Puerto Ricans Rodriguez/Haddock to quarterfinals

BOQUERON, Puerto Rico, September 20, 2014 – The local pair of Roberto Rodriguez and Erick Haddock continued on the winning path as they vie for one of the medals of the eighth leg of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit being held in Boqueron, Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican tandem kept their unbeaten record without losing a single set in their four outings and on Saturday they beat the Costa Rican duo of Monge/Piskulich in the quarterfinals by 2-0 (21-12, 21-14) score to advance to the semifinals of the competition.

Rodriguez/Haddock are seeking their sixth medal in the eight events of the 2014 NORCECA Circuit so far.

In the semifinals they will meet the Canada-A team (Pedlow/O’Gorman) who beat the United States-B (Lorenz/Vandewerp) 21-18, 21-18.

In the other semifinal match, Mexico (Ontiveros/Virgen) will face Canada-A (May/Dearing).

The Mexican pair reached the semis following a well fought victory 2-1 (13-21, 21-12, 15-11) over United States-A (Hatcher/Paulin). The Canadians defeated El Salvador (Morales/Vargas) 2-0 (21-9, 21-19).

The action of Sunday kicks off at 10:00 at the Central American Stadium of Boqueron. The medal matches will be played in the afternoon followed by the award ceremony.

Men’s Saturday results:

Pool A: USA-A d ARU 2-0 (21-17, 21-6), USA-B d NCA 2-0 (21-17, 21-13). Pool B: CAN-A d MEX 2-0 (21-15, 21-17), PUR-B d BAR 2-0 (24-22, 21-18). Pool C: PUR-A d CAN-B 2-0 (21-17, 21-14), GUA d ISV 2-0 (21-9, 21-11). Pool D: DOM d GPE 2-0 (21-18, 21-12), ESA d CRC 2-1 (21-18, 11-21, 15-11), GUA d ISV 2-0 (21-9, 21-11), Positions 9-16: NCA d BAR 2-0 (21-18, 21-17), ARU d PUR-B 2-0 (21-0, 21-0), GUA d GPE 2-0 (21-0, 21-0), DOM d ISV 2-0 (21-19, 21-12). Quarterfinals: PUR-A d CRC 2-0 (21-12, 21-14), CAN-A d USA-B 2-0 (21-18, 21-18), CAN-B d ESA 2-0 (21-9, 21-19), MEX d USA-A 2-1 (13-21, 21-12, 15-11).