Australian hopes ended at Rochester

25-Apr-2010 - Squash Australia

Englishman James Snell ended Australian interest at the Rochester Pro in New York when he ousted US-based Wade Johnstone in the quarter-finals in three tough games.
In a match lasting 50 minutes, third seeded Snell just edged it 12-10, 11-9, 11-8.
He will now play second seed Karim Abdel Gawad in the semi-finals, with the winner to take on either Cesar Salazar of Tim Pashley.

Quarter-final results – prefix denote seeding:

1-Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt 6-Matt Serediak (CAN) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
7-Tom Pashley (ENG) bt 4-Erik Tepos (MEX) 11-6, 11-7, 11-3
3-James Snell (ENG) bt 5-Wade Johnstone (AUS) 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
2-Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt 8-Fabien Verseille (FRA) 9-11, 6-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-3