Calgary Women’s Week QF: Turnbull Downs Home Favourite Letourneau

Australia’s Jessica Turnbull overcame Canadian Danielle Letourneau to make the semis of the Calgary CFO Consulting Services Women’s Squash Week.

The Australian is unseeded for this week’s Challenger 20 level competition and defeated No.6 seed Millie Tomlinson in the opening round. On day two, she took on Canada’s Danielle Letourneau, and lost the opening game of their second round contest 11-9.

However, the Aussie fought back, and was able to win both the next two games on a tie-break. The second and third were won 13-11, and Turnbull went on to win the fourth as well to secure a victory, to move through to the last four. She will take on Lucy Beecroft after the Englishwoman beat Egypt’s Menna Hamed in four games.

Top seed Lucy Turmel made her way through to the semis in Calgary with a confident 27-minute performance on Friday evening. She defeated Polish No.1 Karina Tyma in straight games to make the last four. Her opponent will be Hong Kong’s Tomato Ho, after the event’s No.3 seed beat Katie Malliff, also in straight games.

The action continues at the Calgary CFO Consulting Services Women’s Squash Week, with the semi-finals taking place on Saturday, March 11. You can keep up to date with daily updates from the tournament on the PSA Challenger Tour’s Twitter and Facebook. 

Action from Calgary is being streamed throughout the week on the Calgary Women’s Squash Week is on the tournament’s Facebook page. Live scores are available on the PSA World Tour website here.

Quarter Final Results: Calgary CFO Consulting Services PSA Women’s Squash Week
Jessica Turnbull (AUS) bt [2] Danielle Letourneau (CAN) 3-1: 9-11, 13-11, 13-11, 11-6 (37m)
[5] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt Menna Hamed (EGY) 3-1: 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (36m)
[3] Tomato Ho (HKG) bt [7] Katie Malliff (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (38m)
[1] Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt Karina Tyma (POL) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (27m)

Semi-Final Draw: To Be Played Saturday, March 11
Jessica Turnbull (AUS) v [5] Lucy Beecroft (ENG)
[3] Tomato Ho (HKG) v [1] Lucy Turmel (ENG)