The Dominican Republic flag-bearer at the Central American and Caribbean Games taking place in Veracruz, Mexico, Victor Estrella won the gold medal in the singles tennis championship. It is his second consecutive gold in the Central American Championships. He won the gold in the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2010 championships.
To win this year he defeated his teammate Jose (El Bebo) Hernandez 6-4, 6-3. Hernandez won the silver medal for the Dominican Republic.
Both Estrella and Hernandez told journalists that 2014 has been the best year for Dominican tennis.
Estrella is ranked 78th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
His gold is but the 9th the DR had won as of Thursday, 27 November 2014 in the Central American and Caribbean Games. The DR is in 5th place in the medals count, behind Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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