The 2019 Pan Americam Games take place in Lima, Peru, with Squash on the program from 25th to 31st July in Singles, Doubles and Team competitions.
Singles : History for Diego and Amanda
The singles events concluded with historic wins for the top seeds – Diego Elias secured a first gold for Peru as he beat defending champion Miguel Rodriguez in four games, while Amanda Sobhy became the first woman to win two successive games as she beat Olivia Blatchford Clyne in an all-USA final.
Doubles : Two for USA as Colombia taste gold again
In the Doubles, USA took the men’s and women’s titles via Amanda & Sabrina Sobhy and Chris Hanson & Todd Harrity, while Colombia’s Catalina Pelaez & Miguel Rodriguez tasted Gold again for Colombia.
Teams : Double Gold for USA
The Squash Games concluded with Team USA claiming both team titles – the first time any nation has done so !! Amanda Sobhy – who finishes with three Gold medals just as she did in last year’s Pan Am Champs – put USA ahead before Olivia Blatchford eked out a nailbiting win.
Miguel Rodriguez put Colombia ahead in the men’s final, but Chris Hanson and Andrew Douglas turned it around for the USA.
Men’s Final : USA 2-1 Colombia
Todd Harrity 1-3 Miguel Rodriguez 10-12, 12-10, 7-11, 7-11 (50m)
Chris Hanson 3-0 Juan Camilo Vargas 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (33m)
Andrew Douglas 3-1 Andrés Herrera 11-4, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8 (45m)
Women’s Final : USA 2-0 Canada
Amanda Sobhy 3-0 Hollie Naughton 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 (24m)
Olivia Blatchford Clyne 3-0 Sam Cornett 15-13, 21-19, 11-7 (41m)
Men’s Semi-Finals : USA 2-1 Mexico | Colombia 2-0 Canada
Men’s Quarter-Finals :
Canada 2-1 Peru | Mexico 2-0 Argentina || USA 2-0 Brazil | Colombia 2-0 Guatemala
Women’s Semi-Finals: USA 3-0 Mexico | Canada 3-0 Colombia
Women’s Quarter-Finals:
USA 3-0 Peru | Mexico 2-0 Guyana || Canada 3-0 Chile | Colombia 2-0 Argentina
TS DRAWS OFFICIAL GAMES RESULTS
Doubles
MEN’S FINAL:
[3/4] Hanson & Harrity (Usa) 2-1 Delierre & Sachvie (Can) 6-11, 11-5, 11-8 (42m)
WOMEN’S FINAL:
[1] Sobhy & Sobhy (Usa) 2-0 [3/4] Letourneau & Cornett (Can) 11-10, 11-8 (22m)
MIXED FINAL:
[1] Pelaez & Rodriguez (Col) 2-0 Garcia & Avila (Mex) 11-10, 11-4 (26m)
MEN’S SEMIS:
Delierre & Sachvie (Can) 2-1 [1] Salazar & Salazar (Mex) 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 (53m)
[3/4] Hanson & Harrity (Usa) 2-0 [2] Elias & Escudero (Per) 11-8, 11-8 (30m)
WOMEN’S SEMIS:
[1] Sobhy & Sobhy (Usa) 2-0 [3/4] Pinto & Delgado (Chi) 11-5, 11-3 (13m)
[3/4] Letourneau & Cornett (Can) 2-1 [2] Tovar & Tovar (Col) 10-11, 11-6, 11-8 (34m)
MIXED SEMIS:
[1] Pelaez & Rodriguez (Col) 2-0 [3/4] Naughton & Schnell (Can) 11-10, 11-5 (27m)
Garcia & Avila (Mex) 2-0 [3/4] Blatchford & Douglas (Usa) 11-6, 11-5 (18m)
MEN’S QUARTERS:
[1] Arturo & Cesar Salazar (Mex) 2-0 Chris Binnie & Lewis Walters (Jam) 11-10, 11-2 (30m)
Shawn Delierre & Nick Sachvie (Can) 2-1 [3/4] Leandro Romiglia & Robertino Pezzota (Arg) 11-5, 7-11, 11-10 (61m)
[3/4] Chris Hanson & Todd Harrity (Usa) 2-0 Micah Franklin & Noah Browne (Ber) 11-6, 11-7 (24m)
[2] Diego Elias & Alonso Escudero (Per) 2-0 Andres Herrera & Juan Camilo Vargas (Col) 11-2, 11-10 (27m)
WOMEN’S QUARTERS:
[1] Amanda & Sabrina Sobhy (Usa) 2-0 [5/8] Camila Grasso & Pilar Etchechoury (Arg) 11-3, 11-8 (12m)
[3/4] Ana Pinto & Giselle Delgado (Chi) 2-1 Ashley Khalil & Taylor Fernandes (Guy) 11-4, 8-11, 11-5 (25m)
[3/4] Danielle Letourneau & Sam Cornett (Can) 2-0 Alejandra Zavala & Ximena Rodriguez (Per) 11-1, 11-1 (9m)
[2] Laura & Maria Tovar (Col) 2-0 Dina Gomez & Samantha Teran (Mex) 11-3, 11-9 (17m)
MIXED QUARTERS :
[1] Catalina Pelaez & Miguel Rodriguez (Col) v bye
[3/4] Hollie Naughton & Andrew Schnell (Can) 2-0 Camila Gallegos & Jaime Pinto (Chi) 11-2, 11-4 (12m)
[3/4] Olivia Blatchford & Andrew Douglas (Usa) 2-0 Maria Hermosa & Andres Duany (Per) 11-3, 11-3 (12m)
Diana Garcia & Alfredo Avila (Mex) 2-0 [2] Antonella Falcione & Gonzalo Miranda (Arg) 11-2, 11-3 (17m)
Team Event
Last year’s Pan Am Champs – they’re held in each of the three years between Games – in the Cayman Islands was the qualifying event for the teams with the top eight men’s and women’s teams going through to Lima.
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Pan Am Squash History 2018 Pan Am Champs Coverage Official Games Site
