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Date: 16 Feb 2009 | | | | | |
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| 16 Feb 2009 - Guillermo Stevens | |
| ITF/COTECC Central American & Caribbean Team to the COSAT Circuit 2009 |
The 2009 ITF/COTECC team, which featured nine players from the Central American and Carribean regions, had very good results on this year’s 16 and 14 & Under COSAT junior circuit in South America.
Fabiana Vitanza (Honduras), Daniela Schippers (Guatemala), Rosalinda Calderon (El Salvador), Valeria Salazar (Mexico), Justin Roberts (Bahamas), Gian Issa (Suriname), Franz Sydow (Aruba), Luis Pilatuna (Mexico) and Wilfredo Gonzalez (Guatemala) took part in a training camp in Cali, Colombia, followed by four events in Cali, Guayaquil, Lima and Cochabamba.
The best performances were by Sydow, who reached one final and two semifinals in the boys’ events, while Salazar and Schippers both reached quarterfinals in the girls’ singles.
Team captain, Carlos Rodriguez, said: "Our kids are struggling to win a bit more than usual in these tournaments, mainly because they are competing on clay courts. Back at home, they all play and practice on hard courts. But, overall, I believe they are at the same level of match play as their South American peers. Their results prove it."
Enrique Molins, COTECC’S President, added: " The results of our team this year confirm that the level and quality of play among COTECC’s junior players keeps improving thanks to the joint efforts of ITF, COTECC and the National Federations."
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