US Women To Face New Zealand Today In World Teams Opener, Canada Takes On Australia
from DailySquashReport.com
November 12, 2012 - Preliminary pool play begins today at the 2012 Women's World Team Championships in Nimes, France, as the American contingent plays New Zealand and Team Canada duels Australia.
New Zealand, with top-20 WSA players Joelle King and Jaclyn Hawkes at numbers 1 and 2, presents a challenge for the US squad, whose current top three are Natalie Grainger, Kristen Lange and Sabrina Sobhy. Olivia Fiechter is listed as the team alternate.
Canada, led by world #33 Sam Cornett, will similarly have a tough assignment against the strong Aussie trio of Rachael Grinham, Donna Urquhart and Melody Francis.
Rounding out Team Canada's lineup will likely be Alexandra Norman and Susannah King, with Stephanie Edmison as the alternate.
The US is in a three team pool that includes Japan, while Canada's pool includes Austria.
The top two teams in each pool advance to the knockout round-of-16 later in the week.
Amanda Sobhy, the top US women's player and World #20, is not participating.
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