 2004
EBS Asset Management Dayton Squash Open>
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Although the main draw lost top seed Thierry Lincou late last week & then today was hit with the news that the new # 1 seed Anthony Ricketts, last year's EBS Dayton Open winner, had to withdraw, DAYTON OHIO is excited to have world class squash back in our area. Squash was recently rated in FORBES MAGAZINE as the # 1 Sport with highest fitness benefits for its participants. This is your chance to see what all the excitement is about. Come join us at the Dayton Squash Center to watch World Class Athletes compete (contact info below). Healthy crowds of sponsors & spectators turned out tonight to watch the 1st round qualifier matches and they were treated to some awesome squash competition. Matt Jenson& Mikkel Korsbjerg led off the "fight card" with a spirited 1h15m 4-game match and Mark Heather & Andrew Whipp provided an entertaining follow-up with another 4 game match that had the crowd applauding frequently. Local favorite tonight was Joey Barrington who once went to school with and trained with Chris Olsen, son of Dayton Squash Center founder Tom Olsen, at the Millfield School in England, where Joey's famous dad Jonah is the squash coach. Joey acquitted himself well with a 3-0 win and is looking forward to a hard fought match with El Hindi tomorrow. This tournament has grown from a $10,000 to a $40,000 event in only 3 years thanks largely to the sponsorship of a local asset management company Eubel, Brady & Suttman Asset Management and the support of the Dayton & Cincinnati squash communities. This year's main draw promises many closely contested matches based on the bunched rankings of entrants and the introduction of some tough qualifiers, so our spectators will benefit by seeing some great squash. Speaking of spectators, the EBS Dayton Open benefits our Dayton Challenge junior squash program and many of our area youth, new to squash, will get to see world class squash competition in their own back yard (no small feat!). There will also be 125 amateur players in Dayton this weekend (1/16-1/18) for the REVENGE OF THE BABY BOOMERS & SKILLS tournament. These players will be crowding the viewing area for the professional semi-finals & finals along with over 80-100 area patrons & sponsors to watch world class squash. Over 70% of the participants coming to play in the Boomers event are from out of town & out of state (including United States Squash Racquets Association Executive Director Palmer Page!), making this one of the largest squash events in the USA! Questions about squash & the Dayton Squash Center, contact Charlie Johnson at 1-800-22-1143 or charlie@cjsquash.com. Dayton Squash is cooking!!! Come smell the aroma! |
