New Zealand's Kylie LIndsay A Winner In Canberra For Fourth WSA Title
by Matt Wagg
April 2, 2012 - Kylie Lindsay wins her fourth WSA title after beating Melody Francis in the $5K ACT Open in Canberra, Australia.
The New Zealand international fought her way past a number of Australian hopefuls on her way to the final, and was the only non-Australian competitor to make it past the second round.
Lindsay beat Selena Shaikh in round two having receiving a bye through the first round. The No2 seed then had a close battle with No5 seed Christine Nunn, which she closed out in four games. After a close first game, Lindsay dispatched fourth seed Tamika Saxby in the semi-final to set up the final against top seed Melody Francis.
Like her opponent, Francis had only dropped one game on her way to the final, but with the match tied at one-game-all, it was the lower seed who proved to be the sharper of the pair and closed out the win over the higher ranked player.
Final:
[2] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) bt [1] Melody Francis (AUS) 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-3
Semi-finals:
[1] Melody Francis (AUS) bt [7] Bethany Brazier (AUS) 11-5, 12-10, 11-6
[2] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) bt [4] Tamika Saxby (AUS) 12-10, 11-8, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Melody Francis (AUS) bt [6] Vanessa Pickerd (AUS) 11-1, 11-4, 8-11, 11-2
[7] Bethany Brazier (AUS) bt Sarah Nelson (AUS) 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8
[4] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt [12] Aimee Slatter (AUS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
[2] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) bt [5] Christine Nunn (AUS) 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5
2nd round:
[1] Melody Francis (AUS) bt [15] Jasmin Burnard (AUS) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4
[6] Vanessa Pickerd (AUS) bt [16] Carin Clonda (EST) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
Sarah Nelson (AUS) bt [3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) 10-12, 13-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8
[7] Bethany Brazier (AUS) bt [13] Larissa Huffer (AUS) 11-7, 12-10, 11-5
[12] Aimee Slatter (AUS) bt [8] Grace Mcervale (AUS) 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7
[4] Tamika Saxby (AUS) bt Jane Kennedy (AUS) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6
[5] Christine Nunn (AUS) bt [14] Nicole Stoneham (AUS) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
[2] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) bt [9] Selena Shaikh (AUS) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5
1st round:
[1] Melody Francis (AUS) - bye
[15] Jasmin Burnard (AUS) bt Rachael Gibson (AUS) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3
[6] Vanessa Pickerd (AUS) - bye
[16] Carin Clonda (EST) bt Rebecca Baum (AUS) 5-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 17-15
[3] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) - bye
Sarah Nelson (AUS) bt [10] Jennifer Brown (AUS) 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5
[7] Bethany Brazier (AUS) - bye
[13] Larissa Huffer (AUS) bt Taylor Flavell (NZL) 11-2, 14-12, 11-7
[12] Aimee Slatter (AUS) bt Moana Gray (AUS) 11-5, 11-9, 3-11, 11-5
[8] Grace Mcervale (AUS) - bye
Jane Kennedy (AUS) bt [11] Natalie Newton (AUS) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
[4] Tamika Saxby (AUS) - bye
[14] Nicole Stoneham (AUS) bt Lakeesha Rarere (AUS) 11-4, 11-3, 6-11, 11-2
[5] Christine Nunn (AUS) bye
[9] Selena Shaikh (AUS) bt Nathalie Sutter (AUS) 11-8, 11-1, 11-3
[2] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) - bye
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