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PRESS RELEASE 30/10/2009


Costa Ricans Araya and Guevara upset USA team

MONTELIMAR, Nicaragua, October 30, 2009 – Top-seeded Americans Vince Zanzuchi and Kevin Lynch suffered a surprising loss to Costa Ricans Marcelo Araya and Jonathan Guevara in the first day of the Nicaragua Tournament, the last leg of the 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit.

The Costa Ricans entered the match against USA following a three-set battle against Nicaragua 1 (Calderon-López) 21-14, 18-21, 15-10. Then they performed the biggest surprise of Day One by defeating the USA team by score of 21-15, 21-19.

Now the USA will have to battle for a semi final berth through the losers bracket in the double elimination format.

Dominican Republic (Pérez-Recio) had two victories to stay on course of a semi final berth by defeating Honduras (Baide-Serrano) 21-15, 21-12 and Costa Rica 1 (Villegas-Villegas) 19-21, 21-16, 15-12. The Dominican pair now will face Costa Rica 2.

Jamaica (Mark Lewis-Dany Wilson) enjoyed a perfect day by defeating El Salvador 2 (Francisco Hernández-Rafael Vargas) 21-16, 21-15 and then prevailing against Guatemala (Jorge Bolaños-Erick Garrido) 16-21, 21-13, 15-11. Second-seeded Mexico (Aldo Miramontes-Juan Virgen) beat El Salvador 1 (Giovanni Medrano-David Vargas) 21-12, 21-11.

Satuday’ action starts at 9:00 a.m. local time and will decide the four semi finalists of the tournament.

Friday’s results: CRC 1 – NCA 2 (21-11, 21-13); DOM – HON (21-15, 21-12); JAM – ESA 2 (21-16, 21-15); ESA 1 – BLZ (21-16, 21-10); CRC 2 – NCA 1 (21-14, 18-21, 15-10); DOM – CRC 1 (19-21, 21-16, 15-12); JAM – GUA (16-21, 21-13, 15-11); CRC 2 – USA (21-15, 21-19); MEX – ESA 1 (21-12, 21-11)

Thirteen pairs are taking par in the men´s tournament. Those are: Costa Rica 1 (Gilberto Villegas-Alexander Villegas); Costa Rica 2 (Marcelo Araya-Jonathan Guevara); Dominican Republic (Yewdys Perez-Germán Recio); Belice (Arvid Arnold- Germaine Audinett); Guatemala (Jorge Bolaños- Erick Garrido); El Salvador 1 (Giovanni Medrano-David Vargas); El Salvador 2 (Francisco Hernández-Rafael Vargas); United States (Vince Zanzuchi-Kevin Lynch); Mexico (Aldo Miramontes-Juan Virgen); Honduras (Luis Baide- Manuel Serrano); Jamaica (Mark Lewis-Dany Wilson); Nicaragua 1 (Winston Calderón- Danny López) and Nicaragua 2 (Gerald Umana-Yader Gutierrez).

The tournaments of the 2009 Circuit started the continental qualifying process to the Olympic Games of 2012 in London and also to the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games of 2010 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
 

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