RESULTS: Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open Squash Championships, Dublin, Ireland
Women’s Final:
[1] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [3] Madeline Perry (IRL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 (37m)
Waters Lift Irish Open Title
Top seed Alison Waters, of England, won the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Squash Open after a straight games victory in the PSA and WISPA World Tour event finals at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin.
Ireland’s Madeline Perry - looking for her fourth title since 2005 - fell at the final hurdle of the women’s $25,000 WISPA World Tour event, losing out to top seed Alison Waters. The world number six from England was too strong for the 32-year-old from Banbridge, near Belfast, as she produced a solid performance, keeping the Irish girl on the back foot throughout the match.
The second game proved vital, with Perry failing to convert a good chance at 9-8. Waters took advantage to snatch the game 11-9 and then increased the pace in the third to close out the match 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 in 37 minutes.
The success mark’s the second Tour title for Waters, after the 25-year-old from London secured her maiden WISPA crown at the Southport Open in the USA just over four years ago.
Source: WISPA