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In its first multi-sport event, Emanuela Laresjust 14 years old, took the bronze medal in the women’s doubles modality in the tennis tournament of the 2024 National Youth Games, being Ivana Castillo your success partner. Lares also played in the singles tournament, where he reached the quarterfinals.
In the fight for the last step of the podium, Lares and Castillo beat the Santander team 6-0 and 6-3 Isabella Osorio e Isabella Pallares. The Vallecaucanas, who served as the third seeds, beat the Sucreñas Luisa Fernanda Vergara and Salma Vergara by a double 6-0 in their debut; In the quarterfinals they beat Sara Luna Rendón and Lucia Acuña from Antioquia 6-1 and 6-3; and in the semifinals, they lost 1-6 and 5-7 to Mariana Higuita and María José Sánchez from Bogotá, ultimately gold medalists.
In total, Valle del Cauca won three medals in tennis at the 2024 National Youth GamesWell, in addition to Emanuela and Ivana’s medal, they won silver in men’s doubles with Juan Sebastián Caicedo and Nicolás Hurtado, and mixed doubles with Samuel Vidales and Ivana Castillo.
Emanuela, a member of Team Match Tennis, has the support of ISDIN Colombia and Yonex.
