Qualifying Draws to a Close in Ukrainian Cup

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The final qualifying round of the Harrow Ukrainian Squash Cup 2, PSA W5 tournament saw 16-year-old Iranian Ailee Nayeri ease through to her second ever PSA World Tour main draw after beating Anastasia Bondarenko.

Nayeri was making her first PSA World Tour appearance since May’s Grand Sport Armenia 1st Challenger 5 and dropped just one point in the opening game as she powered to the win via an 11-1, 11-4, 11-7 scoreline.

The World No.169 is yet to reach the last eight of a PSA World Tour event and will look to advance to her maiden quarter-final with a victory over Greece’s Eliza Kargioti.

Nayeri’s compatriot Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh will join her in the main draw thanks to a dominant 3-0 win against Yana Kovalska, and she will line up against Switzerland’s Nadia Pfister in round one.

Germany’s Sharon Sinclair and Egypt’s Salma Alameldin have also sealed their places in the next stage after wins over Jenny Haley and Taba Taghavi Rafsanjani, respectively.

Sinclair has a tough fixture with title-favourite Misaki Kobayashi in store next, while Alameldin will clash with Marie Stephan in the main draw’s first round.

Results – Final Qualifying Round: Harrow Ukrainian Squash Cup 2 2016
[5] Sharon Sinclair (GER) bt [1] Jenny Haley (WAL) 3-1: 8-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-9
[3] Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh (IRI) bt [L] Yana Kovalska (UKR) 3-0: 11-3, 11-2, 11-7
[6] Salma Alameldin (EGY) bt [4] Taba Taghavi Rafsanjani (IRI) 3-0: 11-2, 11-9, 11-9
[2] Ailee Nayeri (IRI) bt [L] Anastasia Bondarenko (UKR) 3-0: 11-1, 11-4, 11-7

Draw – First Round
[1] Misaki Kobayashi (JPN) v [Q] Sharon Sinclair (GER)
Yulia Pugach (UKR) v [6] Zeina Farid Mickawy (EGY)
[7] Nadia Pfister (SUI) v [Q] Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh (IRI)
[WC] Viktoriia Sebova (UKR) v [3] Nadiia Usenko (UKR)
[4] Marie Stephan (FRA) v [Q] Salma Alameldin (EGY)
Liana Sardak (UKR) v [8] Hana Moataz (EGY)
[5] Elisa Kargioti (GRE) v [Q] Ailee Nayeri (IRI)
Ekaterina Marusan (RUS) v [2] Millie Tomlinson (ENG)