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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 2,
2022.- Molly Turner and Madelyne Anderson of the
United States were crowned champions of the
Punta Cana Beach Volleyball Tournament, the
fourth stop of the 2022 NORCECA Tour, over
Canadians Lea Monkhouse and Molley McBain 2-0
(21-17, 21-19).
Turner and Anderson advanced to the title match
winning 2-0 (21-11, 21-11) in semifinals to
Atenas Gutierrez and Maria Celeste Ibarra of
Mexico, while Monkhouse and McBain were one
minute short of an hour (59 min) in prevailing
to compatriots Amanda Harnett and Marie-Alex
Bélanger 2-1 (21-12, 20-22, 15-11).
Canadians Harnett and Bélanger claimed the
bronze medal over Mexican duo Gutierrez/Ibarra
2-0 (21-17, 21-18).
The local duo of Bethania Almanzar and Esmeralda
Ramirez won the match for fifth place to Angel
Williams and Kianny Araya Quesada of Costa Rica
2-0 (21-12, 21-19).
On their way to fight for the fifth place,
Almanzar/Ramirez obtained a tough 2-1 (22-20,
10-21, 19-17) victory over Mexico’s
Albarran/Flores and Williams/Quesada beat
Smith/Kelly of Jamaica 2-0 (21-15, 21-10) who
finished in seventh place. |
