Carla Herrero helped Spain retain the title at the Youth Match against France

Carla Herrero, a player trained at La Sella Golf, has helped the Spanish national team retain the title in the International Youth Match against France, which was held at the Empordá Golf course in Girona

Herrero was selected to join the Spanish team in the nineteenth edition of the traditional match against the Gallic country, which this time ended with a tie to 12 points, reflecting two full days of tension and excitement.

Table led by Soledad Fernández de Araoz -capitana- and technical Kiko Moon and Sergio de Céspedes faced the second round reserved for twelve individual duels, trailing by a point (6.5-5.5), so the attitude of Spanish golfers were clearly attacker.

With that spirit triumphs came Elena Hualde, Ana Peláez, Eduard Rousaud, Borja Martín and Joan Tous, five points means that points earned by Carla Herrero, Marta Pérez and María Herráez joined.

At the end of the day, part of 6.5-5.5 favorable to Spain and draw twelve points in the final score, so the Spaniards managed to retain title won last year in Montpellier when, after a vibrant reaction in 12 singles matches, sold off with a partial 7 to 5, they were traced income point that Gaul treasured during the previous day.

To date, the balance of this Spain-France Match is clearly favorable to the Spanish combined, which has been imposed in 13 of the 19 editions that have been held since 1996. The record is completed with three draws (2002, 2005 and 2014) and three French wins (2003, 2008 and 2012).

Carla Herrero, a rising and promising trajectory

Current runner-up Spain Child, Carla Herrero continues brightening a path that also includes the runner-up of Spain Alevín in 2012 and other good results make it a high profile player.

Previously, the La Sella golfer was also selected for the Spanish national team that won Portugal in the International Youth Match in 2012 and for which she participated in the 2014 Evian Masters Junior Cup, more notches in a medal list that includes the Championship of Spain Benjamín de Pitch & Putt in 2010, which highlights the excellent progression of a player who is on her way to doing great things.

The La Sella Golf academy can also boast of the presence of Leticia Ras-Anderica, who has played three times in the prestigious British Ladies Amateur, in addition to the Doral Publix Junior Classic, another highly relevant international tournament. In 2013, Leticia Ras-Anderica was third in the Grand Prix de Landes held in France.