Ormaechea, born in Sunchales and number 184 in the ranking, defeated Pigossi (114) from São Paulo in the second point of the series at Tucumán Lawn Tennis, which had opened with the defeat of Nadia Podoroska.
Rosario Podoroska lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia from São Paulo 6-1, 6-3 in the first point, to the best of five.
The “Little” Podoroska, ranked 204th in the WTA world ranking, was 3-1 up with her serve in the second set, but her rival Haddad Maia, 15th in the world and champion this year in Nottingham and Birmingham, fell she turned it around to confirm that she is the highest rated tennis player in the series.
The tie will continue this Saturday from 11 o’clock with two singles points between the tennis players of the first day reversed, that is, Ormaechea against Haddad Maia and then Podoroska against Pigossi.
For the doubles, the captain of Argentina, Mercedes Paz from Tucumán, appointed Lourdes Carlé (161) and Julia Riera (260) to face Haddad Maia and the specialist Luisa Stefani, while the fifth member of the national team, the promising Mar del Plata Solana Sierra (484), 18 years old, is the tennis player who completes the team.
Argentina and Brazil entered this stage of the playoffs after having passed the American Zone I that took place this year in Salinas, Ecuador, and they meet at the Tucumán Lawn Tennis facilities, in a tie that will grant the winner a pass to the 2023 Qualifiers with the possibility of returning to the group of elite countries.
Source: Ambito
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