The Tigre Challenger tennis tournament has bid farewell to its Argentine contenders. Santiago rodríguez Taverna and Gonzalo Villanueva, both representing argentina, were eliminated in their quarterfinal matches this Friday, marking the end of their journey in the clay court event held at the Náutico Hacoaj club.
Rodríguez Taverna, hailing from Pilar and ranked 279th in the ATP world rankings, faced a tough defeat against Ecuador’s Alvaro Guillén meza (270th).The match concluded with a decisive 6-1, 6-4 victory for Guillén Meza, leaving Rodríguez taverna out of the competition.
Simultaneously occurring, Villanueva from Parana, ranked 422nd, had previously stunned fans by defeating the tournament’s top seed, Román Burruchaga of Buenos aires (152nd). However, his run came to an end against 20-year-old paraguayan daniel Vallejo (233rd), who secured a hard-fought win with scores of 3-6, 6-3, and 6-4.
In the singles tournament, the semifinal lineup now features two Peruvian players: juan Pablo Varillas (207th) and Gonzalo Bueno (284th). The duo is set to clash this Saturday in a highly anticipated match.Varillas,the fourth seed,triumphed over American Emilio Nava (211th and fifth seed) with scores of 6-4 and 7-5. Bueno, conversely, delivered an impressive performance against Bolivia’s Murkel Dellien (184th), winning 6-4 and 6-1.
In the doubles category, the local pair of villanueva and mariano Kestelboim (second seeds) secured their spot in the final after Rosario’s Luciano Ambrogi and Nicolo’s Tomás Farjat withdrew from the competition. Their opponents in the final will be the Brazilian-Uruguayan duo of Luis Britto and franco Roncadelli, who overcame Bolivia’s Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos in a thrilling match that ended 2-6, 6-4, and 10-6.
