PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s S. Sivasangari stood out as the nation’s lone player to advance to the third round of the Egyptian Open in Giza on Saturday (Sept 13).
The seventh seed showed no trouble overcoming local player Nour Heikal in the second round at Club O West, Giza, winning 13-11, 11-9, 11-5.
Sivasangari will face England’s Jasmine Hutton in the third round.
It was a disappointing day for Sivasangari’s teammates, as all others were eliminated by their respective opponents.
Aira Azman gave a tough fight against the tournament’s third seed, Hania El Hammamy, but the Egyptian proved too strong, defeating Aira 11-9, 11-9, 11-5.
Rachel Arnold faced a similar fate against another Egyptian, Salma Hany. Currently ranked 19th in the world, Rachel put up a strong fight, but Hany ultimately won 11-5, 2-11, 11-4, 17-15.
Malaysia’s men’s challenge also came to an end when Ng Eain Yow, the 12th seed, lost to Kareem El Torkey in the second round.
Eain Yow, who had previously beaten Kareem at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington last April, could not repeat that success, falling 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 5-11.
