The Lobos of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo and the Jerezanas of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras won the bronze medals on Thursday at the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria (LAI) table tennis championship, held at the Rafael Mangual coliseum on the Mayagüez campus. In the men’s bracket, the Lobos beat the Tarzanes of the Mayagüez campus 3-0 to secure third place; the Arecibo team was made up of Eduardo Darley Mejía, Yamil Castellano Díaz, Dylan Ruperto Colón and Rodrigo Marrero Marrero.
In the women’s bracket, the Jerezanas defeated the Lobas of UPR Arecibo 3-1 for bronze, with a squad of Kailyn Cruz Rosado, Yoarilis Figueroa Rivera, Yahira Rivera Arocho, Reinalisa Terrón Vicens and Yamcarys Delacruz Vargas. Meanwhile, Universidad Ana G. Méndez and the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico were playing the finals of both brackets, with UAGM holding an initial 1-0 lead in both series.
The championships are played over a maximum of three matches to determine the gold and silver medalists. The LAI fall championship continues on Saturday, November 7, with taekwondo competitions in both brackets at the Roberto Clemente coliseum in San Juan, starting at 10:00 AM.