Cubans swept the gold in Beach
Volley at Cartagena
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 23,
2006.- Cuba relied on its
experience and unquestionable
talent to sweep the gold medals
in both genders in the Beach
Volleyball Tournament of the XX
Central American and Caribbean
Games.
Tamara Larrea-Dalixia Fernandez
and Francisco Alvarez-Wilfredo
Villa, currently taking part of
the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour,
posted comfortable wins in route
to the gold. Larrea-Fernandez
triumphed in the women’s event
over Mexicans Vanesa Virgen-Martha
Revuelta by score of 21-14,
21-19, and Alvarez-Villa won the
men’s competition over
Venezuelans Jackson Henriquez-Igor
Hernandez by 21-13, 21-15.
In the semi finals on Sunday
morning the two Cubans teams
advanced while defeating their
Puerto Ricans opponents. Larrea-Fernandez
defeated Lyann Puig-Yamileska
Yantin by 21-18, 21-9, and
Alvarez-Villa beat Raul Papaleo-Joseph
Gil by 21-18, 21-19.
Meanwhile, Virgen-Revuelta
defeated Venezuelans Frankelina
Rodriguez-Alejandra Garcia
21-18, 21-9 and Henriquez-Hernandez
won over Mexicans Ulises and
Lombardo Ontiveros by score of
21.-17, 16-21, 15-11.
In the matches for the bronze
medals, Venezuelans
Rodriguez-Garcia beat
Puig-Yantin 21-16, 21-19, and
the Ontiveros brothers clashed
and beat Papaleo-Gil in a
sensational encounter by score
of 20-22, 21-16, 15-13.
In two early matches for the
fifth positions, Colombians
sisters Andrea and Claudia
Galindo beat Dominicans
Margarita Suero-Rosa Medrano
20-22, 21-17, 17-15 and Costa
Ricans Marcelo Arraya-Jonathan
Guevara beat Colombians Wilfredo
Barrios-Herney Saldarriaga by
15-21, 21-16, 15-12. |