KUCHING: Sarawak has secured spots in the semifinals of both the men’s and women’s doubles squash events with key victories in the quarterfinals held this morning.

In the women’s doubles, Nathalie Shu Eng Sim and Whitney Isabelle Wilson delivered an impressive performance at the Sarawak Squash Centre to secure straight-sets victory over Penang’s Natasha Jae Yee Lim and Kuviraa Premchand, winning 11-8 in the first set and 11-5 in the second.

Meanwhile, in the men’s doubles, Sarawak's Harith Danial Jefri and Altamis Aqhar Sallam A Sufian emerged victorious in their match against Penang’s Wei Yan Tho and Kreethi Pillay Muniswaran.

The Sarawak duo won both sets 11-9 to secure a place in the semifinals.

However, another Sarawak women pair, Eugenia David and Claudia Bi Er Yong, faced a tough challenge against Negeri Sembilan's Harleein Tan and Haneesha Veerakumar.

After a closely contested match, the Sarawakians lost in three sets (11-10, 7-11, 9-11).

As the semifinals approach, the remaining Sarawak squash players will look to capitalise on home soil to progress further in the event and bring glory to the state. -UKASnews