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Bolivia finishes tennis championship with three runner-up titles
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Bolivia finishes tennis championship with three runner-up titles

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bolivian tennis players Oliver Solis and Fernanda Guzmán became runners-up in their respective categories at a youth championship in Chile.
  • Solis reached the U-18 final, losing to Argentina's Demian Luna, while Guzmán was the favorite in U-14 but lost to Chile's Martina Santos.
  • These runner-up finishes bring Bolivia's total to three in the tournament, adding to Alexandra Gómez's doubles performance.

Bolivia concluded its campaign at the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors and Cosat Tour youth championship in Chile, securing three runner-up positions. The national players Oliver Solis in the U-18 category and Fernanda Guzmán in the U-14 category achieved second place in their respective divisions at the Club de Tenis San Felipe-ATV tournament.

Solis, the top seed in the U-18 bracket, demonstrated strong performance throughout the week. He defeated local player Maximiliano Quezada, Uruguay's Juan Irigoin, and Chile's Cristóbal Vargas and Matías Erices en route to the final. However, he ultimately fell to Argentina's Demian Luna in the championship match, losing by a score of 6-2, 6-2.

In the U-14 category, Guzmán, who was the favorite, advanced to the final by defeating Brazil's Giovana Bezerra, Chile's Laura Landerer, and fellow Chilean Trinidad Moya. Despite her strong showing, she was defeated by another Chilean player, Martina Santos, with a score of 6-3, 6-0 in the decisive match.

These two runner-up finishes add to Bolivia's success in the tournament. Alexandra Gómez also secured a runner-up position on Thursday in the U-14 girls' doubles, partnering with Chile's Francis Olmos. The tournament marked the end of the youth competition in Chile, with Bolivia earning a total of three silver medals.

The country closed its participation in the youth championship that was valid for the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors and the Cosat Tour.

— El DeberHeadline
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