WDSA Stars Put On Show In Cincinnati
from Tour Media
December 5, 2012 - This past weekend the WDSA women headed to the Cincinnati Country Club for the 1st Women's Pro exhibition, pro am's and clinics hosted by new head pro Nathan Duggan. Thank you to all who helped make this new event happen, the women all had a blast!
Nathan Duggan files this report:
The crowd of over 80 spectators had a real treat at the Cincinnati Country Club, with game filled with attacking flare and intelligent court craft. The formidable team of Stephanie Hewitt and Meredeth Quick are the number one ranked on the tour right now and they raced off to a 1-0 game lead last night and it looked as though they were going to have too much game for the world’s number 3 & 5.
The second game was a different story though as the creativity of Suzie Pierrepont and particularly Natarsha McElhinny started paying off. They built a sizable lead only to see it evaporate and we were tied at 14-14 with no set called. This was a pivotal point of the match as a 2-0 game lead would be hard to come back from. Suzie either didn’t feel the pressure of the moment or simply missed the importance of the memo, as she went for an outrageous backhand cross court drop shot from deep in the court which surprised everyone – maybe even herself – as it rolled out a winner.
With the games score now tied at 1-1 the fireworks erupted, with any loose ball being put away for a winner with authority. It was the greater risk and more aggressive play of Suzie and Natarsha though that proved the slight difference between the teams in the third and fourth games, and an engaged crowd witness an upset with the #1 team in the world toppled with one last deadly reverse corner.
*And don't forget to come out to the US Open at the Wilmington Country Club this coming weekend December 7-9.
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