Sumner Malik Memorial: Fallows And Kennedy Take Titles

The English duo of Richie Fallows and Georgina Kennedy were victorious at the Sumner Malik Memorial in Crawley, England, this week.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament, which had a Challenger 10 level men’s event and Challenger 3 level women’s draw, was held with dfomestic entrants only, meaning only those based in the United Kingdom were allowed to participate.

Kennedy won the women’s title with consummate ease, coming through four matches without dropping a single game, starting with a 20-minute victory over Saran Nghiem.

The 24-year-old, who was featuring on the PSA Tour for the first time in five years, following a stint at university in the United States, then defeated Grace Clark and Torrie Malik to reach the final.

There, Kennedy came up against No.4 seed Grace Gear in the final, with her fellow Englishwoman having made the final after beating the tournament’s top seed. That made no difference to Kennedy, with the World No.170 winning in straight games to secure her first title on Tour.

The men’s draw saw top seed James Willstrop knocked out in the opening round, with the No.2 and No.3 seeds then assuming favourite status, with the pair both making it through to the final.

It would be Richie Fallows, the No.2 seed, who got the better of compatriot Ben Coleman to take the title, winning out in four games in the final, in a battle that lasted just over an hour.

To reach the final, Fallows started his campaign with a win against Tom Walsh, before downing No.7 seed Connor Sheen and Portugal’s Rui Soares, ahead of taking the title with a win against Coleman.

Results: Sumner Malik Memorial
Men’s Final
[2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt [3] Ben Coleman (ENG) 3-1: 11-7, 12-14, 11-2, 11-4 (66m)

Women’s Final

[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt [4] Grace Gear (ENG) 3-0: 11-3, 11-3, 11-2 (18m)

Men’s Semi-Finals
[3] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt Joe Lee (ENG) 3-1: 11-7, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6 (70m)
[2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt [4] Rui Soares (POR) 3-1: 11-2, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9 (48m)

Women’s Semi-Finals
[4] Grace Gear (ENG) bt [1] Alicia Mead (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (22m)
[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt [7] Torrie Malik (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-9 (25m)

Men’s Quarter-Finals
Joe Lee (ENG) bt Harry Falconer (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (44m)
[3] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt Miles Jenkins (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 (46m)
[4] Rui Soares (POR) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (35m)
[2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt [7] Connor Sheen (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 12-10 (31m)

Women’s Quarter-Finals
[1] Alicia Mead (ENG) bt [6] Emilia Korhonen (FIN) 3-0: 12-10, 11-5, 11-3 (25m)
[4] Grace Gear (ENG) bt [5] Sanne Veldkamp (NED) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (20m)
[7] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt [3] Faiza Zafar (PAK) 3-1: 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (34m)
[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Grace Clark (ENG) 3-0: 11-1, 11-3, 11-5 (19m)

Men’s Round One
Joe Lee (ENG) bt [1] James Willstrop (ENG) 3-1: 9-11, 11-9, 11-0, 11-4 (46m)
Harry Falconer (ENG) bt [8] Nick Wall (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 (20m)
Miles Jenkins (ENG) bt [6] Sean Conroy (IRL) 3-0: 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (45m)
[3] Ben Coleman (ENG) bt [WC] Perry Malik (ENG) 3-1: 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9 (57m)
[4] Rui Soares (POR) bt Joshua Masters (ENG) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (30m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt [5] Emyr Evans (WAL) 3-2: 8-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9 (87m)
[7] Connor Sheen (ENG) bt Sam Todd (ENG) 3-1: 11-7, 3-11, 11-4, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Richie Fallows (ENG) bt Tom Walsh (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-6, 11-9 (32m)

Women’s Round One
[1] Alicia Mead (ENG) bt Tayla Mounter (ENG) 3-0: 11-2, 11-8, 11-2 (11m)
[6] Emilia Korhonen (FIN) bt Jasmin Kalar (ENG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (27m)
[5] Sanne Veldkamp (NED) bt Sofia Aveiro Pita (POR) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (16m)
[4] Grace Gear (ENG) bt Polly Clark (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 (27m)
[3] Faiza Zafar (PAK) bt Phoebe Colman (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 (20m)
[7] Torrie Malik (ENG) bt Asia Harris (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 12-10, 11-5 (23m)
[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Saran Nghiem (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-1, 11-1 (20m)

Grace Clark (ENG) bt [2] Kace Bartley (ENG) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 (18m)