Breanne Flynn has finished runner-up at the 21-player Genesee Valley Club Open in Rochester.
The Irish women’s No.2, who is No.128 on the PSA rankings, was playing her second tournament in the United States since clinching the IACT Fitzwilliam Ladies PSA Open title in Dublin on September 6th.
Flynn bowed out of the Abbas Family Squash Inspire event in Columbia at the quarter-final stage, losing 0-3 (7-11, 10-12, 6-11) to Malak Taha, the No.152 PSA rank from Egypt, the day after she beat Canadian Mollie Chadwick, the PSA No.251, 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-1) in the round of 16.
Flynn fared much better in Genesee, though, reeling off three consecutive wins to make last Saturday’s final against Amina El Rihany of Egypt.
The decider proved a step too far for Flynn, who lost 0-3 (3-11, 7-11, 5-11) to the No.63 PSA rank.
Flynn had defeated the PSA No.85, Madeleine Hylland of Norway, 3-2 in the semi-finals after defeating the No.109, Cristina Tartarone of Italy, 3-2 and the No.144, Kara Lincou of France, 3-0.
