Puerto Rico defeats Costa Rica In straight sets

MEXICALI, Mexico, July 12 2011. — Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica in straight sets (25-9, 25-10, 25-15) in its first match at the Boys’ U19 Pan American Cup.

Carlos Acosta and Giovanni Llinas scored 10 points apiece for Puerto Rico, while Jorge Murillo and Cesar Gomez, concluded with three points each.

“It was a match in which we could played better a little bit more, but missed our concentration”, stated Andres Araya, captain of Costa Rica.

“We feel a little bit better, the team looks also little more released, but we have to work in some fundamental things to improve”, said Costa Rican coach Henry Rodriguez.

“This first match was an opportunity for many of our players to see how this discipline is in the international stage”, said Puerto Rican captain Ramon Burgos, while his coach, Ramon Lawrence remarked that starting with a better service and avoiding mistakes helped them to win.“We corrected some errors and must be ready for tomorrow’s match against Brazil”, finished Lawrence..