28 May 2019

Places in the main draw of the women’s team event at the 2019 Latin American Championships at stake in Guatemala City on Monday 27th May; Cuba selecting from Idalys Lovet, Shelly Machado Fernandez, Daniela Fonseca Carranzana and Lizdainet Rodriguez emerged the outfit to upsets the odds.

The no.6 seeds, they ended the day unbeaten and thus in top place in their initial stage group.

by Ian Marshall, Editor

In a competition based on the same formula as that which will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games; doubles to start followed by four singles with no player competing in more than two contests, their schedule started against the no.3 seeds.

The Dominican Republic trio formed by Eva Brito, Esmerlyn Castro and Yasiris Ortis was first on the agenda. A 3-1 win was recorded by the Cubans.

The hair flies as Eva Brito gives total commitment for the Dominican Republic (Photo: Montserrat Mancilla)

 

Mainstay of the victory was Idalys Lovet. She secured the doubles in partnership with Lizdainet Rodriguez in opposition to Esmerlyn Castro and Yasiris Ortiz (11-6, 11-8, 11-4), before in the fourth match of the fixture, closing the curtain by beating Eva Brito (11-5, 11-13, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5).

Impressively, the one further win for the Cubans was recorded by Daniela Fonseca Carranzana in opposition to Eva Brito in the second match of the engagement (7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4); for the Dominican Republic, Esmerlyn Castro recorded the one success; in the third contest she accounted for Lizdainet Rodriguez (12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10).

Esmerlyn Castro the one winner for the Dominican Republic against Cuba (Photo: Montserrat Mancilla)

 

Success in their opening clash, there was also success in their one remaining fixture of the day, the Cuban outfit with Daniela Fonseca Carranzana replacing Idalys Lovet in the line-up recorded a 3-0 win against Ecuador’s Nathaly Paredes, Mylena Plaza and Astrid Salazar. Earlier in the day by the same margin, the Dominican Republic, fielding the same three players as against Cuba, had accounted for the Ecuadorians.

Cuba and the Dominican Republic thus advanced to the main draw.

An exacting day for Astrid Salazar (Photo: Montserrat Mancilla)

 

Surprise final positions; in the remaining groups, Chile, the top seeds with Judith Morales, Daniela Ortega and Paulina Vega on duty finished ahead of Paraguay, the no.9 seed represented by Lucero Ovelar, Leyla Gomez and Melina Hermosila.

Similarly, it was first place for the no.2 seeds, Colombia’s Paula Medina, Maria Perdomo and Cory Tellez; runners up spot finished in the hands of Guatemala, the no.4 seeds who selected from Mabelyn Enriquez, Lucia Cordero, Hidalynn Zapata and Andrea Montufar.

First place in the group for Cory Tellez (Photo: Montserrat Mancilla)

 

Play in the women’s team event continues on Tuesday 28th May, the final will be played n Sunday 29th May.

Entry and Schedule of Play

2019 Latin American Championships: Participating National Associations
2019 Latin American Championships: Entry List

2019 Latin American Championships: Schedule of Play

Seeding

2019 Latin American Championships: Seeding – Men’s Team & Women’s Team
2019 Latin American Championships: Seeding – Men’s Singles & Women’s Singles
2019 Latin American Championships: Seeding – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Draws & Results

2019 Latin American Championships: Men’s Team – Group Places – First Stage (Monday 27th May)
2019 Latin American Championships: Men’s Team – Results – First Stage (Monday 27th May)

2019 Latin American Championships: Women’s Team – Group Places – First Stage (Monday 27th May)
2019 Latin American Championships: Women’s Team – Results – First Stage (Monday 27th May)

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