Mueller & Serme Win French Junior Titles In Marseille

While France's Camille Serme celebrated her third successive appearance in the final with her second women's win, Switzerland's Nicolas Mueller made up for the disappointment of a semi-final exit last year by clinching the men's title in the French Junior U19 Open in Marseille for the first time.

Camille Serme, from Creteil, enjoyed a sensational junior year in 2006, winning six titles - including the European Junior Championship - with a 100% record in all finals in which she appeared.

The 17-year-old arrived at Set Squash in Marseille after gaining a runners-up berth in the French National Championship in Le Havre - and reached the final after defeating Egypt's unseeded Alia Balbaa in the semi-finals.

In the final, top seed Serme faced a surprise opponent in Heba Alaa El Torky, a 3/4 seed. But the experienced teenager despatched El Torky - also from Egypt - 9-2, 9-5, 9-5 to win the title for the second year in a row.

In the men's final, second seed Mueller faced favourite Kristian Frost Olesen after both players had ousted Englishmen in the semi-finals. But, while Mueller had prevailed in straight games against 9/16 seed Adrian Waller, Dane Olesen had battled for five games to overcome 3/4 seed Michael Harris.

The 17-year-old from Winterthur had the upper hand in the final, beating Frost Olesen 9-5, 9-3, 9-0.

Men's U19 Final:
[2] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt [1] Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) 9-5, 9-3, 9-0

Women's U19 Final:
[1] Camille Serme (FRA) bt [3/4] Heba Alaa El Torky (EGY) 9-2, 9-5, 9-5