Mexican Favourites On Course For Panamerican Success
Top-seeded Mexicans Eric Galvez and Samantha Teran reached the quarter-finals of the Panamerican Squash Championships in the El Salvador capital San Salvador after comfortable third round victories at the Maya Country Club.
Teran, women's champion in 2002 and 2004, beat local player Frayda Eisemberg 9-0 9-0 9-1 and will now face USA's Carlin Wing for a place in the last four.
Galvez, runner-up in the men's event for the past two years, brushed aside Brazilian Tiago Cabral 9-2 9-1 9-1 and will next meet USA's 19-year-old Christopher Gordon.
RESULTS: Panamerican Squash Championships, San Salvador, El Salvador
Men's 1st round:
Tiago Cabral (BRA) bt Federico Torres (COL) 8-10, 10-9, 9-1, 9-2
Santiago Montoya (COL) bt Hernan D'Arcangelo (ARG) 9-4, 10-8, 9-4
Jamie Crombie (USA) bt Federico Castillo (GUA) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Erick Tepoz (MEX) bt Diego Rios (GUA) 9-3, 9-1, 9-0
Francisco Valecillo (VEN) bt Pedro Altamiranda (PAN) 9-0, 9-0, 9-4
Juan Diego Torres (COL) bt Manfred Johaning (CRC) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1
Keith Pritchard (CAN) bt Carlos Schonemberg (ESA) 9-0, 9-4, 9-0
Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) bt Jose Mendez (MEX) 7-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-1
2nd round:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Hernan Augusto Marino Osorio (VEN) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0
Tiago Cabral (BRA) bt Erick Artavia (CRC) 9-4, 9-4, 9-3
Ricardo Weisskopf (ESA) bt Andres Echeverria (CRC) 9-4, 9-2, 9-0
Christopher Gordon (USA) bt Santiago Montoya (COL) 9-3, 7-9, 1-9, 9-5, 9-8
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Jamie Crombie (USA) 10-8, 9-7, 9-4
Robin Clarke (CAN) bt Diego Asturias (GUA) 9-4, 9-4, 9-2
Erick Tepoz (MEX) bt Jaime Pinto (CHI) 9-7, 5-9, 7-9, 9-0, 9-6
[3/4] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt Nelson Coronado (ESA) 9-3, 9-2, 9-4
[3/4] Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) bt Ronivaldo Santos (BRA) 5-9, 3-9, 9-8, 9-7, 10-8
Francisco Valecillo (VEN) bt Luis Hernandes (VEN) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
Santiago Imberton (ESA) bt Andrew McDougall (CAN) 0-9, 9-5, 9-5, 6-9, 9-7
Julian Illingworth (USA) bt Juan Diego Torres (COL) 6-9, 9-0, 9-4, 9-1
Michael Puertas (USA) bt Keith Pritchard (CAN) 9-5, 9-1, 9-1
Jorge Baltazar (MEX) bt Matias Valenzuela (ARG) 9-2, 9-0, 4-9, 9-2
Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) bt Ernesto Uzcatequi (VEN) 9-2, 9-1, 9-0
[2] Roberto Pezzota (ARG) bt Juan Rojas (CHI) 9-0, 9-1, 9-6
3rd round:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt Tiago Cabral (BRA) 9-2, 9-1, 9-1
Christopher Gordon (USA) bt Ricardo Weisskopf (ESA) 9-4, 9-5, 9-4
Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Robin Clarke (CAN) 9-5, 10-9, 9-4
[3/4] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt Erick Tepoz (MEX) 9-4, 9-6, 9-6
[3/4] Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) bt Francisco Valecillo (VEN) 9-3, 9-4, 9-0
Julian Illingworth (USA) bt Santiago Imberton (ESA) 9-6, 9-4, 9-0
Michael Puertas (USA) bt Jorge Baltazar (MEX) 3-9, 9-7, 9-1, 10-9
[2] Roberto Pezzota (ARG) bt Rodrigo Pezzota (ARG) 9-1, 9-5, 9-1
Women's 1st round:
Nayelli Hernandez (MEX) bt Nicole Anckermann (GUA) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Karen Redfern (BRA) bt Ann Marie Lora (DOM) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
Thaisa Serafini (BRA) bt Tatiana Marteen (BRA) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0
Cristina Amaya (COL) bt Maria Jose Cifuentes (GUA) 9-7, 9-5, 9-3
2nd round:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Devaki Pratt (DOM) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
Frayda Eisemberg (ESA) bt Julie Giraldes (DOM) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Carlin Wing (USA) bt Andrea Echeverria (ESA) 9-3, 9-0, 9-0
Silvia Angulo Rugeles (COL) bt Ana Pinto (CHI) 5-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-8
Ashley Clackson (CAN) bt Belen Etchechoury (ARG) 9-4, 9-6, 9-3
Pamela Anckermann (GUA) bt Fernanda Rocha (ARG) 2-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-2
Nayelli Hernandez (MEX) bt Luz Etchechoury (ARG) 9-5, 9-6, 9-4
[3/4] Louisa Hall (USA) bt Laura Sanchez (ARG) 9-7, 9-0, 9-1
[3/4] Mariana De Reyes (COL) bt Elizabeth Hughes (CHI) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Karen Redfern (BRA) bt Lucia Araya (CRC) 9-5, 9-5, 9-5
Thaisa Serafini (BRA) bt Sarycarmen Diaz (MEX) 9-5, 9-6, 9-3
Ruchika Kumar (CAN) bt Karina Heredia Gonzalez (MEX) 9-1, 7-9, 9-5, 9-4
Carolina Vega (ESA) bt Isabel Restrepo (COL) 9-7, 6-9, 9-5, 9-6
Tatiana Borges (BRA) bt Cristina Amaya (COL) 10-9, 9-3, 9-5
Ivy Pochoda (USA) bt Penelope Jimenez (CRC) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
[2] Alana Miller (CAN) bt Desiree Jarek (DOM) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
3rd round:
[1] Samantha Teran (MEX) bt Frayda Eisemberg (ESA) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
Carlin Wing (USA) bt Silvia Angulo Rugeles (COL) 9-6, 9-10, 9-0, 9-0
Pamela Anckermann (GUA) bt Ashley Clackson (CAN) 9-2, 3-9, 9-6, 10-9
[3/4] Louisa Hall (USA) bt Nayelli Hernandez (MEX) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
Karen Redfern (BRA) bt [3/4] Mariana De Reyes (COL) 10-8, 9-0, 9-0
Thaisa Serafini (BRA) bt Ruchika Kumar (CAN) 10-8, 9-5, 9-1
Carolina Vega (ESA) bt Tatiana Borges (BRA) 9-1, 9-4, 7-9, 9-1
[2] Alana Miller (CAN) bt Ivy Pochoda (USA) 10-8, 9-2, 7-9, 9-7