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The United States lost to Australia today, 2-1, in their final match at the 2008 World Junior Men’s Squash Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. With the loss, the U.S. finished the team tournament in tenth place.
Todd Harrity(PA) concluded a championship in which he established himself as one of the best junior players in the world, with a 9-5, 9-1, 9-4 victory over Matthew Hopkin. In the second match on, Alex Domenick(PA), despite suffering from a strained hamstring sustained in his previous match against New Zealand, fought gamely before succumbing to Jacob Alexander 9-7, 10-8, 9-4. The deciding tilt started out on a promising note as Thomas Mattsson(PA) took a tight first game, 9-7, against Aaron Fyfe. Fyfe battled back to easily take the second game 9-3 and then hung in to take the last two closely contested games, putting Mattsson and the match away, 9-7, 9-7.
Scores:
Todd Harrity(USA) def Matthew Hopkin(Australia) 9-5, 9-1, 9-4
Aaron Fyfe(Australia) def Thomas Mattsson(USA) 3-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-7
Jacob Alexander(Australia) def Alex Domenick(USA) 9-7, 10-8, 9-4
The United States scored a 2-1 decision over New Zealand today at the 2008 World Junior Men’s Squash Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. The U.S. will play it’s final match tomorrow afternoon when it squares off against Australia, a 2-1 winner over Hong Kong, in the 9-10 playoff final.
Tomas Mattsson(PA) secured the victory for the United States with a hard earned 9-5, 9-6, 9-4 win in the third position over Cameron Jamieson. New Zealand had taken the first point when Keagan Burkhart got past Alex Domenick(PA) in three closely contested games, 9-3, 9-8, 10-8. Needing a win to keep the match alive, Todd Harrity(PA) continued to show why he is one of the top junior players in the world, turning in another virtuoso performance as he breezed by Evan Williams, 9-0, 9-1, 9-1, to even the score at one.
Scores:
Keagan Burkhart(NZ) def Alex Domenick(USA) 9-3, 9-8, 10-8
Todd Harrity(USA) def Evan Williams(NZ) 9-0, 9-1, 9-1
Thomas Mattsson(USA) def Cameron Jamieson(NZ) 9-5, 9-6, 9-4
After losing their last two matches by identical 2-1 scores, the United States bounced back with a 2-1 victory over South Africa at the 2008 World Junior Men’s Squash Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. The U.S. team now advances to face New Zealand in the 9-12 playoff semi-final on Wednesday.
Todd Harrity(PA) had little trouble disposing of Thoboki Mohohlo for the second time in these championships, having beaten him in the individual event earlier this week. Harrity’s 3-0 win was followed by another stellar performance turned in from Alex Domenick(PA), who continued his high level of play during this tournament with a 3-0 victory over Reinhold Hergeth. With the final outcome already decided, Alex’s twin brother Matt Domenick(PA) lost the dead rubber to Wian Louwrens, 2-0, in a shortened match.
Todd Harrity [USA] def Thoboki Mohohlo [RSA] 9-5, 9-5, 9-4 (40 mins)
Alex Domenick [USA] def Reinhold Hergeth [RSA] 9-0, 9-6, 9-3 (34 mins)
Wian Louwrens [RSA] def Matt Domenick [USA] 9-4, 9-4
Malaysia advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2008 Junior Men’s Squash Championships by defeating the United States 2-1 today in Zurich, Switzerland. Malaysia, seeded sixth in the tournament, got off to a quick start against the U.S. with Ivan Yuen handing Todd Harrity(PA) his first loss in the team competition. Yuen, who reached the quarterfinals of the individual championship before losing to eventual winner Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt, shook off a second game loss to Harrity, pulling away to win the match handily, 9-6, 6-9, 9-0, 9-5. Yuen’s teamate Jo Wen Ng lost the first game to U.S. Thomas Mattsson(PA) before running off the next three in convincing fashion, taking the match 5-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-0. Alex Domenick(PA) garnered the only point for the U.S. by virtue of a 9-2, 9-2, 9-4 win over Mithran Selvaratnam.
Malaysia moves on to face England in the next round while the United States tangles with South Africa in the 9-16 playoffs.
Scores:
Ivan Yuen (MAS) def Tod Harrity (USA) 9-6, 6-9, 9-0, 9-5
Alex Domenick (USA) def Mitran Selvaratnam (MAS) 9-2, 9-2, 9-4
Joe Wen NG (MAS) def Thomas Mattsson ( USA) 5-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-0
The United States emerged from pool play to reach the final sixteen at the 2008 World Junior Squash Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Led by to Todd Harrity(PA), the U.S. dominated it’s first two matches, defeating the Netherlands and Venezula by identical 3-0 scores. Along with Harrity, the U.S. received strong performances from Alex Domenick(PA), Matt Domenick(PA) and Tomas Mattsson(PA).
