Costa Ricans and Guatemalans are undefeated

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, December 9, 2016 – Two female teams of Costa Rica and Guatemala are undefeated after day one at the IX Central American Junior Beach Volleyball Championship taking place at the courts of El Salvador Volleyball Federation.

The Costa Rica-1 team of sisters Lucia and Valeria Matarrita beat Laurens Álvarez and Xue Murillo of Honduras-2 by scores of 21-9, 21-19 and continued with a 21-7, 21-13 win over Anielka Alonzo and Karla Umaña of Nicaragua.

The Costa Rica-2 team of Angel Williams and Vivian Hernandez won 21-15, 21-8 over Meghan Díaz and Shanna Rivera of Honduras-1 in their only match of Friday.

Meanwhile, Natalia Girón and Estefanie Bethancourt of Guatemala-1 got victories by identical 21-7, 21-12 scores over Aura Cortez and Adriana Bonilla of El Salvador-1 and Díaz and Rivera of Honduras.

The second team of Guatemala composed by Paola Alvarado and María Juárez had to battle hard to prevail 21-17, 21-18 against Blanca Colato and Paula Gómez of El Salvador-2 and then defeated Hondurans Álvarez and Murillo 21-13, 21-13.

Women’s Friday Results

ESA 2 (Colato/Gómez) def NCA (Alonzo/Umaña) 2-1; 21-19, 18-21, 15-10, CRC 2 (Williams/Hernandez) def HON 1 (Diaz/Rivera) 2-0; 21-15, 21-8, CRC 1 (Matarrita/Matarrita) def HON 2 (Alvarez/Murillo) 2-0; 21-9, 21-19, GUA 2 (Alvarado/Juárez) def ESA 2 (Colato/Gómez) 2-0; 21-17, 21-18, GUA 1 (Girón/Bethancourt) def ESA 1 (Cortez/Bonilla) 2-0; 21-7, 21-12, GUA 2 (Alvarado/Juárez) def HON 2, (Alvarez/Murillo) 2-0; 21-13, 21-13, CRC 1 (Matarrita/Matarrita) def NCA (Alonzo/Umaña) 2-0; 21-7, 21-13, GUA 1 (Girón/Bethancourt) def HON 1 (Diaz/Rivera) 2-0; 21-7, 21-12.