25 June 2011-A
trio of Mexicans will contest the semi-finals of the inaugural Boca Del
Rio Veracruz International after major upsets by home players Cesar
Salazar and Eric Galvez in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour
Challenger 15 squash event at Squash Club Boca in the Mexican city of
Veracruz.
Cesar Salazar pulled off the biggest upset when he despatched third
seed Stephane Galifi 14-12, 11-4, 11-2 in 40 minutes. It was the
23-year-old from San Luis Potosi's second Tour victory over the Italian
this year.
In the other half of the draw, former Mexican number one Eric Galvez
faced Pan-American rival Shawn Delierre, the No4 seed from Canada who
went into the match leading 5/3 in the pair's head-to-head record since
2006.
It took him 104 minutes, but underdog Galvez - ranked exactly 50 places
behind the 29-year-old from Montreal - battled through two tie-break
games to record a popular 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10 triumph.
Galvez will now face Cesar's twin brother in a match which will ensure
a Mexican finalist. Second seed Arturo Salazar brushed aside Egyptian
Karim AGA Samy 11-4, 11-5, 13-11.
But top-seeded Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez denied the crowd a
full-house of Mexicans in the last four when he beat Mexico City-based
Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira 11-8, 11-8, 11-7.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 15 Boca Del Rio Veracruz International, Veracruz, Mexico
Quarter-finals:
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (40m)
Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [3] Stephane Galifi (ITA) 14-12, 11-4, 11-2 (40m)
Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [4] Shawn Delierre (CAN) 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10 (104m)
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-4, 11-5, 13-11 (35m) Semi-final line-up:
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) v Cesar Salazar (MEX)
[2] Arturo Salazar (MEX) v Eric Galvez (MEX)