Junior Team USA dominated Under-20 Masters match play Saturday at Sport Complex Salitre in Bogota, Colombia, sweeping the boys and girls gold and silver medals while also taking a boys bronze in the 2009 Pan American Bowling Confederation Youth Championships. Puerto Rico swept the gold medals in the Under-16 Masters competition.

Kristie Petravich (pictured right) of West Palm Beach, Fla., defeated Christine Bator of Warren, Mich., 2-0, to take the girls title, while Jake Peters (pictured left) of Decatur, Ill., beat Daniel Spink of St. Louis, Mo., 2-1, to take the boys gold medal.

"It feels great to end the tournament with a win like this," said Petravich, who beat Bator 195-187 and 198-159 in the best two of three championship match. "Either way we were going to get gold, so it didn't really matter who came out on top."

Bator, who has earned gold medals in Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team and All Events, had to settle for the silver medal and missed the ultimate the gold-medal sweep.

Semifinal losers Maria Jose Rodriguez (0-2 to Bator), Colombia, and Kodee Pilling (0-2 to Petravich), Canada, shared the bronze medal.

L-R Christine Bator, Jake Peters, Geoffrey Young, Kristie Petravich and Daniel Spink, who all won medals in Masters match play Saturday.

Peters defeated Spink in three games, dropping the opener 204-180 before coming back with victories of 209-188 and 258-245.

"Today was a redemption day for us after we finished second in trios and team," Peters said. "After getting silver in back-to-back events, it feels great to do this for the team. It was so nice going into the final knowing that we had the gold medal no matter what."

Geoffrey Young of Denton, Texas, who eliminated All Events winner Alejandro Montijo, Mexico, the No. 1 seed, in the first round, earned a bronze medal by advancing to the semifinals, where he lost to Spink, 2-0. The other bronze medal went Fidel Marchena, Dominican Republic, who fell to Peters, 2-0.

Valerie Bermudez (pictured left) and Cristian Azcona (right), both Puerto Rico, captured the gold medals in the Under-16 girls and boys Masters competition featuring the top 8 players from All Events.

Bermudez, the No. 8 seed, topped 7th seeded Karol Ayapan, Guatemala, in the decider, 187.162, to win the girls Masters title, two-games-to-one. Ayapan earned silver while Kamilah Dammers, Aruba and Nicole Da Silva, Netherlands Antilles, took bronze. In one of the opening matches, Bermudez stunned fellow Puerto Rican, All Events gold medalist Kristie Lopez, 2-0 (187-163, 209-204).

The boys Masters final featured ´No. 1 seeded Cristian Azcona and No. 2 seed Jose Morales, Guatemala. Azcona won the first game 237-211, but Morales leveled the match with a 202-183 win in game #2 to force a decider. Azocona secured the gold medal with another 230-plus game, 232-184. Morales had to settle for silver, while Rodolfo Madriz, Costa Rica, and Alejandro Velasquez, El Salvador, got bronze.

 

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2009 PABCON Youth Championships - Girls Under-20 Masters Finals

Best two of three games match play

Round of 16
(1) Christine Bator, United States def. (16) Carla Corpeno, Mexico, 2-0 (259-192, 203-148)
(10) Jackeline Gerani, Venezuela def. (7) Anggie Ramirez, Colombia, 2-1 (231-167, 165-239, 181-159)
(6) Jenn Boisselle, United States def. (11) Valerie Calberry, Canada, 2-0 (227-175, 219-202)
(4) Maria Jose Rodriguez, Colombia def. (13) Pamela Baudin, Canada, 2-0 (180-177, 223-191)
(3) Laura Fonnegra, Colombia def. (14) Aura Mendez, Venezuela, 2-1 (194-203, 191-180, 192-189)
(9) Kodee Pilling, Canada def. (8) Gabriela Hernandez, Mexico, 2-0 (225-181, 228-206)
(5) Brittni Hamilton, United States def. (12) Rosalie Hiscock, Canada, 2-0 (234-191, 197-182)
(2) Kristie Petravich, United States def. (15) Stephanie Martins, Brazil, 2-0 (239-189, 247-180)

