by Ian Marshall, Editor

Second place in the group behind the Puerto Rican trio comprising Oscar Biesrriel, Angel Naranjo and Jabdiel Torres; a quarter-final place duly reserved, the Guatemalan combination formed by Sergio Carrillo, Diego de la Cruz and Abisai Ramirez ended the hopes of the host nation; a three-two win was recorded against the Costa Rica ‘A’ outfit comprising Ricardo Azofeifa, José Perez and Alfredo Sanchez.

Man of the moment for Guatemala was Diego de la Cruz; he beat both Alfredo Sanchez (11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9) and José Perez (11-6, 11-7, 11-5). The further success for the victors was secured by Sergio Carillo, in the opening match of the fixture he accounted for José Perez (13-11, 11-4, 11-6).

Tense moments for Guatemala, for Brazil life was less exacting; after finishing in first place in their group ahead of Peru’s Joel Cisneros, Carlos Fernandez and Adrian Rubinos, a three-one quarter-final success was recorded against the Panama outfit formed by David Herrera, Gabriel Lewis and Jacobo Vahnish. Mainstay of the victory was Kenzo Carmo, he beat both Gabriel Lewis (11-8, 11-9, 11-7) and Jacobo Vahnish (11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 8-11, 11-7).

Brazil now meets Guatemala in the semi-finals, in the opposite half of the draw, Peru confronts Puerto Rico.

A three-one defeat in the group stage at the hands of Brazil; Peru’s Joel Cisneros, Carlos Fernandez and Adrian Rubinos recovered to record a three-one quarter-final success against Argentina’s Christian Azcoaga, Santiago Marini and Lautaro Sato, a trio very much in form. In the group stage of play, they had beaten Panama by three matches to two.

Meanwhile for Puerto Rico, having topped their group in some style, there was a close quarter-final encounter. They needed the full five matches to overcome the Chilean combination of Jeremias Paredes, Jean Parra and Eusebio Vas. Backbone of the victory was Angel Naranjo, he beat both Eusebio Vos (6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7) and Jeremias Paredes (11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 9-11, 11-9).

Play in the Boys’ Team event concludes on Wednesday 8th August.

2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Team – Results Stage One (Tuesday 7th August)
2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Team – Results Stage One – Detail (Tuesday 7th August)

2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Team – Results Stage One (Tuesday 7th August)
2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Team – Results Stage One – Detail (Tuesday 7th August)

2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Singles – Stage One (Thursday 9th August)
2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Singles – Stage One (Thursday 9th August)

2018 Latin American Cadet Championships: Cadet Mixed Doubles – Main Draw (Thursday 9th August)