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Nicaraguans Mora and López in Men’s Semifinals

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, September 14, 2019 – Nicaragua’s Rubén Mora and Denis Lopez have advanced to the semifinal phase of the Punta Cana Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth stage of the 2019 NORCECA Circuit.

Mora and Lopez will face USA’s Brandon Joyner and Michael Boag in the semifinals of Sunday morning. The other match of the final four will have Mexico’s Josué Gaxiola and Jose Rubio against Canada’s Jake McNeil and Liam Kopp.

Mora/López defeated Bahamas’ Jon Isaac and Donavan Wilmot 2-0 (21-13, 21-6) in the quarterfinals, while Joyner/Boag outplayed Guillian Octave and Augustin Faulkner of St Lucia 2-0 (21-11, 21-17).

Gaxiola/Rubio eliminated Martinique’s Brice Hardy-Dessources and Martel Bosqui 2-0 (21-16, 21-12), while McNeil/Kopp knocked out Trinidad & Tobago’s Daneil Williams and Joel Isaac Theodore 2-0 (21-16, 21-15).

Men’s Saturday Results

Pool A: MEX d BAH 2-0 (21-10, 21-17). Pool B: NCA d DOM 2-0 (21-10, 21-15). Pool C: USA d TTO 2-1 (20-22, 21-19, 32-30), LCA d AGU 2-0 (21-7, 21-3). Pool D: CAN d DOM 2-0 (21-14, 21-15), LCA d VIN 2-0 (21-14, 24-22).

Quarterfinals: MEX d MQE 2-0 (21-16, 21-12), CAN d TTO 2-0 (21-16, 21-15), USA d LCA 2-0 (21-11, 21-17), NCA d BAH 2-0 (21-13, 21-6).

Losers Quarterfinals: VIN d AGU 2-0 (21-11, 21-14), DOM d VIN 2-1 (21-17, 11-21, 15-10), LCA (Bye), DOM (Bye).