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Raul Mesa and Nicolas Ronchi in the men, and Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez, in the female, couples have been winners of this first beach volleyball tournament that has been disputed in Sirens Beach over the weekend and for which they have been over a hundred players

The First Tournament Beach Volleyball Sol La Manga has left a good impression both players and organizers and sponsors.

And is that while about 800 people packed the stands of the track to witness the finals on Sunday afternoon August 18, more than 3,000 people came over the weekend to sports facilities located on Sirens Beach in La Manga del Mar Menor.

The finals, both male and female, were featuring equality and technical quality.

In men, winning couple was formed by former Olympian Raul Mesa and Uruguayan Nicolas Ronchi, who rallied from a 14-11 in the deciding set against to complete winning 19-17.

The Lorca Inocencio Lario and Valencian Javier Montfort seized second place, while another Lorca, Fran Thomas, and César Menéndez Gijón, finished third.

In the category of the women won the maximum recent contenders and European runners this sport, Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez 2-0. Finalist The other couple was composed of Clara Lozano and Nadia Campisi.

At around half past eight p.m. began the awards ceremony which was attended by councilors of Sports, Tourism and District 6, Diego Ortega, and Isaiah Camarzana Palazón Carolina, respectively.

Also attended by the President of the Spanish Association of Beach Volleyball, Jose Antonio Lorente and technical director, Pedro Miralles, tournament coordinator, Javier Mecca and IMSEL municipal crews.

This I Torneo del Sol, which has had six playing fields, a hundred players and 4,000 square meters, has been organized by the Spanish Association of Beach Volleyball, and sponsored by the City of Cartagena by the Department of Sports and its program Sports Arena in 2013, along with the Department of Tourism,

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena