FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO THE PACIFIC COAST BORDER, EVELYN COMES TO SHARE HUNGER FOR WINNING

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Former Dominican Star Libero Evelyn Carreras, gives
instructions to Mexico's U18 Kaomi Solis during a
concentration in Peru.

TIJUANA, Mexico.— Maybe the semifinal between Mexico and Dominican Republic had a special taste for Evelyn Carreras.

On one side, there was her native country team, Dominican Republic. On the other one there was Mexico, where she lives and works as an assistant coach.

Mexico defeated Dominican Republic in 5 sets and qualified to the finals of theGirls’ U18 Pan Am Cup. This was the first time a mexican team reached the finals in a continental competition.

This same team edged Dominican Republic in the Norceca tournament celebrated one year ago in Guatemala, looking for a spot in the category World Championship that will be played in Turkey.

Carreras achieved a lot of experiencie after playin in the Dominican National Teams. “Two years ago I retired, but now I started to work as assitant head coach”, said the former libero, who arrived by the beginning of this year to Mexico to work with the Sports talent program in Baja California.

Carreras competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. “I have also been in World Championships and in the Grand Prix thanks to God”, she remembered.

Dominican Volleyball growth has been notorious in the last years. The island won a silver medal in the 2009 Women’s World Junior Championship, losing only against Germany, but eliminated favorite team Brazil, in the semifinals.

“The Dominican project started since 1994, by getting youngsters who have been cosen for national teams and also have represented the country in International events succesfully”, she said.

Carreras has worked with the female teams of Baja California in the National Junior Olympic Festivals, as well as in the U20 Pan Am Cup with the young girls who finished fourth in that tournament celebrated in Peru.

That same team reached its second podium in one year after reaching the finals the U20 Pan American Cup, celebrated in Tijuana, this weekend.