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Puerto Rico and
Argentina to play friendly matches
 San
Juan, Puerto Rico, April 26, 2005 - President of the
Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation Mr. Carlos Beltran
announced on Tuesday that the national women’s teams of
Puerto Rico and Argentina will play six friendly matches
next month during the Twelfth Sports Festival organized
by the Olympic Committee of Puerto Rico.
With these matches, both teams will start their
preparation for the Pan American Cup, a qualifier for
the 2006 World Grand Prix, to be staged in Santo Domingo
on June 8-19.
Pic: Puerto Rico played Argentina at the 2002 World
Championships and won 3-2 (23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 17-25,
15-13)
Mr. Beltran stated the Puerto Rico squad will be
coached by Juan Carlos Nunez who will be working full
time with the team until the Norceca continental
championship to be played in Trinidad & Tobago in
September.
The Puerto Rican team began its training on Monday at
the San Jose College facility under the supervision of
Mr. Jorge Perez Vento, advisor for the National Program.
The players invited to train with the Puerto Rican Team
are: Michele Cardona, Glorimar Ortega, Vilmarie Mojica,
Sheila Ocasio, Alexandra Oquendo, Jetzabel del Valle,
Jessica Lopez, Aurea Cruz, Eva Cruz, Dariam Acevedo,
Tatiana Encarnacion, Vanessa Velez, Karina Ocasio, Ania
Ruiz, Sarai Alvarez, Shannon Torregrosa, Yarleen
Santiago and Lyann Puig.
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