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Big duel between Cubans men predicted for Varadero
VARADERO, Cuba, July 11, 2017 – A big duel among Cuban teams is
being anticipated when the Varadero Beach Volleyball Tournament,
the fourth stop of the 2017 NORCECA Circuit gets underway next
Friday.
Olympians Nivaldo Díaz and Sergio González, winners of the past
two editions of the event and quarterfinalists in Rio, are
expected to be challenged by compatriots Karell Peña and Daisel
Quesada who have dominated the first three competitions of the
year in La Paz, México, Cayman Islands and Ocho Ríos, Jamaica.
The women’s event features the presence of this year’s winning
teams with Cubans Leila Martínez and Lidiannis Echevarría, who
triumphed in La Paz and Cayman Islands, and Canadians Jamie
Broder and Sophie Bukovec who are fresh from collecting the gold
in Jamaica.
Sixteen women’s teams and fourteen men’s teams are registered to
compete in Cuba.
2017 Winners
La Paz, México
CUB Karell Peña/Daisel Quesada (H)
CUB Leila Martínez y Lidiannis Echeverría (M)
Islas Caimán
CUB Karell Peña/Daisel Quesada (H)
CUB Leila Martínez y Lidiannis Echeverría (M)
Ocho Ríos, Jamaica
CUB Karell Peña/Daisel Quesada (H)
CAN Jamie Broder/Sophie Bukovec (M)
Women’s Teams
Canada-A
(Jamie Broder/Sophie Bukovec), Canada-B (Megan Nagy/Marie
Christine Lapointe), Costa Rica (Yulianna
González/Natalia Alfaro), Cuba-A (Leila Martinez/Lidiannis
Echeverria), Cuba-B (Lianma Flores/Yanisleidis Sánchez),
Cuba-C (Mailin Deliz/Arlin Hechavarría), Guadeloupe
(Fanny Katarzayski/Stephanie Rousell), Guatemala (Natalia
Girón/Estephanie Bethancourt), Mexico-A (Stephanie
Burnside/Paulette Cruz), Mexico-B (Silvia Hendrick/Estefanía
Ibarra), Nicaragua (Swan Mendoza/Lolette Rodríguez),
St Kitts & Nevis (Brenda Allen/Genelle Howell), United
States-A (Jace Pardon/Lara Dykstra), United States-B
(Karissa Cook/Katherine Spieler), U.S. Virgin Islands-A (Amber
Bennett/Manika Charles), U.S. Virgin Islands-B (Melanie
Valenciana/Katherine Wanket).
Men’s Teams
Canada-A
(Fiodar Kazhamiaka/Sergey Grabovsky), Canada-A (Hugo
Bonneau/Simon Fecteau Boutin), Costa Rica (Andrés
Quintero/Esteban Escobar), Cuba-A (Sergio González/Nivaldo
Díaz), Cuba-B (Karell Peña/Daisel Quesada), Cuba-C
(Luis Reyes/José Luis Aguilera), Cuba-D (Daniel Durá/Hermes
Quevedo), Dominican Republic (Víctor Castillo/William
Sánchez), Guatemala (Andy Leonardo/Luis García),
Nicaragua (Rubén Romero/Dany López), St Kitts & Nevis-A
(St Clair Hodge/Rohan Jeffers), St Kitts & Nevis-B (Joshua
Dwarkasing/David Pinas), United States-A (Jon Mesko/Skylar
Del Solar), United States-B (John Mayer/Jeremy Casebeer). |
