Victoria Lust & Sarah-Jane Perry Into Toronto WSA Granite Final
by Jessica DiMauro
March 27, 2013 - The Granite Open started with the #18, #20, #26, #30 and #33 player in the world as the top 5 seeds. Victoria Lust knocked out seed after seed to make it to the semi-finals tonight.
Tonight was no different as she continued her fast pace, quick moving, amazing retrieving game and paired that with some great counter-drops both straight and cross to keep Misaki Kobayashi going the wrong direction.
MIsaki dug deep, trying to battle through a cold, and got to early leads in the second and third games. Victoria kept plugging away and got herself back into each game to win the contest 3-0. She continues to step her game up each time I see her.
It doesn't seem like Sarah-Jane Perry can be stopped right now. She had a great week last week, winning the Mayfair Open as the third seed.
Tonight she knocked out the #2 seed, Sarah Kippax 3-0 to put herself in the finals for the second straight week. SJ's holds and deception left Sarah and the crowd guessing.
Sarah-Jane paired that with some amazing defensive lobs to get her out of trouble when Kippax pushed SJ to the front.
The pace was higher in this match than in SJ's previous rounds but she still managed to keep control of the middle and earn herself a spot in tomorrow's final.
The crowd is loving the matches. Even with all of our home hopes out of the tournament, the seats are packed and the atmosphere is terrific.
Tonight's re-cap and tomorrow's FINALS match-up is listed below. I will try to send some pictures tomorrow morning....
It's our last chance to see this level of professional squash at the Granite until next year's (hopefully) 3rd annual Granite Open. So let's all come out and have a great night and LET'S SUPPORT THESE GIRLS! They work so hard :)
Wednesday SEMI-FINALS
6:30pm
Victoria Lust (England) World #50 OVER Misaki Kobayashi (Japan) World #37 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
7:30pm
Sarah-Jane Perry (England) World #26 OVER Sarah Kippax (England) World #20 11-9, 11-4, 11-8
Thursday night FINALS NIGHT!!!!
7:00pm
Victoria Lust (England) World #50 VS Sarah-Jane Perry (England) World #26
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