Ireland's top two female One-Wall players Catriona Casey & Lorraine Havern have advanced to the World Open Singles SF's after two excellent wins today.
Team Ireland rep Casey saw off Maria Rivera 21-20, 21-16 in a gutsy battle, whilst Down's Havern prevailed in a tough 21-15 opener before comfortably taking the second 21-4 against New York's Karen McConney.
Casey plays Sandy Ng, with Havern playing top seed Dannielle Daskalakis in tomorrow mornings SF's at 12pm Canadian time.
Men's Open rep Conor McElduff put in a great performance in the Open Singles QF against second seed Timbo Gonzalez. Holding a 13-6 lead, McElduff was heading for the shock of the tournament. But a late fightback from Timbo saw him close out the first 21-16, before sealing the second 21-8.
In the Ladies B One-Wall, Maeve McElduff put in a fantastic display to defeat Dutch #1 Miranda Scheffer 25-10, to avenge her defeat to the same opponent in the 2014 Irish Nationals. Maeve now plays Valencia's Monica Moyà in tomorrow's SF at 3pm Canadian time. Also in the Ladies B One-Wall, Ciana Ni Churraoin was ousted by Spain's Ana Belen Giner in today's QF.
Day 2 Key Results (One-Wall):
- Ladies Open QF: Catriona Casey (Team Ireland) dft Maria Rivera (USA) 21-20, 21-16
- Ladies Open QF: Lorraine Havern (Down) dft Karen McConney (USA) 21-16, 21-4
- Men's Open QF: Timbo Gonzalez (USA) dft Conor McElduff (Team Ireland)
- Ladies B QF: Maeve McElduff (Team Ireland) dft Miranda Scheffer (Holland) 25-10
- Ladies B QF: Ana Belen Giner (Spain) dft Ciana Ni Churraoin (Team Ireland)
Day 3 Key Fixtures (One-Wall) - Friday 14th:
- Ladies Open SF: Catriona Casey (Team Ireland) v Sandy Ng (USA) @ 12pm
- Ladies Open SF: Lorraine Havern (Down) v Dannielle Daskalakis (USA) @ 12pm
- Ladies B SF: Maeve McElduff (Team Ireland) v Monica Moya (Spain) @ 3pm
- Boys 19&U SF: Darren Doherty (Team Ireland) v Saxa Kruithof Perelló (Spain) @ 11am
- Girls 15&U SF: Caitriona Millane (Team Ireland) v Dearbhla Coleman (Armagh)
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