt [Q] Siyoli Lusaseni (RSA) 14-12, 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10 (51m)
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [2] Camille Serme (FRA) 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 8-11, 11-5 (50m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt [8] Maud Duplomb (FRA) 8-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-5, 11-6 (42m)
[4] Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [5] Celia Allamargot (FRA) 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3 (33m)
[3] Fiona Moverley (ENG) bt [6] Emma Chorley (ENG) 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9 (46m)
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [7] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 11-3, 11-2, 11-6 (22m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt [4] Deon Saffery (WAL) 14-12, 10-12, 11-7, 12-10 (43m)
Victoria Lust (ENG) bt [3] Fiona Moverley (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (22m)
Final:
[1] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Victoria Lust (ENG) 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9 (53m)
England’s unseeded Victoria Lust made a major breakthrough in the women’s event after dismissing France’s second seed Camille Serme in the opening round.
The 19-year-old from Bedfordshire overcame two further seeds before meeting favourite Manuela Manetta in the final.
But the Italian had to fight back from 2/1 down to beat Lust 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9 to claim the third WISPA World Tour title of her career.
