ORANJESTAD, Aruba, November 28-3, 2012

December 2, 2012

“Aruba is like paradise,” triumphant Hunkus says

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, December 2, 2012 – Tealle Hunkus and Summer Ross of USA-A claimed the gold medal of the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament, the eleventh stop of the 2012 NORCECA Circuit, after a straight-set victory (21-19, 21-17) over Mexico’s Bibi Candelas and Martha Revuelta on Sunday. It was the second title in a row for Ross, who paired with Emily Day to win the previous stage in Trinidad & Tobago where Hunkus.  More  Español

December 2, 2012

Mexicans Virgen and Ontiveros triumph in Aruba

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, December 2, 2012 – Mexico’s Juan Virgen and Lombardo Ontiveros captured the men’s gold medal of the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament with a convincing 21-12, 21-15 victory over USA’s Will Montgomery and James Drost at Druif Beach on Sunday. It was the second title of the year for the Mexican pair who earlier won at home in the Toluca stage. “This is a great victory for us against a very good team of USA,” Virgen said after the match. “And it is very good to be the winners in the first ever NORCECA tournament in Aruba.”   More  Español

December 1, 2012

Mexicans Candelas and Revuelta to Aruba’s semis

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, December 1, 2012 – Teams of Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States and Costa Rica advanced to the women’s semifinals of the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament the eleventh stop of the 2012 NORCECA Circuit at Druif Beach on Saturday. Mexicans Bibi Candelas and Martha Revuelta booked their ticket to the final-four phase by defeating.  More  Español

December 1, 2012

Exciting men’s semifinals at Druif Beach on Sunday

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, December 1, 2012 – Teams of United States, Saint Lucia, Dominican Republic and Mexico captured semifinals berths in the men’s competition of the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament, the eleventh leg of the 2012 NORCECA Circuit on Saturday at Druif Beach. In  the quarterfinals round, Will Montgomery and James Drost. More  Español

November 30, 2012

Opening in Aruba includes Carnival Show

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, November 30, 2012 – The official opening ceremony of the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament held on Friday night featured a small but meaningful sample of the traditional Carnival of Aruba. The queen of this year’s festival accompanied by the junior princess and prince led the participant members of the local group that paraded in front of the players involved in the eleventh and final stage of the 2012 NORCECA Circuit at Druif Beach. The Aruba Carnival is a month-long thrilling show of music, dance, costumes and marches that starts.  More  Español

November 30, 2012

Men of TTO, Mexico and Dominican Republic jump ahead

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, November 30, 2012 – The men’s duos of Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico and Dominican Republic won their two matches of day one at the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament, the eleventh stop of the 2012 NORCECA Circuit on Friday. Playing in Pool C, Trinidadians Fabien Whitfield and Daneil Williams and Mexicans Juan Virgen and Lombardo Ontiveros both claimed victories over the teams of USA-B and Barbados. More  Español

November 30, 2012

Puerto Rico and Costa Rica score two victories

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, November 30, 2012 – Puerto Ricans Yarleen Santiago and Yamileska Yantin won their two matches of Pool D in the first day of action at the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament, the eleventh and final leg of the 2012 NORCECA Circuit. Santiago/Yantín, who won the tournaments of Boca Chica and Mayaguez this year, first defeated the United States-B team of Stevi Robinson and Kirby Burnham by scores of 21-16, 21-11 and then beat compatriots Dariam Acevedo and Tatiana Encarnacion of Puerto Rico-B by 21-13, 21-18. Costa Ricans Ingrid Morales and Natalia Alfaro.  More  Español

November 29, 2012

Aruba Tournament set to serve off at Druif Beach

Oranjestad, Aruba, November 29, 2012 – Saint Lucia will play against Panama in the men’s competition while USA-A will meet Costa Rica-B in the women’s division as the Aruba Beach Volleyball Tournament kicks off at Druif Beach on Friday morning. The eleventh and final stage of the 2012 NORCECA will have a money-prize purse of US$16,000 with the winning pair per gender pocketing US$3,000. Filomena Curiel.  More  Español

November 27, 2012

Montgomery going for a “hat-trick” in Aruba

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, November 27, 2012 – American Will Montgomery will march after a third consecutive men’s gold medal in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit when the action begins at the eleventh and final stage of the year in Aruba from November 30 to December 2. Montgomery, winner of the last two stops in Santa Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago with Johan Mesko and Antonio Ciarelli respectively, will be paired this time with James Avery Drost.  More  Español