Kronemeyer Cruises Into Goshen Quarters

29 May 2008

Karen Kronemeyer caused the only upset in the first round of the Women's Subway Goshen Open when she beat Canada's eighth seed Runa Reta in just 23 minutes to earn a surprise place in the quarter-finals of the $17,000 WISPA World Tour squash event in its fourth year in Goshen in the US state of Indiana.

The 27-year-old from the Netherlands despatched Reta - ranked 12 places higher in the world - 9-2, 9-4, 9-1, and will now face England's third seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter for a place in the last four.

Top seed Samantha Teran made a successful bid to reach the final for the second year in a row when she beat 15-year-old Egyptian qualifier Nouran El Torky 9-2, 9-0, 9-0. The 27-year-old Mexican will now face Indian champion Joshna Chinappa, the sixth seed who beat England's Georgina Stoker 10-8, 9-7, 9-7.

1st round:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [Q] Nouran El Torky (EGY) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 (23m)
[6] Joshna Chinappa (IND) bt Georgina Stoker (ENG) 10-8, 9-7, 9-7 (39m)
[4] Latasha Khan (USA) bt Camille Serme (FRA) 9-2, 9-1, 9-6 (33m)
[7] Alana Miller (CAN) bt Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 9-4, 9-0, 10-8 (34m)
Karen Kronemeyer (NED) bt [8] Runa Reta (CAN) 9-2, 9-4, 9-1 (33m)
[3] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [Q] Heba El Torky (EGY) 10-8, 9-3, 9-6 (53m)
[5] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt [Q] Samantha Cornett (CAN) 9-1, 9-2, 9-4 (25m)
[2] Sharon Wee (MAS) bt [Q] Coline Aumard (FRA) 10-8, 9-7, 9-3 (38m)