14
Men’s Teams and 15 Women’s Teams to Compete in the Fifth Stop of the
NORCECA Beach Tour in San Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, May 28, 2026.-
The
preliminary inquiry officially confirmed the pool compositions for
the fifth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, which will
take place from May 29 to 31 at the Flor Blanca Sports Complex in
San Salvador, featuring 14 women’s teams and 15 men’s teams.
The
tournament will include representation from 12 countries in the
men’s division and 11 countries in the women’s division, further
establishing El Salvador stop as one of the most competitive events
on the Tour.
In
the Men’s Division, Mexico leads the 2026 circuit with 780 points.
Costa Rica has been the surprise of the year, currently sitting in
second place with 530 points, while the United States ranks third
after four stops with 505 points.
In
the Women’s Division, the Canadians lead the season with 720 points,
closely followed by the United States with 700 points, while Mexico
stands at 680 points. These scores demonstrate how evenly matched
the women’s competition has been throughout the year.
The
first day of competition will begin at 9:00 a.m. with the Men’s
Division. On Court 1, Merchant/Taylor of U.S. Virgin Islands will
face Priima/Pérez of USA; on Court 2, Brown/Valenciano of Costa Rica
will take on Hamilton/Sousa of Bermudas and on Court 3, the
Dominican duo De Jesús/Martínez will play against Richards/Bristol
from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Meanwhile, the Women’s Division will begin action at 10:30 a.m. with
USA’s Shields/Frohling facing Rendon/Medina of El Salvador on Court
1. On Court 2, López/Lolette of Nicaragua will face Rodríguez/Murillo
of Honduras, while on Court 3, Guatemala’s Alvarado/Monney will take
on Peifer/Valenciana of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
MEN’S POOLS
POOL A: Ines Antonio Vargas Lares / Carlos Andrés Ayala Herrera MEX,
A’jahnai Merchant / De Andrae Taylor ISV, and Lev Priima / Diego
Pérez USA
POOL
B: Rouzbeh Rahnavard / Robert Kemp CAN, Yulius Melvin Brown /
Sebastian Valenciano CRC, and Kyle Hamilton / Brandon Sousa BER
POOL C: Ruben Alejandro Mora / Dany Antonio López Alvarado NCA,
Francisco De Jesús / Oscar José Martínez DOM, Zendai Richards /
Julián Bristol SKN, and Carlos Mejia / Yoel Guardado ESA2
POOL D: Rafael Alberto Vargas / Gabriel Vargas ESA, Edgar Andrés
Maldonado / José Miguel Izaguirre GUA, Irvin Armando Reyes / Adonis
Eduardo Rodríguez HON, and Ramon Francisco De Jesús Goris / Franklin
Alejandro Segura DOM2
WOMEN’S POOLS
POOL
A: Darby Dunn / Alison McKay CAN, Paola Alvarado / Naomi Monney GUA,
and Sophia Peifer-Del Valle / Melanie Valenciana ISV
POOL B: Madison Shields / Hannah Frohling USA, Socorro Margarita
López / Lolette Eleonor Rodríguez NCA, Elizabeth Rodríguez / Nicolle
Murillo HON, and Fatima Giselle Rendon / Devora Scarleth Medina ESA2
POOL C: Susana Torres García / Abril Cristina Flores MEX, Marcela
Araya / Eugenia Ramírez CRC, Ingrid Valeria Lezcano / Krisleen
González PAN, and Manuela Cleto / Bethania Almanzar DOM2
POOL D: Karla Jamileth Tovar / Daniela Sofía Vigil ESA, Crismil
Paniagua / Julibeth Payano DOM, Claire Crossfield / Anna Prokofieva
CAN2, and Anna Sofía González Cepek / María Jimena Ramírez MEX2 | 
