There were no upsets on the second day of the Bermuda Squash Association Club Championships in Devonshire on Tuesday night.

Eilidh Franklin, the Women’s Open champion, and Men’s Open No 1 seed Noah Browne, secured their spots in the semi-finals, which will be played on Thursday.

Franklin defeated Alex Furtado 11-3, 11-5, 5-11, 11-1, in the quarter-finals. Waiting for her in the last four of the tournament is Susie Howells, who defeated the up-and-coming Olivia Sherratt 11-5, 11-1, 12-10.

The other women’s semi-final will be between the third-seed Abigail Brewer and No 2 seed Rachel Barnes. Brewer won 3-0 over Joann Bielby, while Barnes triumphed by the same margin against McKenna Kyme.

Franklin, who received a bye in the first round, was delighted to get her first encounter of the tournament out of the way.

“It was a good match,” the women’s champion said.

“I feel like the first one of the tournament is always nervous. We were just saying, you never really play your best squash in the first game or so, but it was good and we had some fun out there.

“First game I feel like we were just kind of waking up and then the second game was good with lots of rallies and that’s when it started to get interesting

“The third game she came out firing and I didn’t have any answers. In the fourth, she took her foot off the gas and allowed me to go through.”

Browne, who is facing D’Vario Thompson in the semi-finals after seeing off Charles Riker 3-0, was pleased to get the tournament jitters out of the way when facing a younger opponent.

“I’m happy to make it through and I’m happy I was able to stay there a little bit longer,” the men’s top seed said.

“A different dynamic for me these days. I just started a new job, so a lot of my energy is going into that.

“It’s amazing, the mental capacity it takes from you to come down here at 8pm and try to play against a young, hungry guy with as much skill and hunger as Charlie has.

“It’s a bit of a wake-up, I definitely was not moving my fastest tonight. That first game was a close one I guess.

“I've been playing a little bit down at Court House in town. So I’m just trying to get back used to the courts. I also haven’t played Charlie in a long time and I wanted to see what he’s got, so having a longer first game helped me with that.

“I would love to put my name up on the board just one more time before I’m too old and too fat, as all my fans up here love to tell me.”

Howells is excited to rekindle her rivalry with Franklin, which dates back to 2013 when they met at the Island Games.

“I’m definitely not favourite to win that one, but I will give it everything I’ve got,” Howells said. “I’ll take each day as it comes and hopefully ground out a win.

“One of my favourite moments is when I played Eilidh in one of my first tournaments in Bermuda at the Island Games. We had an absolute thrilling five-set match, so I’m just hoping we can repeat that one.

Howells, who is scheduled to play Bielby in the Women’s Over-40 final on Friday, noted some improvements in Sherratt’s play.

“Olivia’s game has improved so much,” she said.

“I was very intimidated when I saw her warming up, I knew I had to pull out all my shots and I played really well. She’s just going to get better and she gets older.”

Anaya Smith, the men’s No 2 seed, breezed past Alex Southern 3-0, to set up a semi-final showdown with reigning champion Kristian Muldoon. In the last match of the night, Muldoon defeated Dylan Pratt 3-1.

“I had a good match against Alex,” Smith said.

“I was able to find my line and managed to get into my groove. I’m just trying to get through the week without too many scares or injuries, I’m just trying to be consistent.

“It’s always an interesting match against Kristian because there’s a lot of mind games involved. There’s a lot of physicality, it’s a lot more than squash when I go on court with him.

“He actually beat me the last time we played each other at the national championships. The plan is to avenge that result and it’s a match-up I usually do well in so I’m hoping to stay focused, hit my targets for that match so I can reach the final and potentially win the tournament.”