2011 Events
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Atlanta National Champions: Gough and Hardie
Atlanta’s Michael Gough won the national 70s title at the U.S. Masters in March. Gough defeated longtime rival Warren Young in three to gain his 5th national title.
Eben Hardie and partner Jamie Heldring repeated as national 50s doubles champions, coming from the second seed slot to defeat Canadians Fred Reed and Alan Hunt in the final: 11,11,4.
Back in the age group singles, LifeTime pro Andre Maur finished third in the 45s, losing in the semis to rival Dominic Hughes and defeating Garrett Beeson in three for the third slot. Also in the 45s, Charlotte’s Geoff Roper lost to Portland’s Sean Ryan in four in the second round.
In the 60s, Michael Kilgallon lost in four to eventual champ
Don Sheer from Sedona, AZ.
In the women’s 55s, Charleston’s Pat Millman finished third,
running off two wins before losing to champion Elaine Hinnegan
in four.
U.S. Squash also introduced a new format for the Skill Level
Championships, consisting of a required regional qualifier for
the tournament. Held this year at LifeTime Fitness in John’s
Creek, the qualifier produced several local champions who went
on to challenge at the nationals in April in Pennsylvania.
In the national 3.0s, Prashant Devaraju lost in the second round to Janvier Chalopin in three.
In the 3.5s, Rob Armstrong lost his first round match in four to Chris Ensey of Baltimore. Durham, N.C.’s Nasim Maimoon dropped his second round match to Yen Tan in three.
In the 4.0s, Charleston’s David Lewin finished third, winning two rounds before dropping to national winner John Ghublikian from Dorchester Mass, 7,(7),5,(6),6. Also, Pritesh Patel dropped his first round match against Ghublikian in three.
In the 4.5s, Chattanooga’s Markus Englemann finished third, losing to Max Reed in the semis.
In the 5.0s, Atlanta’s junior Arhum Saleem played a tough five game match against John Sayward, (7),(9),7,11,3.
In the 5.5s, Justin Mather wore out Zach Bradley from Baltimore before falling (9),9,(8),8,10 in the first round. Bradley went on to finish third
In the women’s 3.0, Uzma Saleem finished fourth, winning her first round match against Dorothy Kim. Catherine Cobb played a tough four game contest against Sara Smyth.
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