US Men Lose To Scotland In World Teams Consolation Bracket, Will Play Canada For 11th Place from DailySquashReport.com photo courtesy Steve Cubbins
June 14, 2013
- The 11th-seeded US Men's Team lost 2-1 to 16th-seeded Scotland today
in the back draw of the 2013 World Teams in Mulhouse, France.
Chris Gordon at #1 turned in a competitive 78-minute effort but fell to world #30 Alan Clyne 11-7 in the fifth.
Retired US Pro Gilly Lane continued his strong play in the #2 slot, beating world #90 Greg Lobban in four.
US #3 Dylan Murray then lost in a competitive three to 20-year-old world #161 Douglas Kempsell.
The Americans will wrap things up with a Saturday match against Canada for 11th place.
[16] SCOTLAND bt [11] USA 2/1
Alan Clyne bt Christopher Gordon 12-10, 9-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-7 (78m) Greg Lobban lost to Gilly Lane 3-11, 3-11, 11-4, 8-11 (43m) Douglas Kempsell bt Dylan Murray 13-11, 11-7, 11-8 (46m)
