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RESULTS: Evolution Squash Open, Mexico City, Mexico

Quarter-finals:
[Q] Mauricio Sánchez (MEX) bt Jorge Baltazar (MEX) 15-13, 17-15, 6-15, 15-9 (94m)
[3] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt [Q] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) 15-10, 15-7, 15-13 (46m)
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] David Phillips (CAN) 15-7, 15-4, 15-2 (29m)
[2] Dylan Bennett (NED) bt [7] Duncan Walsh (ENG) 15-4, 15-13, 15-13 (41m)

Galvez & Sanchez Score Semi-Final Slots In Evolution Open

Unseeded Eric Galvez and qualifier Mauricio Sánchez maintained the Mexican momentum in the new PSA Tour event in Mexico City by reaching the semi-finals of the Evolution Squash Open - but did so in contrasting styles.

Galvez, aged 20 from Puebla, swept to 15-7 15-4 15-2 victory over Canadian qualifier David Phillips in just 29 minutes - whilst Sanchez, who reached the quarter-finals after a shock win over top-seeded Australian Cameron White, took more than an hour and a half to overcome Jorge Baltazar 15-13 17-15 6-15 15-9 in the first ever win over his fellow countryman.

Sanchez now faces Frenchman Laurent Elriani, the third seed who defeated a seemingly nervous Hungarian qualifier Mark Krajcsak 15-10 15-7 15-13 in 46 minutes.

The other semi-final will feature Galvez, a quarter-finalist in last year's World Junior Championships in India, against European Junior champion Dylan Bennett.  In a match influenced by Bennett's consistency and speed, the second-seeded Dutchman beat England's Duncan Walsh 15-4 15-13 15-13 in 41 minutes.