MSA Tournaments
The Madison Squash Association (MSA) offers Squash Tournements throughout the year at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the University of Wisconsin campus.
Fall 2006 UW Student Tournament Results
Friday October 20 and Saturday October 21, eight UW students participated in the first UW student squash singles tournament at Nielsen in more than a decade. Here are the results:
Round 1
Ivan Canay 3-1 over Brad Bolling
Geoff Wong 3-0 over Fernando Louge
Francisco Correa Mora 3-0 over Sivaraj Kaliappan
Dhruv Sareen 3-0 over Mike Dash
Round 2
Geoff Wong 3-0 over Ivan Canay
Dhruv Sareen 3-1 over Francisco Correa Mora
Fernando Louge 3-1 Brad Bolling
Mike Dash 3-0 Sivaraj Kaliappan
Round 3
Mike Dash 3-0 over Fernando Louge
Geoff Wong 3-0 over Dhruv Sareen
So ... GEOFF WONG is the 2006 UW student squash champion! Geoff played a very impressive set of games, losing just 7 points in round 1, 2 points (!) in round 2, and 13 points in the hotly contested final with DHRUV SAREEN, who is the 2006 runner-up.
Both Geoff and Dhruv showed terrific speed and agility, and combined hitting power with several deft drops and lobs. The match between Francisco and Dhruv in the semi-finals was probably the most exciting match of the tournament, and could easily have gone either way. MIKE DASH triumphed over both Sivaraj Kaliappan and Fernando Louge to win the consolation round, and showed remarkable speed.
Congratulations TO ALL THE PLAYERS in this tournament ... and many thanks to all the referees, who included Damon Bourne, Simon Sanderson, Sonja Olson, Jim Thornberry, and myself. JIm and Tom Givnish organized this tournament
The three top players received trophies, and all will soon receive the new 2006 MSA squash t-shirts.