A successful visit to San José for Ricardo Villa (Photo by Carlos Borbon)
Ricardo Villa, 22 years old, completed a clean sweep of titles at the 2021 Central American Championships staged in San José, Costa Rica from Friday 14th to Wednesday 19th May, a tournament in which there was also a full house for Mexico.
Lining up alongside Rogelio Castro, Miguel Lara and Carlos Zamora, Ricardo Villa secured the men’s team title, prior to joining forces with Clio Barcenas to win the mixed doubles, the men’s doubles with Miguel Lara and later the men’s singles.
Clio Barcenas, Monica Muñoz, Marbella Aceves and Arantxa Cossio Aceves formed the successful women’s team; Arantxa Cossio Aceves emerged the women’s singles champion, Clio Barcenas the women’s doubles winner.
Men’s Team
SF Mexico 3-0 El Salvador
SF Guatemala 3-0 Nicaragua
F Mexico 3-1 Guatemala
Women’s Team (Group Event)
1st Mexico
2nd Guatemala
3rd El Salvador
4th Costa Rica
5th Honduras
Men’s Singles
SF Ricardo Villa (MEX) v Diego Orantes (ESA) 11-7, 11-5, 12-10, 11-8
SF Miguel Lara (MEX) v Rogelio Castro (MEX) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8
F Ricardo Villa (MEX) v Miguel Lara (MEX) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 16-14
Women’s Singles
SF Clio Barcenas (MEX) v Lucia Cordero (GUA) 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9)
SF Arantxa Cossio Aceves (MEX) v Gabriela Suarez (ESA) 11-8, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9
F Arantxa Cossio Aceves (MEX) v Clio Barcenas (MEX) 11-7, 11-4, 13-11, 11-6
Men’s Doubles
SF Miguel Lara / Ricardo Villa (MEX) v Daniel Araya / Alfredo Sanchez (CRC) 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
SF Allan Gutierrez / Kevin Montufar (GUA) v Rogelio Castro / Carlos Zamora (MEX) 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10
F Miguel Lara / Ricardo Villa (MEX) v Allan Gutierrez / Kevin Montufar (GUA) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7
Women’s Doubles
SF Clio Barcenas / Arantxa Cossio Aceves (MEX) v Lucia Cordero / Hidalynn Zapata (GUA) 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7
SF Keren Constanza / Cristina Machado (ESA) v Marbella Aceves / Monica Muñoz (MEX) 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6
F Clio Barcenas / Arantxa Cossio Aceves (MEX) v Keren Constanza / Cristina Machado (ESA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
Mixed Doubles
SF Ricardo Villa / Clio Barcenas (MEX) v Hector Gatica / Hidalynn Zapata (GUA) 11-6, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5
SF Kevin Montufar / Lucia Cordero (GUA) v Miguel Lara / Arantxa Cossio Aceves (MEX) 11-6, 11-9, 11-13, 13-11
F Ricardo Villa / Clio Barcenas (MEX) v Kevin Montufar / Lucia Cordero (GUA) 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4