WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS:        Squashworks Salt Lake City Open Squash Championships, Salt Lake City,

Men's 1st round: 
[1] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt Patrick Bedore (CAN)                11-2, 11-2, 11-3 (20m) 
[5] David Phillips (CAN)                                                      bye 
[3] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt Marton Szaboky (HUN)        11-2, 11-2, 11-7 (33m) 
[8] Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt Ahmed Maged Hamza (EGY) 11-4, 2-11, 11-2, 11-3 (49m) 
Mike Corren (AUS) bt [6] Christopher Gordon (USA)          11-5, 11-10 (2-0), 11-5 (40m) 
[4] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt Kumail Mehmood (PAK)             11-5, 11-1, 11-2 (30m) 
[7] Niall Rooney (IRL) bt Jago Nardelli (ENG)                    11-8, 9-11, 11-1, 11-3 
[2] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt Karim Yehia (EGY)                11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (24m) 

Quarter-finals: 
[1] Phillip Barker (ENG) bt [5] David Phillips (CAN)             11-9, 11-4, 11-4 (30m) 
[8] Shawn De Lierre (CAN) bt [3] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA)   11-2, 3-11, 11-10 (7-5), 11-8 (92m) 
Mike Corren (AUS) bt [4] Laurent Elriani (FRA)                  11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 4-11, 8-11, 11-10 (4-2) (90m) 
[2] Stewart Boswell (AUS) bt [7] Niall Rooney (IRL)          11-2, 11-3, 11-5 (35m) 

Women's 1st round:
[1] Engy Kheirallah (EGY)                                                   bye 
[6] Jenna Gates (ENG) bt Stephanie Moore (USA)              9-1, 9-1, 9-0 
[4] Alana Miller (CAN)                                                        bye 
[7] Tara Mullins (CAN) bt Karina Heredia Gonzalez (MEX) 9-1, 8-10, 9-5, 5-9, 9-7 
[5] Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt Emma Parke (ENG)                9-3, 9-1, 9-0 
[3] Melanie Jans Burke (CAN)                                            bye 
[8] Shabana Khan (USA) bt Britt Hebden (USA)                 9-5, 9-0, 9-1 
[2] Runa Reta (CAN)                                                           bye

Quarter-finals: 
[1] Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt [6] Jenna Gates (ENG)            9-3, 9-1, 9-5 (28m) 
[4] Alana Miller (CAN) bt [7] Tara Mullins (CAN)                9-0, 9-2, 9-5 (25m) 
[5] Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) bt [3] Melanie Jans Burke (CAN)    9-4, 9-1, 9-4 (26m) 
[2] Runa Reta (CAN) bt [8] Shabana Khan (USA)                 10-8, 9-0, 9-1 (25m) 

Local Hero Corren Conquers In Salt Lake City

Australian Mike Corren, now based in Salt Lake City , delighted his new US fans when he pulled off the biggest upset in the men's quarter-finals of the Squashworks Salt Lake City Open Squash Championships by defeating fourth seed Laurent Elriani.

It was a dramatic marathon encounter in which the unseeded Corren withstood a brave fight-back by the Frenchman, then survived a nail-biting fifth-game tie-break to prevail 11-10 11-7 4-11 8-11 11-10 in 90 minutes.

He now meets fellow Australian Stewart Boswell, the No2 seed who brushed aside 's Niall Rooney 11-2 11-3 11-5 in just 35 minutes

There was a notable upset in the women's quarter-finals when England's 20-year-old Suzie Pierrepont upset Canada's experienced third seed Melanie Jans Burke 9-4 9-1 9-4 to earn a surprise semi-final clash with another Canadian, second seed Runa Reta.