Pairs of El Salvador reigned in Bahia Open 

SAN SALVADOR , April 12, 2007.- The pairs of Geovanny Medrano-David Vargas and Ivonne Soler-Laura Molina, both from El Salvador , won the gold medals at the 2007 Bahia Open, the Central American Beach Volleyball Tournament.

Fourteen teams, seven per each gender, took part in the competition sponsored by Cerveza Bahia.

In the men’s final, the Medrano-Vargas duo crushed Francisco Castro-Winston Calderon of Nicaragua by score of 21-16, 21-9, while Soler-Molina edged Guatemalans Maria Orellana-Lourdes Ramirez 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 in the women’s final.

In the men’s semifinals round, Medrano-Vargas downed Carlos Leiva-Rafael Vargas also from El Salvador by 21-14, 21-15 and Castro-Calderon scored a 22-10, 21-19 over Jose Suarez-Andres Lopez of Costa Rica .

Leiva-Vargas took the bronze medal in defeating Suarez-Lopez 21-16, 16-21, 15-13.

In the women’s semifinals, Soler-Molina defeated countrywomen Ingrid Rivas-Diana Romero (21-9, 21-12) and Orellana-Ramirez beat Costa Ricans Carolina Leandro-Daniela Salazar (22-24, 21-14, 15-13).

The bronze medal went to Leandro-Salazar who defeated Rivas-Romero 20-22, 21-19, 15-13.