Squash: Top seeds too good in Royal Oak Open

Top seeds Carol Owens and India's Ritwik Bhattacharya won their respective titles at the Royal Oak Open squash tournament in Auckland today.

World No 1 Owens was far too good for fellow New Zealander Lara Petera, beating the second seed 9-0 9-1 9-2 in the women's final.

Owens said she was thrilled with her performance, after being sidelined in recent weeks with a back injury.

She said it was a great start to her preparations for October's British Open.

World No 91 Bhattacharya was also a convincing winner in the men's final, beating unseeded New Zealander Kashif Shuja 15-12 15-13 15-13.

It was his second tournament win in two weeks, earning him valuable world ranking points.

The players will now head to Christchurch for the South Island Championships which start on Thursday.

- NZPA