Alarcon Maintains South American Interest In Tortugas Open
Brazilian Rafael F Alarcon maintained South American interest in the Tortugas Open in Buenos Aires by beating Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez to reach the semi-finals of the first PSA Tour squash event in Argentina for more than four years.
Alarcon, the third seed from Sao Paulo, took 55 minutes to overcome sixth seed Rodriguez 11-10 8-11 11-9 11-8 to earn a last four meeting with top seed Eric Galvez. The Mexican ended the run of French qualifier Yann Perrin, winning 11-5 11-8 11-6 in 42 minutes.
Spain’s second seed Borja Golan, looking for his fourth successive PSA Tour title victory since September, despatched Hungary’s eighth seed Andras Torok 11-5 11-2 11-6 in 30 minutes.
By contrast, his semi-final opponent Bradley Hindle needed 69 minutes to book his place in the last four: In a tough all-Australian quarter-final clash, fourth seed Hindle toppled Tony James, the No7 seed, 11-4 11-5 8-11 9-11 11-3.
RESULTS: Tortugas Open Squash Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Quarter-finals:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Yann Perrin (FRA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 (42m)
[3] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [6] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-10 (2-0), 8-11, 11-9, 11-8 (55m)
[4] Bradley Hindle (AUS) bt [7] Tony James (AUS) 11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3 (69m)
[2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [8] Andras Torok (HUN) 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (30m)
Semi-final draw:
[1] Eric Galvez (MEX) v [3] Rafael F Alarcon (BRA)
[2] Borja Golan (ESP) v [4] Bradley Hindle (AUS)