Jamaica U19 Boys lose to Suriname in CAZOVA champs

SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, July 22, 2019 - Jamaica's Under-19 boys went down 3-0 Monday evening to Suriname in their opening match of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association's championships being played at GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport.

The hosts committed numerous unforced errors throughout the three sets, gifting Suriname easy points, to eventually lose 25-16, 25-20, 25-20 and will have to bounce back against the United States Virgin Islands on Tuesday, to place themselves in a position to advance to the final.

The first round of the tournament is being played on a round-robin basis, with all the teams playing each other, before the top two advance to the final on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-21. The other team in the competition is the United States Virgin Islands.

In Jamaica vs Suriname match, the first set had Jamaica committing numerous unforced errors to allow their opponents to take a comfortable lead. The Jamaicans served many times into the net while hitting many of their shots long or wide.

They also spiked from midcourt, which made it easy for Suriname to block or read their play.

The situation remained the same in the second set although Jamaica started hitting closer to the net, which they also did in the third set. They actually had the lead for most of the third set but faltered after leading 17-12 to hand Suriname the victory.