A hundred athletes participated in the 'ITF Beachtennis Maspalomas Costa Canaria 2023' held over the weekend in Playa del Inglés
The sports area next to the Annex II Shopping Center of Playa del Inglés hosted the now traditional International Beach Tennis Tournament 'ITF Beachtennis Maspalomas Costa Canaria 2023' last weekend.
The closing ceremony and awards ceremony of this merit-based tournament in the BT10 category within the world beach tennis circuit was held this Sunday, with the presence of the Sports Councilor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Ramón Suárez Ojeda.
A hundred athletes from Estonia, Portugal, Italy and Spain have participated in this tenth edition, with a wide representation from the Canary Islands and many autonomous communities in our country.
The tournament, organized from Friday to Sunday by Approba Tenis Playa y Formación, was played in the Men's Absolute, Women's Absolute, Mixed, Sub 18 and Sub 16 categories with the support of the Canarian Tennis Federation and the logistical collaboration of the Department of Sports of the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council.
The couple formed by Daniela Rodríguez and Álvaro García beat María Martínez and Valentín Volpe in the mixed doubles grand final, while in the first of the absolute BT10 tournaments, Daniela Rodríguez and María Martínez beat Omayra Farías and Carla Marrero. In men, Álvaro García and Iván Delgado defeated the couple formed by Liam Ortega and Álvaro Machín.
The victory in the second of the BT10 tournaments held on Sunday the 27th went to Liam Ortega and Álvaro Machín in the Men's category and to Daniela Rodríguez and Carla Marrero in the Women's category, coming in second position, Valentín Volpe with Alejandro Alcalá and Laura Jiménez with Laura Mulero.
The junior champions were Laura Mulero and Laura Jiménez, and Valentín Volpe and Alejandro Alcalá, who beat the couples formed by Eva Santana and María Martínez, and Iván Delgado and Álvaro García, respectively.
The organizers are already working on attracting sponsorships and collaborations for the consolidation and celebration of the eleventh edition of this tournament, in which they want to raise the category to have a much broader international representation, among which could be some of the best players and the best players in the world.
