The Argentine women’s tennis team fell to Brazil 3-1 in the best-of-five points series that cheered in Tucumán for the playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup, after the defeat of Solana Sierra in the second single of the day.
Thus, the team led by Mercedes Paz from Tucumán will return to the American zone.
The young Solana Sierra from Mar del Plata, barely 18 years old and placed 484 in the WTA ranking, was unable to beat the Brazilian Laura Pigossi (114) and lost 6-0, 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes of play.
Sierra’s fall was added to that of Lourdes Carlé against Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 and 6-3 in the first turn for the final 1-3 in the series.
Carlé, born in Daireaux, province of Buenos Aires, and 161 in the world ranking, made an effort for an hour and 47 minutes but could not contain Haddad Maia, from São Paulo, 15 on the planet and who is going through the best moment of her career after having won this year two tournaments on the circuit, in Nottingham and Birmingham, both in England and on grass.
The South American classic at the Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club facilities was even after the first two points on Friday in which Haddad Maia beat Rosario Nadia Podoroska (204) 6-1, 6-3, and then Paula Ormaechea left the tied series after beating Pigossi (114) by 6-2 and 7-5.
After those first two points, the captain of Argentina chose to replace Ormaechea for the match against Haddad Maia and included Carlé in his place, while for the second point she removed Podoroska and replaced her with Sierra, considered the greatest promise of the game. Argentine tennis.
Sierra had beaten Pigossi this year in the American Zone played in Salinas, Ecuador, and her emotional moment was superior to that of Podoroska, although the youngster from Mar del Plata could not avoid elimination against the favorite Brazil.
Argentina and Brazil entered this stage of the playoffs after having passed the American Zone I that took place this year in Ecuador. With this result, the Argentines will return to the American zone and the Brazilians won the pass to the 2023 Qualifiers, where they will have the possibility of returning to the group of elite countries.
