Unheralded Harold pulls off shocker in PSA Satellite tournament

No sweat: Unseeded S. Abitha got an easy ride into the quarter-finals.

PETALING JAYA: Even a lack of time to prepare could not stop unheralded Harold Aloysius from pulling off a major upset in the RedOne Professional Squash Association (PSA) WSF Satellite tournament.

The 18-year-old Harold sprang a surprise by stunning joint third-fourth seed James Nicholas of Australia 11-7, 11-9, 2-11, 11-4 in the first round at the Royal Sungei Ujong Club in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, yesterday.