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RESULTS: Tecnifibre La Hacienda Open Squash Championships, Bogota, Colombia

Men's 1st round:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [Q] Juan Diego Torres (COL) 11-4, 11-10 (3-1), 11-10 (2-0) (34m)
[8] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Dennis Drenjovski (GER) 11-4, 11-10 (2-0), 11-9 (31m)
[4] Mohamed Elkeiy (EGY) bt Jairo Navarro (COL) 11-3, 11-8, 3-11, 11-5 (37m)
[7] Tom Richards (ENG) bt Armando Olguin (MEX) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 (18m)
[Q] Bernardo Samper (COL) bt [5] Rob Sutherland (WAL) 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-8 (31m)
[3] Andreas Fuchs (AUT) bt [Q] Rodrigo Torres (COL) 11-5, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0) (32m)
[6] Sabir Butt (CAN) bt [Q] Arturo Jaramillo (COL) 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 (42m)
[2] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) bt Friedrich Scheel (GER) 11-3, 11-10 (3-1), 11-4 (28m)
    Quarter-finals:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [8] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 (68m)
[7] Tom Richards (ENG) bt [4] Mohamed Elkeiy (EGY) 11-2, 11-5, 5-2 ret. (23m)
[Q] Bernardo Samper (COL) bt [3] Andreas Fuchs (AUT) 11-9, 10-11 (0-2), 11-6, 11-2 (46m)
[6] Sabir Butt (CAN) bt [2] Luca Mastrostefano (ITA) 11-9, 11-10 (3-1), 11-10 (5-3) (56m)
    Semi-finals:
[1] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [7] Tom Richards (ENG) 11-7, 11-1, 11-4 (28m)
[Q] Bernardo Samper (COL) bt [6] Sabir Butt (CAN) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 (26m)

Women's 1st round:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bye
Magali Velez (ECU) bt [7] Cristina Amaya (COL) 9-3, 5-9, 9-1, 9-2 (38m)
[3] Pamela Anckermann (GUA) bt Andrea Garcia (COL) 9-1, 9-0, 3-9, 9-6 (41m)
[5] Karina Herrera Zuniga (MEX) bt Karen Navarro (COL) 9-0, 9-1, 9-1 (20m)
Liliana Guevera (COL) bt [8] Ana Lucia Diaz (COL) 9-2, 9-1, 5-9, 4-9, 9-1 (45m)
[4] Silvia Angulo Rugeles (COL) bt Catalina Pelaez (COL) 9-7, 10-8, 9-0 (32m)
[6] Angela Gomez (COL) bt Omaira Macias (COL) 9-2, 9-6, 9-7 (21m)
[2] Mariana De Reyes (COL) bye
    Quarter-finals:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Magali Velez (ECU) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2 (18m)
[5] Karina Herrera Zuniga (MEX) bt [3] Pamela Anckermann (GUA) 9-3, 9-0, 9-3 (24m)
[4] Silvia Angulo Rugeles (COL) bt Liliana Guevera (COL) 9-7, 9-1, 9-0 (21m)
[2] Mariana De Reyes (COL) bt [6] Angela Gomez (COL) 6-9, 9-2, 9-5, 9-7 (34m)
    Semi-finals:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt [5] Karina Herrera Zuniga (MEX) 9-4, 9-1, 9-1 (25m)
[4] Silvia Angulo Rugeles (COL) bt [2] Mariana De Reyes (COL) 9-4, 9-6, 9-0 (32m)

Samper & Silvia Raise Home Hopes In Bogota

Bernardo Samper and Silvia Angulo Rugeles raised hopes of a Colombian double in the Tecnifibre La Hacienda Open Squash Championships after earning surprise places in the finals in the capital Bogota.

After upsetting the third and fifth seeds to reach the men's semi-finals, Samper, a qualifier, defeated sixth-seeded Canadian Sabir Butt 11-6 11-5 11-4.  He will now meet Brazilian favourite Rafael F Alarcon, who beat England's seventh seed Tom Richards 11-7 11-1 11-4 in the other semi-final.

The top seed has also reached the women's final.  But Samantha Teran, who beat fellow Mexican Karina Herrera Zuniga 9-4 9-1 9-1 in the semi-finals, will face an unexpected Colombian in the finale after fourth seed Silvia Angulo Rugeles upset compatriot Mariana De Reyes, the No2 seed, 9-4 9-6 9-0.