Maguire twins reach semi-finals

The Maguire twins, Lisa and Leona, remain on course for a dream final in the Lancôme Irish Women's Close Championship after making…

The Maguire twins, Lisa and Leona, remain on course for a dream final in the Lancôme Irish Women's Close Championship after making it into the last four at Westport.

The Co Cavan 13-year-olds will face Gemma Hegarty and Dawn Marie Conaty in tomorrow morning's semi-finals before a possible family showdown in the afternoon.

Leading qualifier Lisa had a relatively straightforward passage to the last four, overcoming Mary Dowling of New Ross 3&1. Leona's path was not quite so smooth as Darragh McGowan took the match down the 18th all-square before the teenager prevailed.

Earlier in the day, Leona had put Carla Reynolds to the sword, the match only going to the 11th hole in a 9&8 win, while Lisa was only marginally less efficient in her 5&4 defeat of current international Gillian O'Leary.

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Quarter-finals
Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) beat Mary Dowling (New Ross) 3&1
Gemma Hegarty (Greencastle) beat Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth) 5&4
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) beat Darragh McGowan (Ballybofey & Stranorlar) by 1 hole
Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) beat Una Marsden (Tullamore) 8&7

Round Two
Lisa Maguire (Slieve Russell) beat Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 5&4
Mary Dowling (New Ross) beat Sarah Helly (Enniscrone) 3&2
Gemma Hegarty (Greencastle) beat Niamh Kitching (Claremorris) by 1 hole
Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth) beat Tara Delaney (Carlow) 3&1
Leona Maguire (Slieve Russell) beat Carla Reynolds (Seapoint) 9&8
Darragh McGowan (Ballybofey & Stranorlar) beat Ciara Butler (Newlands) by 1 hole
Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne) beat Ann Marie Dalton (Coollattin) 6&5
Una Marsden (Tullamore) beat Sarah Carty (The Island) 5&4