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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, October 2, 2021.-
Ángel Williams/Ximena Núñez (CRC 1), Kianny
Araya/Ana Fallas (CRC 2), Mirella González/Dana
Funes (ESA 1) and Paola Alvarado/Laura Quiñonez
(GUA 1) advanced into semifinals of the XIII U21
Central American Beach Volleyball Championship.
Costa Rica advanced directly into semifinals
after winning the respective pools, while El
Salvador and Guatemala came out winners in
quarterfinals.
In the first semifinal, Araya/Fallas (CRC 2)
will play González/Funes (ESA 1), followed by
Williams/Núñez (CRC 1) against Alvarado/Quiñolez
(GUA 1).
Kianny Araya and Ana Fallas (CRC 2) were the
first to move forward, working hard especially
in the second set, defeating Guatemala’s number
1 team of Paola Alvarado and Laura Quiñónez 2-0
(21-14, 23-21) for first place in pool B. On the
other hand Ángel Williams and Ximena Núñez (CRC
1) dominated Pool C, winning their last
pool-play match to Yohali Lugo/Kadderli Salazar
(NCA 2) 2-0 (21-11, 21-10).
González and Funes of El Salvador started their
day defeating Yohali Lugo/Kadderli Salazar (NCA
2) 2-0 (21-11, 21-10) finishing second in pool
C, and then in the quarterfinal round they won
2-0 (21-18, 21-19) against Joselyn Muñoz/Ana
Arévalo (GUA 2).
Guatemala’s Alvarado/Quiñónez, second in pool B,
advanced to the semifinals easily beating Grace
Zeledon/Nahima Silva (NCA 1) by 2-0 (21-8,
21-15).
Semifinals and medal matches are scheduled for
Sunday.
Women’s Results Day 2:
Pool-play: Pool A:
Joselyn Muñoz/Ana Arévalo (GUA 2) d Grace
Zeledon/Nahima Silva (NCA 1) 2-1 (21-14, 15-21,
15-10). Pool B: Shanna Rivera/Aura Cruz
(HON 1) d Daniela Sánchez/Daniela López (ESA 2)
2-1 (19-21, 21-11, 15-4); Kianny
Araya/Ana Fallas (CRC 2) d Paola Alvarado/Laura
Quiñonez (GUA 1) 2-0 (21-14, 23-21). Pool C:
Mirella González/Dana Funes (ESA 1) d Reizel
Bruhier/Shantte Siliezar (HON 2) 2-0 (21-17,
21-12); Ángel Williams/Ximena Núñez (CRC 1) d
Yohali Lugo/Kadderli Salazar (NCA 2) 2-0 (21-11,
21-10); Quarterfinals: Mirella González/Dana
Funes (ESA 1) d Joselyn Muñoz/Ana Arévalo
(GUA 2) 2-0 (21-18, 21-19); Paola Alvarado/Laura
Quiñonez (GUA 1) d Grace Zeledon/Nahima Silva (NCA
1) 2-0 (21-8, 21-15). Round positions 7-11:
Yohali Lugo/Kadderli Salazar (NCA 2) d Karla
Ortiz/Krisleen González (PAN) 2-1 (14-21, 21-17,
16-14); Shanna Rivera/Aura Cruz (HON 1) d
Reizel Bruhier/Shantte Siliezar (HON 2) 2-0
(21-9, 21-16).
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