Alexa Pienaar

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Alexa Pienaar
ResidencePretoria
Born (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 30)
Pretoria, South Africa
Coached byMike Bester
Racquet usedTechnifiber
Highest ranking97 (November 2019)
Current ranking296 (February 2020)
Last updated: February 2020.

Alexa Pienaar (born 10 July 1994) is a South African professional squash player who currently plays for South Africa women's national squash team. [1] She achieved her highest career PSA singles ranking of 97 in November 2019. [2] She was runners-up to England's Lily Taylor in the women's singles finals during the 2018 World University Squash Championships. [3]

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References

  1. "Squash Info | Alexa Pienaar | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "Alexa Pienaar's ranking". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Great Britain's Masters and Taylor claim World University double". www.englandsquash.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.