The Catalan team emerged victorious in the 3rd Spanish Beach Tennis Championship by Autonomous Communities. This happened on Sunday at the Grand finale in which they faced the Canary Islands team in the main court of the Lope de Vega International SchoolFinally, it was the Catalans who emerged victorious, taking home the trophy of this national tournament for the third year in a row.
More than 130 players
More than 130 players Seventeen teams from all over Spain participated in Benidorm in this III Spanish Beach Tennis Championship organized by the Lope de Vega International School and the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation with the collaboration of the Benidorm City Council.
Established event
The newly launched Benidorm's Councillor for Sports, José Javier Jordá, together with the head of the College, Vicente Fuster The trophies were awarded to the tournament winners this Sunday. This is the third championship of its kind held in Benidorm, "thanks to the dedication of the school and the support of the City Council."
He explained the Coordinator of the Sports Department of the Spanish Tennis Federation and responsible for Beach Tennis in Spain Carles Vicent “This third edition has once again been a great experience. The organization has been improved and some new features have been implemented. We want this Spanish National Beach Tennis Championship to stay in Benidorm and at the Lope de Vega International School because the organization has been superb once again.”
The winners
The awards ceremony took place at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday following the Catalan team's victory for the third consecutive year. Second place went to the Canary Islands team, and third place to the representatives of the Autonomous City of Melilla.
The head of the Lope de Vega school, Vicente Fuster, congratulated the winners and thanked all the teams for their participation, highlighting that “We have managed to consolidate the tournament this 2023Our commitment to the Spanish Tennis Federation runs until 2024, and each year we improve both in terms of operations and the number of participants. The Lope de Vega International School has hosted all the participating teams during their stay at this championship.
Combining tourism and sport
For his part, the Councillor for Sports of the Benidorm City Council, on his first weekend in office, highlighted that "we are very happy that for the third year this championship is being held in our city."
José Javier Jordá emphasized the importance of combining tourism and sport. “This Beach Tennis Championship is a clear example. The combination is perfect, the city is ready for it, and we have qualified people to organize events like this tournament, which has been a resounding success. We will continue to support it, and we will also continue to support the Lope de Vega Theatre in its sporting events.”
In the words of Alfonso Bacaicoa, coordinator of this Championship And the manager of Costa Tennis, Bacaicoa highlighted "not only the high level of participation, which we can describe as a resounding success, but also the large number of fans who attended the various matches during these days." He noted that "this tournament has an agreement with the RFET (Royal Spanish Tennis Federation) for the coming years with the Lope de Vega International School, with the aim of consolidating it and creating a strong point of tourist and sporting interest on the beaches of Benidorm and at the school's facilities, for all lovers of racquet sports."
High-level sports competitions at the school
For these summer months, the Lope de Vega facilities are already prepared to host a good number of high-level sporting competitions.
Vicente Fuster explained that “this year we will have the Carmen Pérez González 8-a-side Football Tournament kicks off this Monday, in which teams from all over the region participate. Then, a week later, we will have the Juan Fuster Memorial ZaragozaA long-standing tradition now in its 24th edition. We'll have another one in August. ITF and we will finish the summer with the Juan Fuster Zaragoza European Tennis Tour“In total we will have five tournaments with the aim, as we always do at this school, of promoting sport in our city,” Fuster concluded.
