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Anjema
Wins in Mexico
June
15, 2004, By Howard Harding; SquashTalk Independent
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Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema followed on his terrific result three weeks ago in the Dutch Open when he captured his second title in four weeks, winning the Corona Britania Squash Open trophy over local star Eric Galvez in the final in Queretaro City in the heart of Mexico.
While top seed Anjema coasted through to the final without dropping a game, Mexican No1 Eric Galvez, the No2 seed, met tough and unexpected opposition in the form of two local qualifiers in the previous two rounds.
After beating compatriot Jose Angel Becerril 15-6 15-7 15-8 in the quarter-finals, Galvez needed 75 minutes to quash fellow Mexican Jorge Baltazar 15-9 13-15 15-11 15-8 to reach the final.
Anjema, the 21-year-old from The Hague who broke into the world's top 40 this month after winning the Dutch Open in May, had to work hard for his Corona Britania title, beating Galvez 15-7 13-15 15-7 15-6 in 73 minutes to claim the fourth PSA Tour title of his career.
RESULTS: Corona Britania Squash Open, Queretaro City, Mexico1st round:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Marcos Mendez (MEX) 15-5, 15-8, 15-8
Dylan Patterson (USA) bt [7] Mauricio Sanchez (MEX) 7-15, 15-10, 15-3,
15-5
[4] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt Lucky Odeh (NGR) 15-6, 15-4, 15-0
[8] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) bt [Q] Armando Zarazua (MEX) 17-15, 15-10,
15-11
[5] Morten Sorensen (DEN) bt Alexandre Muller (FRA) 15-11, 15-6, 15-12
(58m)
[Q] Jorge Baltazar (MEX) bt [3] Dylan Bennett (NED) 12-15, 15-14, 15-6,
15-12 (65m)
[Q] Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) bt [6] Andrea Bianchetti (ITA) 11-15, 15-5,
15-8, 15-10 (63m)
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Mohamed Elkeiy (EGY) 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 (29m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Dylan Patterson (USA) 15-5, 15-4, 15-8
(26m)
[4] Laurent Elriani (FRA) bt [8] John Ashley Abrahamse (RSA) 15-8, 17-16,
7-15, 6-15, 15-7 (93m)
[Q] Jorge Baltazar (MEX) bt [5] Morten Sorensen (DEN) 15-10, 15-11, 5-15,
15-10 (55m)
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Jose Angel Becerril (MEX) 15-6, 15-7, 15-8
(39m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt [4] Laurent Elriani (FRA) 15-12, 15-11,
15-3 (65m)
[2] Eric Galvez (MEX) bt [Q] Jorge Baltazar (MEX) 15-9, 13-15, 15-11,
15-8 (75m)
Final:
[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt [2] Eric Galvez (MEX) 15-7, 13-15, 15-7,
15-6 (73m)
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