{"id":8135,"date":"2026-01-19T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=8135"},"modified":"2026-01-19T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:15:22","slug":"coll-and-weaver-lift-squash-in-the-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/coll-and-weaver-lift-squash-in-the-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Coll and Weaver lift Squash in the Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Top seeds Paul Coll and Olivia Weaver captured the Squash in the Land titles after defeating Leonel Cardenas and Sabrina Sobhy, respectively, at UH Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US No.1 Weaver didn&#8217;t drop a single game on her way to lifting her 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;title on the PSA Squash Tour, producing some of her finest squash in Cleveland against her fellow countrywoman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weaver, who had been a semi finalist at best previously in Cleveland, dominated the middle of the court throughout to leave Sobhy unable to assert herself as the World No.5 won 11-5, 11-2, 11-2 in 24 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m feeling great, it&#8217;s the perfect way to start off the New Year. I always enjoy playing here in Cleveland, it&#8217;s one of those tournaments that all of the players love playing in,&#8221; she said afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To be here and win the title against Sabrina. She played well to get past Nele [Gilis] yesterday, so I knew that she was going to be up for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was tough conditions out there with the light, it was tricky for both of us. But I&#8217;m happy with how I played my way through it. I found a way to get through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Going into the New Year I&#8217;m just trying to trust myself on court more, trust my skills, trust my ability to be able to read each rally as it comes. I felt like I did that this week.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men&#8217;s title decider, Coll marked his first visit to Cleveland by scooping the title with a 3-0 success against Cardenas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World No.2 was sharp all week, but was given a physical test by the 2024 winner Cardenas, with the opening two games both over 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The damage done by Coll in those two games appeared to have paid dividends for the New Zealander, with the third only 13 minutes. Coll secured the title by a 11-7, 14-12, 11-4 scoreline for his 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;piece of silverware on Tour &#8211; his third this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen the event here in Cleveland for many years and the way it has grown into a Silver event, with a full glass court, it&#8217;s awesome. I&#8217;ve loved it here this week,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;One of the coolest things about squash is going to towns and getting that real sense of community and welcoming. I&#8217;ve had a great week in Cleveland.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FINAL RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s: <\/strong>[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt. Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-2\u00a0(24m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s: <\/strong>[1] Paul Coll (NZL) bt. 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