PST Boston Open Begins Tomorrow At Harvard, Lincou & Palmer Seeded For Final
from Tour Media
November 24, 2012 - Pro Squash Tour returns to Boston for the annual Boston Open to be hosted this year at Harvard Unviversity. "The main draw is small but deep," said PST Commissioner Joe McManus. "The tournament with start on Sunday, November 25 with three rounds of action and finish on Monday night with the finals. We are thrilled to be on campus at Harvard, which has the richest squash tradition in America."
Top seeds are Thierry Lincou and David Palmer who faced off early this month at the Pittsburgh Open. The match was brilliantly played with three of the first four games being decided by a tie-breaker. Palmer was forced to retire in game five with a sore back.
Expect other players in the draw to contest for the finals though. Italy's #1 player Stefano Galifi will compete and is hungry to show himself as one of PST's elite.
Australia's Josh Cardwell will also be seeded in the top end of the draw. The 26 year old made his debut with PST in Pittsburgh and is expected to be a top 10 player on the tour.
Making their debuts with the tour in Boston are Luke Forster (Australia) and Chris Sachvie (Canada). Forster who reached a high ranking of 162 on the UK-based PSA Tour is now based in Boston and has quickly developed a reputation as a top teaching pro with TOG Squash Academy.
Sachvie was an All-American Squash player while at Cornell University and this season joined the coaching staff at Brown University.
Local top junior Liam McClintock received the tour's wilcard spot for the event. "Liam is one of the best juniors in the U.S.," said Commissioner McManus. "Playing against the pros is a great experience for the younger players, and PST is proactive in giving these young players opportunities at the next level."
New York based Mason Ripka and Philadelphia based Adrian Leanza are also entered in the draw. These two faced off in the finals of the Buffalo Wild Wings Open in September. The match went the full distance and was decided by a tie breaker in the final game.
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