JALAPA, Guatemala, October 26, 2025.– The Costa Rican duo of Eugenia Ramírez and Marcela Araya claimed first place in the women’s beach volleyball standings at the 12th Central American Games Guatemala 2025, taking place at the Jalapa Sports Complex.
After the penultimate day of preliminary round action, Ramírez/Araya lead the competition with a perfect 5-0 record, followed by Guatemala’s Paola Alvarado and Laura Quiñónez at 4-1, the same record as Nicaragua’s Socorro López and Lolette Rodríguez, who stand in third place.
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On Monday morning, each pair will play their final preliminary match: Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua, and Guatemala vs. Panama, which will determine the final rankings. The top team will advance directly to the semifinals.
Ramírez and Araya earned two key victories on Sunday to keep their unbeaten streak alive. They opened the day with a commanding 2-0 (21-11, 21-13) win over Shanna Rivera and Reizel Bruhier of Honduras. Later, they defeated the host duo Paola Alvarado and Laura Quiñónez of Guatemala 2-0 (21-14, 21-16). Guatemala held an early lead in the first set (13-11), and after tying 7-7 in the second, the Costa Ricans’ strong attacking and solid defense pushed them to close the match in straight sets.
Earlier, Alvarado/Quiñónez of Guatemala had handed Nicaragua’s López/Rodríguez their first loss of the tournament in a hard-fought three-set battle, 2-1 (15-21, 22-20, 15-11). After a tight start (10-10), Nicaragua pulled ahead with kills from Lolette, but Guatemala rallied to level the score and, after a tense finish, forced a decider. In the third set, precise plays from Quiñónez and the powerful offense of Alvarado sealed the victory for the home team.
Meanwhile, El Salvador’s Karla Tovar and Daniela Vigil recorded two important wins to improve their record to 2-3. They first swept Clara Sabal and Aaliyah Pilgrim of Belize 2-0 (21-7, 21-14) and then came from behind to defeat Ingrid Lezcano and Krisleen González of Panama 2-1 (15-21, 21-8, 15-10). The match was briefly paused due to an ankle injury suffered by Lezcano in the deciding set.
To close the day, Bruhier/Rivera (HON) earned a quick victory over Sabal/Pilgrim (BIZ) 2-0 (21-8, 21-8). The Honduran pair now hold a 2-3 record, while the Belizean duo finished the preliminary round in seventh place with 0-6.
Standings: 1. Costa Rica Ramirez/Araya (5-0) 2. Guatemala Alvarado/Quiñonez (4-1) 3. Nicaragua Lopez/Lolette (4-1) 4. El Salvador Tovar/Vigil (2-3) 5. Honduras Bruhier/Rivera (2-3) 6. Panama Gonzalez/Wilson (1-4) 7. Belize Sabal/Pilgrim (0-6).
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