The player took the title last Tuesday, April 11 in Porto.
To this victory must be added other achievements of pinatarenses in this sport, as that of Ingrid Ruiz, recent sub-champion of Spain sub17.
The pinatarense Cristina Gómez Jiménez was proclaimed on Tuesday 11 April European champion sub 19 squash, in the championship that took place from 8 to 11 April in the Portuguese city of Porto.
Cristina, who started as number 2 seed of the tournament, began the championship against Laura Neill of Ireland, winning it by a clear 3 to 0. In the second round beat Alice Green of England by identical score.
In the quarter-finals he defeated Grace Gear, also from England, in just 20 minutes.
In the semi-final round she faced Swiss player Celine Walser, whom she defeated by the same result as in her previous matches.
Already in the final he faced Elise Lazarus, also from England.
Cristina won in the final 3-0, with scores of 9-1110-12 and 1-11 in 36 minutes, winning the European U19 title without having conceded a single game and proving that she is the best junior player Of the continent.
With this victory Cristina obtains a title that closes an exceptional junior stage with infinity of national titles and a lot of victories in European Open Junior.
INGRID RUIZ, SUBCAMPEONA DE ESPAÑA SUB 17
The player of the Municipal School of Squash of San Pedro del Pinatar, Ingrid Ruiz Anta, was proclaimed sub-champion of Spain sub 17 in the Championship of Spain disputed in Valencia the 31 of March and 1 and 2 of April.
Ingrid started as No 5 seed in the tournament and her way to the final was as follows: In her first game she beat Ana Ferrer with authority 3-0. In her quarterfinal match she faced the head player Series number 2 of the championship, Maria Domínguez Fernandez, to which it defeated by identical result.
In the semifinals faced Sofía Mateos which defeated in a very tight match by 3 to 2. Already in the final was defeated by the number 1 seed in the tournament, Marta Dominguez, 3 to 0.
They also slipped to Valencia from the municipal school:
- Ángela Gracia García, 6th classified in sub category.
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- Adrián Gracia García, 10th classified in category sub.17.
- Alejandro Ruiz Anta, 16 ° classified in sub category.
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On the other hand, the Pinatarense Adrián Gracia García, thanks to the great results obtained in the last tournaments in which he has already participated in his progression, has been summoned by the Royal Spanish Squash Federation to form part of the national team that will participate in the Championship Of Europe sub 15 to be held in Prague (Czech Republic) from 11 to 14 May.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar