SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, October 8, 2021 -
Costa Rica and Guatemala started strong on the
first day of the women's tournament of the XX
Major Central American Beach Volleyball
Championship.
Ángel Williams and Ximena Núñez (CRC 1) defeated
Blanca Colato/Gabriela Funez, from El Salvador
(2), 2-0 (22-20, 22-20); then the Costa Ricans
beat Shanna Rivera and Cecille Johnson, from
Honduras, 2-0 (21-8, 21-18) in Group C.
Colato/Funez won an important match for the
quarterfinals, beating Maria Grace Zeledón/Nahima
Silva, from Nicaragua 2, 2-0 (21-18, 21-19).
Meanwhile, Rivera/Johnson won 2-0 (21- 15,
21-17) against Zeledón / Silva.
On the other hand, Natalia Jirón and Estefanie
Bethancourt, from Guatemala 1, defeated Camila
Villegas/Ana Fallas, from Costa Rica 2, 2-0
(21-16, 21-14). Jirón/Bethancourt then defeated
2-0 (21- 16, 21-16) to Nadia Soler/Sofía
Velásquez, from El Salvador 1, in group B.
Villegas/Fallas achieved a 2-0 (21-17, 21-12)
victory against Honduras 2 (Reizel Bruhier/Aura
Cruz).
Also the couple from Guatemala, Paola Alvarado /
Laura Quiñonez, beat Panama 2-0 (21-12, 21-18)
with Dionelys Delgado / Ingrid Lezcano, for
group A, which has 3 couples. Nicaragua 1, with
Valeska Hernández and Socorro López, beat Panama
2-0 (21-16, 21-14).
The first place of group B and C, are classified
to the semifinal that will be played on Sunday,
while the first of A will face the second of C;
and the second of group A is measured to the
second of B, in the quarterfinals this Saturday.
The last champion of this tournament was
Nicaragua in 2019, taking the title from
Guatemala that won it in 2018. Costa Rica,
however, is the top winner of the Central
American Women's Championships with 12 titles.
Friday Results
Alvarado/Quiñonez (GUAN 2) def 2-0 (21-12,
21-18) a PAN Delgado/Lezcano (PAN)
Girón/Bethancourt (GUA 1) def 2-0 (21-16, 21-14)
Villegas/Fallas (CRC 2)
Soler/Velásquez (ESA 1) def 2-0 (21-9, 21-14) a
Bruhier/Cruz (HON 2)
Williams/Núñez (GUA 1 (CRC 1) def 2-0 (22-20.
22-20) Colato/Funes (ESA 2)
Rivera/Johnson (HON 1) def 2-0 (21-15, 21-17) a
Zeledón/Silva (NCA 2)
Hernández/López (NCA 1) def 2-0 (21-16, 21-14)
Delgado/Lezcano (PAN)
Villegas/Fallas (CRC 2) def 2-0 (21-17, 21-12)
Bruhier/Cruz (HON 2)
Colato/Funez (ESA 2) def 2-0 (21-18, 21-19)
Zeledón/Silva (NCA 2)
Williams/Nuñez CRC 1 def 2-0 (21-08, 21-18)
Rivera/Johnson (HON 1) |