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Madeline Perry through to Irish Open Squash final

Perry sees off compatriot Aisling Blake to set up final date with Nicolette Fernandes

Madeline Perry takes on Nicolette Fernandes in the Irish Open Squash final at Fitzwilliam Lawn on Saturday. Photograph: Inpho
Madeline Perry takes on Nicolette Fernandes in the Irish Open Squash final at Fitzwilliam Lawn on Saturday. Photograph: Inpho
Fri Apr 24 2015 - 21:29

Irish Squash fan’s hearts couldn’t be broken on a night that saw the top two female Irish players face off in the semi-finals of the GillenMarkets Irish Open 2015. Madeline Perry overcame her countrywoman Aisling Blake in four hard-fought games.

She will face Nicolette Fernandes in Saturday’s final at 3pm in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club at 3pm.

It will be the last final of her illustrious professional Squash career, which she is ending in Dublin. Perry has faced Nicolette in the same tournament in 2013, the last time she won the Irish Open.

In the men’s final Lucas Serme of France will face Egyptian hotshot Ali Farag, who upset the number one seed Mazen Hesham by three games to one, in what was one of the best matches ever witnessed at FLTC.