MADRID, 16 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women’s and men’s teams debuted this Monday with resounding victories against Paraguay and the United Kingdom respectively in the XV Padel World Championship that is being played in Doha.
The women’s team began the defense of the title with full triumphs against Paraguay. Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Triay added the first point by clearly defeating Lorena Riquelme and Jessica Morales 6-0, 6-1.
The other two points were also very strong for Icíar Montes’s team. Marta Ortega and Ariana Sánchez, and Patty Llaguna and Lucía Sainz each won 6-1, 6-0 over Elianne Matto and Claudia Calderini, and Paloma Mereles and Alejandra García, respectively. The Spanish will face Brazil on Tuesday.
For its part, the men’s team did not have too many problems against Great Britain, which they defeated 3-0. Alejandro Galán and Javi Rico defeated Lovie Harris and Sam Jones 6-1, 6-4; Juan Lebrón and ‘Coki’ Nieto could (6-1, 6-3) with Christian Murphy and Richard Brooks, and Momo González and Arturo Coello closed the plenary session against Ryan Wyatt and Chris Salisbury (6-1 and 6-2). Chile will be the next rival for the team led by Juanjo Gutiérrez.