Cubans, Dominicans and
Venezuelans unbeaten in Beach
Volley
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 20,
2006.-Cubans Tamara
Larrea-Dalixia Fernandez,
Dominicans Margarita Suero-Rosa
Medrano and Venezuelans
Frankelina Rodriguez-Alejandra
Garcia are unbeaten with 3-0 in
the pool pay of the Beach
Volleyball Tournament at the XX
Central American and Caribbean
Games. They all have 3-0
records.
Larrea-Fernandez beat Costa
Ricans Natalia Alfaro-Yanina
Aguilar 21-10, 21-8 for their
third win and tomorrow will be
looking for the semi final
ticket against Laura
Molina-Diana Romero of El
Salvador.
Suero-Medrano started the second
day of action with a quick
victory over Nancy Joseph-Andrea
Davis of Trinidad & Tobago by
score of 21-12, 21-16 and then
followed with a triumph 21-14,
21-11 over Shirnel
McPherson-Mona Crawford of
Barbados 21-14, 21-11.
Rodriguez-Garcia had a tough
battle to defeat Puerto Ricans
Lyann Puig-Yamileska Yantin
21-19, 21-18 and came back in
the afternoon to collect another
win this time off Trinidadians
Joseph-David 21-9, 21-12.
Puig-Yantin later defeated Maria
Jose Orellana-Ana Ramirez of
Guatemala 21-19, 21-12.
In other matches, Orellana-Ramirez
beat McPherson-Crawford 21-8,
21-14, Mexicans Revuelta-Virgen
dispatched Colombians
Galindo-Galindo 21-12, 21-14 and
Inestroza-Pino of Honduras
defeated Salvadorians
Molina-Romero 21-15, 11-21,
15-11.
In the Men’s battle, a grueling
morning match saw Venezuelans
Jackson Henriquez-Igor Hernandez
edging Puerto Ricans Raul
Papaleo-Joseph Gil 21-19, 18-21,
15-9.
The top-seeded Francisco
Alvarez-Wilfredo Villa of Cuba
were successful for third time
defeating the Mexican pair of
Ulises Ontiveros-Lombardo
Ontiveros by score of 21-13,
21-13.
In the afternoon session,
Henriquez-Hernandez grabbed
their third win by defeating
Seabrooks-Hodge of St. Kitts &
Nevis 21-7, 21-14 and Papaleo-Gil
beat Dominicans Yeuddy
Perez-Francisco Abreu 21-17,
21-13 for their second triumph.
Colombians Wilfredo Barrios-Herney
Saldarriaga celebrated their
Independence Day with a victory
21-18, 21-18 over Winston
Gittens-Sean Codrington of
Barbados before more than 1,500
spectators.
In other matches, Costa Ricans
Marcelo Arraya-Jonathan Guevara
beat the pair of St. Kitts
21-15, 21-19 and the Dominicans
got their first win defeating
Barbados 21-18, 21-15. |