Top seed Karen Marshall loses in Strathtyrum quarter-finals at St Andrews
 
Karen Marshall (Baberton), the top seed by a runaway margin, lost in the quarter-finals  this afternoon of the Strathtyrum Tournament for women at St Andrews.
She went down by 2 and 1 to Tara Rodenhurst from Ludlow.
Tara will face Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) in tomorrow (Friday) morning's first semi-final (8.10am) while former Scottish women's amateur champion and British mid-amateur women's tile-winner Martine Pow from Selkirk will play Charlotte Odman (Sweden) at 8.20.
RESULTS:
SECOND ROUND
K Marshall (Baberton) bt C Appleby (St Annes Old Links) 2 and 1.
T Rodenhurst (Ludlow) bt D Goodacre (Lambourne) 2 and 1.
A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) bt J Allen (Glenbervie) 4 and 3.
M Henderson (NIre) bt C Rhedin (Swe) at 19th
M Pow (Selkirk) bt M Mattfolk (Swe) 3 and 2.
A Djup (Swe) bt M McAuliffe (Ire) 3 and 2.
C Odman (Swe) bt A O'Sullivan (Ire) 7 and 5.
QUARTER-FINALS
Rodenhurst bt Marshall 2 and 1.
Ramsay bt Henderson 3 and 2.
Pow bt Djup 1 hole
Odmans bt Nicholson 3 and 1.
W Nicholson (Baberton) bt V  M Quesada (Arg) 2 and 1.