Nicol Cruises Into Quarter-Finals At Cleveland Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's world No. 1 Nicol Ann David is on track to redeem herself at the Cleveland Racquet Classic after missing the title last year following a defeat to England's Laura Massaro during the final. In the first round match of the Cleveland Racquet Classic 2012 at the Cleveland Racquet Club in Ohio, the United States on Sunday, Nicol cruised into the quarter-finals after defeating a qualifier, Joelle King of New Zealand. Nicol beat Joelle 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 8-11 and 11-7 in a gruelling 63-minute match to book her berth in the final eight. She meets Hong Kong's Annie Au, who claimed the quarter-final berth following the withdrawal of France's Camille Serme. Meanwhile, Malaysia's No. 2, Low Wee Wern went down to Massaro 4-11, 6-11, 11-9 and 5-11 in 53 minutes. -- BERNAMA Malaysia squash