The Canary Islands team played in the grand final of the Spanish Beach Tennis Championship by Autonomous Communities this Sunday. in the face of Catalonia, on the court installed this year on Poniente Beach in Benidorm. Ultimately, it was the Canary Islands team that emerged victorious, taking home the trophy for the first time in this national tournament. More than 130 players from 17 teams across Spain participated in Benidorm in this 4th Spanish Beach Tennis Championship, organized by the Lope de Vega International School and the Spanish Tennis Federation, with the collaboration of the Benidorm City Council.
Three more editions
The Benidorm Sports Councillor, José Javier Jordá, along with the head of the Lope de Vega International School, Vicente Fuster, and the Benidorm Government spokesperson, Lourdes Caselles, presented the trophies to the winners of the tournament this Sunday. This was the fourth tournament of its kind held in Benidorm, “thanks to the dedication of the school and the support of the City Council.” The event took place right after the final. signing of a new agreement, between the head of the Lope de Vega International School, Vicente Fuster, and the Coordinator of the Sports Department of the Spanish Tennis Federation and head of Beach Tennis in Spain, Carles Vicent, whereby Benidorm and the Lope de Vega stadium will host this important sporting event for three more years..
According to the Coordinator of the Sports Department of the Spanish Tennis Federation and head of Beach Tennis in Spain, Carles Vicent “This fourth 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 awards ceremony took place after the Canary Islands team's victory in the final. Second place went to those from Catalonia.
The head of the Lope de Vega International School, Vicente Fuster, He congratulated the winners and thanked all the teams for their participation, highlighting that “in 2024 we have managed to consolidate and improve the tournament. Our commitment to the Spanish Tennis Federation has been renewed for three more years, which confirms our unconditional commitment to this sportThe Lope de Vega International School has hosted all participating teams during their stay at this championship.”
In the words of Alfonso Bacaicoa, coordinator of this Championship and manager of Costa Tennis, it is worth highlighting "not only the high level of participation, which we can describe as a resounding success, but also the large number of fans who have attended the different matches during these days." Bacaicoa pointed out 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 a view to consolidating it and to create a strong tourist and sporting attraction on the beaches of Benidorm and at the facilities of the Educational Center and for all lovers of racket sports.”
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For these summer months, the facilities of the Lope de Vega International School are already prepared to host a good number of high-level sporting competitions.
Vicente Fuster explained that “this year we will have as a novelty this coming weekend (from June 27 to 29) the Mapfre Spanish Beach Tennis Championship 2024 for Juniors and Veterans.
Then comes the Carmen Pérez González 8-a-side Football Tournament 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 25th edition. We'll have a... ITF And we'll end the summer with the Tennis Tour Europe Juan Fuster ZaragozaIn total we will have six tournaments with the objective, as we always do at this school, of to promote sport in our city“Fuster concluded.
