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Costa Ricans continue reigning

 

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua , October 20, 2013 - Ingrid Morales/Natalia Alfaro continue to reign in the Central Beach volleyball by taking the title of XIII Major League with a 2-0 win (21-8 , 21-5) over Diana Romero/Marcela Avalos of El Salvador .

 

The number 1 team of Nicaragua, of Elia Torrez and Swan Mendoza won 2-0 (21-14 , 21-19 ) against Costa Rica 2 (Katherine Quesada/Eugenia Ramirez), to finish in third position. For the fifth place, the sisters Heidy and Mercedes Traña of Nicaragua prevailed 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-11) over El Salvador 1 (Kathya Vasquez/Maria Fernanda Vargas) .

 

In the semifinals, Morales/Alfaro won 2-0 (21-13, 21-8) against the Nicaraguan Torrez/Mendoza, while Salvadorans Romero/Avalos beat Quesada/Ramirez in a great duel 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 23-21).

 

Ingrid Morales said: "I am very happy, this is the eighth title win, the sixth and last with Natalia since will not continue together."

 

"We are making a transition in Costa Rica and Natalia is starting to play with Karen Cope, and we need more blocking, a deficiency that we have to correct to adavance further," Morales added.

 

Meanwhile Alfaro added that "we worked hard for this, we train a lot because we take this tournament seriously. We can give up a point without fighting, we always play hard."