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Life Time Chicago Open 2022 |
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Life Time Chicago Open 2022
Men's Draw
19 - 23 Oct
Chicago, USA, $12k |
ROUND TWO
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QUARTERS
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SEMIS
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FINAL
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[1] Victor Crouin (FRA)
11-0, 11-7, 11-7 (31m)
[9/16] Spencer Lovejoy (USA) |
Victor Crouin
11-3, 11-3, 11-5 (43m)
Faraz Khan |
Victor Crouin
11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (29m)
Sam Todd |
Victor Crouin
7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-0 (48m)
Ramit Tandon |
[8] Faraz Khan (USA)
5-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9 (59m)
Yannik Omlor (GER) |
[7] Zahed Salem (EGY)
12-14, 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (48m)
[9/16] Alfredo Avila (MEX) |
Zahed Salem
11-8, 8-11, 4-11, 16-14, 11-6 (72m)
Sam Todd |
[9/16] Sam Todd (ENG)
11-8, 11-6, 12-10 (47m)
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) |
[3] Ramit Tandon (IND)
11-3, 11-5, 11-1 (30m)
[9/16] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) |
Ramit Tandon
11-5, 11-2 ret. (16m)
Todd Harrity |
Ramit Tandon
11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (34m)
Cesar Salazar |
[6] Todd Harrity (USA)
8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (48m)
[9/16] Seif Shenawy (EGY) |
[5] Nathan Lake (ENG)
11-4, 11-6, 11-5 (27m)
[9/16] Nick Sachvie (CAN) |
Nathan Lake
11-13, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (58m)
Cesar Salazar |
[9/16] Timothy Brownell (USA)
11-6, 3-11, 11-6, 11-7 (47m)
[2] Cesar Salazar (MEX) |
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
[9/16] Spencer Lovejoy (USA) bt [WC] Omar El Torkey (EGY) 13-11, 11-7,
11-3 (40m)
Yannik Omlor (GER) bt [9/16] Josue Enriquez (GUA) 8-11, 11-8, 4-11,
11-4, 11-2 (65m)
[8] Faraz Khan (USA) bye
[7] Zahed Salem (EGY) bye
[9/16] Alfredo Avila (MEX) bt Andrés Herrera (COL) 11-7, 11-5, 12-10
(36m)
[9/16] Sam Todd (ENG) bt Joeri Hapers (BEL) 11-4, 13-11, 11-5 (34m)
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bye
[3] Ramit Tandon (IND) bye
[9/16] Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Alejandro Reyes (MEX) 11-6, 7-11,
11-6, 11-6 (73m)
[9/16] Seif Shenawy (EGY) bt Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR) 11-4, 11-9, 11-13,
9-11, 11-6 (48m)
[6] Todd Harrity (USA) bye
[5] Nathan Lake (ENG) bye
[9/16] Nick Sachvie (CAN) bt Mark Broekman (ENG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-2 (25m)
[9/16] Timothy Brownell (USA) bt Abhishek Agarwal (IND) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9
(33m) |
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Life Time Chicago Open 2022
Women's Draw
19 - 23 Oct
Chicago, USA, $12k |
ROUND TWO
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QUARTERS
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SEMIS
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FINAL
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[1] Haley Mendez (USA)
9-11, 6-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9 (49m)
[9/16] Alicia Mead (ENG) |
Alicia Mead
11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 (30m)
Erisa Sano Herring |
Alicia Mead
11-3, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7 (33m)
Kenzy Ayman |
Kenzy Ayman
11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 (42m)
Hana Moataz |
Erisa Sano Herring (JPN)
11-4, 12-10, 7-11, 12-10 (35m)
[5] Menna Nasser (EGY) |
[7] Anna Kimberley (ENG)
11-4, 11-0, 12-10 (31m)
9/16] Léa Barbeau (FRA) |
Anna Kimberley
11-8, 14-12, 15-13 (39m)
Kenzy Ayman |
[4] Kenzy Ayman (EGY)
11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7 (47m)
[9/16] Alina Bushma (UKR) |
[3] Georgia Adderley (SCO)
11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (26m)
Margot Prow (ENG) |
Georgia Adderley
3-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-7 (34m)
Sohaila Ismail |
Georgia Adderley
11-5, 11-13, 11-2,
11-13, 11-5 (61m)
Hana Moataz |
Sohaila Ismail (EGY)
8-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-6, 12-10 (51m)
