Bethania de la Cruz, the new Dominican flagship

LIMA, Peru, June 14, 2013 - The Dominican Republic had no problems to qualify to the next round at the Women’s Movistar Pan American Cup in Peru after coming out of the first round as the top-seeded team at the end of pool-play.

Bethania De la Cruz, the new captain of the Dominican Republic played with a very aggressive touch and very consistently.

For the new captain of the team, the experience has been great in the first round. However the best still lies ahead on the second round.

“We will face more experienced players and we will see our real level”, she stated before departing from Huacho to Lima.

The first goal was to finish in first place. The mission was accomplished after leading the Pool C.

“We began against a very difficult rival like Brazil. They are very young but have a lot of energy and technique. After that we faced some other young rivals but not so experienced, and that helped us to qualify to the second round”.

The team coached by Marcos Kwiek is granted a spot in the 2014 Grand Prix. The expectations are higher and they want to reach the top at the end of this edition. “We want to reach the podium, everybody wishes that, and we are not the exception.”

After the retirement of Milagros Cabral, after the Olympic Games in London 2012, Bethania became the new captain of the Dominican Team, a duty that is a matter of pride and responsibility at the same time.

“I feel so proud about that. It is a big responsibility to take the team on, to talk to my teammates and have them united. It is a motive of pride to be the captain of the Dominican Republic,” she concluded.