Coppinger Crashes Into Swiss Open Quarters

Stephen Coppinger emerged from two rounds of men's action in the Sigma Swiss Open - the 34th staging of this popular international circuit event at Geneva Squash Club in the Swiss city of Geneva - as the lowest seed to make the quarter-finals.

After despatching Thomas Phipps in the first round, the UK-based South African upset another Englishman, No7 seed Neil Hitchens, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5 in the second round and will now face France's No2 seed Mathieu Castagnet.

In another upset in the men's PSA Tour event, Hong Kong's sixth seed Dick Lau became the highest seed to fall when he was beaten 11-4, 11-5, 10-11 (0-2), 11-5 by England's Shaun le Roux.

Milja Dorenbos staged an impressive upset in the other event when she fought back from two games behind, and from match-ball down in the third, to beat France's No5 seed Soraya Renai 5-9, 5-9, 10-9, 9-5, 9-7 in the women's first round.

The 23-year-old from the Netherlands - the only unseeded player in the last eight of the WISPA World Tour championship - now faces third-seeded compatriot Margriet Huisman for a place in the semi-finals.

Men's 2nd round:
[1] Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt [16] David Vidal (ESP) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6
[9] Joan Lezaud (FRA) bt [8] Regardt Schonborn (RSA) 11-8, 4-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-9
[3] Andre Holderegger (SUI) bt [13] Joe Lee (ENG) 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4
[5] Fabien Verseille (FRA) bt [15] Thibault Gouti (FRA) 4-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-2
[11] Shaun le Roux (ENG) bt [6] Dick Lau (HKG) 11-4, 11-5, 10-11 (0-2), 11-5
[10] Andrea Capella (ITA) bt [4] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-7, 6-4 ret.
[12] Stephen Coppinger (RSA) bt [7] Neil Hitchens (ENG) 7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5
[2] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) bt [14] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9

Women's 1st round:
[1] Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt [Q] Olivia Hauser (SUI) 9-7, 10-8, 9-3
[6] Celia Allamargot (FRA) bt Adel Weir (RSA) 9-7, 9-7, 3-9, 9-5
[3] Margriet Huisman (NED) bt [Q] Victoria Lust (ENG) 9-5, 9-2, 9-5
Milja Dorenbos (NED) bt [5] Soraya Renai (FRA) 5-9, 5-9, 10-9, 9-5, 9-7
[7] Deon Saffery (ENG) bt Anna-Carin Forstadius (SWE) 9-3, 7-9, 9-7, 4-9, 9-6
[4] Camille Serme (FRA) bt Charlotte Delsinne (FRA) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
[8] Susannah King (ENG) bt [Q] Carrie Hastings (ENG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-6
[2] Christina Mak (HKG) bt [Q] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 9-2, 9-2, 9-6