Venezuela #2-Leg 1 qualifying May 15-21, 2006 Singles Seeds: (cut: NR) 1. Jimy Szymanski WD 2. Juan de Armas 3. Federico Cataldi 4. Michael-Ray Pallares 5. Milan Pokrajac 6. Jeffrey Das 7. Alex Menichini 8. Cyprian Pisarek 9. Dominic Metzger 10. Witold Cudny 11. Andres Arango 12. Leandro Ferreira 13. Bjorn Munroe 14. Marvin Rolle First Round Ricardo Palm (VEN) d. (ALT)Diego Gimenez (VEN) 6-4 6-3 [Gimenez replaces Szymanski] (WC)Alexander Rojas (VEN) d. Enrique Gonzalez (VEN) 6-2 6-4 Cristian Lopez (COL) d. Michael van der Merwe (RSA) 6-3 6-2 Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Santiago Magaldy (VEN) 6-0 6-1 (2)Juan de Armas (VEN) d. Martin di Mella (ARG) 6-3 6-2 Rohan Weideman (RSA) d. (WC)Alfred Martinez (VEN) 6-2 6-2 (WC)Irving Morales (VEN) d. Alexander Diaz (VEN) 6-0 6-2 Leonel Vivas (VEN) d. Jesus Rodriguez (VEN) 6-3 6-0 (3)Federico Cataldi (ARG) d. Alan Sol (VEN) 6-0 6-3 (WC)Pedro Ast (VEN) d. Jose Sol (VEN) 6-3 6-2 Kirill Sinitsyn (RUS) d. Leonardo Torrellas (VEN) 6-4 6-4 Sebastian Losavio (ARG) d. (14)Marvin Rolle (BAH) 7-5 6-4 (4)Michael-Ray Pallares (DOM) d. Gustavo Guerin (BRA) 6-1 6-1 (WC)Radames Ries (BRA) d. Gianfabrizio Esposito (VEN) 6-0 6-4 Rafael Teixeira (BRA) d. Felipe Mazzaro (BRA) 6-1 6-0 (12)Leandro Ferreira (BRA) d. Johan van der Lith (RSA) 6-0 6-0 (5)Milan Pokrajac (CAN) d. Danilo Ferraz (BRA) 7-5 6-3 Richard Ruckelshausen (AUT) d. Guido Sola (ARG) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 Mauricio Echazu (PER) d. Sebastian Nawrocki (AUS) 4-6 6-3 7-5 (11)Andres Arango (ECU) d. Jean Paul Clarac (VEN) 6-1 6-1 Levar Harper-Griffith (USA) d. (6)Jeffrey Das (USA) 6-4 1-6 6-4 Jose Tolentino (PER) d. Francisco Franco (COL) 6-3 6-2 (WC)Rafael Coutinho (VEN) d. Mauro Rezende (BRA) 7-5 6-1 (9)Dominic Metzger (GER) d. Alejandro Pardo (CHI) 6-3 6-0 (7)Alex Menichini (USA) d. Ikaika Jobe (USA) 7-5 7-6(3) Hugo Gomez (VEN) d. Rosalio Castillo (VEN) 6-4 6-0 Kevin Kerr (RSA) d. Diego Lasry (VEN) 7-6(2) 4-6 6-2 (13)Bjorn Munroe (BAH) d. Jose Manuel Figueira (VEN) 6-1 6-2 (8)Cyprian Pisarek (USA) d. Pedro Leite de Carli (BRA) 6-4 6-3 (WC)Karim Benmansour (MAR) d. Sergio Olivares (VEN) 6-1 2-6 6-1 Juan Carlos Nunez (VEN) d. (WC)Alfredo Rodriguez (VEN) 6-1 6-1 (10)Witold Cudny (POL) d. Andres Riobueno (VEN) 6-1 6-2 Second Round (WC)Alexander Rojas (VEN) d. Ricardo Palm (VEN) 7-5 6-1 Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. Cristian Lopez (COL) 6-3 6-1 Rohan Weideman (RSA) d. (2)Juan de Armas (VEN) w/o (WC)Irving Morales (VEN) d. Leonel Vivas (VEN) 6-1 6-3 (3)Federico Cataldi (ARG) d. (WC)Pedro Ast (VEN) 7-6(5) 6-4 Sebastian Losavio (ARG) d. Kirill Sinitsyn (RUS) 0-6 6-1 6-2 (4)Michael-Ray Pallares (DOM) d. (WC)Radames Ries (BRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 (12)Leandro Ferreira (BRA) d. Rafael Teixeira (BRA) 6-1 6-2 (5)Milan Pokrajac (CAN) d. Richard Ruckelshausen (AUT) 6-4 6-1 (11)Andres Arango (ECU) d. Mauricio Echazu (PER) 2-6 6-0 6-0 Levar Harper-Griffith (USA) d. Jose Tolentino (PER) 6-2 6-1 (9)Dominic Metzger (GER) d. (WC)Rafael Coutinho (VEN) 6-3 7-6(4) (7)Alex Menichini (USA) d. Hugo Gomez (VEN) 6-3 6-2 Kevin Kerr (RSA) d. (13)Bjorn Munroe (BAH) 6-0 5-1 ret. (8)Cyprian Pisarek (USA) d. (WC)Karim Benmansour (MAR) 7-5 2-6 ret. Juan Carlos Nunez (VEN) d. (10)Witold Cudny (POL) 6-4 6-1 Qualifying Round Luis David Martinez (VEN) d. (WC)Alexander Rojas (VEN) 6-3 6-1 (WC)Irving Morales (VEN) d. Rohan Weideman (RSA) 6-2 6-3 Sebastian Losavio (ARG) d. (3)Federico Cataldi (ARG) 6-0 6-4 (4)Michael-Ray Pallares (DOM) d. (12)Leandro Ferreira (BRA) 6-2 6-3 (5)Milan Pokrajac (CAN) d. (11)Andres Arango (ECU) 6-2 5-0 ret. Levar Harper-Griffith (USA) d. (9)Dominic Metzger (GER) 6-4 6-2 (7)Alex Menichini (USA) d. Kevin Kerr (RSA) 3-6 6-1 6-0 (8)Cyprian Pisarek (USA) d. Juan Carlos Nunez (VEN) 4-6 7-5 6-3 Doubles Seeds: (cut: Arango/Franco - NR) none First Round Milan Pokrajac/Kirill Sinitsyn (CAN/RUS) d. (WC)Alexander Rojas/Luis Rovira (VEN) 6-2 6-0 (ALT)Levar Harper-Griffith/Sebastian Nawrocki (USA/AUS) d. Andres Arango/Francisco Franco (ECU/COL) 7-5 6-4 [Harper-Griffith/Nawrocki replace Federico Cataldi/Martin di Mella] Qualifying Round (ALT)Levar Harper-Griffith/Sebastian Nawrocki (USA/AUS) d. Milan Pokrajac/Kirill Sinitsyn (CAN/RUS) 6-2 7-5