San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 10, 2005.-Defense specialist Evelyn Carrera said her farewell to the international competition but no so to the Women’s Volleyball Superior League.

The Dominican-Puerto Rican player was the most missed during the recently concluded North Central American and Caribbean Women’s Championship in Trinidad & Tobago. Her absence also will be notable during the V Pan American Cup, the World Grand Prix and the World Championships in Japan, events all to be held in 2006.

“It has been many years with the National Team,” said Carrera in a telephone interview with Primera Hora from the Dominican Republic.

“I spent 21 years with the National Team. I have been playing this sport since I was 10 years-old and finally I am tired,” said the 33 years-old player. “For the international level is too much work and I feel tired. I started very young and I have spent my life in a court. So I decided not to continue with the National Team, but I hope to be back in Puerto Rico to play with Ponce,” she added.

Carrera was part of the Dominican Team that won the gold medal during the last Pan American Games in Santo Domingo 2003 defeating Cuba.

The veteran athlete, who has been named to work as instructor of the youth teams, will have to overcome the anxiety of being out of the court.

“I had to be in the Norceca as third assistant but decided not to go because I was going to suffer watching the games from off the lines. But staying here (in Dominican Republic) has proved to be worst while receiving the news of the results.”

The defense specialist plays as native in the Puerto Rican Women’s Superior League with the Ponce Lions

“I hope to play with Ponce this season but they have not talked to me yet,” said Carrera, who was the number one in the reserve list presented by the Lions last week at the LVSF.

(Taken from Primera Hora of Puerto Rico)