UCSC-sians performed above expectations at the recently concluded Petaling Jaya Open Squash Championship held at PJ Astaka.

Some highlights:

Marcus Phua (4th seed) emerged champion in the Men's Div One event, beating Nafzahizam Adnan (top seed) in the semi-final and then accounting for Shahril Shaidan (2nd seed) in the Final.

Samuel Kang lost narrowly to Shahril is his semi-final and then again narrowly to Nafzahizam in 3rd/4th placing.

Malaysian UCSC-sian, Jadeleen Lee (only 14 years old), finished 1st runner-up in the Women's Div Two event, beating 2nd seed, Zulhijah Azan in the semi-final before succumbing to international and top seed, Siti Munirah Jusoh, in the Final.

Finally, loyal long-time Malaysian UCSC-sian, Florence Tan, captured the Plate title of the Women's Div Two.

Our heartiest congratulations to the above UCSC-sians.

FULL REPORT from The Star Online:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/25/central/7263991

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