by Ian Marshall, Editor

Commencing matters overall as the no.2 seed, Chelsea Edghill, justified her status.

She beat Costa Rica’s Fiorella Vallecillo in straight games (11-8, 11-6, 11-7, 14-12), before in hard fought full distance seven game encounters securing her July place in the Peruvian capital city. She overcame Rheann Chung from Trinidad and Tobago, the no.3 seed (11-0, 5-11, 12-10, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-2) followed by similar success against Paraguay’s Lucero Ovelar (9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9).

“I’m really happy, I played my best in the final, Lucero played very well but at the end I was able to win. I know Lima it´s going be a very high level competition so I just have to be ready.” Chelsea Edghill

Hard fought success for Chelsea Edghill; for Neridee Niño, the no.4 seed, life was less dramatic. After overcoming Trinidad and Tobago’s Brittany Joseph, the no.7 seed (11-5, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7), she beat El Salvador’s Cecilia Orantes, the no.8 seed (11-4, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9) to book her final reservation. Impressive form leading to the decisive contest it was no different in the crucial engagement; she accounted for Paraguay’s Leyla Gomez, the no.11 seed (11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7) to reserve her place in the women’s singles event at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

“It’s a dream fulfilled, I’ve never been to a Pan American Games so I’m too happy about this result. It was a rather uncomfortable match for me in the final; however, my desire to qualify was great. I fought and I played from the heart.” Neridee Niño

A further two places for the women’s singles event at Lima 2019 Pan American Games remain.

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)

Draws

Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Men’s Singles – Draw Three (Saturday 25th May)

Lima 2019 Pan American Qualification Tournament for Individual Events: Women’s Singles – Draw Three (Saturday 25th 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.