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New England Collegiate Challenge at Harvard: April 4, 1998

University of Pennsylvania Team - 1st place

• Peter Simon presenting the New England Collegiate Challenge Plaque to the UPenn Team
• Sanjeev Mohan - winner of A mens singles and A mens doubles
• Alekh Dalal - finalist in A mens singles and winner in A mens doubles
• Alexandra Wu - B ladies singles winner
• Robert Westervelt & Ahmed Zahdi in B mens doubles finals - last match of the tournament (very late at night)
• Andrew Teng - semifinalist in C mens singles

Harvard Team - 2nd place

• Frank Yang - sporting a Soo Open shirt and making it to the quarterfinals of A mens singles, semifinals of A mens doubles, and winning B mixed doubles.
• Elaine Yu - calm & cool... 3rd in A ladies singles, 2nd in A ladies doubles, and winner of B mixed doubles
• Peter Simon - imitating Andy Chong's form to win B singles and C mixed doubles. Also semifinalist in A mens doubles.
• Grace Liu - levitating! B singles finalist, A doubles finalist, and winner of C mixed doubles.
• Charlie Jobin - finalist in B mens singles and semifinalist in A mens doubles
• Ben Crosson - semifinalist in B mens singles and B mens doubles.

University of Utah - 3rd place

• Ekaterina Karniouchina - only giving up 2 points to win A ladies singles, and then going on to take A ladies doubles and A mixed doubles for the triple crown!

Other participants

• Ridwan Budijono (Dartmouth College) - Quarterfinals in A singles and finalist in A mens doubles
• Arun Mathias (Dartmouth College) - Quarterfinals in A singles, finalist in A mens doubles, and finalist in B mixed doubles
• Ryan McManus (Gut 'n Feathers) - 3rd in B ladies singles and 3rd in ladies doubles
• Duc Tien Luu & Hieu Luu (Ursinus College) - winners of B mens doubles
• Scott Kurzinsky (West Chester University) - Quarterfinals in A mens singles and semifinals in A mens doubles

Images of the 1998 Boston Open:

• Andy Chong - smashing form
• Andy Chong - perfect form to win doubles and mixed doubles; also singles finalist
• High flying Chibing Wu - singles winner & doubles finalist
• Peng Hoong Chung - finalist in doubles
• Tracey Thompson - singles winner
• Carol Tamaru - singles finalist
• Tough men's doubles semifinals featuring Andy Chong & Kington Hooi vs Kyle Hunter & Lance Hunter
• Chibing Wu & Peng Hoong Chung - finalists in doubles
• Vyjayanthi Ratnam & Barbara Whitlock - ladies doubles consolation winners

• Mark Ahbe - VA
• Andy Chong - new coach at Gut 'n Feathers Club, Marblehead, MA
• Antoine Dunn - Terror, and Undergrad Social Chair at the Harvard Club, MA
• Dave Fehm - President of the Northeast Region I
• Allison Hatton, Kyle Hunter, and Lance Hunter - Canadians at the 1998 Boston Open.
• Gabriel Jeronimo - all the clubs in CT
• Vinay Kashyap - Dunedain (whatever that means) and part-time Lounge Singer at the Harvard Club, MA
• Robin Dingle - Portland Athletic Club, ME
• Trevor Lai - Maugus Club, MA
• Chris Lawrence - Umpire, tournament coordinator, and occasional badminton player at the MIT Club, MA
• Robert Lee - Maugus Club, MA
• Willis Li - Harvard Club, MA
• Grace Liu - Undergrad Secretary of the Harvard Club, MA
• Ryan McManus - Gut 'n Feathers, MA
• Radu Milevschi - A Romanian at the 1998 Boston Open
• Ademola Ogunseye - RI
• Birgitte Patel - CT
• Ravi Raveendran - Maugus Club, MA
• Nicolaj Siggelkow - A Legend in the Harvard Club, MA
• Peter Simon - Undergrad President of the Harvard Club, MA
• Carol Tamaru - Maugus Club, MA
• Tracey Thompson - Maugus Club, MA
• Barbara Whitlock - midwesterner at Harvard
• David Wong - Harvard Club, MA
• Chibing Wu - NY
• Frank Yang - Undergrad Treasurer of the Harvard Club, MA
• Elaine Yu - Undergrad Vice-President of the Harvard Club, MA

Scenes from the Smith-Harvard Tournament, 1997

• Extensive thumbnailed photo gallery
• Also check out vignettes from this tournament

Other pictures

• Pictures from the Harvard Badminton Club - extensive collection!