First Round Results - Wednesday's Matches

Alana Miller def. Kylie Lindsay 9-4, 9-0, 10-8 (34 min)
Canada's Alana Miller applied pressure through pace and playing balls early to the front, and although Kiwi Kylie Lindsay counter punched well, Miller took game one 9-4 in six minutes.  Lindsay tried to turn the tables with her great hands, but went for too much as Miller read the situation perfectly: 9-0.  Lindsay established good length and varied the pace in the third, making it even more difficult by saving four game balls and leveling to 8-8.  But Miller finally found the winners she'd been looking for and closed it out 10-8.

Samantha Teran def. Nouran El Torky 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 (23 min)
The pace was high as a fifteen-year-old tried to keep up with #1 seed Samantha Teran.  The young Egyptian succeeded for a time, with the first seventeen rallies yielding a score of 2-2 (9-8 in new money).  But then the floodgates opened as El Torky wore out a bit, and the last game went in a single hand.  Twelve years experience will make a big difference for the tiny teen as well.

Joshna Chinappa def. Georgina Stoker 10-8, 9-7, 9-7 (39 min)
Georgina Stoker has learned to hit shots in the last year, and went trick-for-trick and nick-for-nick with the always inventive Joshna Chinappa to an 8-3 advantage in game one.  Six game balls were not enough though, as a combination of luck, mental let-down, and tenacity gave Chinappa the game 10-8 after 18 minutes.  The same athleticism led Stoker to 5-2 in the second before starting the slide to a 9-7 loss.  Disheartened to start the third, quick errors from Stoker led to 0-5, but a run of good shots and refocusing saw her serving at 7-5 in one hand.  Same story, different game - Chinappa dug in and Stoker couldn't close...mental training coming soon for the soon-to-be South Carolinian.

Latasha Khan def. Camille Serme 9-2, 9-1, 9-6 (33 min)
The ball for this match was noticeably faster than others, some commenting that it must have been a blue dot, but it was not.  Consequently most of the play was to the back, and good length was hard to find.  Recently out of juniors where "points are easy to get,"  Serme was impatient, and made errors when she attempted to end rallies by going short.  Khan adjusted her length, and the combination of pressure and patience eased the nervous French teen out of the match.  Serme displayed solid skills, and experience will serve her well.


First Round Results - Wednesday's Matches

Karen Kronemeyer def. Runa Reta 9-2, 9-4, 9-1 (33 min)
The night's best match on paper proved to be one-sided as Canada's Runa Reta had nothing to hurt the Netherlands' Karen Kronemeyer as K2 returned to her adopted home court in Indiana.  Kronemeyer's recent showing of great form was in stark contrast to Reta, who recently spent four months studying in Austria, and away from the racquet.

Dominique Lloyd Walter def. Heba El Torky 10-8, 9-3, 9-6 (53 min)
Egyptian qualifier Heba El Torky showed why she may be a contender for World Junior Champion as she forced England's Dominique Lloyd Walter to stay on court 53 minutes for only three games.  The 17yo held two game balls in the very tense, first game before falling 10-8.  The second two games were closer than the score, as El Torky threw everything she had at the experienced World #23.  El Torky had tenacity, pace, shot-making, and deception, but it was too much to keep up for too long.  Lloyd Walter's great concentration and smooth play finally forced errors from El Torky, but expect to see more from this keen, young fighter.

Tricia Chuah def. Samantha Cornett 9-1, 9-2, 9-4 (25 min)
Canadian qualifier Samantha Cornett fought well, and showed great athleticism and future promise as she tussled with #5 seed Tricia Chuah.  The pace, movement, and experience of the Malaysian #3 was too much in the end, and though the match was fun to watch, the result was never in doubt, but another strong showing from a junior qualifier.

Sharon Wee def. Coline Aumard 10-8, 9-7, 9-3 (38 min)
French qualifier Coline Aumard got off to a slow start in the first as she adjusted to the pace of a #2 seed, but came back to game ball, 8-7, through great shot making.  Especially effective was her backhand short volley, straight and cross-court, against the steady Malaysian Sharon Wee.  But Aumard's strength was also her weakness as she tinned game ball and was unable to close it out.  A 0-5 start to the second didn't make things any easier, and Wee didn't let up.  Aumard drew close to 7-8 through more great volley's, but again came just short.  Wee kept up the steady length and width to close the third more easily, but we'll look for better performances in the future from the young French woman.
             

Quarter-final line-up

[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) v [6] Joshna Chinappa (IND)
[4] Latasha Khan (USA) v [7] Alana Miller (CAN)
[3] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) v Karen Kronemeyer (NED)
[2] Sharon Wee (MAS) v [5] Tricia Chuah (MAS)

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