Sarah-Jane Perry Captures Granite Club Toronto for Second WSA Title In Two Weeks
by Jessica DiMauro
March 28, 2013 - Tonight's excitement started with 7 of the WSA professionals offering their time to come out and hit with our top kids in our Players A and B program. The kids loved it! The girls were great, full of energy and showed the kids a few things about squash!
Many thanks to:
Samantha Teran (Mexico) World #18
Heba El Torky (Egypt) World #30
Amanda Landers-Murphy (New Zealand) World #35
Misaki Kobayashi (Japan) World #37
Lauren Selby (England) World #45
Megan Craig (New Zealand) World #53
and of course Granite pro Sam Cornett!!!! World #33!
The finals were amazing. Sarah-Jane Perry was dominant from the start. Vicky Lust dug deep to close the gap on some of SJ's early leads, but once the score was tied, Sarah-Jane pulled away again each time. Vicky was hoping for some more errors but SJ kept her focus and won her second WSA title in two weeks. The gallery was packed with over 80 people and no one left their seat until after the match was complete.
I can't say enough nice things about the WSA girls. No matter what I asked them for help with, the response was always yes! They helped with Sponsor Pro-Am Doubles, hitting with our Top Kids, reffing when I asked, socializing with the members, creating an atmosphere in the squash lounge that could only occur during an international event like this. The ladies were professional and supportive and all out of the goodness of their hearts. I hope we can start our fundraising early for next year so we can continue to grow this tournament, keep the top players coming back and keep supporting these hard-working athletes!
Result, Finals:
Sarah-Jane Perry d Victoria Lust 11-8 11-7 11-5
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