12/09/2010

Catalonia reigns again in the REALE Interterritorial Junior and Youth Women's Championship

They beat Valencia in the final by 6.5-3.5

The Catalan team has won the Spanish Interterritorial Junior and Youth Women's First Division Championship title for the fifth consecutive time…

The Catalan team has won the Spanish Interterritorial Junior and Youth Women's First Division REALE title for the fifth consecutive time, proving that no team can currently challenge them. The Valencian team was a worthy finalist who tried to put pressure on the team captained by Estefanía Knuth, but they barely had any chances in Meis (Pontevedra).

The match concluded with a score of 6.5-3.5, and began to be decided in the morning foursomes, when Andrea Vilarasau and Paula Mustienes on one side, and Anna Arrese and Mireia Prat on the other, won their respective matches.

Later in the afternoon, Paula Mustienes, Andrea Jonama, and Mireia Prat won their matches convincingly, while Anna Arrese, Camilla Hedberg, and Andrea Vilarasau drew their matches, rounding out the final score. In this way, the Catalan team concluded a week in which they displayed a high level of play.

The semifinals concluded with a clear victory for Catalonia over Madrid (6.5-2.5) – the performances of Paula Mustienes, Andrea Jonama, and Camila Hedberg in the singles matches proved crucial – and a thrilling victory for Valencia over Andalusia. Several matches went to the 18th hole, with the decisive one being between Natalia Escuriola and Paloma Fernández. Andalusia only needed a tie on the 18th to secure their place in the final, but a shot out of bounds on the first hole complicated matters. Natalia Escuriola's par secured Valencia's qualification.

On the first day of the knockout rounds, Valencia lived up to its top seed status, having secured it through the qualifying round, and convincingly defeated Cantabria 7.5-1.5. Andalusia overcame Asturias 5.5-3.5 in a closer match. On the other side of the bracket, Madrid advanced after eliminating the Basque Country (6-3), and Catalonia did the same with a commanding victory over the Canary Islands (7.5-1.5).

As for the Second Division championship, the Balearic Islands have achieved promotion to the top tier after defeating Navarre 2-1 in the final. Next year they will take the place of the Canary Islands, who finished last in the First Division.

Catalonia had won the last four editions, demonstrating a dominance in the record books that is hard to find in competitions of such a high level. Last year they beat Andalusia 6.5-2.5 at La Sella (Alicante), who, as usual, fielded a strong team.

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Catalonia beats Valencia 6.5-3.5

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