Krizek And Pierrepont Capture WDSA Philadelphia Open
by Rob Dinerman
Dateline October 14th --- Seizing control of each game early on and never relinquishing it, Narelle Krizek and Suzie Pierrepont earned a convincing 15-12, 8 and 10 victory over top-seeded defending champions Meredeth Quick and Steph Hewitt Sunday afternoon at the Philadelphia Country Club in the final round of the second annual $15,000 Philadelphia Open benefiting the Abramson Cancer Center at the University Of Pennsylvania. In so doing, Krizek and Pierrepont reversed the result a year ago in the inaugural edition of this tournament and upped their head-to-head record in this rivalry between the top two women's doubles teams to 5-2.
Krizek and Pierrepont, who last season had come up short in all three of the close games in their pair of losses to Quick/Hewitt (who had won both opening games 18-17 and had taken the third and final game of the 2011 Philadelphia Open final 15-13), avoided the potential for a repeat of that situation this time around by getting off to substantial advantages in the first half of each game --- they led 12-6 in the first game, 5-1 in the second and 8-3 in the third. Krizek displayed her usual dynamism but it was Pierrepont who scored many of her team's points by establishing position in front of Quick on the left wall and volleying winners with her backhand reverse-corner and straight drop. This was especially true in the latter stages of the final game, which ended with Krizek and Pierrepont in firm command and having clearly taken a compelling first step in their quest to redeem their disappointing 2010-11 season.
The next WDSA tour stop will be in early December at the Wilmington Country Club, site of the U. S. Open.
Results, WDSA Philadelphia Open
Pro:
Krizek/Pierrepont d Quick/Hewitt 15-12 15-8 15-10
PSRA Pro Am:
Nick LePore/Suzie Pierrepont d-Evan Kelly/Narelle Krizek 15-14 in the 5th
RBC Wealth Management Pro Am:
Bill Strong/Emily Lungstrum d Ryan Morgan/Todd Ruth
Women's Pierce Pro Am:
Christine DeRose/Narelle Krizek d Kellen Vengals/Amy Gross 15-14 in the 5th
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