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Adrian Grant score win over Irish Champion Derek Ryan

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WORLD SQUASH  NEWS © 2001 SquashTalk.com

By Howard Harding

May 6, 2001

GRANT ROUTS RYAN IN ITALIAN OPEN TRIUMPH
England's former European Junior champion Adrian Grant scored one of the best wins of his career when he upset Ireland's top seed Derek Ryan to lift the Italian Open Squash title in Brescia. The Halifax-based 20-year-old from London beat the experienced Ryan 15-6 12-15 17-15 14-17 15-13 in the Brescia final to claim his fifth PSA Tour title since winning the European junior title in March 1999.

RESULTS: Italian Squash Open, Brescia, Italy

Final:
[2] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt [1] Derek Ryan (IRL) 15-6 12-15 17-15 14-17 15-13

Semi-finals:
[1] Derek Ryan (IRL) bt [Q] Lars Harms (SWI) 15-8 15-13 15-10
[2] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt [3] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 15-14 15-11 12-15 15-8