Suarez and Santiago clinch success at the second stop of Argentinean Beach Volleyball Circuit
The second stop of the 2012 Argentina Beach Volleyball Circuit rounded off on Sunday, January 22 in Mar Del Plata, Argentina.
The last day of the tournament featured the most influential “final four” matches and top three duos of the campaign captured the limelight. At the end of the tournament following three teams came on top:
Pablo Suárez-Santiago Etchegaray Martín Conde - Facundo Del Coto Ian Mehamed-Julián Azaad
Initially, the showers and storms created a bit of trouble but soon the sun rose high in the sky and the finalists of the tournament made their way to the court. The day was opened with two semi-final matches, which promoted the best teams into the final
showdown of the tournament.
In the first semi-final match, the pairing of Suarez and Etchegaray went against Sanchez and Perez (2011 Santa Fe Champions). The former had good grip on the ball and displayed better action of beach volleyball on the centre court. They pulled off success
in the first frame with a margin of seven points.
Sanchez and Perez played under pressure in the second set and failed to overcome the opponents. The pairing of Suarez and Etchegaray kept the operations well under hand and continued with success in the second set. They closed the match with final score
of 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) and advanced to the final match.
The second semi-final brought Conde - Facundo Del Coto and Mehamed-Azaad together in the volleyball court. Both teams played to their full potential and staged an eye-catching action on the net. First frame of the match was closely contested, while Conde-
Del Coto seized first-set win with narrow gap of two points.
The second set had a sort of symmetry with the previous set as both sides remained remarkably close to each other. The duo of Mehamed and Azaad put up good effort but could not avoid the chances of defeat after dropping second consecutive set. The final
set scores of the second semi-final were; 2-0 (23-21, 22-20. The winning duo of Conde-Del Coto joined Suarez and Etchegaray in the final match.
The winner of the semi-finals entered the final match, while the losers settled for bronze medal match.
The final match of the second stop Argentinean Beach Volleyball Circuit was played between teams of Suarez/ Etchegaray and Conde/ Del Coto. It was an action packed thriller, which was full of exciting moments. The national number 1 ranked pairing of Suarez
and Etchegaray proved to be too good for victory. They won the match by posting 2-0 (21-14, 21-18) on board.
In the third position match, the tandem of Ian Mehamed-Julián Azaad launched authority on the rivals Fabio Pérez-Sebastián Sánchez. They finished the match in straight sets of 2-0 (21-15, 21-7). Sánchez actually was injured during the second set of the match,
which forced him to leave the court. However, the other duo earned winning status in the match.
In the next run, the Argentina Beach Volleyball Circuit will move to San Bernardo in the next week. Furthermore, the circuit will make a stop in Cerrito (Entre Ríos), General Cabrera (Córdoba) and Rosario afterwards.
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