| Bitburger Open 2009 - Saarbrucken Germany |
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On Thursday, 29th Sept, having beaten the No 8 seed in the 1st round, Chloe Magee (Ireland) took on Karina Joergensen (Denmark) in the Women’s Singles. The first set was a closely fought affair which Karina won 21-17. Chloe started well in the 2nd set but Karina ran out winner at 21-18. Next, came the mixed where Sam Magee(Ireland) and Chloe were opposite the English pair of Chris Adcock and Gabrielle White, the No. 2 seeds. The first set both pairs worked hard but the No. 2 seeds came out on top 21-16. In the 2nd set, the English pair kept control and went on to take the game and match 21-17.Then last but not least, Scott Evans(Ireland), seeded 16 in the tournament (World Ranking 63), went on court to battle for 67 minutes with Ville Lang (Finland), No 8 seed in the tournament (World Ranking 33). Lang started brightly and was ahead at the change, but Scott battled hard and won the set 25-23!! The 2nd set was nip and tuck all the way and Lang won this 21-19. In the 3rd and final set Scott fought hard but Lang came through 21-16. Jim Laugesen, Irish National High Performance Coach is delighted with all the performances, and with the continued improvements the players are making. |