Second gold for Mexico in Boqueron
Boquerón, Puerto Rico, 21 September 2014 - Juan Virgen and
Lombardo Ontiveros of Mexico won its first medal in 2014 and its
second gold medal in Puerto Rico for second year in a row at
Balneario de Boquerón by defeating Sam Pedlow and Grant or '
Gorman 22-20 and 21-14 in the final at the beaches in Boquerón
de eighth NORCECA circuit Beach 2014
Juan Virgen and Lombardo Ontiveros reached its second eighth
Gold Medal of the season, the third as a couple on the tour as
well as Bibiana added his 11th Crown in the history of the tour.
Mexico stopped on the way to the Canadian pair number 2. Garret
May and Daniel Dearingz to reach the end in a victory in three
partial 13-21, 21-12, 15-11.
Sam Pedlow and Grant or ' Gorman paved his way to the final when
he beat in the semi-finals to the local duo of Roberto Rodríguez
and Erik Haddock in a victory in three partial 21-17, 14-21 and
15-12 in 53 minutes on the hot sands of boqueron.
Mexicans swept boqueron gold when Bibiana Candelas and Marta
Revuelta early obtained the victory of the women's final to
Mexico take home two eighth Beach 2014 NORCECA circuit gold
medals in both genders of the Circuit held in the tourism
Capital of Puerto Rico "Cabo Rojo".
"We are very happy to win the Boqueron event and has more value
because it is the first championship of the 2014" just said the
top leader of victories in the NORCECA circuit Juan Virgen of
Mexico. He added to his victory "the first set was very tight
but in the second we changed the strategy that led us to an open
victory"
Bronze medal stayed home and reaching the podium for the sixth
time and gets his third bronze medal from 2014 to Roberto
Rodríguez and Erik Haddock who defeated the team number two CAN
2 May / Deering
Men Semifinal:
CAN-1 Pedlow/ O’Gorman
def. PUR 1- Rodriguez/ Haddock (17-17, 21-14, 15-12 :53 mn)
MEX- Virgen Ontiveros
d. CAN-2 May/ Deering 22-24, 21-6, 15-9 :50 mn).
BronceMatch :
PUR-1- Rodriguez/ Haddock
d. CAN 2 - May/ Deering (21-19, 21-1 :36 mn).
Gold Match:
MEX- Virgen Ontiveros
d. CAN-1 Pedlow/ O’Gorman (22-20, 21-14 :44 mn). |