Rachel sails into SSJM semis


Rachel Arnold in a file photo. She will meet unseeded Vanessa Chu of Hong Kong in the semi-finals of the fifth leg of the SSJM.

PETALING JAYA: Youngster Rachel Arnold put the disappointment of missing out on the Asian Team Championship and Asian Games squad firmly behind her as she stormed into the semi-finals of the fifth leg of the Malaysian Tour Squash Circuit (SSJM) in Penang.

Two weeks ago, 18-year-old Rachel lost out on a spot in the senior team on the countback of points, finishing third in the trials behind Vanessa Raj who made the squad, and Zulhijjah Azan who is the first reserve.

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