To the rhythm of popular music, typical dances, traditional parades and the great human warmth that characterizes Guanacastians, it was the perfect setting for the first date of the junior classifications of table tennis, which was held in the gymnasium of the Sports Center of the Canton of Santa Cruz.
More than 250 tennis players, who traveled to one of the provinces in Guanacaste Pampa, began to fight for the title of the 2024 season. The proceedings began around 9 am on Saturday with competitions in the U9, U11 and U13 categories for women and men.
Throughout the day, there were hotly contested matches and a great atmosphere in the stands that filled the gymnasium with emotion and visitors, including parents, had a very special day.
The Costa Rican Table Tennis Federation (FECOTEME) thanks the Cantonal Sports and Recreation Committee, the Municipality of Santa Cruz, and the Parents' Action Group for all the dedication, effort and support given to the implementation of the aforementioned date, which was completely successful. .
Meanwhile, to the sponsoring houses and entrepreneurs of the canton who have done their part: Coope Guanacaste, Farmacia San Angel, Transportes Cabo Velas, Country Hause, Carnicería La Goyita, ZI Lounge, Hotel Tamarindo Diría, Escuela Josefina López, Centro Cívico para. La Paz de Santa Cruz, Otos Santo Domingo, Tecnovaciones Alfaro, Yojana Lacayo Sushi Beauty Salon, El Membro, Canavistula Folkloric Band, Yulicuri, Rico Rico Fried Chicken, Tienda La Florida, Tienda Ali, Dolceticos, Kaman Supermarket, Super Keon, Tienda Glamor , Super Salon, Panaleera Barta, Distrepuedora Alvarez, in collaboration with Ivan Ramírez, Arcadio Carrera, Victor Gomez and Elias Espinosa.
The top winners on the first date of the secondary classification were determined as follows: in the women's U9 category, the winner was Jesmely Navarrete from the Alajuela Club and in the men's category Agustín Rangel from the Santa Ana Club.
Then in the U-11 female category, Amanda Chen from Escazu Club won and in the male category, Fabian Rojas from San Carlos Club won the first two places respectively, followed by Kiani Martinez from Esparza and Nicholas Ovares from Santa Ana who won the U-13 category in their respective genders.
On Sunday, two more categories were contested in females and males, with Yara Navarrete from Domingo and Gabriel Chavez from Escazu taking first places in the U-15 category, and finally Maria Paula Araya from Santa Ana and Alejandro Montoya from Alajuela taking first places. In the under 20 category.
Summary of top places by category
Top winners of the U9 category in the first history of the minor classification in the Canton of Santa Cruz, 2024 season.
1-Gismelli Navarrete Alajuela
2-Sofia Pinear Liberia
3- Siloy Muñoz Esparza
3- Angelica Villegas Liberia
Top winners of the U9 category in the first date of the minor classification held in the Santa Cruz Guanacaste canton for the 2024 season.
1-Agustín Rangel Santa Ana
2-Benjamin Quiros Esparza
3- Jacob Benavides San Carlos
3- Jose Fernandez Escazo
5-Julian Saborio Asiri
The fifth is Thiago Arguedas Asiri
5- Luis Garcia Esparza
5-Esteban Chavez's lanes
Winners of the U11 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the Santa Cruz Guanacaste canton of the 2024 season.
1-Amanda Chen Escazo
2-Michel Campos Alajuela
3-Brenda Rivas Esparza
3-Maryangel Jimenez Esparza
Fifth, Ambar Padilla Pérez Zeledon
5-Maria Zeledon Esparza
5-Mariana Soto Esparza
5-Abigail Quiros Esparza
Winners of the U11 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the Santa Cruz Guanacaste canton of the 2024 season.
1-Fabian Rojas San Carlos
2- Caleb Cacante Escazu
3-Sergio Arguedas Alajuela
3- Isaac Rivera San Jose
5-Gabriel Corrales Esparza
5- Jacky Cheng Escazo
5- Jekyll Fallas Santa Cruz
5-Ian Villegas San Carlos
Winners of the U-13 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the Santa Cruz Guanacaste canton of the 2024 season.
1- Kayani Martinez Esparza
2-Naomi Matarita Alajuela
3-Yu Li Chin Escazu
3-Yu Bai Chen Escazu
5-To Jaydeline Bakr Asiri
5-Sarah Arguedas Pérez Zeledon
5- Fiorella Lascarez San Jose
5-Jalil Muñoz Esparza
Winners of the U-13 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the Santa Cruz Guanacaste canton of the 2024 season.
1-Nicolas Ovaris Santa Anna
2- Oswaldo Silva Santa Ana
3-Jose P. Araya San Carlos
3-Santiago Alvarez Santo Domingo
5- Moises Campos Alajuela
5- Luciano Quiros Escazo
Adrian Meltzer Escazu V
The fifth is Carlos Chavez Esparza
Winners of the U-15 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the canton of Santa Cruz Guanacaste.
1-Yara Navarrete Santo Domingo
2-Valentina Jarro Santa Ana
3- Abigail Pereira Corridabat
3- Diana Arguedas Alajuela
5-Sofia Saborio Asiri
5-Maria Jiménez Escazu
5- To Karina Cascante Escazu
5- Paola Ugarte Esparza
Winners of the U-15 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the canton of Santa Cruz Guanacaste.
1-Gabriel Chavez Escazu
2-Jose Marin Alajuela
3-Alejandro Chavez Corridors
3- Rainer Monge Esparza
5- Luis Rodriguez San Carlos
V. Sebastian Moura Santa Anna
5- Fernando Venegas Corridors
5- Luis Villalobos Esparza
Winners of the U-20 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the canton of Santa Cruz Guanacaste.
1-Maria B. Araya Santa Anna
2- Victoria Castro Alajuela
3-Lucia Zavaleta Escazu
3-Ximena Diaz Esparza
5- To Trixie Caravaca Esparza
5- To Jarela Sibaja Alajuela
5 Amanda Padilla Perez Zeledon
5-Sharon Gonzalez Alajuela
Winners of the U-20 category corresponding to the first date of the secondary classification held in the canton of Santa Cruz Guanacaste.
1-Alejandro Montoya Alajuela
2- Felipe Arriaga San Jose
3-Elias Vega Alajuela
3-Alejandro Pereira Escazu
5-Jedric Baker Asiri
5- Steven Aguilar Alajuela
5- Andres Vega Alajuela
5-Johnny Vasquez Alajuela
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