FIP Junior America Padel Cup, Day1. Mexico, Argentina and Brazil secure double victories on their debut. Success for Chile’s girls

CANCÚN – Following the opening ceremony and the draw, the action got under way at the FIP Junior America Padel Cup in Cancún, Mexico. On the opening day of the group stage, the home NextGen teams made an impressive start, securing two victories. In the girls’ competition, Mexico defeated the United States 3-0 (Group B), with victories for the pairs Ortiz Lozano/Montoya, Retana Diaz/Heinze De Castro and Campa Labossiere/Betarse Martinez. The US team included Ornella Beltramino, who was selected for the FIP World Cup in Doha. Mexico’s boys secured two points with a 2-1 victory over Ecuador (Group B): B.Batarse Lopez/E.Batarse Lopez and Castro Recio/Garza De La Peña won the first two matches of the tie, while Herrera Sedwick/Alvarez Puente claimed Ecuador’s point in the third match.

 

Mexico were not the only nation to record two victories on Day 1: Brazil and Argentina also enjoyed winning starts. Argentina’s girls defeated Panama 3-0 (Group A). Their line-up included Victoria Vilchez, who represented Argentina at last week’s FIP World Cup, where she helped the team finish runners-up. Argentina’s boys also secured a 3-0 victory, against Uruguay (Group A). Brazil delivered a strong performance in both competitions, recording 3-0 victories over Colombia in the boys’ event and Venezuela in the girls’ event, both in Group C. Brazil’s line-up included Julia Giusti Gomez, a member of the country’s NextGen squad at the World Cup. Completing the Day 1 results were Venezuela’s 2-1 victory over Chile (boys), Chile’s 3-0 win against Ecuador (girls), featuring World Cup players Candia Gonzalez and Bentjerodt Burgos, and Colombia’s 2-1 victory over Uruguay (girls).

 

DAY 2 SCHEDULE The second day of the group stage, which concludes on Thursday 12 November, will feature 10 ties. The girls’ matches begin at 10 am local time, with Panama-Paraguay, Mexico-Ecuador, Chile-USA, Brazil-Colombia and Uruguay-Venezuela. The boys’ ties will begin no earlier than 2 pm local time, with Brazil-Venezuela, Chile-Colombia, Uruguay-Paraguay, USA-Ecuador and Mexico-Panama. The tournament is being streamed live on the FIP YouTube channel.