Rebecca Henriquez
@RebeHenriquez
The racket sport of El Salvador advanced to the semifinals of the Central American and Caribbean qualifier of the U14 Junior Tennis World Cup, thanks to the brilliant match played by tennis players Sebastián Martínez and Marco Avendaño by winning 2-1 (4-6, 6 -2, 10-7) to the Puerto Rican duo of Marco Pérez and Amaury Blondet, achieving the pass with the same aggregate (2-1).
The game to qualify for the next phase lasted two and a half hours, but the blue and white team was able to beat their opponents and advance to the semifinals where they will face the Guatemalan team.
Prior to the doubles match, in the first singles match, racket player Avendaño defeated the Puerto Rican Blondet 2 to 0 (6-3 and 7-5). However, Martínez fell to Pérez 1-2 (3-6, 7-6 (5) and 4-5) in an extensive 3-hour game.
“I feel proud of having won the singles and calmer because I saw the duel that Sebastián had, very close and tough, so we would define the pass to the next phase in the doubles. I took advantage of the confidence they have given me to play correctly and define when it was time, this makes me feel proud to represent my country,” said the young racket player.
Regarding the next rivals, the Salvadoran athlete mentioned that in the semifinals they are very “tough,” but they also have their weaknesses and with my team they will play to win, “we are going to fight for every ball and shot to define the series in our favor and move on to the final.” “, he pointed.
For his part, his duo partner, Martínez, said: “I feel very satisfied that they had the confidence to put me on their side, I feel tired, but it was worth all the effort made, not only yesterday, but in the days that followed. to the quarterfinal matches.”
The tennis player said he is ready for the next challenges and assured that he will make efforts both physically and emotionally and nutritionally to have the energy that the competition demands in the next round where they will face Guatemala. “I feel happy to defend El Salvador and proud that my family always supports me in every match,” he added.
In the women’s category, El Salvador lost the opportunity to advance to the semis when they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Costa Rica. Ximena Esperanza fell 0-2 (2-6 and 2-6) against Samanta Smith from Costa Rica, and Camila Moratalla lost 1 to 2 (3-6, 7-6 (4) and 0-6) against Valentina Montero in the second series game. Also in the doubles duel the Cuscatleca squad lost two sets to zero.
The team beat Trinidad and Tobago yesterday in the duel for fifth and eighth place, 2-1 on aggregate, so they will play today for fifth place and Costa Rica faced Guatemala in the semifinals.
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