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Local squash players & sponsors turned out in force to watch the 2nd round of the qualifiying draw for the EBS Dayton Open. The gallery was full for the better part of 4 hours and even though all 4 matches only went the minimum number of games, the quality of the squash thrilled the onlookers. The most competitive match was between Brazil's Rafael Alarcon and England's Mark Heather. Alarcon played with heart and soul as he fought to stay in the match (See scores below or draw attached). He fought off 3 match points in the third game as he gradually added to his point total but 13 was his unlucky number. When he got to 13, Heather finished him off with a nice winning length. Canada's Matthew Guiffre had to retire in the 3rd game of his match, down 2-0, with leg cramps. His first game with England's Stacey Ross took 27 minutes, much to the crowd's delight, and that might explain some of the cramping as point after point, Guiffre retrieved all of Ross's drops on the newly installed 17 inch "Pro Tins" at the Dayton Squash Center. Top qualifiers Rodney Durbach of South Africa & Wael El Hindi of Egypt had strong wins as they also advanced to the main draw. After the draw of the 4 qualifiers for placement in the main draw, we have: Durbach vs. # 8 seed Mark Chaloner of England El Hindi vs. # 4 seed Paul Price of Australia Heather vs. # 6 seed Omar Elborolossy of Egypt Ross vs. # 1 seed Karim Darwish of Egypt A full house is expected at the Dayton Squash Center tomorrow to watch these matches and the other main draw contests when play resumes tomorrow at 4:00 PM. At 6:00 PM, Dayton's local touring professional Julian Wellings plays # 5 seed Simon Parke, who happens to be one of his best friends in and out of the world of squash. Simon is also a favorite amongst area fans, as he's attended all 3 of the EBS Dayton Open tournaments. Come out, watch the squash and help support Julian as he plays in this world class event (THE THIRD LARGEST SQUASH TOURNAMENT IN THE U.S.!). Questions about squash & the Dayton Squash Center, contact Charlie Johnson at 1-800-22-1143 or charlie@cjsquash.com. Results as of 1/13/04 Q - 2nd Round: WAEL EL HINDI (EGY) bt JOEY BARRINGTON (ENG) 15-2, 15-8, 15-4 STACEY ROSS (ENG) bt MATTHEW GIUFFRE (CAN) 15-9, 15-5, 7-3 ret. MARK HEATHER (ENG) bt RAFAEL F. ALARCON (BRA) 15-11, 15-8, 15-13 RODNEY DURBACH (RSA) bt MIKKEL KORSBJERG (DEN) 15-8, 15-7, 15-7 Q - 1st Round:
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