Boswell Resumes Winning Ways in New Zealand

Less than a week after wrapping up the South Island Championships in Christchurch, Australia's former world number four Stewart Boswell has cruised into the quarterfinals of the PSA Tour's Souththland Classic in Invercargill, New Zealand. Boswell proved too good for Japanese fifth seed Takehide Hota in the opening round, winning 9-4 9-5 9-2. The 26-year-old from Canberra also had little difficulty in disposing of Malaysia's Kim Lee Wong in the second round, marching into the last eight with an 11-4 11-2 11-4 victory.

Top seed Kashif Shuja is also into the quarters. The kiwi number one had the benefit of a bye in the first round, and made short work of his second round clash against Australian Scott Arnold, winning 11-3 11-4 11-6.

But the match of the day was an epic first round battle between Malaysian ninth seed Nafzahizam Adnan and Scotsman Kristen Johnson. The two players went to tie breaks in three of five games, with Johnson eventually winning 11-6 in the fifth after 68 minutes. However, the Scot was then forced to retire injured after one game in his second round clash against second seeded Wai Hang Wong from Hong Kong.

In the women's WISPA World Tour event, top seeded Australian Dianne Desira advanced with a clinical 9-2 9-3 9-2 win over kiwi teenager Joelle King.

Second seed Louise Crome from New Zealand was also untroubled in a 9-6 9-6 9-7 win over Australian qualifier Lisa Gray.

However, Japanese fourth seed Mami Nishio's tournament is over, after a 9-6 9-1 9-1 thrashing by Australia's Lisa Camilleri.

Men's 2nd round:
[1] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
[8] Joseph Desira (AUS) bt [14] Luke Forster (NZL) 11-7, 10-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9
[4] Campbell Grayson (NZL) bt Mahmoud Adel (EGY) 11-7 ret.
[16] Dick Lau (HKG) bt [7] Martin Knight (NZL) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9
Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Kim Lee Wong (MAS) 11-4, 11-2, 11-1
Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [10] Roger Ngan (HKG) 11-6, 11-10 (2-0), 11-2
[6] Josh Greenfield (NZL) bt [15] Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
[2] Wai Hang Wong (HKG) bt Kristen Johnson (SCO) 11-8 ret.
Women's 1st round:
[1] Dianne Desira (AUS) bt Joelle King (NZL) 9-2, 9-3, 9-2 (22m)
Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) bt [8] Judith Casbolt (NZL) 9-4, 9-5, 1-9, 3-9, 9-1 (56m)
[3] Christina Mak (HKG) bt Sally Looi (MAS) 9-4, 9-2, 9-4 (30m)
[5] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt [Q] Kylie Doherty (AUS) 9-5, 6-9, 9-2, 9-2 (52m)
[6] Tricia Chuah (MAS) bt Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 9-4, 9-1, 9-0 (18m)
Lisa Camilleri (AUS) bt [4] Mami Nishio (JPN) 9-6, 9-1, 9-1 (31m)
[7] Delia Arnold (MAS) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-7, 4-9, 2-9, 10-8, 9-3 (65m)
[2] Louise Crome (NZL) bt [Q] Lisa Gray (AUS) 9-6, 9-6, 9-7 (24m)