[DRAW and RESULTS summary]

Dutch pro Laurens Jan Anjema, making his 2008 tour debut appearance, stayed on track last night with a convincing win in the quarterfinals of the Washington DC Capital Open.

Anjema enjoys strong support in the Capital region, having become a fan favorite dating back to his inspiring performances in the Baltimore Open over several seasons.

Anjema now faces the very tough Irish pro Liam Kenny in one semifinal while the other side of the draw will be an all-Aussie event.

Frankcomb Battles To All-Aussie Bethesda Semi

It took five games for Aaron Frankcomb to overcome Egyptian teenager Tarek Momen in the quarter-finals of the National Capital Open to set up an all-Aussie clash with second seed Cameron Pilley in the semi-finals of the inaugural 2 Star PSA Tour squash event in Bethesda in the US state of Maryland.

Frankcomb, the 22-year-old third seed from Queensland, recovered from a game down to beat 19-year-old Momen, the fifth seed and former British Junior U15 Open champion, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 3-11, 11-6 in 56 minutes.

Pilley, a quarter-finalist in last week's Dayton Open in Ohio, defeated Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet, the No8 seed, 11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7.

Tom Richards, the 21-year-old Englishman who sprung the only surprise in the first round, went down in the quarter-finals to top seed Laurens Jan Anjema.  The 25-year-old Dutchman from The Hague won 11-4, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0) - and will now face Irishman Liam Kenny, the No4 seed who despatched Australian Ryan Cuskelly 11-8, 11-5, 11-3.

RESULTS:        National Capital Squash Open, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Quarter-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Tom Richards (ENG)             11-4, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0) (42m)
[4] Liam Kenny (IRL) bt [7] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS)                     11-8, 11-5, 11-3 (38m)
[3] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) bt [5] Tarek Momen (EGY)           8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 3-11, 11-6 (56m)
[2] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [8] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)        11-9, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7 (49m)

Semi-final line-up:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v [4] Liam Kenny (IRL)
[2] Cameron Pilley (AUS) v [3] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS)

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