Americans Joyner and Boag overpowered opponents
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, September 13, 2019 – Men’s
teams of USA and Canada breezed past their opponents each
getting two victories in the opening day at the Punta Cana
Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth stop of the 2019
NORCECA Circuit.
Playing in Pool C, the Americans Brandon Joyner and Michael
Boag beat Curtney Germaine and Tevin St Jean of St Lucia 2-0
(21-9, 21-11) and then came back to crush Anguilla’s Calivon
Vanterpool and Da’Qwan Fredericks 2-0 (21-0, 21-4).
In Pool D, Canadians Jake MacNeil and Liam Kopp dispatched
Gillan Octave and Augustin Faulkner of Str Vincent and The
Grenadines 2-0 (21-12, 21-17) and Ronaldo Franklyn and
Asmond Franklyn of St Lucia 2-0 (21-17, 21-16).
In their only matches of Friday, Mexico’s Josué Gaxiola and
Jose Luis Rubio won over Daryl Franklyn and Delshun Welcome
of St Vincent and The Grenadines 2-0 (21-15, 21-11) in Pool
A while Nicaragua’s Rubén Mora and Denis López won 2-0
(21-15, 21-14) over Martinique’s Martel Bosqui and Brice
Hardy-Dessources.
Men’s Results Friday
Pool A:
BAH d VIN 2-0 (21-13, 21-10), MEX d VIN 2-0 (21-15, 21-11)
Pool B:
MQE d DOM 2-0 (21-17, 24-22), NCA d MQE 2-0 (21-15, 21-14),
Pool C:
TTO d AGU 2-0 (21-7, 21-6), USA d LCA 2-0 (21-9, 21-11), USA
d AGU 2-0 (21-0, 21-4), TTO d LCA 2-0 (21-8, 21-10).
Pool D:
CAN d VIN 2-0 (21-12, 21-17), LCA d DOM 2-0 (21-18, 21-14),
CAN d LCA 2-0 (21-17, 21-16), DOM d VIN 2-0 (21-14, 21-18).