Top-seeded pairs start with easy
victories in Beach Volleyball
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 19,
2006.- The top seeded pairs in
the Men’s Beach Volleyball
Tournament at the XX Central
American and Caribbean Games
started with comfortable wins on
Wednesday.
Cubans Francisco Alvarez-Wilfredo
Villa showed their experience at
world level during their triumph
21-14, 21-10 over host
Colombians Wilfredo Barrios-Herney
Saldarriaga, while in a duel of
Central Americans, Salvadorians
Jeovanny Medrano-Francisco Abreu
defeated Guatemalans Jorge
Bolanos-Hugo Garcia by 22-20,
21-12.
Mexicans Ulises Ontiveros-Lombardo
Ontiveros had an easy ride in
defeating Trinidadians Kevin
Edwards-David Thomas 21-12,
21-6, and Puerto Ricans Raul
Papaleo and Joseph Gil combined
power with finesse to beat Shawn
Seabrookes-Hodge St. Claire of
St, Kitts & Nevis 21-10, 21-8.
In other matches, Jackson
Henriquez-Igor Hernandez of
Venezuela defeated Winston
Gittens-Sean Codrington of
Barbados 21-14, 21-13 and Costa
Ricans Marcelo Arraya-Jonathan
Guevara beat Dominicans Jeuddys
Perez-Francisco Abreu 21-14,
21-13.
In the women’s side, top seeded
Dalixia Fernandez-Tamara Larrea
of Cuba, crushed Colombians
Andrea Galindo-Claudia Galindo
21-10, 21-9 and Mexicans Vanesa
Virgen-Martha Revuelta beat
Hondurans Indira Inestroza-Sonia
Pino 21-9, 21-8.
Puerto Ricans Lyann
Puig-Yamileska Yantin played
great defense to prevail 21-13,
21-13 over Trinidadians Nancy
Joseph-Andrea Davis, while
Dominicans Margarita Suero-Rosa
Medrano defeated Guatemalans
Maria Jose Orellana-Ana Ramirez
21-14, 21-18.
In other matches, Costa Ricans
Natalia Alfaro-Yanina Aguilar
beat Laura Molina-Diana Romero
of El Salvador 21-13, 18-21,
15-9 and Frankelina Rodriguez-Alejandra
Garcia of Venezuela, crushed
Shirnel McPherson-Mona Crawford
of Barbados 21-7, 21-7. |