Sobhy and Perry to Contest NetSuite Women's Decider by Nathan Clarke 28TH SEP 2015
- Amanda Sobhy will go up against number two seed Sarah-Jane Perry in
the final of the 2015 NetSuite Open, PSA W25 tournament, after both
players came through comfortably in their respective semi-final
encounters.
Top seed Sobhy produced an emphatic performance to book her place in
the final, halting Denmark’s Line Hansen 3-1. The American number one
spent a combined time of just 46 minutes on court prior to her
last-four encounter and, despite dropping a game against the World
No.26, she reinforced her credentials as one of the game’s most
promising talents as she responded to take an emphatic fourth game 11-1
and see out the win after 34-minutes.
“It was a fun match out there tonight, she used the boast well
especially in that third game but I’m glad I regrouped well in the
fourth to take the match,” said Sobhy.
“I’m used to being the top seed, especially after playing college
squash where I’ve always had a target on my back, but I love being the
number one seed here in front of a home crowd and hopefully I can get
that last win here tomorrow and have a USA victory in this tournament.”
Sobhy will now face number two seed and World No.15 Sarah-Jane Perry of
England in the final after she overcame compatriot Victoria Lust
courtesy of a straight-forward 3-0 victory.
“I’ve been playing Victoria since juniors and I know she’s a tough player so I’m happy to get the win,” said Perry.
“It’s great to be playing in such a great venue here in San Francisco.
I’ve only ever played Amanda once before and it was a really tough
match so I know I’ll have to be at my best but hopefully we can produce
a really good match.”
Results – NetSuite Open PSA W25 Semi-finals:
[1] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt [7] Line Hansen (DEN) 3-1: 11-3, 11-7, 8-11, 11-1 (34m)
[2] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt [5] Victoria Lust (ENG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 (25m)
Draw – NetSuite Open PSA W25 Final:
[1] Amanda Sobhy (USA) v [2] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)
