Perry Powers To Victory In Dublin

Irish number one Madeline Perry made a powerful start in the defence of her title in the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open by beating Malaysian qualifier Tricia Chuah 9-5, 9-2, 9-0 in just 22 minutes, the shortest match on the opening day of the $15,000 WISPA World Tour event at Fitzwilliam LTC in Dublin.

The favourite from Banbridge now faces England's sixth seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter for a place in the semi-finals. The 24-year-old from Harrow recovered from a game down to beat Egypt's 17-year-old Raneem El Weleily 8-10, 9-2, 9-3, 9-6.

New Zealand qualifier Jaclyn Hawkes had a well-earned victory over seventh seed Sharon Wee of Malaysia. Hawkes stormed up to a 2/0 lead before Wee fought back, winning the third game and looking set to take the fourth after going 7-4 up.

But two penalty points against the Malaysian seemed to upset her concentration and Hawkes came back to clinch the match 9-3, 9-4, 3-9, 9-7.

There were two notable upsets in the men's PSA Tour event: Hungary's unseeded Mark Krajcsak caused the biggest shock when he despatched England's fifth seed Ben Garner 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8 in 46 minutes.

The 22-year-old from Budapest now faces another Englishman - second seed Simon Parke who dashed home hopes of two Irishmen through to the last eight by beating wildcard Arthur Gaskin 11-2, 11-3, 11-5.

Stacey Ross was the other seed to fall when he beaten 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 10-11 (2-4), 11-4 in a 70-minute marathon by fellow Englishman Lee Drew. After toppling the seventh seed, Drew now tackles top seed Renan Lavigne, who beat fellow Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-1.

Liam Kenny led Irish interest through to the quarter-finals after defeating English qualifier Tom Richards 6-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7. The three-times Irish champion now faces Italian Davide Bianchetti, the third seed who beat England's Alex Stait 11-6, 11-4, 11-6.

Men's 1st round:
[1] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt [Q] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-1 (60m)
Lee Drew (ENG) bt [7] Stacey Ross (ENG) 10-11 (0-2), 11-10 (2-0), 11-9, 10-11 (2-4), 11-4 (70m)
[3] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt Alex Stait (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (40m)
[6] Liam Kenny (IRL) bt [Q] Tom Richards (ENG) 6-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 (41m)
[8] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [Q] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-6, 1-0 ret. (15m)
[4] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (40m)
Mark Krajcsak (HUN) bt [5] Ben Garner (ENG) 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8 (46m)
[2] Simon Parke (ENG) bt Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5 (31m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Madeline Perry (NIR) bt [Q] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-5, 9-2, 9-0 (22m)
[6] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 8-10, 9-2, 9-3, 9-6 (47m)
[4] Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) bt Lauren Briggs (ENG) 9-5, 10-8, 5-9, 9-5 (60m)
[Q] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt [7] Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-3, 9-4, 3-9, 9-7 (49m)
[5] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) bt [Q] Manuela Manetta (ITA) 9-3, 9-3, 10-8 (43m)
[3] Annelize Naude (NED) bt Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) 9-1, 9-6, 9-4 (30m)
[8] Tegwen Malik (WAL) bt [Q] Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-3, 10-8, 9-6 (39m)
[2] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-3, 9-1, 9-2 (39m)