Ariadna Costa wins Beach Tennis World Cup with Spanish national team

The CD Terrassa Hockey player was key to the historic victory in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, securing Spain's first world title.

Spanish beach tennis players celebrating with the World Cup trophy in Brazil.

Spanish beach tennis players celebrating with the World Cup trophy in Brazil.

Ariadna Costa, a player from CD Terrassa Hockey, was part of the Spanish national team that won the Beach Tennis World Cup for the first time in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.

The Spanish team concluded a memorable performance by defeating the host nation, Brazil, 2-1 in the final. This victory marks Spain's first world title in this discipline, improving upon the bronze won in 2023 and the silver from the previous season.
The national team, captained by Carles Vicens, included Antomi Ramos, Álvaro García, Daniela Rodríguez Perera, Gerard Rodríguez Querol, Ariadna Costa, and María Martínez Serón. They completed an impeccable group stage with 3-0 victories against Puerto Rico, the United States, and Poland.

The Spanish squad delivered one of the best performances in its history in this competition, culminating in the first world gold medal.

In the quarterfinals, Costa and Daniela Rodríguez were decisive in the women's doubles against Japan (2-0). In the semifinals, they eliminated the reigning champion, Italy, defeating the world number 1 pair, Giulia Gasparri and Ninny Valentini, in a thrilling match resolved in the super tie-break (4-6, 6-4, and [10-7]).
The title was decided in the mixed doubles of the final against Brazil. After the match was tied 1-1, the pair formed by Antomi Ramos and Ariadna Costa defeated Andre Baran and Rafaella Miller, thus securing the historic gold medal for Spain.
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