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What a racquet!
England squash international Jenny Duncalf continued her fine run of form since switching to the new Prince O3 racquet technology at the beginning of the year by successfully retaining her title in the European Individual Championship at the weekend in France.
Since winning the British National crown in February – her first event using the new O3 Black racquet – the 24- year old former European Junior champion has enjoyed a sparkling run on the WISPA World Tour.
Duncalf reached the quarter-finals of the Kuwait Open in April, then claimed a semi-final berth in the Seoul Open in South Korea – in both cases unseeded! The successes took Duncalf back into back into the world top ten.
In Royan, the Prince star reached the final of the European Championship without dropping a game.
In the final, Duncalf faced higher-ranked England team-mate Tania Bailey. The world No10 battled for four games to overcome her top-seeded opponent, ranked six places higher in the world, 9-5, 3-9, 9-7, 9-5 to add the European title to the British National trophy she won in February.
“It was a good week,” said Duncalf. “I felt I played well in the final, having come back from 0-5 down in the first game to win it before losing the second. It's a nice title to have!” Duncalf has a further month of intense training before returning to the WISPA Tour in July for the Malaysian and Singapore Opens.
“I feel I have been playing well this year and am looking forward to following my good run in Kuwait and Seoul with further success in KL and Singapore,” added Duncalf. “The first job is to get back into the world's top eight. But I really like the O3 Black, the feel and the weight are perfect for me,” concluded Duncalf.
The O3 Black racquet joins the O3 Tour and the O3 Silver in the Prince squash range this year. Boasting the same 470 sq cm head-size as the O3 Tour, the O3 Black weighs only 135 gm. Suggested retail price is 189 Euros.