[6] Nardine Garas (EGY) |
[9/16] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND)
9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (35m)
[8] Rana Ismail (EGY) |
Akanksha Salunkhe
11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (26m)
Hana Moataz |
[WC] Reeham Sedky (USA)
19-17, 10-6 ret. (31m)
[2] Hana Moataz (EGY) |
[1] Haley Mendez (USA) bye
[9/16] Alicia Mead (ENG) bt Ninon Lemarchand (FRA) 11-5, 9-11, 11-5,
11-6 (31m)
Erisa Sano Herring (JPN) bt [9/16] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) 3-11, 12-14,
11-9, 11-4, 11-5 (39m)
[5] Menna Nasser (EGY) bye
[7] Anna Kimberley (ENG) bye
[9/16] Léa Barbeau (FRA) bt [WC] Hana Elashry (EGY) 10-12, 11-7, 11-7,
11-6 (36m)
[9/16] Alina Bushma (UKR) bt [WC] Sana Bahadar (PAK) 11-3, 11-1, 11-4
(16m)
[4] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bye
[3] Georgia Adderley (SCO) bye
Margot Prow (ENG) bt [9/16] Hannah Blatt (CAN) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (23m)
Sohaila Ismail (EGY) bt [9/16] Bruna Marchesi Petrillo (BRA) 11-6, 11-8,
11-9 (30m)
[6] Nardine Garas (EGY) bye
[8] Rana Ismail (EGY) bye
[9/16] Akanksha Salunkhe (IND) bt Sanne Veldkamp (NED) 11-0, 11-3, 11-4
(30m)
[WC] Reeham Sedky (USA) bt [9/16] Diana Garcia (MEX) 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
(42m)
[2] Hana Moataz (EGY) bye |
Crouin and Moataz Claim Titles
The Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The Hussain Family came to
its conclusion on Sunday afternoon, with Frenchman Victor Crouin and
Egypt’s Hana Moataz taking the titles at Life Time Athletic Vernon
Hills.
Crouin came into the tournament as the top seed, and after a bye through
the opening round, he went through the event with consummate ease. His
second round contest saw him downed American Spencer Lovejoy in just
half an hour, before then downing No.8 seed Faraz Khan in straight
games.
The Frenchman took on England’s Sam Todd in the semi-finals, with the
unseeded Englishman having already taken out two of the top seeds to
make it to the last four. Crouin, though, had no issues, dropping just
nine points en route to a 29-minute victory.
In the final, Crouin took on India’s Ramit Tandon, and he lost the first
game, the first game he had lost all week. From there, the Frenchman was
in complete control, winning both the second and third games 11-6,
before taking the fourth game without dropping a point. He took the
victory, and as a result, moved back into the world’s top 10 on Monday.
Egypt’s Moataz started the week as the No.2 seed, and had a difficult
start to the event. She went to a tie-break against American wildcard
Reeham Sedky, taking it 19-17. Unfortunately, Sedky had to retire midway
through to the second with injury, sending the Egyptian through to the
quarters.
She then came up against India’s Akanksha Salunkhe in the last eight,
and won in straight games to move through to the semis. There, Moataz
defeated No.3 seed Georgia Adderley, and had to go to a deciding game,
but she eventually took the win after just over an hour.
The final was an all-Egyptian battle, with Moataz coming up against
compatriot Kenzy Ayman. She took the first two games 11-7 and 11-6
before seeing Ayman take the third game to close the gap. However, the
No.2 seed took the win in four after 42 minutes to claim the title.
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Tandon Takes Down Salazar To Make Final
India’s Ramit Tandon booked his spot in the final of the Life Time
Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The Hussain Family after downing No.2
seed Cesar Salazar in the last four on Saturday.
The Indian name into the competition as the No.3 seed, and came up
against the Mexican in the semis. He dropped just 14 points, winning in
straight games to advance to the final at Life Time Athletic Vernon
Hills. He will face World No.11 Victor Crouin in the final, after the
Frenchman overcame England’s Sam Todd in straight games, losing nine
points in the process.
The women’s final will see Egypt’s Hana Moataz and Kenzy Ayman meet on
Sunday. Moataz downed Scotland’s Georgia Adderley in a tight five-game
battle which lasted more than an hour, while No.4 seed Ayman downed
England’s Alicia Mead in four games.
