EC Pinheiros Open RD1: Azana Causes Sole Upset

The opening round of the Esporte Club Pinheiros Open took place on Thursday evening in Sao Paulo, with Argentina’s Jeremias Azana causing the only upsets of the opening day’s play as he made his way through to the last eight of the competition.

The Challenger 5 level event started on Thursday, and Azana, the World No.293, overcame Brazil’s No.8 seed Pedro Mometto to make it into the quarter finals. The Argentinian won in straight games, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8, to advance to the last eight where he will now face Guatemalan No.1 Josue Enriquez.

The rest of the seeded players safely made it through to the last eight of the competition, with top seed Guilherme Melo and compatriot Diego Gobbi both advancing without any trouble.

The quarter finals of the Challenger 5 level tournament in Sao Paulo will take place on Friday, May 13, with the last eight remaining going head-to-head for places in the semi-finals of the competition.

First Round Results: Esporte Clube Pinheiros Open
[1] Guilherme Melo (BRA) bt Abdelaziz Hegazy (EGY) 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-6 (27m)
[5] Andres Herrera (COL) bt [WC] Matheus Carbonieri (BRA) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (25m)
[6] Ricardo Toscano (GUA) bt Tino Antonio Mackay Palacios (SCO) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 (24m)
[4] Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) bt Rhuan Sousa (BRA) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 (19m)
[3] Josue Enriquez (GUA) bt Luis Quisquinay (ARG) 3-0: 11-8, 11-2, 12-10 (31m)
Jeremias Azana (ARG) bt [8] Pedro Mometto (BRA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 (34m)
[7] Francesco Marcantonio (PAR) bt Junior Christovam (BRA) 3-0: 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (22m)
[2] Diego Gobbi (BRA) bt Yuri Pollak (BRA) 3-1: 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-4 (32m)

Quarter Final Draw: To Be Played Friday, May 13
[1] Guilherme Melo (BRA) v [5] Andres Herrera (COL)
[6] Ricardo Toscano (GUA) v [4] Alejandro Enriquez (GUA)
[3] Josue Enriquez (GUA) v Jeremias Azana (ARG)
[7] Francesco Marcantonio (PAR) v [2] Diego Gobbi (BRA)