Players from Guayaquil, Manta, Portoviejo, El Empalme, Riobamba, Samborondón, Babahoyo, Quevedo, Machala, Esmeraldas, Jipijapa and Santo Domingo performed.
Eduardo Gutierrez, Gianluca Bacigalupo Y Donnis Loaiza They obtained the title of the Master Ecuajunior Copa Tropicmax 2021, which was played at the Salinas Golf & Tennis Club.
In the last child-youth tournament of the season, after twelve stages of the Ecuajunior Circuit, 48 of the best players located in the ranking Ecuajunior and 60 tennis players from Chiquitón from Guayaquil, Manta, Portoviejo, The Junction, Riobamba, Salinas, Samborondon, Babahoyo, Quevedo, Machala, Esmeraldas, Jipijapa and Santo Domingo.
In the final of the unified 11-year-old category (men and women), Gutiérrez won Martin Almeida by 6-3, 6-2. In 13 years unified, Bacigalupo defeated Leonardo Villacreses by 6-3, 6-4. In more than 14 years unified, Loaiza beat William Hernandez by a double 6-1. What’s more, Roberta Duran was the winner of the Fair Play Panathlon – Banco Guayaquil trophy.
“They are fifteen uninterrupted years of the Ecuajunior Circuit and we conclude it now with great satisfaction. In this edition we increase many activities that we believe will contribute more to the development of tennis. We have had talks with parents, we have had live summaries programs, we broadcast the finals live, we interviewed physiotherapists to answer the concerns of parents and players, etc. “, said the director of Ecuajunior, Johnny Saldivias.
The person in charge of the tournament stated that “the 96 participation scholarships that were awarded for the JTI Ecuador Program, organized by the Ecuadorian Tennis Federation 2021, have been of enormous help for the evolution of children. We will see each other again in January, surely in the Salinas Golf and Tennis Club, the club that most supports tennis development in Ecuador ”.
“With all certainty, it was not only about competing and helping the growth in this unique field, there is also the joy, camaraderie, togetherness and, above all, enthusiasm to continue training to participate in the best child-youth tennis event. Thanks to all who have offered us their help, such as sponsors, managers, clubs, players, parents, coaches, judges, goalkeepers and all those who have made this reality possible in December, “he said. (D)
