Lauren & Laura Land Poughkeepsie Places

English duo Laura Hill and Lauren Siddall landed places in the main draw of the Women's Vassar College Class of 1932 Open after upsetting higher-ranked opponents in the qualifying finals of the WISPA World Tour Silver squash event in Poughkeepsie in the US state of New York.

Hill, taking time off from her fire-fighting duties in Derbyshire, defeated Orla Noom, of the Netherlands, 9-3, 10-8, 9-0 and will now face fourth seed Shelley Kitchen in the first round.

Kitchen, runner-up last year, arrived in New York fresh from her title-winning victory in last week's Elbow River Casino Calgary Open in Canada.

Yorkshire's Lauren Siddall twice came from behind to despatch Ireland's world No34 Aisling Blake 1-9, 9-3, 7-9, 10-8, 9-6. The 22-year-old from Pontefract goes on to face eighth seed Latasha Khan, the seven-time US champion from Seattle.

The seventh staging of the Women's Vassar College Class of 1932 Open is expected to climax in a final between top seed Rachael Grinham and US star Natalie Grainger. Australian Grinham, who claimed her third British Open title last month in Manchester, takes on compatriot Amelia Pittock, a qualifier, in the first round, while Pan American Games champion Grainger faces Malaysian Tricia Chuah.

Qualifying finals:
Amelia Pittock (AUS) bt Nayelly Hernandez (MEX) 9-2, 9-2, 9-0
Tara Mullins (CAN) bt Margriet Huisman (NED) 9-7, 9-1, 7-9, 9-7
Laura Hill (ENG) bt Orla Noom (NED) 9-3, 10-8, 9-0
Lauren Siddall (ENG) bt Aisling Blake (IRL) 1-9, 9-3, 7-9, 10-8, 9-6