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SL Green and Women's Nationals Semifinal Round

Michelle Quibell gets an upset win over Meredith Quick but loses to Khan in the finals. (Photo: ©2006 Debra Tessier)

SATURDAY WRAPUP
[Men's Draw]   [Women's Draw]
The Yale seniors Michelle Quibell and Julian Illingworth both made it to the finals with upset wins.  Michelle won hers over Meredeth Quick in 5 and Julian won his over Meredeth's brother Preston Quick in 4.

In Saturday's final, Latasha Khan, the US # Seattle, continued her dominance of women's US squash with yet another championship, this time defeating Michell Quibell on her home courts.

Defending Champion Julian Illingworth now faces muliple US-title winner Damian Walker. When Illingworth won the title last year, Walker was injured and not in the hunt, so this time will be Illingworth's chance to stake his clear claim to US #1 on his home courts.

SATURDAY SEMI AND WOMENS FINAL ROUND RESULTS, Yale Brady Squash Center, New Haven CT:

Men's SL GREEN SEMIS:   [Men's Draw]
Semis:
I[4] Julian Illingworth (CT) def [1] Preston Quick 11-7 11-4 11-5
[3] Damian Walker (CT) def [7] Chris Gordon (NY) 11-10(2-0) 11-10(2-0) 11-5

Quarters
[7] Chris Gordon (NY) def 2] Michael Puertas (MO) 11-10(2-0) 4-11 7-11 11-7 11-10(2-0)
[3] Damian Walker (CT) def Richard Chin (NY) 11-8 11-7 11-10(2-0)
[4] Julian Illingworth (CT) def Gilly Lane (PA) 11-5 7-11 11-3 11-10(2-0)
[1] Preston Quick def [8]Ryan Donegan (LA) 6-11 11-10(3-1) 11-3 11-7

 

WOMEN'S NATIONALS [Women's Draw]

semis:  [Women's Draw]
[6] Michelle Quibell def [2] Meredeth Quick 3-9 9-4 9-2 9-5
[1] Latasha Khan def [5] Lily Lorentzen (MA) 9-0 9-0 9-5

Finals (Saturday):  
[1] Latasha Khan def [6] Michelle Quibell (GA) 9-4 6-9 9-0 9-7