Orchard Hill and Audi Advance With U.S. Open Polo Championship® Victories
Press release United States Polo Association – Audi took the win over Flexjet 11-7 and Orchard Hill remains undefeated (2-0) in the U.S. Open, defeating Lucchese 11-9 on Sunday, April 10, at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC). The game between Orchard Hill and Lucchese showed what can happen when you have three 10-goalers on the field— particularly when their last names are Pieres, Nero and Caset. Both teams were 1-0 going into the game, which ended 11-9 for Orchard Hill. They left it all on the field in one of the most exciting and well-executed matchups of the U.S. Open, thus far. Julian de Lusarreta was named Most Valuable Player, and “Modelo,” played by Sapo Caset, was Best Playing Pony.
A shift in positioning for Orchard Hill saw Facundo Pieres wearing No. 1 and patron Steve Van Andel in No. 4. When asked, Pieres simply stated the numbers on their backs were immaterial to how the game played out. “Juan Martin plays much more defensively than I do. Having him on the defense gives me a lot of space to go forward and try to play my game,” said Pieres. “That’s why I was trying to play a little more in front. Steve always plays back. We just changed shirts. It was nothing more than that.”
Source: Press release United States Polo Association
