Top seed Carlota Ciganda beaten by compatriot

KERRY AND BREANNE KO'D IN
SPANISH QUARTER-FINALS

Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) and Breanne Loucks (Wrexham), the last two British players still standing in the final eight survivors of the Spanish women's open amateur championship, were eliminated in this morning's quarter-finals at La Reserva Golf Club, Cadiz.
But the big shock was the 3 and 1 defeat of the top seed, hot favourite and British champion, Carlota Ciganda by a Spanish compatriot, Adriana Zwanck who qualified 25th of 32.
Zwanck is through to a a semi-final meeting with Sweden's Caroline Hedwall, the fifth best qualifier, who inflicted a 5 and 4 defeat on Kerry Smith.
The second semi-final will be contested by Audrey Goumard (France), the No 3 seed, and Caroline Masson (Germany), the No 2 qualifier.
Masson beat Breanne Loucks by 2 and 1 in the quarter-finals.

QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS
A Zwanck (Spa) bt C Ciganda (Spa) 3 and 1.
C Hedwall (Swe) bt K Smith (Eng) 5 and 4.
A Goumard (Fra) bt L Henriksson (Fin) 3 and 1.
C Masson (Ger) bt B Loucks (Wal) 2 and 1.

LATER NEWS:

Sunday's 18-hole final for the Queen's Cup will be contested by the 21-year-old Vagliano Trophy player from Madrid, Adriana Swanck, and Caroline Masson, the German player who eliminated Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) in the second round.
Miss Swanck was in her junior (third) year at the University of Arizona but returned home to Spain.
Adrianna has plus two of a handicap, Caroline plays off +3.2.

SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
Zwanck bt C Hedwall 3 and 2.
Masson bt Goumard 6 and 5.