Friday, March 29, 2024

WISPA: Dom dominates at Wimbledon

RESULTS: Wells & Young Wimbledon Cup, London, England
1st round:
[1] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Carrie Ramsey (ENG) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2
Nada Elkalaawy (EGY) bt [8] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) 11-8, 11-6, 15-13
[3] Nouran El Torky (EGY) bt Zephanie Curgenven (ENG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [6] Linda Hruzikova (SVK) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6
[Q] Selina Sinclair (ENG) bt [5] Anna-Carin Forstadius (SWE) 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
[4] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt Sam Mueller (ENG) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
[7] Celia Allamargot (FRA) bt Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 3-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9
[2] Lucie Fialova (CZE) bt [Q] Rachel Willmott (ENG) 6-11, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10
Quarter-finals:
[1] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Nada Elkalaawy (EGY) 11-5, 11-4, 11-1
Deon Saffery (WAL) bt [3] Nouran El Torky (EGY) 11-8, 12-10, 11-4
[4] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt [Q] Selina Sinclair (ENG) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3
[7] Celia Allamargot (FRA) bt [2] Lucie Fialova (CZE) 11-2, 8-11, 12-14, 12-10, 11-8
Semi-finals:
[1] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt Deon Saffery (WAL) 11-7, 13-11, 11-7
[4] Emily Whitlock (ENG) bt [7] Celia Allamargot (FRA) 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-2
Final:
[1] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [4] Emily Whitlock (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8
Lloyd-Walter Lifts Wimbledon Cup In London
England’s Dominique Lloyd-Walter justified her top-billing in the Women’s Wells & Young Wimbledon Cup by lifting the WISPA World Tour Tour 4 squash trophy at Wimbledon Rackets & Fitness in London.

But after reaching the final without dropping a game, the 29-year-old former world No18 from Guildford was taken to four games by rapidly-improving teenager Emily Whitlock, the fourth seed.

Whitlock, the 17-year-old English Junior U19 champion from Colwyn Bay, celebrated her maiden appearance in a Tour final after beating France’s 24-year-old Celia Allamargot in the previous round.

But Lloyd-Walter had to call upon all her experience to overcome the youngster 11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8 to earn her second Tour title of the year – and the eighth of her career.

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