Egypt March On On Opening Day Of World Junior Team Champs

Less than 24 hours after winning both world individual titles in New Zealand, Egypt claimed two wins on day one of the WSF Women's World Junior Team Squash Championship at the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre in Tauranga to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the biennial World Squash Federation event.

After beating Australia 3/0 in the morning, Egypt faced hosts New Zealand in the evening as the eighth seeds bid to upset the favourites who are bidding for a sixth successive title.

With the new world champion Rowan Reda Araby rested, runner-up Hania El Hammamy put the top seeds into the lead by beating top Kiwi Kaitlyn Watts 11-5, 11-8, 11-8. Zeina Mickawy clinched victory after an 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 win over home player Camden Te Kani-McQueen before Amina Yousry made it maximum points by beating Anika Jackson 11-5, 11-2, 11-5.

Second seeds Malaysia also recorded a positive start in Pool B, beating Germany 3/0, courtesy of straight games wins by Andrea Lee, Aifa Azman and Zoe Foo Yuk Han.

Pool C favourites England, the No.3 seeds, also claimed a pair of victories - over France (both pictured below) and sixth seeds India.

The day's only upset came when South Africa, the 13th seeds, beat France, seeded two positions higher, 2/1. 16-year-old Faith Panashe Sithole put the underdogs into the lead, but when a win by Lauriane Maingot saw France draw level, Cape Town's 18-year-old Jennifer Preece sealed victory for South Africa by beating Maelle Fuhrer 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7.

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Final Pool Play
Pool A

2:30pm - Glasscourt - New Zealand vs Australia

Pool B

11am - Devoy Court 1 - Malaysia vs Canada
6pm - Glasscourt - Canada vs Germany

Pool C

2:30pm - Devoy Court 1 - India vs France
2:30pm - Devoy Court 2 - England vs South Africa

Pool D

11am - Glasscourt - Hong Kong vs USA
11am - Devoy Court 2 - Korea vs Ireland
6pm - Devoy Court 1 - Hong Kong vs Ireland
6pm - Devoy Court 2 - USA vs Korea

1st qualifying rounds - Pool A:
[1] EGYPT bt [9] AUSTRALIA 3/0
Rowan Reda Araby bt Lauren Aspinall 11-3, 11-3, 11-7 (15m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Shehana Vithana 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (18m)
Amina Yousry bt Alexandra Haydon 11-2, 11-1, 11-7 (17m)
[1] EGYPT bt [8] NEW ZEALAND 3/0
Hania El Hammamy bt Kaitlyn Watts 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (24m)
Zeina Mickawy bt Camden Te Kani-McQueen 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (13m)
Amina Yousry bt Anika Jackson 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (15m)

Pool B:
[2] MALAYSIA bt [10] GERMANY 3/0
Andrea Lee bt Saskia Beinhard 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (18m)
Aifa Azman bt Eva Nistler 11-1, 11-5, 11-2 (14m)
Zoe Foo Yuk Han bt Alice Kramer 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (16m)

Pool C:
[3] ENGLAND bt [11] FRANCE 3/0
Lucy Turmel bt Maelle Fuhrer 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (22m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Chloé Mourier 11-5, 11-0, 11-6 (20m)
Elise Lazarus bt Lauriane Maingot 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 (26m)
[6] INDIA bt [13] SOUTH AFRICA 3/0
Akanksha Salunkhe bt Faith Panashe Sithole 11-6, 15-13, 11-4 (19m)
Aishwarya Bhattacharya bt Helena Coetzee 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (16m)
Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Jennifer Preece 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (20m)
[3] ENGLAND bt [6] INDIA 3/0
Lucy Turmel bt Akanksha Salunkhe 11-1, 11-5, 11-5 (18m)
Jasmine Hutton bt Aishwarya Bhattacharya 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (18m)
Elise Lazarus bt Sunayna Kuruvilla 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8
[13] SOUTH AFRICA bt [11] FRANCE 2/1
Faith Panashe Sithole bt Fanny Segers 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (17m)
Helena Coetzee lost to Lauriane Maingot 6-11, 6-11, 5-11 (27m)
Jennifer Preece bt Maelle Fuhrer 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (29m)

Pool D:
[4] HONG KONG CHINA bt [12] REPUBLIC OF KOREA 3/0
Lui Hiu Lam bt Hyoju Seo 11-5, 7-11, 11-1, 11-2 (23m)
Chan Sin Yuk bt Chae Won Song 11-1, 11-8, 11-1 (13m)
Cheng Nga Ching bt Dong Ju Song 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 (30m)
[5] USA bt [14] IRELAND 3/0
Grace Doyle bt Laura Neill 11-7, 11-4, 11-1 (20m)
Laila Sedky bt Emma Lundy 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (16m)
Elle Ruggiero bt Lily Lloyd 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 (18m)