Egyptians reach final of CAS Int’l Squash tournament

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Semi-finals of Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Tournament for Men and Serena Hotels-Condor Pakistan International Squash Tournament for Women were played at Mushaf Squash complex, Islamabad today.

Both Egyptian players Mostafa Asal and Youssef Soliman reached the final of CAS-Serena Hotels Men’s Tournament. In the first semi-final Mostafa Asal (Egypt) beat Greg Lobban (Scotland) by 11-5, 5-11, 11-3 and 11-8 (3-1).

The match lasted for 46 minutes. In the second semi-final, Youssef Soliman (Egypt) beat Karim Al Fathi (Egypt) by 11-5, 13-11, 6-11, 11-6 (3-1) in 66 minutes.

Meanwhile, Farida Mohamed (Egypt) and Cindy Merlo (Switzerland) made it to the final of Serena Hotels-Condor Pakistan International Squash Tournament for Women.

In the first semi-final Farida Mohamed (Egypt) beat Sana Ibrahim (Egypt) by 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 17-19 and 11-9 (3-2).

The match lasted for 53 minutes. Second semi-final was won by Cindy Merlo (Switzerland), who defeated Jihyun Lee (Korea) by 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11 and 12-10 (3-2) in 36 minutes.