Story and Photos by Alan Fabricant
Buena Vibra defeated La Fe Eastern Hay by a score of 12-9 to win its second consecutive Women’s US Open Polo Championship.
The team of Buena Vibra was made up of 15-year old Giuliana Tarazona, her 14-year old sister Valentina Tarazona, Candelaria Fernandez Araujo and Milly Hine trailed for all of the first half.
In the fourth chucker they scored three consecutive goals to tie the score at 8.
La Fe Eastern Hay comprised of 10-goaler Hope Arellano, Naomi Tachibana Marlough, Pamela Flanagan Devaleix and Fatima Balzano was out scored 4-1 from that point on.
Araujo, a 9-goaler was the game’s MVP along with her horse, Machitos Felpa, voted Best Playing Pony and Milly Hine who was the game’s leading score with 10 goals received all of the top honors.
