El estadounidense Noah Schachter frenó el avance del
puertorriqueño Ignacio García, mientras el panameño Marcelo Rodríguez Mojica continuó
su paso asombroso desde el cualificatorio hasta la semifinal de varones de la
Copa Sultana.
Nuevamente, Estados Unidos se quedó sin representantes en la
semifinal femenina, mientras las británicas Ali Collins y Francesca Jones,
Nandini Das, de India y River Hart, de Canadá quedaron las últimas cuatro del
evento que se celebra en el Complejo de Tenis del Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez.
Schachter superó 6-3, 6-3 al boricua García, quien dio la
mejor demostración de los anfitriones en el torneo de Grado 4. El
estadounidense, décimo sembrado, se verá en la semifinal con el primer
favorito, el mexicano Jorge Ortegón, quien se recuperó de un mal comienzo para
derrotar 0-6 7-5 7-6(1) al estadounidense Fletcher Scott.
Rodríguez Mojica, quien llegó a Mayaguez sin puntos ITF y
tuvo que pasar por las rondas cualifictatorias para entrar al torneo, siguió su
asombroso avance al vencer 7-5, 6-3 al decimotercer sembrado, Juan Batalla, de México. Se medirá en un duelo
centroamericano al guatemalteco Christopher Vleeming Ortiz, decimoquinto
sembrado, quien superó 4-6 6-2 6-1 a Dennis Afanasev, de Estados Unidos.
Collins, la primera preclasificada en la rama femenina, dominó
6-0, 6-1 a Kate Paulus, dejando nuevamente a Estados Unidos sin opciones de ganar la Copa
Sultana en la rama femenina. La primera edición fue para Alizée Michaud, de
Francia; la segunda para Luiza Stefani de Brasil y la tercera para Ana Brogan,
de Gran Bretaña.
Collins, quien busca llevar otro título a Gran Bretaña, se
medirá a la cuarta sembrada la cuarta favorita Das, quien derrotó 6-3 3-6
7-6(4) a Nami Otsuka en una batalla entre dos pasadas finalistas de los torneos
de Puerto Rico. Das fue finalista en la Copa Sultana en 2013, mientras que
Otsuka, japonesa residente en Estados Unidos, viene de llegar a la final en la
Copa Coquí de Cabo Rojo en septiembre de 2014.
La tercera preclasificada Jones también tuvo una cómoda
jornada y venció 6-1 6-2 a Yulin Chen,
de China. Su rival del viernes será Hart, quien eliminó 1-6 6-4 6-4 a Eliz Maloney,
la tercera británica en cuartos de final.
La acción continúa el viernes desde las 8:00 de la mañana
con las semifinales de sencillos y las finales de dobles. Las finales de ambas
categorías serán el sábado en la mañana.
Contacto: Mara Santori 787.568.4521
English version
American Noah Schachter defeated Ignacio García, from Puerto Rico, while Marcelo Rodríguez Mojica, from Panama, continued his impressive play since the qualifying round to advance to the semifinals at Copa Sultana.
Once again United States (USA) was left without players in the women’s semifinals, whereas British Ali Collins, and Francesca Jones, Nandini Das, from India, and River Hart, from Canada where the last four standing at the tennis tournament that takes place at the Tennis Center of the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez.
Schachter beat García 6-3, 6-3, leaving the host country without any representatives left in the Grade 4 event. In the semifinals, the tenth seeded player will go up against top ranked Jorge Ortegón, from Mexico, who had a rough start but eventually defeated Fletcher Scott (USA) 0-6 7-5 7-6(1).
Rodríguez Mojica, who had to compete in the qualificatory rounds because he didn’t have ITF points, continued his striking play by beating Juan Batalla, thirteenth seeded (Mexico, 7-5, 6-3). He will face Christopher Vleeming Ortiz (Guatemala), fifteenth seeded, who overcame Dennis Afanasev, (USA, 4-6 6-2 6-1).
Collins, the top ranked on the women’s side, crushed Kate Paulus (USA, 6-0, 6-1) eliminating USA’s possibilities of winning women’s Copa Sultana. Alizée Michaud, from France, won the first edition; Luiza Stefani, from Brazil, the second, and Ana Brogan, from Great Britain, the third.
Collins will compete against the fourth seeded Das, who defeated Nami Otsuka (USA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) in a match between past finalists in tennis tournaments in Puerto Rico. Das was a finalist at Copa Sultana 2013, and Otsuka, Japanese native, was a finalist at Copa Coquí, that took place in Cabo Rojo in September 2014.
Third seeded Jones had a comfortable win against Yulin Chen, (China, 6-1 6-2). Now she will face Hart, who eliminated Eliz Maloney, (Great Britain, 1-6 6-4 6-4).
The action will continue Friday from 8:00 a.m. with singles semifinals, and doubles finals. Mens and women’s finals will be Saturday morning.
Contact: Mara Santori 787.568.4471
English version
American Noah Schachter defeated Ignacio García, from Puerto Rico, while Marcelo Rodríguez Mojica, from Panama, continued his impressive play since the qualifying round to advance to the semifinals at Copa Sultana.
Once again United States (USA) was left without players in the women’s semifinals, whereas British Ali Collins, and Francesca Jones, Nandini Das, from India, and River Hart, from Canada where the last four standing at the tennis tournament that takes place at the Tennis Center of the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez.
Schachter beat García 6-3, 6-3, leaving the host country without any representatives left in the Grade 4 event. In the semifinals, the tenth seeded player will go up against top ranked Jorge Ortegón, from Mexico, who had a rough start but eventually defeated Fletcher Scott (USA) 0-6 7-5 7-6(1).
Rodríguez Mojica, who had to compete in the qualificatory rounds because he didn’t have ITF points, continued his striking play by beating Juan Batalla, thirteenth seeded (Mexico, 7-5, 6-3). He will face Christopher Vleeming Ortiz (Guatemala), fifteenth seeded, who overcame Dennis Afanasev, (USA, 4-6 6-2 6-1).
Collins, the top ranked on the women’s side, crushed Kate Paulus (USA, 6-0, 6-1) eliminating USA’s possibilities of winning women’s Copa Sultana. Alizée Michaud, from France, won the first edition; Luiza Stefani, from Brazil, the second, and Ana Brogan, from Great Britain, the third.
Collins will compete against the fourth seeded Das, who defeated Nami Otsuka (USA) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) in a match between past finalists in tennis tournaments in Puerto Rico. Das was a finalist at Copa Sultana 2013, and Otsuka, Japanese native, was a finalist at Copa Coquí, that took place in Cabo Rojo in September 2014.
Third seeded Jones had a comfortable win against Yulin Chen, (China, 6-1 6-2). Now she will face Hart, who eliminated Eliz Maloney, (Great Britain, 1-6 6-4 6-4).
The action will continue Friday from 8:00 a.m. with singles semifinals, and doubles finals. Mens and women’s finals will be Saturday morning.
Contact: Mara Santori 787.568.4471
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