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RESULTS: Naracoorte Open Squash Championship, Naracoorte, SA, Australia

1st round:
[1] Simon Carruthers (AUS) bt Alex Aldis (AUS) 11-3, 11-8, 11-10 (5-3)
Robbie Temple (ENG) bt [5] Supreet Singh (IND) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4
[Q] John Goodchild (AUS) bt [4] Kirby Sinclair (AUS) 11-5, 7-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0) (100m)
[7] Andre Haschker (GER) bt [Q] Nick Smith (AUS) 6-11, 4-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
Luke Margan (AUS) bt [8] Brian Byrne (IRL) 11-5, 11-5, 3-11, 11-10 (4-2)
[Q] Scott Huffer (AUS) bt [3] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 6-11, 11-7, 10-11 (0-2), 11-3, 11-10 (2-0)
[6] Scott Arnold (AUS) bt [Q] Steven Robinson (AUS) 11-8, 6-11, 10-11 (2-4), 11-6, 11-8
[2] Jason Mudge (AUS) bt Darren Lewis (ENG) 11-2, 11-10 (2-0), 6-11, 11-7
    Quarter-finals:
[1] Simon Carruthers (AUS) bt Robbie Temple (ENG) 11-7, 11-3, 11-4
[7] Andre Haschker (GER) bt [Q] John Goodchild (AUS) 6-11, 11-10 (7-5), 11-3, 11-6
Luke Margan (AUS) bt [Q] Scott Huffer (AUS) 11-10 (2-0), 10-11 (0-2), 11-2, 11-5
[2] Jason Mudge (AUS) bt [6] Scott Arnold (AUS) 11-7, 11-5, 11-10 (2-0)
    Semi-finals:
[1] Simon Carruthers (AUS) bt [7] Andre Haschker (GER) 11-6, 11-2, 11-4
[2] Jason Mudge (AUS) bt Luke Margan (AUS) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3
    Final:
[1] Simon Carruthers (AUS) bt [2] Jason Mudge (AUS) 5-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9

Carruthers Captures Maiden PSA Title

Australia's Simon Carruthers celebrated his first trophy success on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour when he clinched the Naracoorte Open title in Naracoorte, South Australia.

The top-seeded 22-year-old reached the final without dropping a game.  His opponent, compatriot Jason Mudge, also had a relatively untroubled route to the climax, where he also celebrated his first appearance in a PSA Tour final.

Second seed Mudge twice led, but Wagga Wagga-born Carruthers stuck to his task and ultimately prevailed 5-11 11-4 7-11 11-8 11-9.