The finals of the Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The Hussain
Family will take place on Sunday, October 23, with Ramit Tandon taking
on top seed Victor Crouin for the men’s title. Egypt’s Kenzy Ayman and
Hana Moataz will meet in the women’s final. You can keep up to date with
live scores from the event
here.
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Mead and Todd
Gatecrash Semis
The English duo of Sam Todd and Alicia Mead continue to make waves in
Chicago, with the pair now into the semi-finals of the competition
alongside the top seeds.
Todd got the better of No.4 seed Leonel Cardenas in the second round,
and he then came up against No.7 seed and former World No.14 Zahed Salem
in the last eight, and the pair would do battle for more than 70 minutes
at Life Time Athletic Vernon Hills.
The Englishman won the first game 11-8, but then found himself 2-1 down
after some high quality squash from the Egyptian gave him the advantage.
Salem then had his chances to finish the match in the fourth, with it
going deep into a tie-break, but Todd was able to save several match
balls. He then took it 16-14, before going on to claim an 11-6 win in
the fifth to down the tournament’s No.7 seed.
The 19-year-old will now face World No.11 Victor Crouin in the
semi-finals in Chicago, while India’s Ramit Tandon and Mexico’s Cesar
Salazar will do battle in the other match in the last four of the men’s
Challenger 30 level draw.
In the women’s event, the unseeded Alicia Mead will join the rest of the
top four seeds in the semi-finals. She got the better of top seed Haley
Mendez in the second round on Thursday, and then came up against another
unseeded player, in Japan’s Erisa Sano Herring, in the quarters.
Mead won the first game of their encounter, but the Japanese woman
brought it level following the second game. However, from there, it was
the Englishwoman who took control, to win inside half an hour and book
her spot in the semi-finals of the Challenger 10 level competition.
She will now face Egypt’s Kenzy Ayman in the semis, while Scotland’s
Georgia Adderley, the No.3 seed, will also face an Egyptian. Adderley
will meet No.2 seed Hana Moataz in the last four on Saturday afternoon.
The semi-finals of the Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The
Hussain Family will take place on Saturday, October 22 at the Life Time
Athletic Vernon Hills. You can keep up to date with live scores from the
last four
here.
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England’s Mead and Todd Cause Upsets
Alicia Mead (fore) and Haley Mendez
The English duo of Sam Todd and Alicia Mead caused big upsets
on Thursday evening in the second round of the Life Time Chicago Open
Walker & Dunlop – The Hussain Family, with the latter taking down the
top seed in the women’s event.
Mead took on top seed Haley Mendez in the second round at Life Time
Athletic Vernon Hill. She quickly found herself two games down to the
American, who currently sits at World No.52. However, the Englishwoman
fought back to win in five games, taking victory in just under 50
minutes, to knock out the draw’s highest-ranked player.
She will now face Japan’s Erisa Sano Herring, who also caused a second
day upset. The Japanese woman defeated Egypt’s No.5 seed Menna Nasser in
a four-game battle, winning two tie-breaks by a 12-10 scoreline. Herring
and Mead will face off on Friday to guarantee an unseeded woman in the
semi-finals in Chicago.
Egypt’s Sohaila Ismail and India’s Akanksha Salunkhe also defeated
seeded players in the second round. Ismail overcame compatriot Nardine
Garas, the No.6 seed, after coming from 2-1 down to win in five, while
Salunkhe got the better of Egypt’s No.8 seed Rana Ismail in four games.
In the men’s draw, there was just the one surprise result, as Sam Todd
defeated Mexico’s Leonel Cardenas. Todd, who claimed his biggest Tour
title to date at the Concourse Athletic Club Open at the weekend,
continued his form to take down the World No.29 on Thursday. The
Englishman won in straight games, including a third game tie-break, to
extend his winning run in the USA.
Sam Todd on court during his Life Time Chicago Open
second round match with Leonel Cardenas
He will now face Egypt’s No.7 seed Zahed Salem in the quarters, after
the former top 16 player came from behind to defeat Mexico’s Alfredo
Avila in four games. Salem lost the first 14-12, but won 3-1, thanks to
some controlled squash through the middle part of the contest.
Two home hopes, in Todd Harrity and Faraz Khan, made it into the last
eight as well. Harrity came from a game down to defeat Egypt’s Seif
Shenawy, while Khan had to fight his way back from two games down to win
in five against German No.2 Yannik Omlor.
The quarter finals of the Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The
Hussain Family will take place on Friday, October 21. You can keep up to
date with live scores from the event
here.
