Hanne Estrada at the World Tennis Pre Championships, how was your participation? – Xalapa newspaper

Veracruz tennis player Han Estrada He was in charge of the Mexican national team in the 14-year-old category, which participated in the tennis world cup, Where two tickets were given to the World Cup that will be held in Czech Republic.

Although the Aztec team failed to advance, they gained experience and training; my representative United States and Canada They will be the ones to bring the competition to a head by beating Mexico and Guatemala.

The pre-World Cup competition was held in Orlando Florida which covered North and Central America and the Caribbean in 2023.

This Nations event is for teams, which will be by category It integrates three different leagues; World Junior Championships (Tennis World Junior Championships), female and male categories for children under 14 years old; Billie Jean King Junior Cup, Female category under 16 years old And Davis Junior Cup, Male category under 16 years old.

In the under-14 category, where Veracruz were, they failed to advance, however, the performances they put in drew attention for their impressive style of play.

Hanne Estrada was the number one batter and with the Mexican national team she had a standout performance by being involved in each of the three series they played.

How did Mexico perform in the pre-World Tennis Championships?

The round robin competition format consisted of the four national teams facing off against each other, with the nations of the United States and Canada receiving qualification.

On the first day of activities, Mexico clearly beat Guatemala (3-0), A series in which the tennis player from Veracruz teamed up with 2 points earned.

in a singles match, Hahn beat Alison Oliva 6/2, 6/2, While in her husband she matches her partner Daniela Martinez Guerrero (Aguascalientes), They defeated Guatemalans Sofia Alvarez and Sofia Dalamora 6/1, 6/1.

for the second day Mexico fell to the strong US host team with a score of 0-3, A series in which the Veracruz woman participated in two matches.

in a singles match, Hanne surrendered 2/6, 4/6 to Kristina Pennikova, The number one racket of the US national team, while in the doubles match he has a partnership with his partner Azul Vasquez Lopez (Morelos), lost 2/6, 3/6 to sisters Christina and Anika Pennikova 2/6, 3/6.

Finally, on the third and final day of the competition, after a three-way tie in the series between the nations of the United States, Canada and Mexico, and risking their passage to the World Cup, the Mexican national team could not beat the Canadian national team.

In the first singles match, Mexican Daniela Martinez lost to Anastasia Malysheva, later in the second singles match and number one racket duel, in an exciting and close 3-set match, Hanne was able to beat Joyce Jung with a partial score of 6/4. , 3/6 and 7/5, thus keeping the chain tied.

Taking part in the doubles match with her partner Daniela Martinez Guerrero (Aguascalientes), they lost to the Canadians 3/6, 4/6, and left the series against 1-2.

In her second pre-World Cup experience, the tennis player from Veracruz, Hanne Estrada, was once again very close to achieving the goal of qualifying and participating in the Tennis World Cup tournament. You will still have two chances to get it, once you move to the next category for children under 16 years of age.

In addition to Hanne Estrada, Córdoba’s Carolina Alonso Mendeville also participated in the World Cup; He did so in the under-16 Billie Jean Jing Junior Cup.

Carolina ran with the same luck as Hani, and left her team in third place, after the United States and Canada, who won the first and second places, respectively, and with it the two contested places to advance to the World Cup.