Sobhy Beats Cornett 11-9 in the Fifth to Gain Toronto Granite Open Semis by Jessica DiMauro March 6, 2014 -
Wednesday started off with some great hardball doubles matches. The
Title and Gold Sponsors paired up with the Pro Women and we played for
2 hours. The girls were great sports and the Sponsors had a lot of fun!
The singles portion of
the night started off with a sad email saying that Line Hansen had to
forfeit her match with Omneya due to injury. We were all very sorry to
hear this and hope she recovers fast!
In the first match,
Sarah Kippax got off to a great start, winning the first game 11-6 over
Sarah-Jane Perry. Sarah was fast and patient and really looked in
control. In the second game, SJ rolled her ankle and took an injury
time-out. After spraying freezing spray on her ankle and taping it up,
Sarah-Jane went back on court and turned the match around. She won the
next three games to take the match 3-1. These girls covered the court
with ease and made some amazing shots. 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-7Â
With a bit of bias, I
would have to say that the second match of the night was the most
exciting for the home crowd. Sam Cornett played "the best she has ever
played" to barely lose 11-9 in the fifth to Amanda Sobhy. Sam took the
first game convincingly, but Sobhy came to life in the second to even
the score at 1-1. The entire match went back and forth in the same
fashion but Sobhy pulled it out in the end. Such great, physical
squash. 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-3, 11-9
The last match of the
night was very different but equally entertaining. I don't think any of
the Granite spectators had ever seen a player quite like Rachael
Grinham. "How does she do that?" was coming out of everyone's mouths.
She's quick and crafty and fun to watch. Tesni Evans is always a
crowd-pleaser with her wise-cracks, smiles and of course, awesome
squash. As much as Tez tried to weasel the ref, Rach was just too
strong for her tonight. 11-2, 11-7, 12-10
THE SEMI FINALS ARE SET FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
COME OUT TO SUPPORT THESE LADIES. THEY WORK SOOOOOO HARD!
Let's get a huge crowd for them and show them how much the Granite spectators appreciate all their efforts.
6:30pm, Omneya Abdel Kawy vs Sarah-Jane Perry
7:30pm, Rachael Grinham vs Amanda Sobhy
For those who cannot make it out to the matches, we are excited to continue live streaming on UStream
http://m.ustream.tv/channel/wsa-granite-open
Plan to come out for
the Friday Finals at 6:30pm. Â All of those in attendance will be
entered in a raffle to win a pair of Raptor's Tickets valued at $400!
(Donated by Slaight Music).
