The annual Pan American Squash championships are taking place in Lima Peru, comprising Singles, Doubles and Team events.
Bunyan and Elias take singles titles
There was a home winner in the men’s singles as Peru’s own Diego Elias beat Colombian Ronald Palomino to claim a third PanAm title. The women’s final was a first-ever all-Canadian affair which saw Nicole Bunyan overcome Danielle Ray 12-10 in the fifth for a first PanAm crown.
The Doubles events are under way, with Quarter and Semi Finals set to take place on Wednesday.
Women’s Final :
[1] Nicole Bunyan (Can) 3-2 [2] Danielle Ray (Can) 11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 11-3, 12-10 (39m)
Men’s Final :
[1] Diego Elias (Per) 3-0 Ronald Palomino (Col) 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 (24m)
Women’s Semi-Finals :
[1] Nicole Bunyan (Can) 3-2 [3/4] Lucia Bautista (Col) 3-11, 11-9, 15-13, 8-11, 11-9 (50m)
[2] Danielle Ray (Can) 3-1 [3/4] Catalina Pelaez (Col) 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 13-11 (30m)
Men’s Semi-Finals :
[1] Diego Elias (Per) 3-0 [3/4] David Baillargeon (Can) 11-8, 11-7, 11-3 (27m)
Ronald Palomino (Col) 3-1 [5/8] Salah Eltorgman (Can) 11-4, 11-1, 4-11, 11-8 (29m)
Finals :
Men’s : [1] Vargas & Palomino (Col) 2-0 [3/4] Escudero & Galvez (Per) 11-8, 11-4
Women’s : [1] Pelaez & Bautista (Col) 2-0 [2] Etchechouri & Portieri (Arg) 11-5, 11-5
Mixed : [2] Tovar & Knudsen (Col) 2-0 [1] Todd & Baillargeon (Can) 11-8, 11-7
Men’s Semis :
[1] Vargas & Palomino (Col) 2-1 [3/4] Romiglio & Pezzota (Arg) 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
[3/4] Escudero & Galvez (Per) 2-0 [3/4] Escudero & Galvez (Per) 11-7, 11-7
Men’s Quarters :
[1] Vargas & Palomino (Col) 2-0 Gallegos & Lacroix (Chi) 11-7, 11-7
[3/4] Romiglio & Pezzota (Arg) 2-1 [5] Turk & Eltorkman (Can) 9-11, 11-7, 11-8
[3/4] Escudero & Galvez (Per) 2-0 Casarino & Marcantonio (Par) 11-9, 11-7
[2] Enriquez & Enriquez (Gua) 2-0 Mometto & Sousa (Bra) 11-7, 11-9
Women’s Semis :
[3/4] Pinto & Delgado (Chi) 11-6, 11-7
[2] Etchechouri & Portieri (Arg) 2-0 Leon & Ponce (Per) 11-8, 11-2
Women’s Quarters :
[1] Pelaez & Bautista (Col) 2-1 Palacios & Gatti (Par) 11-4, 8-11, 11-6
[3/4] Pinto & Delgado (Chi) 2-0 [5] Naughton & Bunyan (Can) 11-9, 11-5
Leon & Ponce (Per) 2-0 [3/4] Atherley & Suleman (Bar) 11-7, 11-8
[2] Etchechouri & Portieri (Arg) 2-0 Degroot & Khalil (Guy) 11-5, 11-3
Mixed Semis :
[1] Todd & Baillargeon (Can) 2-0 [3/4] Falcione & Pujol (Arg) 11-5, 11-7
[2] Tovar & Knudsen (Col) 2-1 [3/4] Bonilla & Quisquinay (Gua) 11-7, 711, 11-7
Mixed Quarters :
[1] Todd & Baillargeon (Can) 2-0 Silva & Gobbi (Bra) 11-4, 11-7
[3/4] Falcione & Pujol (Arg) 2-1 Best & Cumberbatch (Bar) 6-11, 11-6, 11-10
[3/4] Bonilla & Quisquinay (Gua) 2-0 Castillo & Cabrejos (Per) 11-4, 11-5
[2] Tovar & Knudsen (Col) 2-0 Saavedra & Castillo (Par) 11-3, 11-3
