Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua Strong

at U21 Central American Championship

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 25, 2025.- Costa Rica’s Mariana Fallas and Sofía Vega got off to a strong start at the 15th Central American U21 Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship, winning both of their matches on opening day at Paseo Xolotlán in Managua.

Fallas/Vega opened with a 2-0 (21-10, 21-11) victory over Honduras’ Valery Rodríguez and Ruth Villegas. In the afternoon, the Costa Rican duo defeated Panama’s Keisy Janeth and Dayanaris Ríos 2-0 (21-10, 21-14).

Another team that started strong was El Salvador’s Fátima Rendón and Devora Molina, who earned a hard-fought and important three-set win (21-17, 17-21, 16-14) against local favorites Yuliana Chávez and Elia Resau.

Panama’s Janeth/Ríos duo claimed a 2-0 (21-10, 21-19) victory over Andrea Grijalva and Danna Aguilar of Guatemala, while Chávez/Resau bounced back with a 2-0 (21-9, 21-10) win against Rodríguez/Villegas of Honduras.

In the men’s division, Costa Rica’s Julián Araya and Stanley Grant recorded two wins; first a dominant 2-0 (21-11, 21-5) result against Honduras’ Jairo Gálvez and Isaac Méndez, followed by another 2-0 (21-12, 21-11) victory over Panama’s Víctor Aráuz and Adamit Del Cid.

Another pair with two wins was Nicaragua’s Justin Barrios and Deyner López, who defeated Guatemala’s Fredy Luna and Robin Oliva 2-0 (21-10, 21-17), then closed the day with a 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) win over Rafael Vargas and Fernando Ortiz of El Salvador.

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This Saturday, all duos will play two more matches, setting up a potentially decisive match on Sunday morning that could determine who advances to the final, as the top two teams will play for the championship.

Women’s Results Day 1

Fallas/Vega CRC 2-0 (21-10, 21-11) Rodríguez/Villegas HON

Grijalva/Aguilar GUA 0-2 (10-21, 19-21) Janeth/Ríos PAN

Rendón/Medina ESA 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 16-14) Chavez/Resau NCA

Fallas/Vega CRC 2-0 (21-10, 21-14) Janeth/Ríos PAN

Grijalva/Aguilar GUA 0-2 (12-21, 6-21) Rendón/Medina ESA

Rodríguez/Villegas HON 0-2 (9-21, 10-21) Chavez/Resau NCA

Men’s Results Day 1

Araya/Grant CRC 2-0 (21-11, 21-5)         Galvez/Mendez HON                 

Vargas/Ortiz ESA 0-2 (18-21, 15-21) Araúz/Cid PAN                   

Barrios/Lopez    NCA 2-0 (21-10, 21-17)  Luna/Oliva GUA                       

Araya/Grant CRC 2-0 (21-12, 21-11) Araúz/Cid PAN                               

Galvez/Mendez HON 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 17-15) Luna/Oliva GUA

Vargas/Ortiz ESA 0-2 (15-21, 19-21) Barrios/Lopez NCA