Vanessa, Nicol And Rachael To Vie In Quarters
By Dannie Abu Basrah

Bandar Seri Begawan - Second seed Vanessa Atkinson of the Netherlands took 51 minutes to beat New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen 9-4, 3-9, 9-5 and 9-5 in round one of the final round of the Brunei International Squash Women's Open 2004 at Jerudong Park and Country Club yesterday.

In another game, England's Jenny Tranfield ranked 8th in the competition easily defeated Annelize Naude of the Netherlands 9-4, 9-1 and 9-2 in 29 minutes.

Malaysia's Nicol David, seeded 6th in the tournament, took 27 minutes to defeat Hong Kong's Rebecca Chiu 10-8, 9-I and 9-5 while third ranked player Natalie Grinham of Australia started her game on the wrong path losing 3-9 in the first set to England's Jenny Duncalf before eventually coming out on top winning the next three sets 9-3, 9-1 and 9-5 which lasted 46 minutes.

Fourth seeded Linda Elriani of England overcame her Egyptian opponent Omneya Abdel Kawy 10-8, 9-5 and 9-2 in 37 minutes and England's Rebecca Macree ranked 7th in the competition took 51 minutes to beat Tania Bailey 9-4, 9-0, 1-9 and 9-6.

Top seeded Rachael Grinham of Australia booked her ticket to the quarterfinals as she cruised her way past Ireland's Madeline Perry 9-5, 9-1 and 9-2 in 25 minutes and fifth seeded Fiona Geaves of England took 72 minutes to beat her compatriot, Vick Botwright 5-9, 9-7, 9-4, 7-9 and 9-6.

In the quarterfinals today, Jenny Tranfield will face Natalie Grinham followed by the match between Rebecca Macree and Rachael Grinham.

The third game will feature the clash between Linda Elriani and Fiona Geaves and the final match of the day will see Vanessa Atkinson compete against Nicol David of Malaysia. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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