TIJUANA, México, April 4, 2015 - The Baja California U20 team
finished undefeated in the opening day at the Baja California
Invitational Cup celebrated at the High Performance Center.
The host team opened with a victory over the Argentina U18 team
2-1 (25-22, 25-14, 15-11). This tournament format consists in
winning 2 of 3 sets.
The U20 team won the first set, but in the second one the South
American squad had a comeback with an advantage of 11 points.
The team coached by Mauro Silvestre tied the action 1-1.
However, the local team recovered in the third to grant a victoy
and also clinched a second win after defeating the U16 unit of
Peru 2-0 (25-15, 25-16).
The U20 Baja Girls also won their third match of the opening
day, by beating the Baja U18 squad 2-0 (25-16, 25-23) to close
undefeated with a 3-0 streak.
First win for Argentina
The Argentineans recovered from their first match defeat and
beat the Baja California U18 team 2-0 (25-13, 27-25). The South
Americans closed the first set with a big advantantage of 12
points. The hosts tried to react in the last points of the
second setm but the U18 Pan Am Cup champions closed with a good
attack strategy.
Results
Baja U18 d Peru U16 2-0 (25-12, 25-10)
Baja U18 d Baja U16 2-1 (25-22, 17-25, 15-7)
Baja U20 d Argentina Sub 18 2-1 (25-22, 25-14,15-11)
Baja U20 d Baja U18 2-0 (25-16, 25-23)
Baja U20 d Peru U16 2-0 (25-15, 25-16)
Argentina U18 d Baja U18 (25-13, 27-25) |