Weekend Roundup: Romiglio and Galvez Claim First Titles of 2017

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Argentina’s World No.93 Leandro Romiglio and Mexico’s World No.114 Eriz Galvez captured their first PSA World Tour titles of 2017 after they managed respective triumphs at the Guilfoyle Financial PSA Squash Classic and the Mount Royal University Open.

Romiglio, the 26-year-old from Mar del Plata, was aiming to lift his first Tour title outside of his native country since April last year, and eased through to the final after dispatching Joshua Hollings, Kale Wilson and David Baillargeon without dropping a game.

And his dominance continued into the final as a composed performance saw him take out World No.87 Geoffrey Demont in straight games to pick up his fourth PSA World Tour title.

2017 Guilfoyle Financial PSA Squash Classic – Results

Final
[2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt [1] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-3

Semi-Final
[1] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) bt [Q] Stephane Galifi (ITA) 3-2: 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7
[2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt [4] David Baillargeon (CAN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-8, 11-9

Quarter-Finals
[1] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) bt [Q] Graeme Schnell (CAN) 3-1: 11-3, 15-13, 9-11, 11-1
[Q] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [3] Robertino Pezzota (ARG) 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
[4] David Baillargeon (CAN) bt [5] Anthony Graham (ENG) 3-2: 13-11, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 11-6
[2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt [7] Kale Wilson (TRI) 3-0: 11-2, 11-6, 11-1

First Round
[1] Geoffrey Demont (FRA) bt Bryan Cueto (MEX) 3-0: 11-5, 15-13, 11-6
[Q] Graeme Schnell (CAN) bt [8] Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) 3-2: 10-12, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (90m)
[Q] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [6] Albert Shoihet (CAN) w/o
[3] Robertino Pezzota (ARG) bt Miled Zarazua (MEX) 3-0: 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
[4] David Baillargeon (CAN) bt [WC] Akasham Rajagopaul (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-9, 11-5
[5] Anthony Graham (ENG) bt [Q] Fernando Magdaleno (MEX) 3-0: 11-4, 11-9, 11-2
[7] Kale Wilson (TRI) bt [Q] Pranav Sharma (CAN) 3-0: 16-14, 11-8, 11-6
[2] Leandro Romiglio (ARG) bt Joshua Hollings (CAN) 3-0: 11-6, 11-8, 11-6

Meanwhile, Galvez ended the charge of home hero Andrew Schnell in the Mount Royal University Open, defeating the Canadian No.1 3-2 in Calgary.

The duo, who both eliminated Canadian opposition in round one, contested an enthralling and captivating final tie, with Galvez initially seeing a two-game lead wiped out, before he resumed control on the deciding fifth game to wrap up the win and capture his 14th career PSA World Tour crown.

2017 Mount Royal University Open – Results

Final
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [1] Andrew Schnell (CAN) 3-2: 11-9, 11-3, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7 (65m)

Semi-Final
[1] Andrew Schnell (CAN) bt [4] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 3-1: 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 (67m)
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [6] Charlie Johnson (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (32m)

Quarter-Final
[1] Andrew Schnell (CAN) bt [5] Matias Tuomi (FIN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-3 (32m)
[4] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt [7] Mark Broekman (ENG) 3-0: 11-4, 11-1, 11-5 (35m)
[6] Charlie Johnson (ENG) bt [3] Andrés Herrera (COL) 3-0: 16-14, 11-8, 18-16 (63m)
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [8] Stu Hadden (IRL) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 (32m)

First Round
[1] Andrew Schnell (CAN) bt [Q] Matthew Henderson (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (27m)
[5] Matias Tuomi (FIN) bt Ismail Rauf (PAK) 3-0: 11-6, 12-10, 11-5 (24m)
[7] Mark Broekman (ENG) bt Marco Toriz-Caddo (MEX) 3-1: 11-7, 11-9, 2-11, 11-7 (46m)
[4] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt [Q] Brett Schille (CAN) 3-2: 11-8, 11-5, 3-11, 6-11, 11-3 (44m)
[3] Andrés Herrera (COL) bt [Q] Abdelrahman Dweek (CAN) 3-0: 11-8, 11-2, 11-4 (26m)
[6] Charlie Johnson (ENG) bt Thomas King (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (29m)
[8] Stu Hadden (IRL) bt [WC] Paul Oppenheim (CAN) 3-1: 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7 (38m)
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Noel Heaton (CAN) 3-0: 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (21m)