09 Feb 2019

Success for the host nation and success in abundance as play in the junior mixed doubles and cadet mixed doubles events at the 2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships came to a conclusion in the Mexican city of Cancun on the afternoon of Friday 8th February.

Furthermore, the names of the pairs who reserved the top step of the podium were not to be anticipated.

by Ian Marshall, Editor

Flying the flag high for Mexico, Sebastian Cano and Lucia Fernandez, the no.13 seeds, emerged the junior mixed doubles winners.

After recording a quarter-final success against Guatemala’s Sergio Carrillo and Hidalyn Zapata, the no.3 seeds (7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7), in the penultimate round they accounted for colleagues Mauricio Cayetano and Marbella Aceves, the no.17 seeds (11-5, 15-13, 11-7), the winners one match earlier in opposition to El Salvador’s Diego Orantes and Monica Mendoza, the top seeds (11-8, 11-6, 11-9).

Lucia Fermandez (left) and (right) Sebastian Cano en route to junior mixed doubles gold (Photo: Bernardo Ramirez)

 

A place in the final booked, the good form continued; they overcame Diego Vazquez and Monica Muñoz, the no.4 seeds and also from Mexico (8-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-3, 11-5) to secure the title.

Notably in the opposite half of the draw, Diego Vazquez and Monica Muñoz had ousted compatriots Dario Arce and Clio Barcenas, the no.10 seeds (14-12, 11-7, 14-12), the pair who in the round of the last eight had ended the hopes of Guatemala’s Kevin Ruano and Lucia Cordero, the no.2 seeds (8-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-5).

Diego Vazquez (left) and (right) Monica Muñoz, junior mixed doubles silver medallists (Photo: Bernardo Ramirez)

 

Similarly promoting the Mexican cause, Leonardo Perez and Tamara Martin, the no.10 seeds, upset the order of merit to secure the cadet mixed doubles top prize.

Victory over Guatemala’s Diego de la Cruz and Monica Mejia, the no.4 seeds, at the quarter-final stage (14-12, 11-7, 8-11, 12-14, 11-9); next they accounted for a pair very much in form. They beat colleagues Pablo Anguiano and Dominique Reyes (7-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6), the winners the previous round in opposition to colleagues Jorge Buenrostro and Aurora Andrade, the no.2 seeds (11-8, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10).

Hard fought contests; in the final life was less demanding; in an all host nation affair, they secured the title at the final expense of Rogelio Castro and Ixchel Reyes, the no.3 seeds (11-6, 11-9, 11-5). En route to the final, in the later rounds, Rogelio Castro and Ixchel Reyes had recorded a semi-final success against Panama’s David Herrera and Sofia Osario, the no.17 seeds (11-3, 11-8, 11-4); the shock quarter-final winners in opposition to El Salvador’s Edgardo Sanchez and Cristina Machado, the top seeds (13-11, 11-5, 11-6).

The mixed doubles events concluded, attention now turns to the junior boys’ singles, junior girls’ singles, cadet boys’ singles and cadet mixed doubles events; play concludes in Cancun on Saturday 9th February.

Rogelio Castro (left) and (right) Ixchel Reyes, the cadet mixed doubles runners up (Photo: Bernardo Ramirez)

 

Entries

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Entries (Wednesday 6th February)

 

Seeding

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Team Events (Wednesday 6th February)

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Junior Boys’ Singles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Junior Girls’ Singles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Junior Boys’ Doubles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Junior Girls’ Doubles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Junior Mixed Doubles (Wednesday 6th February)

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Cadet Boys’ Singles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Cadet Girls’ Singles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Cadet Boys’ Doubles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Cadet Girls’ Doubles (Wednesday 6th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Seeding – Cadet Mixed Doubles (Wednesday 6th February)

 

Results

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Boys’ Team – Final Positions (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Boys’ Team – Detailed Results (Thursday 8th February)

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Girls’ Team – Final Positions (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Girls’ Team – Detailed Results (Thursday 8th February)

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Team – Final Positions (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Team – Detailed Results (Thursday 8th February)

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Team – Final Positions (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Team – Detailed Results (Thursday 8th February)

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Boys’ Doubles – Results (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Girls’ Doubles – Results (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Mixed Doubles – Results (Friday 8th February)

 

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Doubles – Results (Thursday 7th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Doubles – Results (Thursday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Mixed Doubles – Results (Friday 8th February)

 

Draws

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Boys’ Singles – First Stage (Friday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Junior Girls’ Singles – First Stage (Friday 8th February)

 

2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Boys’ Singles – First Stage (Friday 8th February)
2019 Central American Junior and Cadet Championships: Cadet Girls’ Singles – First Stage (Friday 8th February)

 

 

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