Salvadorans fall in the semis against Costa Rica in the Central American Major – – 2024-04-29 02:28:39

The women’s national team lost 2-3 to Costa Rica in the team semifinal of the Central American Senior Table Tennis Championship that takes place at the Badminton Coliseum of the El Polvorín Sports Complex.

The first team place was won by Mexico by defeating Costa Rica 3-0 in the final, which took second place in the women’s event.

The day of the national team began with the duel in which the Costa Rican Lucía Zavaleta won 3-0 (7, 4, 10) against the Salvadoran Cecilia Orantes, a result with which Costa Rica won the first point of the series.

In the next match, the national Gabriela Suárez tied the series by defeating the Costa Rican María Araya 3-1 (9, 5, -9, 11).

The Salvadorans put up a fight in the third game that pitted Emme Arias against Victoria Alas, a match that the Salvadoran won 3-2 (5, -8, -5, 1, 3), a victory that put the series at 2-1. favor the blue and white.

The tie for the Ticos came with the performance of Lucía Zavaleta who beat Gabriela Suárez 3-2 (-15, -9, 9, 10, 7) and put the series at 2-2.

The fifth game was played between María Araya and Cecilia Orantes, who starred in a close contest, which in the end sentenced the team 3-2 (-5, 8, 8, -5, 7). With this victory, Costa Rica earned its place in the final.

Today the actions of the Central American Major Table Tennis Championship continue with the competitions in women’s, men’s and mixed doubles.