by Ian Marshall, Editor

The no.10 seed, she proved the nemesis of Guatemala. In the opening round she beat Hidalynn Zapata, the no.7 seed (12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9), before causing an even bigger surprise by ending the hopes of Andrea Montufar, the no.3 seed (11-9, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4).

Now the question posed is can she make it three Guatemalans in a row? At the semi-final stage she opposes Mabelyn Enriquez, the top seed. In the quarter-finals she accounted for Marbella Aceves, the no.6 seed and like Clio Barcenos from Mexico (11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9).

Clio Barcenos in form, in the opposite half of the draw that scenario applied to Yadira Silva as well as to colleague Monica Muñoz. At the quarter-final stage both halted Guatemalan progress. Yadira Silva, the no.2 seed, accounted for Mercedes Mendizabal (11-9, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5); Monica Muñoz, the no.5 seed, caused a mild surprise, she overcame Lucia Cordero, the no.4 seed (7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 12-10,11-9, 7-11, 11-8).

Good form from Mexican players; it was the same in the men’s singles event. Marcos Madrid, the top seed, overcame Guatemala’s Heber Moscoso, the no.9 seed (11-8, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5) to reserve his place in the men’s singles semi-finals. He now meets colleague, Miguel Lara, the no.6 seed and quarter-final winner in opposition to El Salvador’s Diego Orantes (9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7).

Notable Mexican success in the top half of the draw; it was same in the lower half; Ricardo Villa, the no.2 seed, accounted for Costa Rica’s Daniel Araya, the no.14 seed (11-6, 11-7, 11-9, 11-3) and now faces Guatemala’s Kevin Montufar in the penultimate round. In a closely contested quarter-final duel, he ended the progress of Nicaragua’s Gary Castro (8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5).

Meanwhile, in the men’s team event, represented by Marcos Madrid, Miguel Lara and Ricardo Villa; Mexico completed their first phase group fixture unbeaten, as did the Guatemalan outfit comprising Heber Moscoso, Hector Gatica and Kevin Montufar.

Similarly, in a group organized women’s team competition, Mexico with Clio Barcenas, Monica Muñoz and Yadira Silva in action, ended the day unbeaten, a situation that applied also to Guatemala’s Lucia Cordero, Mabelyn Enriquez and Hidalynn Zapata.

Play in Guatemala city concludes on Saturday 6th April.

Schedule of Play

2019 Central American Championships: Schedule of Play (Tuesday 2nd April)

Entries

2019 Central American Championships: Entries (Tuesday 2nd April)

Seeding

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Team & Women’s Team – Seeding (Thursday 4th April)

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Singles – Seeding (Wednesday 3rd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Singles – Seeding (Wednesday 3rd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Doubles – Seeding (Tuesday 2nd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Doubles – Seeding (Tuesday 2nd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Mixed Doubles – Seeding (Tuesday 2nd April)

Results – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Doubles – Results (Wednesday 3rd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Doubles – Results (Wednesday 3rd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Mixed Doubles – Results (Tuesday 2nd April)

Results – Men’s Singles & Women’s Singles

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Singles – Stage One (Wednesday 3rd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Singles – Main Draw – Results (Thursday 4th April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Singles – Stage One (Wednesday 3rd April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Singles – Main Draw – Results (Thursday 4th April)

Results – Men’s Team & Women’s Team

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Team – Stage One – Results (Thursday 4th April)

2019 Central American Championships: Men’s Team – Stage One – Detailed Results (Thursday 4th April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Team – Group – Results (Thursday 4th April)

2019 Central American Championships: Women’s Team – Stage One – Detailed Results (Thursday 4th April)