The best Dominican tennis player of all times, Víctor Estrella won the gold medal in the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Sports Games taking place in Barranquilla, Colombia on Sunday, 29 July 2018. Estrella defeated his teammate, Roberto Cid 6-4, 6-3 to win the gold and Cid the silver in the singles event. Estrella was the defending champion from the Mayaguez 2010 and Veracruz 2014 games.
The match was closely contested to the end, and sports reporters say that Estrella had to rely on his experience as a professional tennis player to win the match. In the 2014 Games, Estrella had battled another Dominican, José (Bebo) Hernández. Estrella is the only Dominican tennis player to have won three consecutive gold tennis singles at the regional games.
Then on Monday, 30 July 2018, Victor Estrella teamed with Roberto Cid to take the gold medal in the men’s doubles by defeating Christopher Diaz and Wilfredo Gonzalez of Gautemala 6-3, 7-5.
Also competing in the Central American & Caribbean Games, Estefania Soriano gave the country another gold in the 44 kilogram division in judo.
As of Monday, 30 July, the Dominican Republic had won 21 gold medals of 79 medals total. The DR is in fifth place behind Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela.
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Listin Diario
El Dia
Barranquilla 2018
31 July 2018
