Bianchetti Opens with Win
April 28, 2005, by Howard Harding
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USA's Gordon Advances

England's defending champion Scott Handley was given a straightforward passage through to the last eight of the Mega Italia Squash Open in Brescia, Italy, when his first round opponent retired injured midway through the second game.

Meanwhile, popular local star Davide Bianchetti, the #1 seed, advanced in straight games.

Handley beat French qualifier Alexandre Muller 11-3 5-0 and now meets American junior Christopher Gordon, a straight games winner over Australian qualifier Tony James.

Jesse Engelbrecht became the only qualifier to survive the first round when he toppled England's sixth seed Andrew Whipp 10-11 11-5 11-5 11-3. The UK-based Zimbabwean now faces another Englishman, unseeded Daryl Selby who knocked out France's fourth seed Julien Balbo 11-3 11-4 11-4.

RESULTS: Mega Italia Squash Open, Brescia, Italy

1st round:
[1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt [Q] Romain Tenant (FRA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-10 (2-0) (39m)
Khalid Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [7] Sam Miller (ENG) 11-9, 11-3, 4-11, 11-9 (48m)
[3] Scott Handley (ENG) bt [Q] Alexandre Muller (FRA) 11-3, 5-0 ret.
[8] Christopher Gordon (USA) bt [Q] Tony James (AUS) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (43m)
[Q] Jesse Engelbrecht (ZIM) bt [6] Andrew Whipp (ENG) 10-11 (1-3), 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 (41m)
Daryl Selby (ENG) bt [4] Julien Balbo (FRA) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (20m)
Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) bt [5] Ian Power (CAN) 11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-10 (4-2) (61m)
[2] Stacey Ross (ENG) bt Timothy Arnold (MAS) 11-9, 11-2, 11-6 (31m)

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