2015 CSC DELAWARE OPEN Feb 4-8 Greenville, DE Table of Contents

4–5 | Sponsor Letters 7 | 2015 WSA Delaware Open Schedule 8–9 | 2015 WSA Delaware Open Draw

10 | Past Winners

11 | 2015 Player Bios

12–15 | Sponsors & Thank you Paula L. Kelly CCM, CCE General Manager Vicmead Hunt Club

Welcome Players, Sponsors, Friends & Family to the CSC Delaware Open 2015 at Vicmead Hunt Club. Your tournament host, Ray Chan-A-Sue, has put Rod Ward together an amazing program and we are all pleased to have you join us for President & CEO a great weekend of squash. CSC - Corporation Service Company

For the players…..best of luck in all your matches! Each year friends, family and a wide range of spectators get a unique opportunity to see some of the We are very excited to welcome the Women’s Squash Association (WSA) best squash competition in the world. It is a privilege for Vicmead Hunt Club World Tour back to Delaware for the 2015 CSC Delaware Open. WSA sanc- to be a stop on the Women’s Squash Association (WSA) circuit and hope you tioned events take place around the world in locations including Melbourne, enjoy your stay in Wilmington. Mexico City, Hong Kong, Cairo, New York and Dallas. This year will mark the fifth time since 2010 that the Vicmead Hunt Club has hosted the event. It For the sponsors…..thank you! Your support of the WSA and the CSC Dela- includes an international field of quality players who will play some exciting ware Open is what makes the event a success for everyone and is greatly ap- and competitive squash. As in past years, the WSA tournament will overlap preciated. We look forward to you enjoying some great squash competition with a Junior US Squash tournament for boys and girls ages 11–19. Corpora- and camaraderie. You are the individuals making events possible! tion Service Company (CSC) is again proud to be the lead sponsor for such a wonderful international sporting event in Delaware. I also want to thank Ray For friends and family……it is wonderful to have you here for support. We Chan-A-Sue, Head Pro at Vicmead, for his hard work and dedication to mak- hope you enjoy your time at Vicmead. If you need anything during your stay, ing it happen. I urge everyone to come out and watch some great squash! please let us know.

The WSA’s vision is to inspire, empower and entertain! Inspire future female generations to embrace squash as a professional sport. Empower girls and women on and off the court. Entertain the world. We believe all will be part of the CSC Delaware Open 2015 – thank you for joining us to see it all happen!

Have fun!

4 5 Schedule – February 2-9, 2015

February 2-3 Player’s Arrive & Practice ALL DAY

February 4 Practice 9am–3pm WSA Qualifying 6-8pm

February 5 Practice 9am-2pm WSA 1st Round Matches 5:45-9pm

February 6 Practice 9am-2pm Junior Clinic by WSA Players 4:30-5:30pm WSA Quarter Final Matches 6-9pm

February 7 Vicmead Junior Open begins 9am-6pm WSA semi final matches 6-8pm

February 8 Vicmead Junior Open continues 9am-2pm WSA Finals 2pm

February 9 WSA Players depart

6 7 8 9 Delaware Women’s Open Seeded Player Bios Past Champions (Current World Ranking)

2010- (USA) - 10 2011- Dionne Saffery(Wales) – 47 2012- Delia Arnold (Malaysia) – 31 2013- Sarah Jane Perry (England)- 17 2014- No Event

Tesni Evans Donna Urquhart Wales | Age: 22 | Rank: 28 | Age: 23 | Rank: 31 Austrilia | Age: 27 | Rank: 35 A Pro’s Take: First time she will be taking A Pro’s Take: Has played in four of the A Pro’s Take: Just what Vicmead needed, part in the CSC Delaware open and will five Delaware Opens, and has another Aussie, Donna is making her way be the second Welsh woman looking to reached the finals twice (including 2013), back from injury and looking to get back claim the Delaware Open crown. will this be her year? into the top twenty.

2010 | Miranda Ranieri (Runner Up) and 2011 | Samantha Cornett (Runner up) and Amanda Sobhy (Winner) Deon Saffery (Winner) Amanda Deon Saffery Nouran El Torky Wales | Age: 26 | Rank: 44 Egypt | Age: 22 | Rank: 51 A Landers-Murphy A Pro’s Take: Past champion here at CSC Pro’s Take: Nouran is the second El Torky New Zealand | Age: 23 | Rank: 24 Delaware Open, has picked up her to grace the courts of Vicmead, and she A Pro’s Take: This is Amanda¹s second Dela- game in the last year and will be looking will be looking to improve on her sister¹s ware Open and looking to improve on to become the first two time winner of Heba semifinals appearance in 2013. her quarter finals appearance from 2013. this event.

Nikki Todd (CAN) (CAN) Tamiky Saxby (AUS) Cyrielle Peltier (FRA) Millie Tomlinson (77) - ENG Catalina Pelaez (78) - COL Thaisa Serafini (81) - BRA Maria Toorpakai Wazir (91) - PAK Menna Nasser (99) - EGY Nayelly Hernandez (105) - MEX Giselle Delgado (146) - CHI 2012 | Aisling Blake (Runner Up) and 2013 | Samantha Cornett (Runner up) Julia Ward - USA Delia Arnold (Winner) and Sarah Jane Perry (Winner) Cecelia Cortes USA | Age: 17 | Rank: 52 USA | Age: 25 | Rank: 62 A Pro’s Take: Reigning US Champion and A Pro’s Take: Has worked hard on her future Harvard student, CSC Delaware game since graduating from Harvard, Open would complete a great year so far. continues to move up the rankings. 10 11 Thank You to our 2015 Sponsors!

Ashby & Geddes is proud to support

Mike Newbold & Family the 2015 CSC Delaware Open Mike Moran & Family Kenny Wynn

Thank You 2015 Host Families! Vicmead Hunt Club and the tournament committee would like to thank the following families for hosting our WSA Players during the 2015 CSC Delaware Open

George and Karen Gowen Alex and Christine Giacco Rod and Gina Ward Lindsay Scott Smith Bob and Christine Watson Tina Sailer HG and Kim Haskell Laurisa and Porter Schutt Barr and Grier Flinn

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