The Colombian tennis delegation, under the technical direction of captain Alejandro Falla, sealed a valuable victory this Sunday, February 8, against Morocco at the Marocaine Sports Club in Casablanca.
The national team, made up of Nicolás Mejía, Nicolás Barrientos, Adrià Soriano, Miguel Tobón Jr. and Juan Sebastián Gómez, won with an aggregate score of 3 – 1, thus guaranteeing their presence in the World Group I play-offs that will be played next September.
The series began on Saturday with a day of high intensity in the individual matches. In the first turn, Adrià Soriano could not beat the number one racket of the locals, Reda Bennani, falling with partials of 6 (4) – 7 and 5 – 7.
However, parity quickly returned thanks to the solvency of Nicolás Mejía, who equalized the contest by defeating Taha Baadi 6 – 3 and 6 – 2, supported by a forceful serve and intelligent management of the advantage on the clay court.
The definition began to lean in favor of the coffee growers during this Sunday morning with the doubles duel. The couple made up of Nicolás Barrientos and Juan Sebastián Gómez overcame an extremely demanding commitment against Taha Baadi and Younes Lalami.
Colombia triumphs in Casablanca and secures its place in the Davis Cup play-offs
In a match of tempered nerves that ended 7 – 6 (5) and 7 – 6 (3), the Colombians knew how to overcome an initial disadvantage in the first set and handle the pressure of the tie-break in the second to put Colombia ahead on the overall scoreboard.
Finally, the final point was in the hands of Nicolás Mejía, who returned to the field to face Reda Bennani in the clash of the leaders of both teams. After a battle of two hours and 36 minutes, Mejía took the victory with partial scores of 6 – 1, 4 – 6 and 6 – 2.
Although the local team managed to force a third set driven by their audience, the Colombian reaffirmed his hierarchy by breaking his opponent’s serve in the first two games of the decisive round, securing the third point for his country and successfully closing the expedition in African territory.
A Colombian taming Muslims
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