Quarterfinals
Bator def. Gerani, 2-0 (194-181, 205-203)
Rodriguez def. Boisselle, 2-0 (213-187, 235-197)
Pilling def. Fonnegra, 2-0 (246-192, 240-215)
Petravich def. Hamilton, 2-1 (187-158, 204-235, 237-175)

Semifinals
Bator def. Rodriguez, 2-0 (185-180, 217-207)
Petravich def. Pilling, 2-0 (247-200, 226-193)

Championship
Petravich def. Bator, 2-0 (195-187, 198-159)

 

2009 PABCON Youth Championships - Boys Under-20 Masters Finals

Best two of three games match play

Round of 16
(16) Geoffrey Young, United States def. (1) Alejandro Montijo, Mexico, 2-0 (201-166, 191-176)
(10) Juan Gomez, Colombia def. (7) Andre Fors Farias, Mexico, 2-0 (228-178, 189-179)
(6) Israel Hernandez, Puerto Rico def. (11) Michael Piccari, Venezuela, 2-1 (191-205, 191-190, 246-218)
(13) Daniel Spink, United States def. (4) Kevin Belandria, Venezuela, 2-0 (244-203, 195-193)
(3) Fidel Marchena, Dominican Republic def. (14) Samuel Montalvo, Puerto Rico, 2-0 (233-153, 214-188)
(8) Rudy Quintanilla, El Salvador def. (9) Mathieu Beaudoin, Canada, 2-1 (235-186, 199-267, 264-168)
(5) Chris Pierson, United States def. (12) Carlos Cottone, Venezuela, 2-0 (214-211, 166-153)
(2) Jake Peters, United States def. (15) Hector Soto, Puerto Rico, 2-1 (212-202, 224-235, 202-178)

Quarterfinals
Young def. Gomez, 2-1 (215-204, 211-214, 278-182)
Spink def. Hernandez, 2-0 (224-223, 244-232)
Marchena def. Quintanilla, 2-0 (187-145, 201-195)
Peters def. Pierson, 2-1 (159-172, 269-203, 243-227)

Semifinals
Spink def. Young, 2-0 (278-233, 247-200)
Peters def. Marchena, 2-0 (258-246, 224-174)

Championship
Peters def. Spink, 2-1 (180-204, 209-188, 258-245)

 

2009 PABCON Youth Championships - Girls Under-16 Masters Finals

Best two of three games match play

Quarterfinals
(8) Valerie Bermudez, Puerto Rico def. (1) Kristie Lopez, Puerto Rico, 2-0 (187-163, 209-204)
(3) Kamilah Dammers, Aruba def. (6) Maria Arevalo, Colombia, 2-0 (189-153, 180-149)
(5) Nicole Da Silva, Netherlands Antilles def. (4) Pamela Monzon, Guatemala, 2-0 (189-159, 215-150)
(7) Karol Ayapan, Guatemala def. (2) Juliana Franco, Colombia, 2-1 (169-222, 178-162, 179-148)

Semifinals
Bermudez def. Dammers, 2-0 (161-155, 152-129)
Ayapan def. Da Silva, 2-1 (178-167, 138-183, 182-148)

Championship
Bermudez def. Ayapan, 2-1 (204-197, 113-141, 187-162)

 

2009 PABCON Youth Championships - Boys Under-16 Masters Finals

Best two of three games match play

Quarterfinals
(1) Cristian Azcona, Puerto Rico def. (8) Josh Encarnacion, Puerto Rico, 2-0 (182-125, 215-193)
(6) Rodolfo Madriz, Costa Rica def. (3) Juan Castillo, Guatemala, 2-1 (211-167, 150-180, 258-216)
(5) Alejandro Velasquez, El Salvador def. (4) Juan Lopez, Colombia, 2-1 (137-189, 180-133, 224-160)
(2) Jose Morales, Guatemala def. (7) Luis Avila, Dominican Republic, 2-1 (203-219, 221-180, 213-171)

Semifinals
Azcona def. Madriz, 2-0 (225-219, 257-203)
Morales def. Velasquez, 2-1 (162-200, 187-177, 212-121)

Championship
Azcona def. Morales, 2-1 (237-211, 183-202, 232-184)