The Arjonilla Badminton Club has its second consecutive defeat, this time at home and
against the current runner-up of the League, the Rinconada Badminton Club. The duel started at 11
Sunday hours with the mixed doubles match. The arjonilleros Juan Blas Villalta and Carmen
Lara were defeated against Jaume Pérez and Claudia Leal by 11-7, 11-6 and 11-4.
Next came the gender doubles. In the women’s game, Arjonilla had few
options; Carla Moyano and Fátima Albín lost to locals Claudia Leal and Paula López
by 11-2, 11-1 and 11-6. In the men’s match the confrontation was more disputed, with even two
game points for Arjonilla that they did not know how to take advantage of. Finally, the local couple formed by
Carlos Piris and Jaume Pérez defeated Joan Monroy and Fabio Caponio from Arjonilla.
With the overall score at 3-0, victory was difficult for the Jaén team. They started
the first singles in which Rinconada definitively closed the clash. individually
women’s 2, Arjonillera Carmen Lara lost to Leona Lee 11-8, 11-9 and 11-4. In it
men’s singles 2, Guillermo Figueras was also unable to defeat Daniel Franco of
Rinconada, with a final result of 11-7, 11-4 and 11-8.
Rinconada took the victory of the duel that still had two singles left.
dispute. The first to finish was the women’s singles, which also fell on the side of the
local. Carla Moyano of Arjonilla was defeated against Paula López by. To finish, the
point for the visiting team came from the Italian Fabio Caponio who was making his debut in
the Top 10 Iberdrola. In the men’s singles one, Caponio beat Thomas Fourcade by 3-
11, 7-11, 11-9 y 5-11.
“We were aware of the difficulty of the meeting. Today we have presented a template with
less common players but who have defended the shirt with good performances”
commented Pons, Arjonilla coach. The people of Jaén do not know victory this season, but
Pons does not lose faith: “We know that the result is not good but I think we will see an improvement
in the next match against Pitius at home.”
The Iberdrola Badminton Top 10 will return to the Municipal Juan Antonio Cuesta de Arjonilla on
next Saturday, December 21, 2024, in what will be the fourth day of the regular phase of the
league, since the arjoilleros rest during the third day.
