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GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, April 15, 2016. Cuba, United States and
Canada each won two matches in the first stage of the four stop
of NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit, confirming their favorite
status.
Yanisleidis Sanchez/Lidiannis Echeverría de Cuba downed Jarisa
Hynds/Christeanne Etches of Honduras, by 2-0 (21-10, 21-9), and
Jessica Wolfenden/Stefanie Gandolfi, of Cayman Islands, by 2-0
(21-9, 21-6). They left for the second day the definition of
first place in Pool A, as Costa Rica with Karen Cope and Natalia
Alfaro also won their two games to Honduras by 2-0 (21-8, 21-10
) and Cayman Islands by 2-0 (21-9, 21-6 ).
Brandie Wilkerson/Julie Gordon of Canada–A got two victories,
first over Valeria Valenciano/ Marcela Araya of Costa Rica 2-0
(21-11, 21-19), and over Bennett /Valenciana of Virgin Islands
by 2-0 (21-5, 21- 6). In Pool B, there a was surprise the
victory of Valenciano/ Araya over Stephanie Burnside/ Zaira
Orellana, of Mexico by 2-1 (21-17 14-21 17-15 ).
Meanwhile, another couple from Mexico of Claudia Rios/Gloria
Santoyo finished with two wins, beating Claudia Machado/Socorro
Lopez of Nicaragua 2-0 (21-16, 21-11) and Ana Villalobos/ Aury
Alvarez of Guatemala, by 2-0 (21-7, 21-6) . Rachel Crockel/
Camille Saxton also from Canada defeated Machado/Lopez by 2-0
(21-12, 21-15) and Villalobos/Alvarez by 2-0 (21-3, 21-4).
Kelly Reeves and Allison McColloch of United States-A in Pool D
beat against Laura Molina/Marcela Ávalos, of El Salvador, by 2-0
(21-11, 21-7), and prevailed against Betsi Flint/Kelley Larsen,
of United States- B, by 2-0 (21-19, 21-19).
Reeves/McColloch won the first Tour stop in Guatemala and their
compatriots Kimberly Dicello/Kendra Vanzwieten took first place
in Gaymas, Mexico; while Canada Gordon/Wilkerson prevailed in La
Paz, Mexico, at the third stop.
Friday´s Results
Pool A:
CUB d CAY 2-0 (21-12, 21-10); CRC-A d HON 2-0 (21-8, 21-10); CUB
d HON 2-0 (21-10, 21-9); CRC-A d CAY 2-0 (21-9, 21-6). Pool
B: MEX-B d ISV 2-0 (21-11, 21-9); CAN –A d CRC-B 2-0 (21-15,
21-9); CAN-A d ISV 2-0 (21-5, 21-6); CRC-B d MEX-B 2-1 (21-17,
14-21, 17-15); Pool C: CAN-B d GUA 2-0 (21-3, 21-4); MEX-A
d NCA 2-0 (21-16, 21-11); MEX-A d GUA 2-0 (21-7, 21-6); CAN-A d
NCA 2-0 (21-12, 21-15).
Pool D:
USA-A d USA-B 2-0 (21-19, 21-19); ESA d TRI 2-0 (21-15, 22-20);
USA-A d ESA 2-0 (21-11, 21-7); USA-B d TRI 2-0 (21-11, 21-10). |
