Ali Comes Out On Top Of All-Welsh Court Clash

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Action from the Welsh Masters Squash Championships. Pic: Squash Wales.

Action from the Welsh Masters Squash Championships. Pic: Squash Wales.

Ali Loke won her all-Welsh first round tie at the $18,000 Monte Carlo Classic as she beat Nia Davies. The Cambridge-based player triumphed 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 in 27 minutes against her compatriot from Haverfordwest.

Ali Loke won her all-Welsh first round tie at the $18,000 Monte Carlo Classic as she beat Nia Davies.

The Cambridge-based player triumphed 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 in 27 minutes against her compatriot from Haverfordwest.

Loke was expected to win the match given her current world ranking of 104 – just down from last month’s career high 100 – against Davies who is 201st in the latest PSA World Tour rankings list.

The 25-year-old is the second highest Welsh player on the women’s list behind d world ranked No 9 Tesni Evans.

Evans is seeded two for the Monte Carlo event and as such has received a first round bye.

Tesni Evans has been handed first round bye in Monte Carlo this week. Exclusive Pic: Simon King/Replay Images

 

 

 

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