Mexico opens with win over Martinique at Junior Men NORCECA

GATINEAU, Canada, August 17, 2010 – Mexico earned a straight sets win over Martinique 25-15, 25-15, 25-16 on Monday in round robin action at the NORCECA junior men’s volleyball championships.

Juan Revuelta led the Mexican attack with 14 points while Omar Lerma, Ricardo Galindo and Daniel Sanchez added seven points each. Boris Zeline led Martinique in scoring with nine points.

“The team has been playing together for a long time but you wouldn’t know it from today,” said Mexican head coach Jimenez Espitia.  “We hope it will be better tomorrow.”

‘’We were a little bit nervous at the beginning,’’ said Mexican team captain Jorge Barajas.  ‘’We didn’t know what to expect from the other team but as the match unfolded we got better and less nervous.’’

Like St.Lucia in the previous match, this was the first ever match at these championships for Martinique.

‘’I’m very proud of my team,’’ said Martinique head coach Eddy Salomon.  ‘’We had trouble getting into the match at the beginning but got progressively better.  This was a whole new experience for us.’’

‘It was completely other level of play and we weren’t sure what to expect,’’ said Martinique captain Joffrey Zozol. ‘’We tended too rush our plays too much and we weren’t at our best.’’