Egypt edge Malaysia out

19/10/2002

SHARON WEE's defeat knocked Malaysia out of the Women's World Team Squash
Championship quarter-finals in Denmark yesterday.
Sharon crumbled under a brilliant attack from Maha Zein as Egypt won 2-1
to set up a semi-final clash against favourites Australia.
The other semi-final is between England and New Zealand.
Sharon lost 9-1, 9-3, 9-1 in 32 minutes and today, Malaysia will meet
Scotland in the 5th-8th playoff.
Salma Shabana had earlier given Egypt the lead when she beat Tricia
Chuah 9-5, 9-5, 9-5.
Nicol David overcame early jitters against Omneya Abdel Kawy to win 3-9,
9-7, 9-1, 9-1.
This set a showdown between Sharon and Maha but hopes of a Malaysian
upset was soon crushed by the Egyptian. Malaysia face Scotland next and
they stand a reasonable chance of winning.
Nicol will be expected to lead the charge against Pamela Nimmo, a player
ranked four rungs higher than her at No 14 while the other two ties could
go either way.
Wendy Maitland is second for the Scots and Lisa McKenna plays third.
Results (q-finals) - Egypt 2 Malaysia 1 (Salma Shabana bt Tricia Chuah
9-5, 9-5, 9-5; Nicol David bt Omneya Abdel Kawy 3-9, 9-7, 9-1, 9-1; Maha
Zein bt Sharon Wee 9-1, 9-3, 9-7).
New Zealand bt South Africa 2-1 (Lara Petera lost to Sjeanne Cawdry 9-7,
7-9, 9-4, 6-9, 2-9; Carol Owens bt Farrah Sterne 9-2, 9-1, 9-2; Shelly
Kitchen bt Claire Nitch 9-3, 9-3, 9-1.
England bt Holland 3-0 (Fiona Geaves bt Daphne Jelgersma 9-1, 9-2, 9-3;
Linda Charman bt Vanessa Atkinson 9-7, 9-3, 9-0; Tania Bailey bt Annelize
Naude 9-6, 9-5).
Australia bt Scotland 3-0 (Natalie Grinham bt Lisa McKenna 9-2, 9-3, 9-
0; Sarah Fitz-Gerald bt Pamela Nimmo 9-3, 9-1, 9-0; Rachaeal Grinham bt
Wendy Maitland 9-4, 9-4).
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