Egypt storms past France in squash championship

Eslam Omar, Tuesday 30 Nov 2010

Egypt beat France in their second straight 3-0 victory at the women's squash championship in New Zealand

Omneya Abdel Kawy
Egyptian squash player, Omneya Abdel Kawy

Egypt have beaten France to notch their second successive 3-0 victory in the Women's World Team Squash Championships in Palmerston North, New Zealand

The defending champions delivered an impressive performance, as they easily defeated the sixth-seeded French team.

Nour El Tayeb had a straightforward 11-6, 11-9, 11-3 win over Coline Aumard and Omneya Abdel Kawy downed French number one Camille Serme 11-5, 11-6, 11-9. However, Raneem El Weleily was given a tougher workout by Isabelle Stoehr, edging to a 12-10, 16-14, 11-3 victory.

The following are the Day 2 results:

Pool A: England 3-0 Netherlands; Unites States 3-0 Austria
Pool B: Australia 3-0 India; Ireland 3-0 Japan
Pool C: Egypt 3-0 France, South Africa 3-0 Mexico
Pool D: New Zealand 3-0 Hong Kong, Malaysia 3-0 Canada

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