Geaves Advances In Jamaica

England's experienced Fiona Geaves caused a notable upset in the quarter-finals of the Women's Hedonism II Open when she upset Ireland's third seed Madeline Perry in a four-game marathon in the new WISPA World Tour event in Negril, Jamaica.

The 37-year-old from Gloucester recently moved to New York to take up a coaching position at the Heights Casino, and was making her return to the WISPA Tour in Jamaica after a five-month layoff.

The fifth seed, clearly refreshed by her break, took the opening two games against the Irish champion for the loss of just six points. Perry fought back to take the third game, but Geaves stuck to the task and, despite the interruption caused by a power cut, wrapped up her morale-boosting victory 9-2 9-4 5-9 9-6.

"I know I'm renowned for my short game, but tonight it was just great," Geaves told the official website www.squashsite.co.uk/jamaica. "Everything I was trying was coming off, especially the backhand drop, so I just had to keep on trying them, and it was very frustrating for Madeline.

"I made a few unforced errors in the third, so I decided I had to be a bit more patient. The break could have been an advantage to either of us, but I was getting a little tired, so it probably helped me there."

Geaves will meet second seed Omneya Abdel Kawy in the semi-finals after the 20-year-old world No9 from Cairo despatched Scotland's sixth seed Pamela Nimmo 9-7 9-0 9-1 in just 22 minutes.

The others semi-final will feature Australia's top seed Rachael Grinham and fourth seed Annelize Naude. Grinham, the world No1, beat USA's No7 seed Latasha Khan 9-2 9-3 9-6 while Naude, from the Netherlands, defeated England's eighth seed Dominique Lloyd-Walter 7-9 9-3 9-1 9-7.

Quarter-finals:
[1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [7] Latasha Khan (USA) 9-2, 9-3, 9-6 (36m)
[4] Annelize Naude (NED) bt [8] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 7-9, 9-3, 9-1, 9-7 (55m)
[5] Fiona Geaves (ENG) bt [3] Madeline Perry (IRL) 9-2, 9-4, 5-9, 9-6 (57m)
[2] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt [6] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) 9-7, 9-0, 9-1 (22m)