Cardwell Chops Down Camilleri to Claim Women's Queensland Crown by Sean Reuthe November 9, 2015
- Number two seed Sarah Cardwell overcame fellow Australian Lisa
Camilleri in the final of the Queensland Open, PSA W5 tournament to
capture the title on home soil.
World No.66 Cardwell downed South Africa’s Cheyna Tucker in the
previous round while Camilleri came through an almighty 3-2 victory
over Tong Tsz-Wing to reach her first PSA World Tour final of the year.
Cardwell, appearing in her second successive PSA World Tour final after
her defeat in the Mackay Open final a week previously, managed to edge
a hard-fought first game but Camilleri brought the match level after
winning the second 12-10 on the tie-break.
A resurgent Cardwell swung the momentum back in her favour with an 11-4
victory in game three, using her speed around court to open up
opportunities for herself to attack with great aplomb.
Camilleri attempted to mount a fightback but was repelled by a resolute
Cardwell who managed to hold out impressively, securing an 11-8, 10-12,
11-4, 11-8 triumph to bring an end to a run of six defeats from as many
finals.
Result - Final: Queensland Open 2015
[2] Sarah Cardwell (AUS) bt [4] Lisa Camilleri (AUS) 3-1: 11-8, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9 (42m)
