The island team defeated Melilla in the grand final played this Sunday in the
slopes of Poniente Beach.
The Canary Islands team was crowned champion of the 6th Championship this Sunday.
Spain's Beach Tennis team by Autonomous Communities won the grand final against the team of
Melilla. The decisive match put the finishing touch on an intense weekend of
competition that concluded at 21:00 p.m. on the courts set up on the beach of
West of Benidorm.
More than 100 players distributed across 10 teams from all over Spain
They participated in this sixth edition of the championship, organized by Lope de Vega
International School and the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation, in collaboration
from the Benidorm City Council.
Poniente Beach became the national epicenter throughout the weekend
of beach tennis, hosting a competition that brought together some of the best
players from the country and that once again confirmed the excellent moment this is experiencing
sport modality in Spain.
high level competition
Among the participants were several members of the current Spanish National Team
World Beach Tennis Champion. Three of those world champions formed
part of the Canary Islands team, contributing decisively to the victory
of the island team in a very high level competition.
The awards ceremony took place after the final, with representatives in attendance.
from the organizing institutions and entities. The Canary Islands received the champion's trophy.
while Melilla obtained the runner-up position.
The head of the Lope de Vega International School, Vicente Fuster, has highlighted the
Consolidation of a championship that continues to grow year after year. "The quality
The sporting achievements and participation recorded in this edition demonstrate once again that we are
facing a competition that is fully established within the national tennis calendar
"beach," he noted.
Carles, the national head of Beach Tennis at the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation
Vicent highlighted the high level of competition displayed throughout the championship and the
Excellent response from players, coaches and fans, reaffirming the commitment of the
Federation for Benidorm as the reference venue for this
type of competitions, also highlighting the “excellent organization of the Lope de Vega
International School”.
Furthermore, the Benidorm City Council emphasized the importance of
to continue linking sport and tourism through top-level events that generate
economic activity and project the image of the city as a sports destination during
throughout the year.
In the words of Alfonso Bacaicoa, coordinator of the Championship and manager of Costa
Tennis, "this edition has once again highlighted the enormous growth that is
experiencing beach tennis in Spain, both because of the level of the participants and
because of the public's response, who have followed the matches throughout the weekend
week".
With this sixth edition, the Spanish Beach Tennis Championship by Autonomous Communities
It continues to consolidate itself as one of the most important events on the national calendar
of this discipline and reinforces Benidorm's position as one of the great
leading figures in beach sports in our country.
