English Players Dominate Texas Open Qualifiers

English players claimed all but one of the qualifying places in the Women's Texas Open after impressive victories by Sarah Kippax, Emma Beddoes and Dominique Lloyd-Walter in the $57,000 WISPA World Tour Gold squash event at Life Time Fitness in Plano, near Dallas, in the US state of Texas.

Emma Beddoes secured the biggest upset, fighting back from 2/1 down to beat Denmark's world No24 Line Hansen 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6. The world No36 from Nottingham earns a first round match with second seed Natalie Grainger, the world No2 from the USA looking for her third successive Texas triumph.

Sarah Kippax reached three places higher in the world rankings to overcome Malaysian Delia Arnold 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8. The world No26 from Halifax now faces Dutch star Natalie Grinham, the No4 seed.

But Dominique Lloyd-Walter's reward for her 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 win over Australian Lisa Camilleri is a main draw clash with top seed Nicol David.

The world number one from Malaysia is making her first appearance in the event since 2005, when she crashed out in the quarter-finals. The 25-year-old from Penang arrives in Plano fresh from her triumph in last week's Cayman Islands Open.

Qualifying finals:
Raneem El Weleily (EGY) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 14-12, 11-1, 11-6
Sarah Kippax (ENG) bt Delia Arnold (MAS) 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8
Emma Beddoes (ENG) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6
Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6