Harrity made short work of his two opponents, easily stopping Rick Penders of the Netherlands, 9-0, 9-0, 9-4 in under 30 minutes, then duplicating that performance in the ensuing match by steamrolling Daniel Prato of Venezuela, 9-0, 9-0, 9-2. Alex Domenick and Mattsson, after being tested early against the Netherlands, turned back their opponents to complete the opening match sweep. Domenick, who dropped the second game, rebounded to take the next two, winning 9-1, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4 over Tim Van Der Plujim. Mattsson, after narrowly taking the first game, dominated the last two on his way to a 10-8, 9-2, 9-0 triumph. Matt Domenick took over for his brother against Venezuela, swiftly defeating Wilfredo Arcia, 9-1, 9-0, 9-2. Mattsson then dispatched Alejandro Suarez, 9-0, 9-2, 9-0, to finish off the 3-0 U.S. win.
The U.S. missed it’s chance to emerge undefeated in pool play, losing a very close match to fifth seeded India, 2-1. Mattsson lost in three straight games to Ravi Dixit, 4-9, 6-9, 3-9, before Harrity evened the score with a gritty 9-1, 6-9, 10-8, 9-6 over Vikram Malhorta. In the deciding match, Alex Domenick jumped out to 2-1 lead against Aditya Jagtap, but lost an extremely tight and hard fought fourth game, 9-5. With the momentum swung, Jadtap took the final game, and clinched the match for India, with 9-3 win.
The round of sixteen gets underway on Tuesday, with the United States looking to advance to the quarter-finals when they take on sixth-seeded Malaysia.
Scores:
[12] USA bt [17/24] NETHERLANDS 3-0
Todd Harrity bt Rick Penders 9-0, 9-0, 9-4
Thomas Mattsson bt Michael Ernst 10-9, 9-2, 9-0
Alex Domenick bt Tim van der Pluijm 9-1, 7-9, 9-3, 9-4
[12] USA bt [25/31] VENEZUELA 3-0
Matt Domenick bt Wilfredo Arcia 9-1, 9-0, 9-2
Todd Harrity bt Daniel Prato 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
Thomas Mattsson bt Alejandro Suarez 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
5] INDIA bt [12] USA 2-1
Ravi Dixit bt Thomas Mattsson 9-4, 9-6, 9-3
Vikram Malhotra lost to Todd Harrity 1-9, 9-6, 8-10, 6-9 (68m)
Aditya Jagtap bt Alex Domenick 8-10, 9-7, 6-9, 9-5, 9-3 (78m)
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Todd Harrity(PA), the lone remaining U.S. player in the individual championship draw, was defeated by top-seeded Aamir Atlas Khan, 9-0, 9-2, 9-1, in the fourth round of the 2008 World Junior Men’s Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Harrity, seeded sixteenth, proved no match for the Pakistani native, currently # 23 in the PSA rankings, who has yet to be seriously challenged in the tournament. With the win, Khan moves on to the quarter-finals, while Harrity, playing in the #1 position, now focuses on leading the U.S. in the team competiton, which commences this Saturday.
Todd Harrity (PA) reached the round of sixteen at the 2008 World Junior Men’s Squash Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, defeating Egyptian Wael Farag, 1-9,10-8,9-4,9-6 in today’s third round action. Harrity, the two-time United States U19 Champion, who will be entering his senior year at Episcopal High School in Pennsylvania, faces a monumental task in his bid to reach the quarters when he takes on the tournaments #1 seed, Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan, #23 in the current PSA rankings, later today.
After quickly dropping the first game, Harrity evened the match with a hard fought 10-8 win. The third and fouth games proved equally competitive, with both players moving the ball around the court with precision, but it was Harrity who proved the stronger player, finishing off the Egyptian 9-4, 9-6 in a grueling 53 minute match.
Other individual results for the U.S. included a strong performance from Clay Blackiston (CT), winning two matches to emerge from the qualifiers into the main draw, where he defeated Michael Ernst of the Netherlands, before being knocked out by Egyptian Andrew Shoukry in the second round. Alex Domenick(PA) and Thomas Mattsson(PA), also won first round matches for the U.S., with Domenick topping Daniel Mekbib of Checkoslovakia and Mattsson defeating Bryan Bonilla of Guyana before both were defeated in the second round.
The individual championship wraps up this Friday, with the team competition starting on Saturday.
Effective August 1, U.S. SQUASH will have additional resources to promote activity in hardball doubles when Gary Waite, who holds more professional squash titles than any other squash player in history worldwide and was a triple Gold Medalist in the International 1995 Pan American Games, will serve the Association as a consultant in the area of doubles.
Waite’s work, dubbed the Elmaleh Doubles Project, is made possible by a generous gift from The Victor Elmaleh Foundation, which will cover the costs associated this increased activity. Victor Elmaleh, himself a national doubles champion in 1968, partnered with Victor Niederhoffer at the age of 49 and won three straight five-game matches to earn the title.
Waite, the founder of the International Squash Doubles Association nearly a decade ago, is ideally qualified for this role in which he will liaise with the U.S. SQUASH Doubles Committee to develop and support U.S. SQUASH doubles programs to engage junior, collegiate and adult players. He will manage communications collaboratively with the doubles squash community, and assist the Association in improving the management of doubles activity, including integrating programs focused on increasing participation with the men’s and recently formed women’s pro tours.
Waite’s addition to the Association is a reflection of the commitment Victor Elmaleh has for the sport and the organization has for hardball doubles which underscores the recent progress that has been made in doubles at all levels. This development is particularly significant because it will be the first time in the history of U.S. SQUASH that an individual will represent the organization with a sole focus on doubles.
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