Monday, November 20th, 2023.- The Chilean pair composed of Macarena Cabrillana and Sofía Fuentes defeated the Costa Rican team of Adriana Quesada and Valeria Valverde with a double 6-0, securing their place in the semifinals of wheelchair tennis at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games. 

As the score reflects, it was a comfortable match for the local duo, who will face the Americans Maylee Phelps and Dana Mathewson next Wednesday. 

The opponents of the hosts surpassed the Canadian pair of Anne-Marie Dolinar and Natalia Lanucha on Tuesday with a score of 6-0, 6-2. 

Meanwhile, the Brazilian team of Maria Fernanda Alvez and Meirycoll Duval defeated the Ecuadorian pair of Alexandra Meza and Carolina Lasso with a double 6-0. 

In the final four rounds, they will face the Colombian duo of Johanna Martínez and Angélica Bernal, who received a bye in the first round. 

In male's doubles, the Ecuadorians Francisco Beltrán and Eduardo López Manzano won 6-0, 6-3 against the Canadians Barry Henderson and Thomas Venos. 

Para tennis players use specially designed wheelchairs for this sport. The competition includes singles and doubles in two sport classes: Open, corresponding to athletes with physical disabilities affecting the lower limbs who meet the sport's eligibility criteria, and Quad, involving athletes with a disability affecting the hand that grips the racket, as well as the lower limbs. 

Written by Ernesto Bustos B. – Macarena Navias – Carolina Riquelme; translated by Rocio Rojas / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport 
Ph: Javier Vergara / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport