Breanne Flynn has won the IACT Fitzwilliam Ladies PSA Open title, impressively seeing off Elise Romba of France 3-0 in the final in Dublin.
Seeded No.3 for the 16-player, $3,000 PSA Satellite tournament, Flynn came into Saturday’s title decider against the No.1 seed having defeated Polly Clark, the No.2 seed from England, 3-1 in Friday night’s semi-final.
Romba, for her part, booked her final ticket with a 3-1 in over Australia’s Erin Classen, but the French left-hander was never allowed to get into her stride against the faster-paced Flynn, who raced to title victory in just 23 minutes.
The Irish player demonstrated her intent when taking the first game 11-5, and while the two games that followed were more keenly contested, Flynn held sway to take the title 11-9 and 11-8.
The success is a timely fillip for Flynn, who started her season last month with two tournaments in Australia, followed by a 25th-place finish at the European Championships at Chartres.
That preparation held her in very good stead back in Dublin, where she won four matches in three days. That streak culminated with her victory over Romba, who is ranked 120th on the PSA list, 11 ahead of the 131-ranked Flynn.
