ATHLETICS
Spring Filled with Many Squash Successes
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AC squash was well represented with a number of important victories across the country during the 2010 spring tourna- ment schedule. Juniors Jacqueline Wagner and Kaija
Perkiomaki played at Yale University for the junior national championships in March. Wagner placed sixth in the U-17 division and was eventually, but not easily, defeated by the No. 1 seeded player in five games. Two tournaments were held simul-
taneously in Rhode Island under near hurricane-like conditions. The U.S. masters championships included MAC players Anders Giltvedt, Peter Schulman and Ken Zweber. In the 40-plus age division, Schulman got knocked out by the No. 3 seed David Sly, who went on to lose in the finals to Steve Wren. Giltvedt made it to the quarterfinals of the 50-plus age division before losing to the No. 2 seed. Meanwhile, Julian Illingworth, the current
In early April, the Pacific Coast open
championships were hosted in Vancouver, B.C., where Adam Perkiomaki took home first prize. The following week, Adam traveled to
King of Prussia, Penn., with fellow MAC players Brian Greenleaf and Philip Carbajal for the U.S. squash championships. Greenleaf took first place in the men’s 5.5 division. It was a hard-fought victory winning first against the No. 1 seeded Jahangir Naseem in the quarterfinals, followed by a semifinal win against Carbajal. In the final, Greenleaf perse-
vered and beat Ed Newhouse from Bronxville, N.Y., in five games after dropping his early lead by losing the third and fourth games. Meanwhile, Adam, who was competing
U.S. national champion, won the U.S. S.L. Green finals in Rhode Island for the sixth straight year. On the doubles scene, Gary Johnson and
Habib Rahman teamed up for the national doubles championships in Baltimore, where they won the consolation round after giving the No. 1 seeded team a run for its money in the semifinals.
in the top 6.0 division, almost pulled out a victory against No. 1 seeded Joseph Russell, who went on to win the tournament. Adam took Russell to five games, losing the final game 10-12. Adam won the consolation round. Overall, MAC squash players have proven that they are tough competitors on the national scene. On the homefront, members were
competing in the MAC club championships. Congratulations to the winners of the age divisions: Matt Bassist (men’s 40s); Wendy Comstock (women’s 50s); Giltveldt (men’s 50s); and Jukka Perkiomaki (men’s 60s); as well as the winners of the doubles tournament, Gary Johnson and Habib Rahman, who won a hard-fought final that went 3-2 in a fifth- game tiebreaker against Patrick Johnson and Ed Sloop. For more information on MAC squash, call 503-223-8370 or go to
theMAC.com. WM
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