Welcome to the Motor City Open
Welcome to the 2010 Motor City Open presented by Suburban Volvo. The Motor City Open celebrates its 11th year and is certain to bring out the best in these world-class athletes. This year marks the first year that the MCO has been designated a 4-Star event by the World Professional Squash Association. The tournament is now one of the largest in North America. Our 26-man field will fight their way through two days of qualifiers and a 16-man main draw that will decide who is the best of the best in the Motor City. We know you will be thrilled by their tremendous skill and energy.
The 2010 Motor City Open Committee is especially grateful to our title sponsor, Suburban Volvo, which again sets a fine example of community leadership and commitment through its support of the Motor City Open.
We would like to acknowledge all of our tournament sponsors for their recurring commitment to make this special gathering possible in the great City of Detroit. Please join us for the Sponsor Party Thursday, January 28th to meet those responsible for making our tournament a success. Additionally, the MCO is sponsoring a charity auction benefiting The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute throughout the six days of the tournament. Please visit the BAC’s Racquet Room to bit on some very attractive items.
We would like to thank the BAC Board of Directors and Membership for your enthusiastically support for this world-class event. The BAC management and staff have, as always, distinguished themselves with their efforts to make the event a pleasure to attend and one that is known on the pro circuit as one of the best club-based tournaments in the world.
Importantly, the Motor City Open, in conjunction with the committed support of the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, has arranged for a junior squash clinic on Saturday, January 30th. The BAC opens its squash courts to all junior players in the Detroit/Windsor region for this clinic in an effort to advance interest in the sport and give local junior squash players a chance to learn from the best in the world. Squash is a sport that rewards agility, concentration, will-power and perseverance, which serves as a great example to area youth.
Finally, we are eternally thankful for the hard work of the MCO Committee, including Jim Berline, Rob Bradley, Art Carpenti, Rick Claar, Robert Greenstone, Al Hibbert, Roger Hilborn, Andrew Likly, Claude Mencotti, Robert Moll, Jamie Moran, Sean Moran, Joe O’Connor, Walter Oehrlein, Henry Payne, Nick Post, Andrew Pritchard, Bill Rosin, Scott Schilling, Roger Shoemaker, Shawn Smith, Kurt Streng and Jon Uffelman.
Good luck to all the competitors and enjoy the show!
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Mike Beauregard Co-Chairman |
Peter Schmidt Co-Chairman |
Julian Wellings Squash Director |
Tim Gardella General Manager |
