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Dominican Republic remains the only unbeaten team

 

   

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 22, 2015 – Hosts Dominican Republic remained the only undefeated team in the U20 Women’s Pan American Cup following their straight-set (25-19, 25-22, 25-14) victory over Argentina at Ricardo Arias Pavilion of Santo Domingo on Wednesday.

The big serves of the Dominican, led by Natalia Martinez with 6 aces, proved to be the difference in the last match of day four of the six-team competition as they outserved their rivals 9-2 in aces.

Martinez led four Dominican players with double figures in the scores with 14 points. Gaila Gonzalez, Jineiry Martinez and Maria Garcia each contributed 11 points in the victory.

Maria Corbalan and Anahi Tosi finished with 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the defeated side.

“I think both teams had a good performance,” said Yocaty Perez, the Dominican Captain. “We were a little bit pressed playing in front of a big crowd but at the end we were able to get the win.”

“We had many unforced errors with our serves,” said Azul Benitez, the captain of Argentina. @But we couldn’t control them with our blocking.”

“The girls felt the pressure of playing at home in front of their fans and our game level was down,” said Wagner Pacheco, the coach of Dominican Republic. “They were able of neutralize our opposite (Gaila Gonzalez), but our outside hitters did a good job and Argentina failed with their serves.”

“Dominican Republic was a deserving winner,” said Mauro Silvestre, the coach of Argentina. “They dominated the match and we tried our best. Matches like this one help to the growth of our team. That’s what we are here for. Now we have to prepare for the match against Chile, and that’s a tough one too.”