SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, November 25, 2023.- Julián Araya and Yulius Brown and Valentina Molina and Aliza Aguilar of the Costa Rica were crowned Champions of the second edition of the Under-19 Central American Beach Volleyball Champions that concluded on Sunday at La Sabana Metropolitan Park, in San José Costa Rica.
With perfect pace, Araya/Brown gave Costa Rica the Championship after defeating Rafael Vargas and Levi Rauda, from El Salvador, 2-0 (21-11, 21-14), on day three of the tournament, ending the contest with 10 points, undefeated in five appearances and without losing a single set, after defeating Guatemala 2-0 on Friday, Panama and Nicaragua on Saturday, and today against Panama.
The silver medal went to Roberto Recinos / José Daniel Guevara from Guatemala and the bronze medal went to Panama’s duo of Víctor Araúz / Adamit del Cid Moreno.
In women, Valentina Molina and Aliza Aguilar from Costa Rica defeated Panamanians Krisleen González and Elleny Espinoza in two sets on Sunday, 22-20, 21-5, to close with a perfect record and becoming Central American champions.
Molina and Aguilar added four victories in a row, after their victories over Nicaragua (2-0) on Friday, Guatemala (2-1) and El Salvador (2-0) on Saturday, and today against Panama (2- 0).
The silver medal went to Maritza Zúñiga/ Danna Aguilar from Guatemala and the Bronze medal went to Yuliana Chávez/ Kadderly Rosales from Nicaragua.
AFECAVOL II SUB19 DE VOLEIBOL DE PLAYA
WOMEN PODIUM
ORO: COSTA RICA
PLATA: GUATEMALA
BRONCE: NICARAGUA
MEN PODIUM
ORO: COSTA RICA
PLATA: GUATEMALA
BRONCE: PANAMÁ
RESULTS DAY 3
MEN
| Rauda/Vargas | ESA | Recinos/Guevara | GUA | 0 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 21 | 15 | – | 21 | |||
| Arauz/Del Cid | PAN | Solís/Guadamuz | NCA | 1 | – | 2 | 16 | – | 21 | 21 | – | 17 | 10 | – | 15 |
| Araya/Brown | CRC | Rauda/Vargas | ESA | 2 | – | 0 | 21 | – | 11 | 21 | – | 14 |
WOMEN
| Chaves/Rosales | NCA | Zúñiga/Aguilar | GUA | 0 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 21 | 19 | – | 21 |
| González/Espinoza | PAN | Molina/Aguilar | CRC | 0 | – | 2 | 20 | – | 22 | 5 | – | 21 |
| Reyes/Rendon | ESA | Chaves/Rosales | NCA | 0 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 21 | 18 | – | 21 |
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