Corren & Camilleri Retain Perth Prizes

Australians Mike Corren and Lisa Camilleri successfully defended their titles in the City of Perth International in Perth in Australia.

Corren upset top-seeded compatriot Matthew Karwalski in four games 12-10, 3-11, 13-11, 11-7 to take out the men's PSA World Tour Challenger 5 title in his third successive appearance in the final, while Camilleri downed Melbourne's Melody Francis 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 to win the women's WISPA World Tour 4 title.

Both Corren and Camilleri are multiple winners on their professional tours - Corren won his 34th title and Camilleri her 18th.

But second seed Corren in particular was made to work hard during the tournament and was pushed to the brink by 17-year-old Indian qualifier Mahesh Mangaonkar in the semi-finals, eventually winning 7-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 to take his place in the decider.

"The semi-final was really, really hard," conceded Corren later. "He (Mangaonkar) is going to be an extremely good player - I just managed to fall over the line."

South Australian Corren, who has been training in Adelaide with Mike Nash, said the semi-final had left him drained for the decider.

"Halfway through the first game I knew I was in a bit of trouble. But Mike's been helping me technically and tactically, and without that help I don't think I would have got through."

Corren now heads to Kalgoorlie for the Golden Open, where he is again seeded to meet Karwalski in the final.

However, Camilleri will now have a five-week break after she beat fellow Australian Institute of Sport player Francis, who was also pushed to five games in her semi-final win over Wales' Tesni Evans.

"I've been playing terribly all week but today I played really well," Camilleri said. "I think she was a bit tired - that five-setter against Tesni took the edge off her."