17th Women's World Teams
Squash Championships 2010
Palmerston North, New Zealand
28th November - 4 December 2010
Australia is the first team through to the semi-finals at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North.
However, the second seeds have had to work hard for the berth in the last four, edging to a 2-1 win over USA.
Kasey Brown notched up a quick 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 win over Latasha Khan to give Australia a 1-0 lead, but there was nothing straight forward about the second match between Rachael Grinham and Natalie Grainger. Grinham has won the last 11 matches between the two players on the WISPA world tour, but Grainger turned the tables today, fighting back from 2-0 down in a thrilling 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 victory.
It proved to be a mere bump in the road for the Australians though, as five times World Champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald, who turned 40 yesterday, powered to an 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 victory over 17year-old Olivia Blatchford.
Result
(2) Australia) def (9) USA 2-1
2. Kasey Brown def 2. Latasha Khan 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 (27 minutes) 1. Rachael Grinham lost to 1. Natalie Grainger 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 7-11, 10-12 (49 minutes) 3. Sarah Fitz-Gerald def 4. Olivia Blatchford 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 (18 minutes)
New Zealand takes on France in the next match at 3:00pm NZT. Live streaming is available at www.womensworldsquash2010.co.nz
Gary Denvir
Media Manager
Women's World Team Squash Championships
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