Squash: King falls in New York

Joelle King lost in the Greenwich Open final. Photo / Getty Images

Emerging squash star Joelle King has failed to continue her giant-killing run at the Greenwich Open in New York, losing the final to fourth seed Kasey Brown this morning (NZT).

The Cambridge 22-year-old lost 7-11, 2-11, 4-11 to the Australian after a earlier beating top seed Rachael Grinham and world junior champion Amanda Sobhy en route to the final.

Despite the defeat, King, ranked 18th in the world guaranteed herself a healthy payday in with the tournament worth $US37,000 ($NZ48,700).

Results (prefix denotes seeding):-

Final: 4-Kasey Brown (Australia) bt Joelle King (NZ) 11-7 11-2 11-4

- NZPA