Morales & Alfaro continues their sterling show

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, March 7, 2013 – Costa Rica’s Ingrid Morales and Natalia Alfaro advanced to the semifinals of the women’s beach volleyball tournament of the X Central American Games with an undefeated record in eight outings at the double round-robin preliminary phase of the competition.

Morales/Alfaro completed their sterling performance with victories over Guatemala’s Ingrid Lopez and Lourdes Ramirez 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) and Nicaragua’s Elia Torrez/Swan Mendoza 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) on Thursday.

Guatemalans Lopez/Ramirez qualified in second place with a 5-3 win-loss record following their three-set (10-21, 21-19, 15-12) win over El Salvador’s Diana Romero and María Vargas.

In Friday’s semifinals, the team of Morales/Alfaro goes against Romero/Vargas (3-5) while the duo Lopez/Ramirez meets Torrez/Mendoza (4-4).

In the men’s tournament, Costa Rica’s Gilberto and Alexander Villegas and El Salvador’s Carlos Escobar and David Vargas advanced to the semifinals following lopsided victories on Thursday.

The Villegas brothers downed Honduras’ Wilfredo Vega and Douglas Izaguirre 2-0 (21-11, 21-5) while Escobar/Vargas beat Belize’s Gustavo Morataya and Abimael Godoy 2-0 (21-8, 21-16).

In semifinals, Escobar/Vargas will play now Guatemalans Andy Leonardo/Luis García while Villegas/Villegas meet Nicaraguans Gerald Umaña and Henry Hernandez. The teams of Honduras and Belize will compete for fifth place.

Results of fourth day

Men: ESA d. BIZ 2-0 (21-8, 21-16); CRC d HON 2-0 (21-11, 21-5)

Women: NCA d. HON 2-0 (21-8, 21-12); CRC d. GUA 2-0 (21-14, 21-14); ESA d. HON 2-0 (21-11, 21-12); CRC d. NCA 2-0 (21-16, 21-18); GUA d. ESA 2-0 (10-21, 21-19, 15-12).