Salinas challenger qualifying January 12-18, 2009 Singles Seeds: (cut: NR) 1. Maximo Gonzalez 2. Daniel Silva 3. Izak van der Merwe 4. Ramon Delgado 5. Carlos Salamanca 6. Enrico Burzi 7. Frederic Niemeyer 8. Alex Kuznetsov First Round (1)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. (WC)Juan Xavier Ponce (ECU) 6-4 6-0 Sat Galan (COL) d. (WC)Juan Bolona (ECU) 6-1 6-2 Ivan Endara (ECU) d. (WC)Jorge Barreda (ECU) 6-0 6-3 Patricio Alvarado (ECU) d. (8)Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 (2)Daniel Silva (BRA) d. (WC)David Orces (ECU) 6-0 6-1 Stephen Bass (USA) d. (WC)Jorge Montoya (ECU) 6-2 6-1 Andres Arango (ECU) d. (WC)Robert Wright (ECU) 3-6 6-3 7-5 Marcin Gawron (POL) d. (7)Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) w/o (3)Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. (WC)Guillermo Lasso (ECU) 6-0 6-1 Brian Battistone (USA) d. (WC)Hector Sanabria (ECU) 7-6(1) 6-0 Federico Torresi (ITA) d. Gastao Elias (POR) 6-4 6-4 Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. (6)Enrico Burzi (ITA) 6-0 6-1 Adam Vejmelka (CZE) d. (4)Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) 6-3 6-2 Adrians Zguns (LAT) d. Diego Acosta (ECU) 6-1 6-1 Filip Krajinovic (SRB) d. Chris Klingemann (USA) 3-6 7-6(0) 6-3 (5)Carlos Salamanca (COL) d. Justin O'Neal (USA) 7-5 6-3 Second Round (1)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. Sat Galan (COL) 6-2 4-6 6-1 Patricio Alvarado (ECU) d. Ivan Endara (ECU) 2-6 6-0 6-1 (2)Daniel Silva (BRA) d. Stephen Bass (USA) 6-4 6-1 Marcin Gawron (POL) d. Andres Arango (ECU) 6-2 6-7(7) 6-0 (3)Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Brian Battistone (USA) 6-3 6-2 Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) d. Federico Torresi (ITA) 4-6 6-3 6-1 Adam Vejmelka (CZE) d. Adrians Zguns (LAT) 6-3 7-6(3) (5)Carlos Salamanca (COL) d. Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 6-4 6-3 Qualifying Round (1)Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) d. Patricio Alvarado (ECU) 7-5 6-2 (2)Daniel Silva (BRA) d. Marcin Gawron (POL) 6-7(8) 6-4 7-6(4) (3)Izak van der Merwe (RSA) d. Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) 6-0 6-4 (5)Carlos Salamanca (COL) d. Adam Vejmelka (CZE) 6-2 7-6(5)