by Ian Marshall, Editor
Marco Navas, who started proceedings as the no.7 seed, accounted for Trinidad and Tobago’s Aaron Wilson (9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7) and El Salvador’s Diego Orantes, the no.16 seed (11-7, 11-0, 11-5, 11-9) to book his place in the final.
One step away from Lima, he made the step and in some style, he beat Guyana’s Christopher Franklin, the no.5 seed, in four straight games.
Success for Marco Navas without needing a deciding seventh game, it was the same for Heber Moscoso. The no.10 seed, when the listings were announced, he accounted for Colombia’s Alexander Echavarria (11-6, 11-3, 11-8, 11-8), before emerging successful against Guyana’s Shemar Britton (11-6, 11-7, 11-0, 8-11, 11-8) and Tyrese Knight of Barbados, the no.4 seed (11-5, 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 13-11).
Similarly in the women’s singles event there were no great moments of drama. Leyla Gomez, the no.11 seed, overcame Brittany Joseph from Trinidad and Tobago, the no.7 seed (11-3, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4), prior to accounting for El Salvador’s Monica Mendez, the no.6 seed (11-13, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 11-2).
Impressive from Leyla Gomez, likewise Rheann Chung responded. She beat Costa Rica’s Fiorella Vallecillo (11-4, 11-7, 11-4, 11-4), Paraguay’s Lucero Ovelar (11-5, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5) and Guyana’s Trenace Lowe, the top seed, to secure her place in Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
In the play-off matches to determine the reserves, in the men’s event Tyrese Knight finished ahead of Guyana’s Christopher Franklin, Panama’s Omer Avi-Tal, Bolivia’s Eduardo Lizarazu; in the women’s Monica Mendoza ahead of Trenace Lowe, Lucero Ovelar and Brittany Joseph.
Information
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Prospectus
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Schedule of Play
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Entries (as on Thursday 23rd May)
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Seeding (First Knock-Out)
Results
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Men’s Singles – Draw One – Results (Friday 24th May)
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Women’s Singles – Draw One – Results (Friday 24th May)
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Men’s Singles – Draw Two – Results (Saturday 25th May)
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Women’s Singles – Draw Two – Results (Saturday 25th May)
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Men’s Singles – Draw Three – Results (Saturday 25th May)
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Women’s Singles – Draw Three – Results (Saturday 25th May)
Qualifiers
Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Qualified Players & Reserves (Saturday 25y May)
Qualified Teams for Pan American Games
Host Nation
Men: Peru
Women: Peru
2018 Pan American Championships
Men: Brazil, United States, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Cuba
Women: Brazil, United States, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Argentina
2019 Caribbean Qualification
Men: Puerto Rico
Women: Dominican Republic
2019 Central America Qualification
Men: Guatemala
Women: Mexico
2019 North America Qualification
Men: Canada
Women: no nomination
2019 South America Qualification
Men: Ecuador
Women: Colombia
2019 World Ranking (May)
Men: Dominican Republic
Women: Chile, Mexico
Note: Canada and the United States both qualified for the for the women’s team event as a result of finishing in the top six at the 2018 Pan American Championships. Therefore, there was no nomination via 2019 North America qualification; thus as the second high team on the May 2019 world rankings, Mexico gained the final place.
