Samantha Strikes In Calgary Open

Unseeded Mexican Samantha Teran caused a significant upset in the Women's Airdre Chrysler Calgary Open when she defeated home hero Alana Miller, the No2 seed, in the first round in Canada's Alberta capital.

Teran, the 23-year-old Pan American champion from Mexico City, defeated the Canadian National champion 9-0 9-5 2-9 9-2 in 56 minutes - and now meets another Canadian Melanie Jans Burke for a place in the last four.

South Korean star Lee Hai-Kyung also claimed a notable scalp when she defeated eighth seed Margriet Huisman 9-5 10-8 9-5 in 45 minutes. The 29-year-old qualifier from Seoul goes forward to face England's Lauren Briggs, the top seed who took just 21 minutes to knock out Canadian Ashley Clackson 9-1 9-0 9-2.

1st round:
[1] Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt Ashley Clackson (CAN) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 (21m)
[Q] Lee Hai-Kyung (KOR) bt [8] Margriet Huisman (NED) 9-5, 10-8, 9-5 (45m)
[4] Katie Patrick (CAN) bt Georgina Stoker (ENG) 9-3, 9-3, 2-9, 9-0 (36m)
[6] Aisling Blake (IRL) bt Tara Mullins (CAN) 10-9, 2-9, 3-9, 10-9, 10-8 (74m)
[7] Marnie Baizley (CAN) bt Elise Ng (HKG) 9-2, 9-3, 9-1
[3] Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt [Q] Gemma Hall (ENG) 9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (23m)
[5] Melanie Jans Burke (CAN) bt Leona Grigg (CAN) 9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (25m)
Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [2] Alana Miller (CAN) 9-0, 9-5, 2-9, 9-2 (56m)