Tricia Trounced In Carcassone Upset

22 May 2006

Margriet Huisman set up a surprise all-Netherlands final of the Women's Carcassone City Open when she upset Malaysia's No2 seed Tricia Chuah in the semi-finals of the WISPA World Tour event in its seventh successive year in Carcassone, France.

The 22-year-old seventh seed from Arnhem recovered from a whitewash in the first game to beat Chuah 0-9, 9-7, 9-7, 9-3 to reach the maiden WISPA final of her career.

Huisman will meet Dutch team-mate Orla Noom in the final. Noom, the 20-year-old fourth seed from Hoofddorp, edged out England's fifth seed Georgina Stoker 9-2, 9-2, 7-9, 9-6 in the other semi-final.

Stoker caused the biggest shock in the event's quarter-finals when she despatched compatriot Rebecca Botwright, the top seed.

Semi-finals:
[4] Orla Noom (NED) bt [5] Georgina Stoker (ENG) 9-2, 9-2, 7-9, 9-6
[7] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt [2] Tricia Chuah (MAS) 0-9, 9-7, 9-7, 9-3