22-AUGUST-2012
YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Under-17’s Rita Novo/Catarina Alves and Tomás Rocha/Bernardo Silva and Under 19’s Daniela Silva/Ana Gomes, Pedro Ribeiro/Jorge Graça, won the first ever U17/19 National Championship in their respective categories.

The Under 17 and Under 19 final tournaments took place on the 18 and 19 of August, in the beautiful landscape of Albufeira do Azibo, in Macedo de Cavaleiros, simultaneously with the Senior final round.

In the Women’s U-17 Final, Rita Novo/Catarina Alves won 2-1 (21/11, 16/21 e 15/9) Catarina Borges/Bárbara Rodrigues [Results]
In the Men’s U-17 Final, Tomás Rocha/Bernardo Silva defeated (2-0: 22/20 e 21/14) Simão Pedrosa/Bruno Santiago. [Results]
As for the Women’s U-19 Final, Daniela Silva/Ana Gomes beat (2-0: 21/12 e 21/15) their opponents Inês Pereira/Margarida Simões. [Results]
In the Men’s competition, Pedro Ribeiro / Jorge Graça overcame (2-0: 21/19 e 21/20) Luís Gomes/David Marques. [Results]

Final Standings
U-19 men: 1.º Jorge Graça/Pedro Ribeiro; 2.º Luís Gomes/David Marques; 3.º Nuno Santiago/Francisco Ferreira; 4.º Bruno Nazário/Hugo Matos. [Ranking]
U-19 women: 1.ª Daniela Silva/Ana Gomes; 2.ª Margarida Simões/Inês Pereira. [Ranking]
U-17 men: 1.º Tomás Rocha/Bernardo Silva; 2.º Simão Pedrosa/Bruno Santiago; 3.º Francisco Pombeiro/José Jardim; 4.º Frederico Santos/Diogo Pereira. [Ranking]
U-17 women: 1.ª Rita Novo/Catarina Alves; 2.ª Catarina Borges/Bárbara Rodrigues; 3.ª Ana Montenegro/Francisca Silva; 4.ª Margarida Rocha/Joana Oliveira. [Ranking]

Mais informações: Voleibol de Praia 2012 e photos