Easterns caused an upset on the first day of the 48th annual inter-provincial Squash Championships, when they ousted second-seeded Northerns 16-7 on the first day of the PWC Kaplan Cup.
Easterns were spearheaded by world number 17 Annelize Naude, who beat top-seeded Farrah Fenner in clean sets, and World Masters 40-44 champion Angie Clifton-Parks, who cleaned out highly-rated Viv Doeg by the same margin.
Nicola Helwick (E) started off with a bang when she outplayed Sonia Pinter, but Sonika Fritz then levelled for Northerns, defeating Lindy Jordaan 3-2 in a close encounter.
Cara Willoughby gave Northerns a 2-1 lead when she defeated Michelle Kohne in straight games, and when Clifton Parks beat Vivienne Doeg 3-0, it was left to Naude to clinch the tie with a straight game victory over Naude.
Gauteng were aided by Diana Argyle and Claire Nitch in their faultless 20-3 victory over KwaZulu-Natal, and defending champions Western Province notched a 20-4 win over Eastern Province, but the individual matches produced tough exciting squash.
Results: A Section:
Easterns bt Northerns 16-7:
Annelize Naude bt Farrah Fenner 3-0
Angie Clifton Parks bt Viv Doeg 3-0
Nicola Helwick bt Sonia Pinter 3-1
Lindy Jordaan lost to Sonika Fritz 2-3
Michele Kohne lost to Cara Willoughby 0-3
Gauteng bt Kwa-Zulu Natal 20-3:
Diana Argyle bt Leora Greenwood 3-1
Claire Nitch bt Samantha Herbert 3-0
Adele Weir bt Collette Ferguson 3-1
Mary Ann Boden bt Anne Bloem 3-0
Sharon le Roux bt Kim Lindsay 3-1
Western Province bt Eastern Province 20-4:
Tenille Swartz bt Juanette le Roux 3-0
Karen van der Westhuizen bt Lizelle van Niekerk 3-1
Siyole Lusaseni bt Jackie Trevarten 3-1
Milnay Louw bt Kieryn Keeton 3-2
Sacha West bt Anlen Jarman 3-0
Results: A Section:
Easterns bt Northerns 16-7:
Annelize Naude bt Farrah Fenner 3-0
Angie Clifton Parks bt Viv Doeg 3-0
Nicola Helwick bt Sonia Pinter 3-1
Lindy Jordaan lost to Sonika Fritz 2-3
Michele Kohne lost to Cara Willoughby 0-3
Gauteng bt Kwa-Zulu Natal 20-3:
Diana Argyle bt Leora Greenwood 3-1
Claire Nitch bt Samantha Herbert 3-0
Adele Weir bt Collette Ferguson 3-1
Mary Ann Boden bt Anne Bloem 3-0
Sharon le Roux bt Kim Lindsay 3-1
Western Province bt Eastern Province 20-4:
Tenille Swartz bt Juanette le Roux 3-0
Karen van der Westhuizen bt Lizelle van Niekerk 3-1
Siyole Lusaseni bt Jackie Trevarten 3-1
Milnay Louw bt Kieryn Keeton 3-2
Sacha West bt Anlen Jarman 3-0
B Section:
Northerns B bt Midlands 20-4
Eastern Province C bt Free State A 20-2
Border A bt Eastern Province D 14-8
Eastern Province B bt Gauteng B 17-7
Eastern Province C bt SACD A 18-9
Eastern Province B bt Eastern Province D 17-6
Northerns B bt Free State A 18-5
Western Province B bt Midlands A 19-5.
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