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Wildcard Sedky Among American Trio Through
The Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The Hussain Family got
underway on Wednesday, and wildcard Reeham Sedky caused the biggest
upset of the day, as one of three Americans through to the second round
on home soil.
Sedky was one of three wildcards in the women’s event, along with
Pakistan’s Sana Bahadar and Egyptian Hana Elashry. The American took on
Mexican Diana Garcia, and came through her opening match of the women’s
Challenger 10 level competition in straight games. She won 11-7, 12-10,
11-4 to book her spot in the last 16, where she will take on No.2 seed
Hana Moataz.
Elsewhere in the women’s event, Japan’s Erisa Sano Herring, England’s
Margot Prow and Egyptian Sohaila Ismail also caused seeding upsets.
Herring came from two games down to defeat Switzerland’s Ambre Allinckx
to make it through to the second round. Meanwhile, Prow downed Canadian
Hannah Blatt and Ismail got the better of Bruna Marchesi Petrillo.
The other two Americans to make it through from the opening day’s action
came in the men’s Challenger 30 level event. Spencer Lovejoy got the
better of Egypt’a Omar El Torkey, while Timothy Brownell defeated Indian
Abhishek Agarwal in straight games. The pair will now play the top two
seeds in the tournament. Lovejoy will face World No.11 Victor Crouin,
while Brownell takes on Mexico’s Cesar Salazar in the second round.
Canadian Nick Sachvie and Egypt’s Seif Shenawy, both winners on Tour at
the weekend, continued their good form into the first round in Chicago.
The Canadian downed England’s Mark Broekman in straight games, while
Shenawy had to go the distance to overcome the challenge of Nigerian
Babatunde Ajagbe.
The second round of the Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The
Hussain Family will take place on Thursday, October 20, and you can keep
up to date with live scores from both the men’s and women’s events in
Chicago right
here.
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Preview
Harrity
Enjoying Hardworking US Group
The Life Time Chicago Open Walker & Dunlop – The Hussain Family is the
last of four tournaments taking place on the Challenger Tour this week,
and it will feature both a men’s Challenger 30 level draw and a women’s
Challenger 10 level competition.
Frenchman Victor Crouin will be the top seed for the men’s event, with
the World No.11 facing competition from the Mexican duo of Leonel
Cardenas and Cesar Salazar. India’s Ramit Tandon will be the other
member of the top four seeds for the event.
England’s Nathan Lake, Egypt’s Zahed Salem and the American duo of Todd
Harrity and Faraz Khan will all be in action, with the latter pair
aiming for victory on home soil. We spoke to Harrity prior to the
tournament, and he believes that he is playing well right now, but he is
trying not to predict how this event will go.
“Currently I think I am in good form. I have a had a few ups and downs
already in the start of this season, but I felt I played pretty well in
the U.S. Open, my last tournament and am improving as the season
progresses,” Harrity said.
“This is a very strong draw. It’s one of the strongest Challenger 30
level events I’ve seen, but it will be a great tournament. Honestly I
never like to predict how I will do in an event because all that ever
does is just put pressure on myself. So I will just take it one match at
a time.”
Harrity is a key part of a strong American group of players in the world
rankings, sitting just behind Shahjahan Khan in the battle to be US
No.1. He believes that it is a good time to be a part of the US Squash
programme, and that having so many players can only benefit the entire
group.
“I think it’s a very exciting time for US Squash. Of course, Shahjahan
has been playing very well. But we also have Timmy [Brownell], Andrew
[Douglas], Faraz [Khan], and Spencer [Lovejoy] who are training hard and
playing well,”
“It’s a real gift to have this group of hardworking, enthusiastic
players. We can all push each other and get better as a group. I don’t
think too much about the US No.1 spot. I try to focus on constantly
improving my own game and all of these guys are definitely helping me be
my best.”
Another American, in Haley Mendez, will be the top seed for the women’s
tournament. Egypt’s Hana Moataz and Kenzy Ayman, along with Scotland’s
Georgia Adderley, make up the rest of the top four seeds. Three more
Egyptians, in Menna Nasser, Nardine Garas and Rana Ismail, along with
England’s Anna Kimberley, make up the rest of the top eight seeds.
The event takes place from Wednesday, October 19 to Sunday, October 23
at the Life Tine Athletic Vernon Hills in Chicago.
For more information on the event, visit the tournament website or
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