Valtierra Vanquishes Gaskin In Guatemala

Mexican qualifier Erik Tepos Valtierra stunned eighth seed Arthur Gaskin in the opening round of the Internacional Sporta Open to claim an unexpected place in the quarter-finals of the $15,000 PSA Tour squash event in its second year at Sporta in Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala.

The 22-year-old from Mexico City - ranked 219 in the world - recovered from two games down to topple Irishman Gaskin, the world No83, 1-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-1, 11-7.

Tepos Valtierra will now face top-seeded Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez, who beat last year's runner-up Cesar Salazar - also from Mexico - 12-10, 11-8, 11-7.

Two other players also failed to fulfil their seedings: Sixth seed Gilly Lane, from the USA, went down 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 to unseeded Colombian Bernardo Samper, while Brazilian Rafael F Alarcon, also unseeded, defeated New Zealand's No5 seed Campbell Grayson 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4.

1st round:
[1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX) 12-10, 11-8, 11-7
[Q] Erik Tepos Valtierra (MEX) bt [8] Arthur Gaskin (IRL) 1-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-1, 11-7
[3] Arturo Salazar (MEX) bt Mauricio Sedano (GUA) 11-0, 11-6, 11-2
[7] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [Q] Lewis Walters (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
Bernardo Samper (COL) bt [6] Gilly Lane (USA) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
[4] Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) bt [Q] Alan Clyne (SCO) 11-9, 11-8, 11-4
Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) bt [5] Campbell Grayson (NZL) 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Fabien Verseille (FRA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4