Hansen Denies Whitlock Hat-Trick In Colwyn Classic by Howard Harding August 1, 2014
- Denmark's Line Hansen denied local star Emily Whitlock a third
successive title when she beat the No2 seed in the final of the Women's
Colwyn Classic, the WSA Tour 10 squash event in its third year at Le
Sport Health & Fitness in Rhos-on-Sea, Wales.
"Both players played
some of their best squash to give a nail-biting match that could have
gone either way," said event spokesman Mark Carnall.
"Emily (pictured
below, left, with Hansen) started the match extremely well, playing her
best squash of the tournament so far to take the first game quite
comfortably. Her attacking play seemed to take Line by surprise and it
looked as if an upset could be on the cards for the young starlet
playing at her home club.
"With the match tied
at one-all in games and Emily 4-0 up, you could see Line knew that the
next few points would decide the match. Line showed her class and used
all her experience to start raising the pace of her game by taking the
ball earlier, and being more clinical when in a commanding position.
"This won her the important third game and then the match."
The 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 victory marks up the 14th Tour title of world No24 Hansen's career - but her first of the year.
RESULTS: Women's Colwyn Classic, Rhos-on-Sea, Wales
