North Coast Open: Tournament Preview

The second event of the week on the PSA Challenger Tour comes from Coffs Harbour in Australia, with the North Coast Open taking place from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 May.

The tournament has both men’s and women’s draws, with 30 players in total aiming to take the Challenger 3 level crown comes the end of the week’s action.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event is restricted to only players based in Australia and New Zealand. Three foreign players will be in the men’s draw, in South African Tate Zak Norris, Malta’s Kijan Sultana and Malaysia’s Bryan Lim Tze Kang.

The latter is the No.4 seed for the event, with Joseph White, Rhys Dowling and Nicholas Calvert ahead of him in the seedings. Nicholas’ older brother, Thomas, will also be in action this week.

Five of the world’s top 150 will be in action in the women’s event, including World No.66 Jessica Turnbull. Due to there only being 14 players in the women’s draw, both Turnbull and No.2 seed Tamika Hunt will receive byes through to the quarter-finals.

World No.110 Selena Sheikh and World No.128 Christine Nunn will be the top two’s nearest challengers, while the likes of Alex Haydon, Jessica Osborne, Maria Kalafatis and Trace Johnson are all seeded for the tournament.

The event takes place from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 at the Coffs Harbour Squash & Swim Centre. Follow the PSA Challenger Tour on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates from the event.

Men’s Draw: North Coast Open
[1] Joseph White (AUS) v Jamie Pattison (AUS)
James Lloyd (AUS) v [5] Thomas Calvert (AUS)
[8] Jack Hudson (AUS) v David Turner (AUS)
Lachlan Coxsedge (AUS) v [4] Bryan Lim Tze Kang (MAS)
[3] Nicholas Calvert (AUS) v Tate Zak Norris (RSA)
Dylan Molinaro (AUS) v [7] Solayman Nowrozi (AUS)
[6] Rohan Toole (AUS) v Kijan Sultana (MLT)
Cameron Darton (AUS) v [2] Rhys Dowling (AUS)

Women’s Draw: North Coast Open
[1] Jessica Turnbull (AUS) – [Bye]
Maggi Marshall (AUS) v [8] Trace Johnson (AUS)
[7] Maria Kalafatis (AUS) v Kate Winters (AUS)
Remashree Muniandy (AUS) v [4] Christine Nunn (AUS)
[3] Selena Sheikh (AUS) v Madison Lyon (AUS)
Shona Coxsedge (AUS) v [5] Alex Haydon (AUS)
[6] Jessica Osborne (AUS) v Heather Pilley (AUS)
[2] Tamika Hunt (AUS) – [Bye]