WORLD SQUASH NEWS

RESULTS: Virginia Professional Squash Championships, Virginia, USA

1st round:
[1] Paul Price (AUS) bt Rafael Alarcon (BRA) 15-12, 15-12, 15-10
[8] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt [Q] Sam Miller (ENG) 15-6, 15-11, 15-12
[4] David Evans (WAL) bt [Q] Karim Yehia (EGY) 15-10, 9-15, 15-10, 15-8
[7] Jan Koukal (CZE) bt Ben Howell (ENG) 15-7, 15-4, 15-1
[5] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt Matthew Giuffre (CAN) 15-11, 15-11, 15-2
[3] Rodney Durbach (RSA) bt [Q] Eric Galvez (MEX) 15-13, 15-7, 15-13
[6] Gavin Jones (WAL) bt Patrick Chifunda (ZAM) 15-7, 8-15, 15-7, 15-14
[2] Shahier Razik (CAN) bt [Q] Kumail Mehmood (PAK) 15-7, 15-6, 15-9

Evans Mounts Successful Comeback In Virginia

Fourth-seeded Welshman David Evans, who was forced to withdraw from last month's World Open with a torn cartilage, made a successful comeback on the PSA Tour in the USA with a four-game victory over Egyptian qualifier Karim Yehia in the first round of the Virginia Professional Squash Championships in Virginia.

Pontypool-based Evans, the British Open champion in 2000, triumphed 15-10 9-15 15-10 15-8 and now faces Czech Jan Koukal, the seventh seed, for a place in the semi-finals.

Top seed Paul Price, who also pulled out of the World Open with a knee injury, reserved his place in the quarter-finals with a 15-12 15-12 15-10 win over Brazilian Rafael Alarcon.  The Australian now meets England's 8th seed Joey Barrington.