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RESULTS: Valkyrie Club Squash Open, New Jersey, USA

1st round:
[1] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt Peter Genever (ENG) 15-9, 15-5, 12-15, 15-12 (78m)
[8] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [Q] Ben Howell (ENG) 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 (49m)
[Q] Karim Yehia (EGY) bt [4] Lars Harms (SUI) 17-16, 15-7, 9-15, 12-15, 15-11 (76m)
[6] Michael Corren (AUS) bt Lucky Odeh (NGR) 15-9, 15-7, 15-13 (54m)
[5] Laurens Anjema (NED) bt [Q] Raj Nanda (AUS) 15-8, 15-8, 14-15, 15-11 (57m)
[3] Stephen Meads (ENG) bt [Q] Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 15-9, 15-9, 15-7 (43m)
Mark Heather (ENG) bt [7] Bradley Ball (ENG) 6-15, 15-13, 17-16, 15-7 (63m)
[2] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Scott Handley (ENG) 15-8, 13-15, 15-5, 4-15, 15-4 (69m)

Quarter-finals:
[1] Renan Lavigne (FRA) bt [8] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 15-13, 15-6, 15-9 (52m)
[6] Michael Corren (AUS) bt [Q] Karim Yehia (EGY) 17-14, 16-17, 15-4, 15-9 (57m)
[3] Stephen Meads (ENG) bt [5] Laurens Anjema (NED) 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 (42m)
[2] Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Mark Heather (ENG) 15-13, 14-15, 15-10, 15-4 (71m)

Corren Claims Semi-Final Place In New Jersey

Australia's sixth seed Michael Corren claimed an unexpected place in the semi-finals of the Valkyrie Club Squash Open after beating Egypt's Karim Yehia 17-14 16-17 15-4 15-9 in the quarter-finals in New Jersey, USA.

Yehia, a qualifier, had reached the last eight after removing Switzerland's fourth seed Lars Harms in the first round.