Scott & Stacey Sink Seeds In Manitoba
Englishmen Stacey Ross and Scott Handley pulled off impressive upsets to reach the semi-finals ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open in Winnipeg, Canada.
Sixth seed Handley recovered from two games down to despatch Canada's second seed Matthew Giuffre 7-11 7-11 11-8 11-2 11-5 in 72 minutes. The 31-year-old from Oxfordshire will now face France's fourth seed Jean-Michel Arcucci, who ended unseeded Bernardo Samper's brave run by beating the Colombian 11-10 11-4 5-11 11-9.
Ross took just 45 minutes to overcome Mexico's third seed Eric Galvez 11-6 11-6 11-4. The 32-year-old from Surrey will now take on Canada's sole representative in the event Shahier Razik. The favourite from Toronto defeated Montreal-based Shawn Delierre, the seventh seed, 10-11 11-6 11-2 11-3.
RESULTS: ADL Optical/Rodenstock Manitoba Squash Open, Winnipeg, Canada
Quarter-finals:
[1] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [7] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 (70m)
[5] Stacey Ross (ENG) bt [3] Eric Galvez (MEX) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (45m)
[4] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt Bernardo Samper (COL) 11-10 (6-4), 11-4, 5-11, 11-9 (60m)
[6] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [2] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-5 (72m)